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Neighbor taking evicted T 's mail
by Mary (NY)
on November 24, 2015 @07:04
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According to my other T, the neighbor next door is coming every day to empty evicted T's mailbox. What can I do about it ?
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Re: Neighbor taking evicted T 's mail
by Anonymous
on November 24, 2015 @07:59
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The neighbor is trespassing on your property as well as tampering with the mailbox on the property (a federal crime), which the evicted T has no more rights to.
You should speak with the neighbor and ask them to stay off your property. If you think that won't work, you should ask your other tenant to report it to the police the next time it happens. You can also speak to the local postmaster to let them know what's going on, and that your evicted T is no longer at this residence. They might be able to hold the mail at the post office for the evicted T to retrieve.
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Re: Neighbor taking evicted T 's mail
by Garry (Iowa)
on November 24, 2015 @10:03
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Did you know that you can actually take the mail box OFF the address that its attached to once a tenant is gone, and you cannot get in trouble for doing so ? It's true. The USPS does not require any one to have a mail box. You are only required to have one IF you want to receive mail there. Once a T leaves, it is then your address again. and if you don't want mail delivered to that address, just take down the mailbox, and put it back up again when you get a new T moving in. The USPS cannot by law , deliver mail to a property if there is no mailbox there for them to put it in. However, once the box gets put back up again, the new Ts still could still get the old Ts mail again. All people have the option of getting a P.O. box somewhere off premises if they wish, which is why you don't HAVE TO HAVE a M.B. at your residence, or at a rental property. Please check with the P.O. if you don't believe me.
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Re: Neighbor taking evicted T 's mail
by Barbara
on November 24, 2015 @10:56
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just inform the postal carrier or the post office that the tenant has moved and left no forward address. the post office will stop delivering the evicted tenants mail.
let the neighbor know that the post office has alerted you to someone taking mail from neighborhood mail boxes and to report suspicious activity to police.
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Re: Neighbor taking evicted T 's mail
by Barbara
on November 24, 2015 @19:10
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You can go through all the extra work of uninstalling and reinstalling the mailbox per G's opinion, or you could purchase a locking mailbox insert for your mailbox. Your Post Master can provide you with a sticker that you stick on the mailbox that States it's a Federal Crime to tamper with the mail and that might help. If the rental is vacant, wire, tape or what ever works the mailbox latch together so the door cannot be opened. This seems to be a low cost common sense fix compared to removing and installing the mailbox.
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Re: Neighbor taking evicted T 's mail
by Rob Rogers
on November 25, 2015 @13:12
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If a T doesnt leave a forwarding address, I inform the USPS myself that the T's mail should be returned to sender. Mail that continues to arrive for said T is tossed in the trash. Once a new T gets in, it's their problem.
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