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Is it illegal for my landlord to go thru my mail inside my house with my name on it?
This depends on whether your landlord is responsible to ensure everyone gets their mail. If you are living in an apartment with a separate apartment number, then there should be a mailbox for that apartment, and the landlord should not have to look in the mail to see to whom it is distributed. But if you are living in some type of communal environment, or a hotel/motel, then the landlord or innkeeper must sort through the mail to deliver it properly.
What else can I help you with?
Is it illegal to deliberately prevent you from getting your mail?
The mail is the property of the US Postal Service, and therefore of the US government, until it gets to the intended recipient. One has to wonder how the landlord got hold of the mail before the recipient did. Removing another person's mail from that person's mailbox is indeed illegal. If the mail is inside the apartment and the unit is legally closed to the tenant for whatever reason, that is different. Once mail is in the hands of the intended recipient, then the argument that denying access to it is illegal no longer holds.
Is it legal for me to open mail that is addressed to my house?
No, it is illegal to open mail that is addressed to someone else, even if it is delivered to your house.
Is it legal for you to open someone else's mail if it is delivered to your house?
No, it is illegal to open someone else's mail, even if it is delivered to your house.
What can you do if x landlord opens your mail?
You can report it to the police because it's illegal. And put in a request to change your address.. They should stop mailing your mail right away to the old location..
Is it legal for you to open mail that is addressed to your house but not your name?
It is illegal to open mail that is addressed to someone else, even if it is delivered to your house. It is considered a violation of privacy and can result in criminal charges.
Is it illegal for the landlord to withhold mail if your living there?
This is a question you should ask the post office. Anything dealing with US Mail is under their jurisdiction, and is under federal laws. Withholding mail is considered mail theft, a federal offense.
Interference of Mail Delivery Federal Law?
landlord prevented all tenants from receiving their mail
What can you do about your landlord who has been taking your mail out of your joint mailbox and taking it into their house and sometimes opening your mail?
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.
Can landlord tell post office tenants have moved?
If the tenant has abandoned the property, moved and legally ended their tenancy, if the landlord owns the mailbox, he may return the mail to the post office UNOPENED. The landlord may NOT open or keep the mail. That is the recipient's property by Federal Postal Regulations. Once the tenant has legally vacated the property, the landlord has a right to the mailbox container, its security and use. The landlord, as the owner of the property does have the right to tell the post office the recipient may no longer receive the mail, HOWEVER, he must not destroy the mail or complete a forwarding order, etc.
Is it illegal for a section 8 landlord to block mail from a relative of a tenant?
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.
Is it illegal to open mail sent to your address?
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.
Is it illegal to throw away mail?
Yes, it is illegal to throw away someone else's mail. It is a federal offense to tamper with or destroy mail that is not addressed to you.
