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My main concern is that I have had items of post go missing which have supposed to have been sent out recently and I have caught a neighbour nosing through mine and other peoples mail in the lobby area. There is also an issue with lack of privacy too.
When I took the flat the agent said the postman would always gain access to the building and deliver mail to each flat individually. Not sure why this is happening as I previously lived in a similar block just down the road and the postman certainly did used to come in the building and deliver to each flat? Aren't postmen allowed to enter communal flats to deliver mail anymore?
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Paul who is a tenant.
I rent a flat within a building that has several other flats that can be gained access to through a communal door.
The communal door is lockable but there is a side entrance that leads to a bin area and through a door to the communal hallway, that can be accessed by anyone off the street. Now we have had problems with post being stolen and also strangers accessing the building and trying their luck with doors.
The post is delivered to all flats via the communal door. Once I even caught a neighbour “accidentally” taking my post away with them.
Now what are the responsibilities for the landlord here. Firstly with regards to the security for post and secondly with regards to security for the building as a whole?
Post
I have to say that I am not aware of any law on this, so it would generally be down to what the parties agree.
Unless there is any specific legislation that I don’t know about relating to postal supplies.
I understood that most landlords in this situation will provide lockable post boxes for residents, often in the main entrance. Or maybe individual letter boxes with the letter posted by the postman on the outside leading to a box which can be unlocked by the resident to get at his post on the inside.
If the postal arrangements at your residence are really insecure you may, if the post is important for you, want to consider renting a box elsewhere. But I agree this is not very satisfactory.
What arrangements do other landlords do to ensure the security of their tenant’s posts in this sort of situation?
Security of the building
So far as the building as a whole is concerned, this is a tricky subject. The answer may vary depending on whether the landlord owns all the building or just the individual flat.
There is also a question of the type of property concerned – very high value flats will have high security maybe with a porter / concierge whereas very low value flats will be lucky if the door to the main entrance shuts properly.
You tend to get what you pay for.
Then even if the building does have adequate security there is always the problem of other residents leaving doors open etc.
I suppose the legal question is – does a landlord have a duty of care to tenants to ensure the security of the building. I don’t think that this will be the case unless it is specifically covered in the tenancy agreement.
It is not something provided for in the statutory repairing covenants for example. Google calendar outlook for mac sync.
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What do others think about this?