re: Ask the OT

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Yeah, there’s some shite law about that I believe. Buddy lived on a corner lot and got tired of people cutting through on game day so he tried to hire a GC to put in a line of 8x8 posts and he gave up after a few of them refused to do it because they said they and he would be liable if someone hit them.

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Most cities, towns, counties, etc. have laws or guidelines governing mailboxes. They have the right to do that because usually the strip of property the mailbox is on doesn't belong to the homeowner, it is a right-of-way or similar. They can dictate what type of mailbox you have, as well as what else you can or can't put on the side of the road. Most say that the mailbox cannot be a permanent structure and must be breakaway and not set in concrete. Before I put up anything permanent (like the big brick mailboxes some people have) I'd make damn sure I couldn't be held liable if someone hits it and is seriously injured or killed.

I know of entire neighborhoods that had to change out their fancy brick mailboxes because of these type laws.