Questions tagged [mail]
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Does a "no advertising" sign on mailbox really have any legal value?
In my appartement building (france), we have many signs on mailboxes saying "no advertising".
However, this has little to no effect, as every mailboxes (with or without the sign) end up with ...
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Who is responsible for shipping and customs fees when the package is returned?
A package is shipped from the US to a foreign country. Customs rejects it and it is shipped back. There are customs fees both ways. Who is responsible for these fees?
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A question on couriers and liability in the United States?
Legally speaking, when a courier accepts a parcel with an agreement to deliver it from A to B, how much liability is accepted from the company from a legal standpoint?
Let's say the package gets blown ...
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Do tenants renting a room in Spain have the right to letter box?
I've stayed in Spain (comunidad autonoma Catalonia) in rooms of three different owners booked via AirBnB, in each case for at least one month. I didn't have access to a letter box in any of those ...
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Jurisdiction: Can police officers open mail addressed to a stranger?
A person, let's say Jane, owns a home and receives hundreds of toll invoices (see link) and automated traffic tickets. It is Jane's address but the names are strangers all over the nation (USA). ...
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Postman signs for delivery himself. Any laws broken?
Suppose a Royal Mail worker knocks on the door to deliver a parcel which needs to be signed for. No one is home. He is supposed to leave a "Something for you" card and bring the parcel to ...
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Is it legal to send pressed flowers to the United States via mail?
Is it legal to send pressed flowers from my garden to the United States via mail. If it is legal, what rules are relevant?
The flowers are common snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) and crocus vernus.
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Neighbor examines (but does not take) mail in my mailbox
In the USA, what laws would apply to a stranger or neighbor who opens my mailbox and looks through my incoming mail, replaces it, and closes my mailbox? He does not take or add anything.
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Items that a thief wasn't expecting --- does it count as theft of that item?
In New Jersey, according to the Defense Against Porch Pirates Act (https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2020/A4000/3870_I1.HTM), if someone steals a package that includes certain things (such as research ...
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Can your neighbor search your mailbox?
I observed a CCTV recording of my neighbor going through the mailbox and taking items belonging to me. Is there a law against this?
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Is it illegal to throw away the previous tenant's mail if instructed to do so by the sender?
I have an issue where I keep receiving a property tax bill for a previous resident every month. I have been writing things like "return to sender" or "no longer at this address" ...
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Is it legal to keep a package that was accidentally addressed to you?
When I try to research this question, all the scenarios people suggest are significantly different to my own. This is not one of those cases where a company tries to run a scam by sending someone ...
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The law around signing someone else’s package and withholding it without consent
What does someone do if someone has signed and withheld a package without the consent of the owner who owns the package?
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How long can I let other people's mail sit in my house?
I sometimes get first class mail addressed to other people. The right way to handle this is to write "not at this address" on it and send it as outgoing mail.
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Is it legal to drop misdelivered mail on the ground? [duplicate]
Sometimes I get first class mail addressed to other people's names, at my address. I know I can't legally open it, or deliberately destroy it by putting it in the trash or shredding it. I know I could ...
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