Yes. I live on a private dirt road that has fallen into disrepair during the winter months. I received a letter from my local post office telling me that my delivery services are suspended until the road has been graded for safe travel. Ironically that letter was delivered to my mailbox, proving that my road is drivable. Yet it was the last letter I have received since. I can't find regulations regarding what the USPS uses as guidelines to determining whether or not they will deliver mail. But I know for a fact that they can just decide one day that they no longer will deliver mail to your house.
Yes, a post office can refuse to give you your mail if you cannot provide proper identification or proof of address, or if there are issues with the mail's delivery status. Additionally, if the mail is being held for any reason, such as a security investigation or if it is addressed to someone other than you, they may withhold it. It's important to check the specific policies of your local post office for any additional requirements.
Usually not. The regular flow of events is that all mail (from the local office) is sent to a regional sorting center, then if needed, bunched up with incoming mail from elsewhere, and returned to the local office.
Well, the guy from the post office driving his post office truck and putting mail in the mailbox was a pretty good indication that there IS mail delivery today.
Not in the US- Post Office is closed.
Yes your mail can stop being delivered to you via USPS, you could be told you have to have a post office box instead which would be at your cost. I am a board member for my local Vicious dogs board and we just had an incident where a mail carrier was bit.
It was a private business in the US.
February 21, 2011 is Presidents' Day, a federal holiday. Consequently there is no delivery of U.S. Mail on that day. Private delivery companies, however, may deliver on that day.
If a mail carrier feels that his safety is in danger the least bit, He or She can refuse delivery. This means that if a person has threatened a carrier they can refuse delivery. If a home has a loose dog they can refuse delivery if they feel the dog may bite. If a homes' porch or steps are icy or slippery they can refuse to deliver. If a dog is loose on a street that has all porch mailboxes they can refuse to set foot on the entire street. (i.e. neighbors dog could result in a person not getting mail.) Basically carriers can deliver whenever told by a boss any hour of the day or night and is required by law to deliver every letter until done even if it takes past midnite. They can only not deliver due to extreme illness or a safety issue.
December 24th if you get overnight delivery..
Yes, there are standards for maintaining a mail box. Part of the reason is that there is a certain height that makes delivery possible from a vehicle so they do not need to get out of their truck to put the mail in your box.
Where one checks their mail depends on where their mail is delivered. For most individuals, mail is delivered to a mailbox or other receptacle at their home. However, some rural deliveries are delivered to a receptacle located at a nearby intersection or other centralized location, while others rent a box at the Post Office or a business that takes delivery of mail for clients. A few very rural areas do not provide home mail delivery, the recipient must pick up mail from the Post Office or its designated rural delivery location.
Not if you live in northport ny worst post office ever!