Dear Sir: I request hardship delivery of my mail at . The mail is currently delivered to a cluster box which I believe is not ADA compliant. I use a wheelchair and am not able to get to the current cluster mail box from either my wheelchair or the drivers seat of my van.
Fill out and submit PS Form 3575, available at any U.S. Post Office. When you sign the form, you confirm that you are the person or a representative of the person we will be forwarding the mail to. You may then submit the form using one of the methods below: Take or mail the form to any U.S. Post Office.
Make a quick call or visit your local post office. They'll be able to give you advice on the best location and they may even give you approval for the relocation. Consider weather exposure. When relocating your mailbox, consider the effects of weather conditions, like snow plows burying it in winter.
Assuming your curbside mailbox is not in compliance, the USPS can require you to relocate the mailbox to comply with the standard regulations in order to receive mail.
To request door delivery, you need to submit PS Form 1528, Request For Exception To Current/Proposed Delivery Mode Due To Physical Hardship and the required documentation, including a statement from a doctor. The doctor's statement should indicate you are unable to collect your mail from a curb or centralized mailbox.
In order to move your mailbox you must FIRST, get authorization from your local post office to do so. Once you have authorization the post office will instruct you on where & when it can be moved, to accommodate both you & your carrier.
Contact the local Post Office before erecting, moving or replacing mailboxes and supports.
Make a quick call or visit your local post office. They'll be able to give you advice on the best location and they may even give you approval for the relocation. Consider weather exposure. When relocating your mailbox, consider the effects of weather conditions, like snow plows burying it in winter.
Choose to change your address in a few simple steps online or visit your local Post Office location. You must submit your change of address request in person at a Post Office location if: You're moving outside the United States. You're submitting a change of request for someone else.
Skip the trip to the mail box and get your mail hand-carried directly to your door if you have “an illness or handicap which would present a physical challenge for an individual to retrieve mail.” First, get a doctor's statement that indicates you are unable to collect your mail from a curb or centralized mailbox.