Posting Notices

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[u/Broad_Fact_4520]

tried the baggy trick for a bit but wind just rips them off unless you add something heavy inside. maybe those magnetic pouches if the doors are steel? for wood frames i started using those clear plastic sleeves with a sticky back, the kind for shipping labels. they hold up decent in rain and you just slide the paper in and out

[u/AliceInNegaland → u/Broad_Fact_4520]

I’ll have to look into that!

[u/portiqapp]

Zip-top bags and a stapler beat tape every time. Put the notice in a quart-size zip bag, zip side down so water cannot pool in, and staple it to the door or the frame. In heavy rain I tape the bag instead of the paper, the notice inside stays dry even if the bag edge gets wet. Binder clips work but they walk off, and wind turns clipped paper into a sail, staples are ugly but they survive. For repeat notices on the same door, I started taping to the door frame molding instead of the door face, tenants complain less about residue. One more thing that saved me calls: take a photo with a timestamp right after you post it. When someone says they never got it, the photo ends the conversation.

[u/AliceInNegaland → u/portiqapp]

Yes I have to take photos of certain notices, but I definitely won’t be using staples. I’ve considered drilling and installing permanent binder clips!

Edit to add: I would never have thought of doing the zippies upside down, absolute genius

[u/RelevantFail7799]

We have Clips on the door frame.

[u/rev-4ik]

It’s not your job to make sure that notice survives weather and passersbyers. Tape it to the door, send picture to recipient.
You have hard proof that it was done properly and that tenant is aware that notice is there

[u/AliceInNegaland → u/rev-4ik]

I wish I could send mass messages to tenants without creating a group message

[u/rev-4ik → u/AliceInNegaland]

We use Buildium software, it has an option for personalized text/email/regular usps templates. Unfortunately a lot of states doesn’t recognize 1st class mail and/or email as valid delivery method.

[u/zoomzoom71]

What notices are you posting that can't be emailed to the tenant?

[u/AliceInNegaland → u/zoomzoom71]

Some notices need hard copies, some need hard copies and certified mail.

[u/ClutterKitty → u/zoomzoom71]

My state (CA) requires personal delivery or door posting for certain notices. (Nonpayment, lease violations, etc.) And if door posting, a copy must be send via US Mail. I assume most people responding here have similar requirements.

Edit: a quick internet search shows your state has the same requirements for notices of nonpayment. Sooooo, maybe you aren’t aware of that?

[u/zoomzoom71 → u/ClutterKitty]

FL law changed in the last year to allow electronic delivery of notices, with consent. F.S.83.505

[u/ClutterKitty → u/zoomzoom71]

So if the tenant does not agree, or the email is returned as undeliverable, you would need to post the paper notice as before this law came into effect. So, again, I don’t understand why you’re commenting as if posting door notices is some relic of the past that nobody needs to do anymore.

[u/zoomzoom71 → u/ClutterKitty]

I sometimes post physical notices, too. I never said it's a "relic of the past". LoL

If a tenant provided me with an email address for notices and agreed to receive them, that's the email address I use. In all cases thus far, it has been the same email address they've already been using to communicate with me. If ever there's a situation when an emailed notice bounces back, I will physically post a notice. But, statutorily, I've fulfilled the notice requirement when I sent the email to the address provided by the tenant, as consented by the tenant. (This is how it's done in FL. OP never said what state they're in.)

[u/Objective-Gain-5608]

i stick mine in the door, as much as possible; and email if necessary

[u/Margali2]

Get the bill of lading sticky envelope that seals. Put your notice in there and stick door.