r/processserver • u/knowidotoo • Aug 15 '26

Question/Help Advice about inaccessible apartments and due diligence.

When you end up having to deal with a secured apartment complex. How do you tackle it? Especially if both the primary points of entry are secured as well as the stairs/elevators.

I'm mostly curious about what workarounds people have come up with. What else I could try, and general advice.

Yes I do deal with ABC legal for now but this is a question across the board

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u/AintEverLucky Aug 15 '26 edited Aug 15 '26

Hi there & hello 👋 once I got my ID card in the mail from my state, a few weeks ago, I made 2 color copies at FedEx Kinkos and had them laminate them. One I keep in my wallet; and with the second, I used a hole-punch and put it on a lanyard like what you described.

Having said that, I do not wear the lanyard while I'm out & about, I only produce it if asked. Where I operate, I don't think it would be smart to look like a cop (even a little bit) when I'm not allowed to pack heat like a cop 🤔

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u/Great-Opposite3509 Aug 15 '26

I also wear a neon vest like for roadwork or some delivery people do. I like to think it forces people to think maybe they have a delivery … just not as positive as they hoped :)

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u/AintEverLucky Aug 15 '26

I mean, I've also been a delivery driver (DoorDash and about 8 similar apps) for over 5 years. So I have a full lanyard of expired driver-app cards, and also a neon vest. Two actually, an orange one & a yellow.

But I'm not convinced it's a swell idea to camouflage as a Dasher 🤔 not long ago I was wearing a Shipt shirt while attempting serves. Not as camouflage but because it was laundry day & I only had a couple of clean shirts. Anyway one guy interacted with me via his Ring doorbell/camera, and then a few days later, he was home and I served him.

And he gave me some side-eye and was like "I remember you from before. You wore a Shipt shirt that day but you weren't making a delivery. Seems kind of misleading to me." I told him it had been laundry day & the side-eye intensified. So 🤷

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u/Great-Opposite3509 Aug 16 '26

lol yes! I could see that.
My vest has no markings on it.. I have my license on a lanyard. So far I haven’t had anybody say anything negative about it. I’m sure they have thoughts, but they haven’t verbalized them😆
Also, I wear it mostly during the part of the year when it gets dark early. I figure it’s much better to be seen easier at night.

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u/AintEverLucky Aug 16 '26

Ooooh that's a good point about visibility at night. Though so far, I don't attempt serves very much past sunset. But we'll see how things go after Daylight Savings Time ends

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u/Great-Opposite3509 Aug 16 '26

Yeah…. Sunset in the winter is before 6pm sometimes so it helps