Yes, the local post office folks, sometimes even the postmaster, typically don't know what to do with the CMRA form because they're pretty rare. We ran into that too and we're in the second-largest city in the state. In our case, he contacted the larger post office in Baltimore. Now, a few years later and with a new postmaster, she checks every PS-1583 form we submit and has rejected one for a couple discrepancies we missed. So yes, we're very aware of the possibility of an audit. We're also across the street from the post office, which makes us a convenient target if they want to do an audit of a "random" CMRA.
I find the front desk staff never knows what to do with the quarterly reports, so once I found out who they should go to, I mark all the reports to his attention. We're using a small fire safe for hanging file folders as our mailboxes. It locks, and I can keep it in a closet, so we're still in compliance, albeit barely. We're planning on getting some mailboxes though as it would allow for self-service when picking up mail. This is more important for the non-members with mailboxes than it is for members. Since we (any CMRA) are responsible for sorting the mail, we can get "mailboxes for private delivery" instead of "mailboxes for USPS delivery" which reduces the cost quite a bit. We're in a historic building so we're looking at something like these as they fit the decor better. https://www.mailboxes.com/shop-by-department/commercial-mailboxes-for-private-distribution/brass-style/ --- Glen Ferguson Cowork Frederick 122 E Patrick St Frederick, MD 21701-5630 +1 (301) 732-5165 [email protected] www.coworkfrederick.com @CoworkFrederick <http://twitter.com/CoworkFrederick> *Glen Ferguson* Phone: 301-732-5165 Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.coworkfrederick.com Address: 122 E Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701 On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 9:40 PM Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > For years we provided these virtual offices w/o filing a CMRA w/ the USPS, > but we complied w/ the requirements should we get audited. > > We are in the process of filing now. > > So the answer is > - it’s not critical, but it’s ideal > - no individually locked mailboxes required. We put all of our “mailboxes” > in a locked room. > > *JEROME CHANG* > > > *talk to us: (323) 330-9505chat w/ us: http://www.BLANKSPACES.com/chat > <https://lc.chat/now/7173741/>Santa Monica | Culver > City | DTLA | PasadenaOPENING SOON: Larchmont | Long Beach* > On Oct 27, 2018, at 6:38 AM, AK <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone--time to get serious about mail delivery. I wonder how > critical it is to have USPS approved locking mailboxes. I have applied > for CMRA status and my local PO has no clue what to do - I even printed > out the form for them. This really took me by surprise since we're in a > suburban location, not in the country so there is alot of businesses out > here > > Nevertheless, I want to be approved and wonder if those of you who collect > mail for members or just "virtual" actually have locked mailboxes for > them. Thoughts? I will not but the boxes until approved. > > Al > > > > On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 1:55:11 PM UTC-6, Megan Holcomb wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I am exploring options for a flexible mail delivery system. Currently we >> have small, square, stacked mailboxes with member names on labels >> (alphabetized). We sort the mail ourselves into the member's mailbox and >> they (members) are responsible for checking their box. But every time we >> get a new member the labels have to be shifted. Some members have >> overflowing mail or rarely check their box. Often mail arrives for >> past/non-members. For reference we have between 100-200 members. >> >> Maybe there are some creative mail management solutions out there?! New >> to this google group so thought Id ask. Haven't seen it in previous topic >> threads. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
