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I live off of a shared driveway. My neighbors and I have a mailbox at the end of the driveway, but on a public street. There are about 6 of us. We live in close proximity and we all get along.
One of the neighbors rented out his house. The renter parks his car on the public street, but blocking all of our mailboxes (they're in a row).
I happen to be friendly with the mailman. He has told me that if this neighbor continues to block the mailboxes, we will all have to go to the mailbox to get our mail. The mailman has left notes on this guy's car, told the guy in person, and told the guy's kid. The mailman has all of this documented. I look out this morning and idiot guy has blocked the mailboxes again.
Is there a way to force the guy to stop blocking the mailboxes? HOA is absolutely no help. The owner of the house has moved to out of state and I don't have any way of contacting him. The other neighbors are annoyed, but I don't know if they will do anything about it.
Originally Posted by bande1102;42067007 He has told me that if this neighbor continues to block the mailboxes, [B
we will all have to go to the mailbox [/b]to get our mail. .
You mean go to the post office?
If it's a public street where mail is delivered and parking is allowed, I would contact the post office and tell them that if the postal carrier does not want to get out of his truck that he will have to.
Is he blocking them so mail can't be put in or does the mailman not want to get out of his truck?
Is there a reason why he is parking there or is it just out of spite?
Talk to the HOA president and insist that they do something.
Can you have the mailbox moved or ask the post office to start delivery to each home?
If it's near the end of the street many towns have ordinances that you have to park 15 feet or so from the end of the intersection. Look into it and have him ticketed and towed or buy some yellow paint and go out at night and paint the curb.
Is there a way to force the guy to stop blocking the mailboxes?
If this is a Public Street where parking is not restricted, and your municipality does not have parking regulations prohibiting blocking postal mailboxes, the person is within their rights to park legally even if it blocks the mailboxes. If your carrier stops delivering mail to your box based on that legally parked car, contact the US Postal Inspectors and file a complaint against the carrier for unlawful delay of mail delivery citing Postal Operations Manual 632.14.
If it's a public street where mail is delivered and parking is allowed, I would contact the post office and tell them that if the postal carrier does not want to get out of his truck that he will have to.
Is he blocking them so mail can't be put in or does the mailman not want to get out of his truck?
Is there a reason why he is parking there or is it just out of spite?
Talk to the HOA president and insist that they do something.
Can you have the mailbox moved or ask the post office to start delivery to each home?
The HOA probably can't do anything if it is a public street.
I've never lived anywhere where you're allowed to block a mailbox. The mail is under federal jurisdiction. It doesn't matter that it's a public street, he's not allowed to park there.
Location: Stuck on the East Coast, hoping to head West
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OK, lots of questions...I'll do my best to answer:
1) yes, it's a public street
2) the guy could easily park further down the street, he's lazy and doesn't want to walk. He also has space in his driveway, but the driveway's not convenient b/c the cars would have to be one in front of the other, not side by side.
3) the mailman has left notes on our mailboxes that say he does not have to get out of his vehicle and we are responsible for free and clear access or he will take all of our mail back to the post office and we'd have to go get it. Incidentally, he also won't deliver if there is ice & snow build-up. I routinely clear that (none of my neighbors do). I don't have a noet in front of me, but he does cite something---don't know if it's law or what.
4) HOA says it's a public street so outside of their jurisdiction.
5) I have tried asking the guy to not block the mailboxes. He's nice and agrees with me. Then blocks the mailbox any way.
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