Royal Mail has declared a Dundee block of flats a no go area after a postman slipped on a puddle of urine.
Residents of 221 Albert Street in Stobswell have been without mail for two months since it was deemed too dangerous for delivery staff to enter the premises.
A spokeswoman said: “Royal Mail can confirm it has temporarily suspended deliveries to 221 Albert Street, Dundee, until the tenement building is made safe for our staff to undertake deliveries.
“We wrote to the customers affected in late December when the suspension was put in place, following an injury sustained by one of our postmen who slipped on urine in the stairwell, which does not have a handrail.
“Royal Mail has carried out several risk assessments in recent months and, unfortunately, the building is still not safe.
“The safety and welfare of our staff is paramount and the suspension of delivery is always a last resort. We sincerely apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused.”
Aftab Alam Quereshi, who has lived in Albert Street for 18 years, said he has experienced a host of anti-social problems, including syringes being dumped in the close and yobs throwing beer cans at his door in recent months.
The father-to-be said he has had people at the front door asking for “foil papers” – used to smoke heroin – and fears for the safety of his 29-year-old pregnant wife, Kauser.
Aftab said: “We’ve just missed a midwife appointment because we didn’t receive the confirmation in the mail.
“The situation is getting worse with kids drinking in the close and we have seen excrement as well. The situation with people coming to the door is becoming more frequent. I fear something worse will happen.”
A spokeswoman for Dundee City Council said they can provide tenants with financial assistance towards the installation of a secure entry system.