"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> 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.

Mine comes through the slot into my home if I choose, but...I didn't care
for it with magazines etc., so I put a mailbox right by my front door. The
mailman was thrilled and I like it a lot better too, never had anyone
putting mail in it, but I do have some neighbors that put trash in my trash
barrel since I usually have very little trash in it.

Cheri