[kozeetas]

:) Hi,

I am a landlord in Florida. I would like to know what is the time frame for a landlord to distribute the mail. In order words does it have to be distributed daily, within a few hours of receipt from the postman, or when?

Thanks,

Kozeetas

[excon]

Hello Koz:

Federal postal regulations do not cover a landlord in Florida. I don't know why you have anything to do with it. Is it delivered to a central office? Then YOU'RE responsible for it?? Boy, I'd install some public mail boxes. You know, like the ones found in most apartments.

excon

[ScottGem]

You NEED to discuss this with your local Postmaster. I suspect you are either running a boarding house or something similar. If so, I would strongly urge you to setup, at the very least, a set of pigeon holes for each room. And that you distribute mail to these pigeonholes as soon as its received. Better yet, would be a set of locked mailboxes.

You really don't want to get in the middle between the USPS and mail recipients.

[kozeetas]

Actually it is a low income apt. bldg. Most tenants get their checks and the bldg is designated as a mail drop-off. Then we need to distribute the mail to each unit. But right now I am in the process of changing managers and sometimes I cannot deliver mail until the end of the day.

Because the neighborhood is not so good, mailboxes have been tampered with in the past.

[ScottGem]

Again you need to discuss this with the local Postmaster. Mailboxes in apartment buildings are generally the property of the USPS. There are rules about the specifications for mailboxes.

Again, I would NOT want to get in between the tenants and the USPS. I would not want that responsibility. If you supply mailboxes that meet USPS standards then you are safe. If tenants are concerend they can rent PO boxes at the local PO or like a UPS Store. But I can't see where you should have the responsibility.

[Fr_Chuck]

I will agree if they claim anything ( and it is anything) is missing once you take delivery your business (apartment) is legally responsible.
If a check turned up missing for example, guess who is the first person to be sued. You can't prove you did not get it basically.

I believe that locked and secure boxes may be required by the apartment complex

[landlord advocate]

Who designated you as a "mail drop off?" Was it a former owner or manager that told you that? I would be checking directly with the postmaster at the local post office. Unless the US Postal Service is willing to give you that in writing, you are legally not permitted to be a "mail drop off".