To charge someone for opening your mail, you would need to establish a clear agreement or policy outlining the fee for this service. This could involve drafting a contract that specifies the terms and conditions, including the fee structure, and ensuring that both parties consent to it. It's important to communicate the charges upfront and maintain transparency to avoid any misunderstandings. Additionally, consider consulting a legal professional to ensure compliance with any applicable laws regarding mail handling and charges.
Tampering with someone else's mail is a federal offense.
It's not a "crime" to accuse someone of opening mail if it is accompanied by proof or probable cause that they were doing it. However, it IS a violation of US Postal Regulations (a federal offense) to open mail belonging to someone other than the addressee.
five years
There are many things that could happen when you are unauthorized to open up someone's mail. You could get fined a large sum of money.
In theory, yes, but how likely are they to press charges, under the circumstances?
You might want to speak to a lawyer; and there are probably tenants' rights groups who would advise you too. Opening someone else's mail is a federal offense and is actionable by law.
Opening someone else's mail is considered a federal crime.
Not if you did it mistakenly and without a criminal intent. Take your first opportunity to return it to the carrier or the post office though.
by opening it
There really is no penalty for opening up someone else's e-mail unless you are caught. This, however, is considered an invasion of privacy and it will be up to the damaged party in question to contact the proper authorities about this infraction.
Yes, tampering, hiding, removing, or opening mail not addressed to you, before it is delivered to the intended addressee, is a federal crime.
no