landlord prevented all tenants from receiving their mail
Federal Law did away with mail order delivery of firearms. It does not matter what state you are in.
Yes, it is a federal offense (violation of United States Postal Regulations) to interfere with the delivery of someone else's mail.
Your question makes assumptions that are not correct. There is no reason to accept mail for an unknown addressee, by anyone. The manager's job is to accept mail for known addressees.
Yes, it is. Actually anything dealing with mail is a federal law not state.
To prevent interference on the airwaves.
nothing can justify mail tampering. it is a strict federal offense and is punishable by law
Federal laws apply to all states. Nothing overrides a federal law. Example: marijuana is legal in the state of Washington. however, you can still be arrested and prosecuted at the federal level. Anything pertaining to federal such as mail, mail carriers, post office building are all protected under federal laws. You would serve more time and pay a heavier fine for opening someone's mail than for stealing the most expensive items from a jewelry store.
The mail is protected by federal law, there is no parole in federal prisons, themail theft is a felony and will get you 5 years in a no parole prison, that is whypeople trust to leave the mail for the martins.
Some legal scholars believe that any interference with the mail is a violation of the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment, which isn't a violation of Section 8, just the tenant's rights. A better argument is that it is a violation of Federal Law to interfere with the mail. Talk to the local postmaster.
Yes, it is illegal to open mail that is not addressed to you. It is a violation of federal law under the Mail Theft Statute.
Yes, federal law interprets that as "intercepting" mail - it is in violation.
The penalty for stealing mail, or possession of stolen mail, carries a federal sentence of up to five years per piece of mail. See federal law 18 USC 1708 Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter.