A: On Sept. 3, 2004 the USPS published a final rule in the
Federal Register that requires new apartment and business buildings to
have larger mailboxes. The rule, effective Oct. 4, 2004, calls for an
improved, tamper-resistant box 3 inches high by 12 inches wide by 15
inches deep. The existing vertical apartment mailbox standard of 5 by
6 by 15 inches has been in effect since 1975. (Source: DMNews.com) |