Request a lock change and a set of replacement keys from the postal service.
Change mailbox lock usps.
Usps owned cluster box the postal service is responsible for providing every customer a compartment lock and three 3 keys to his or her postal owned cluster box unit cbu.
How to replace a community mailbox lock step 1.
Salsbury industries offers replacement locks and key blanks for commercial mail boxes.
In some cases the lock nut may.
If privately owned or maintained by a landlord apartment complex condo association or other housing group then that management is responsible for maintaining the box including keys.
Depending on what type of lock you have you may need to pull either up or down on the pin with pliers.
Keys and locks including parcel boxes contact the local post office.
Attempt to open the mailbox with both your standard and.
Postal owned cluster box.
No key deposits are required and customers may duplicate their keys at no expense to the postal service.
When you dislodge the pin you can pull out the lock.
Once you have the mailbox open unscrew the nut from the lock and take off the latch.
Check if your community mailbox lock needs replacement.
Once you drill through the entire lock mechanism the mailbox door should open easily.
Then look for the u shaped pin on the inside.
Slide the lock bar and metal clip holding the lock mechanism against the door.