chicken feet said:
I recently purchased a unit and was dismayed by the neglected state of the letter boxes inside the foyer area of our complex …
Hi chickenfeet, when I was viewing properties before purchasing my villa, I was amazed at the state of letterboxes. Many tiny and with doors hanging off. I thought like you that if I was going to live in one of those places, I would be asking that the letterboxes were replaced with the larger size.
Australia Post website have “approved” dimensions that not only suggest the size but also distance from the ground for individual letterboxes.
Fortunately, my Owners Corporation had purchased a set of larger lockable metal letterboxes that sit on our front brick fence, instead of the smaller “in the fence” previous models. I notice quite a few strata buildings in my suburb have done the same.
I had a locksmith change the lock on my letterbox when I was having my other locks changed after settlement.