Questions tagged [mail]
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Mail for Nonexistent Person? [duplicate]
Suppose I receive a piece of mail addressed to my house with my last name, but with a first name I have never heard of. (I don’t know anyone with that name.)
It's from an organization I do have a ...
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Liabilities of countries as members of the Universal Postal Union
Bob, in country A, sends Alice, living in country B (one of the most corrupt countries in the world) a gift by air mail: some non-prohibited good stuff of a total weight 10 kg which will make Alice ...
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Who is responsible for packages wrongfully delivered to one's address?
Re: a thread discussing legal obligations for a package wrongfully delivered to one's address:
...it comes down to whom it is addressed to. As long as the merchandise is addressed to you, you may ...
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Does signing for someone else's letter containing a fine make the original recipient liable to the contents of the letter?
I am a UK resident and during a road-trip I made to Italy I (unknowingly) went to a restricted road which I was not allowed to go in. This apparently resulted in me being liable for a fine. However I ...
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Is it illegal for me to take my mail out of my neighbors mailbox
I ordered a package from Amazon and I was really happy about it. When I saw that my package hadn’t been delivered I was a bit upset, I called their customer service and the usps and found out that it ...
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What good is certified mail for proof?
I frequently read that in important correspondence one should use certified mail. But what good is this, really? All sending a letter this way will show is that I sent a letter and it was received. ...
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Can a landlord use the delivery of U.S. mail as a method of surveillance?
This is an on-going struggle for me with the management of my apartment building.
In the past, the manager has instructed the USPS mail carrier to return-to-sender my mail, because it was addressed ...
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Can mailed documents make time sensitive requirements without indicating a postage date?
A friend of mine recently received a court document that required action in a specific time frame (in this case, 10 days). However, as hard as she looked she was unable to find any postage date to ...
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Can my apartment complex return packages to sender if they are not picked up?
I am living in California and I have received an email from my apartment complex manager that states that packages not picked up from the mailroom as of Friday will be marked return to sender. Is this ...
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Can I accept a food delivery addressed to my house?
Earlier today the local cookie delivery service knocked on my door with cookies that were already paid for that I did not order.
The guy said it was addressed to my townhouse (eg 555 E Cardboard St)....
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Envelope stuffing job advertisements in usa
If an advertisement for a job stuffing envelopes is fraudulent(which i suspect will usually be the case), does that fraud fall under a mail fraud statute? Is that something that the post office is in ...
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Is it legal to send someone a notorized legal document from an address that doesnt belong to them?
I have recently received a legal document from my ex wife from a address that does not belong to her, is this legal in the state of ny?
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What if someone put a non-lethal "bomb" in a package addressed to them to get back at a mail stealing thief
Already I know this is a bad idea.
Someone keeps stealing my friends packages that were left on their doorstep. They had the bright idea of rigging a smoke bomb or itching powder bomb or something ...
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Is there any legal standard that USPS first class mail doesn't qualify as legal proof of delivery?
I am currently in dispute/complaint working against Lexus over recall notice that never got delivered to me.
At the same mailing address, I have received a recall notice couple years ago without any ...
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Can I take mail that is addressed to me from someone else's mailbox?
Today the United States Postal Service was supposed to deliver a package at my home. When I went to go get it this afternoon, the mail had not yet come. So, I waited a bit and then walked up the road ...
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