AUSPL Works with USPS Facilities Department to Resolve Lightbulb Lease Issue

Who Changes the Lightbulbs? The form of the “Maintenance Rider Landlord Responsibility” that is currently included with the 2021 lease and 2020 small building lease contains a surprising difference from prior maintenance riders.  That is, the “Landlord Responsibility” maintenance rider makes a lessor responsible for changing lightbulbs, a responsibility that, in the past, has been…

Review of USPS COVID-19 Policies

The USPS OIG issued a November 20, 2020 audit report evaluating steps the USPS had taken through July 2020 to keep its employees safe through the COVID-19 outbreak. In February of 2020 the USPS reported the first positive COVID-19 test of a Postal employee.  As of July 31, 2020, 33,945 employees took leave to quarantine,…

USPS Asks Lessors to Prioritize HVAC Maintenance and Repair

February 2020 The USPS and the USPS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have been focused on maintenance and repair of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems throughout postal facilities.  Tom Samra, Vice President of Facilities stressed the importance of HVAC equipment to Postal Service operations, to AUSPL, saying that when temperatures are too…

E.P.A. Time Frames for 2015 Underground Storage Tank Requirements

New Underground Storage Tank Regulations adopted in 2015 have a three-year time frame for implementation, with many taking effect October 13, 2018.  If your facility has an Underground Storage Tank, make sure that it is in compliance with current regulations.  For more information Click Here or call the AUSPL office (800-572-9483) for a copy of the EPA brochure.

How Are Census Bureau Surveys Delivered?

AUSPL Conference 2015 provided opportunities for attendees to ask questions of speakers and workshop presenters.  One of the questions posed by an AUSPL member to Representative Amodei was why the US Census Bureau sends out surveys using UPS rather than the US Postal Service.  Harry Glenn of Van Scoyoc and Associates contacted a congressional staff…