On 7/25/2015 11:41 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:57:41 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
>> On 7/25/2015 12:47 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 12:10:35 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Kalmia wrote:
>>>>>> I have a neighbor NOW who has no mailbox, so you see him sneaking his outgoing mail into someone else's box. He swings by the PO about thrice/wk. PITA.
>>>>>
>>>>> Whoa! That take brass balls. If I found some stranger's mail in my
>>>>> box for pickup without my permission, it would go into the round file.
>>>>
>>>> Messing with US mail is a federal offense...serious too. Throw out
>>>> your neighbors mail and get caught and your mean ass might just get
>>>> thrown into a federal prison for a bit. At least a hefty fine.
>>>
>>> I'm not messing with any US mail because it hasn't been in the system
>>> yet. He would be trespassing on my land and putting garbage in MY
>>> mailbox, so I can treat it like the garbage it is.
>>
>> You might have paid for the mailbox, but the government views
>> it as their turf. That's why it's illegal to put anything
>> in there besides mail, like newspapers or flyers.
>>
>
> How do you think the person in question could word a complaint that
> didn't begin with admitting they trespassed on my property and how
> will they prove it? I won't know what the lunatic is talking about.
>

It could depend on where your mailbox is. If it is mounted on your
house, they would have to be on your property. If it is near the road,
it may not be. My mailbox is on a post near the curb, but it is
actually on town property as they own a five or six foot strip on both
sides of the street. The house across the street has their mailbox next
to mine as all mailboxes are on the same side.