You've got mail (or not)

By nomail - 26/05/2016 19:55 - United States - Minneapolis

Today, the management office of my apartment building announced it will be keeping packages in the office until you can pick them up. They also posted new hours. There will be someone in the office once a week, for two hours only. I work those two hours, every single week. No more mail for me. FML
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Earths_Venus 25

See if there's a possibility to redirect your mail to a post office box or even to your workplace. I get my parcels at work to avoid this issue.

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unwantedforlife 14

To hold mail and not give you full access to it is illegal in the USA. Mail is considered federal property and cannot be withheld by a third party, (like management) for any time.

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Seeya55 31

As others have said; It's not legal! It's considered withholding mail and its a federal crime! Now, if it's Fedex or UPS it isn't 'illegal' in the federal sense, but a company isn't allowed to hold your items from you, it's theft if you don't have any way to collect it. Perhaps bring it up to their attention, and if the fact of fines and jail doesn't persuade them, get a P.O. Box or have it shipped to your job (If you can!) or your parents.

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Deadpoolscomedywriter 6

your half right but what if your parents live in a different state, but I do see your point

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IorvethTheXolo 8

This is where you find other tenants who also take issue with this and use the power of many disgruntled voices to make sure management knows they can't legally do that. You can do it alone, but it seems to help in situations like this when apartment management knows they are pissing off multiple tenants rather than just one.

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UncleMike14 1

If they are only there two hours a week, how do they get the mail? Talk to your postmaster, the complex should be providing cluster boxes for tenants when to-door delivery is not offered.

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PhoenixChick 26

As others have pointed out, that isn't legal for them to do. In the case of FedEx and UPS packages, you can set with those carriers who is allowed to collect your packages- you can pick up from their depots or have things redirected to any of their storefronts if you need. In the case of straight up mail, how is your management getting it in the first place? If mail was already being dropped off at a front desk, it's a bit trickier but still way, way shady of them to lock it in an office rather than allowing tenants to pick it up. If they are taking it out of mailboxes, that's hilariously shady. Either way, not legal. Mail is supposed to be delivered to the tenants, and management is responsible for having there be a place for the PO worker to leave it for tenants to securely pick it up. If they interfere with that, that's federal law time.

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Xquisite1 28

The post office box ONLY works for MAIL! PACKAGES can't be delivered to a post office box. I would like to see those who are suggesting a PO box to try to order a pair of shoes & list a PO box as the shipping address.You will not get very far with your order. Smh

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Dale_shackleford 13

You can get PO boxes large enough to accommodate packages.

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Xquisite1 28

#25 Think "signature-based" orders. I can assure you they will NOT be shipped to a PO box. The companies want a physical address for those type of transactions.

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LadyAthena 20

I've never had to sign for shoes, or most any other item I get shipped to my PO box. The only items you need to sign for are items requiring a person of legal age and or mail with a delivery receipt.

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freddygasman 18

When a parcel is delivered that is too large for the postal box, they leave a slip informing you that you have a package. When you check your mail, just take the slip to the postal worker at the counter and they get the package for you. I've had a post office box and done this many times, even had a friend have a ring and pinion for a truck axle shipped to his box.

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Xquisite1 28

Some merchants do NOT allow it & I have worked in the financial industry & there have been times the we have rushed replacement credit cards request that require a signature & we REQUIRED a PHYSICAL address. I can name countless merchants that will NOT process the order without a PHYSICAL ADDRESS!

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Xquisite1 28

Google you ******* idiots!

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engineerosaurus 26

Stop calling people idiots. You are the one who is wrong. When you go making blatantly false claims like "PO boxes don't work for packages", you should expect to get called out. For things that require a "direct signature", which is to say the named recipient must sign, you obviously can't use a PO Box. However, essentially all packages are what's called "indirect signature", where someone other than the recipient may sign. Controlled substances and certain other packages (like financial instruments, as you mention) are sometimes sent "direct signature". However, it's vanishingly rare, increasingly uncommon, and the OP's apartment management office *wouldn't be able to accept those anyway*. If an institution stupidly insisted on a physical address, I'd just get a mailbox at a store that uses its storefront for the street address and the mailbox as the unit number. The shipper would have no idea in all likelihood that it was an in-store mailbox.

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nicolai44 12

I find myself wondering if the disconnect here is that 19 is referring to packages shipped via third-party carriers such as UPS or FedEx.. Post offices are not obligated to accept third party deliveries for a P.O. box, and therefore most of those carriers - including UPS and FedEx - will refuse to accept a P.O. box as a recipient address.

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orangejubejube 20

I'm sure others in your building will have the same complaint and the new rule will be changed soon enough. If not, let your building know of your situation and maybe arrange for a trusted friend/neighbour in the building to pick up your mail so you can get it from them at a more convenient time.

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GORager99 2

Try talking to management, and explain the situation. Who knows, maybe it will work.

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