So I just got a neighbors mail

[George Cantstandya]

(04-20-2022, 05:56 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I always thought if something was in your mailbox it was yours.  But I may have learned that in 6th grade.

If it isn't addressed to you then it isn't yours. 

https://www.moving.com/tips/what-to-do-with-mail-that-isnt-yours/

Quote:As it turns out, opening or throwing out mail that isn’t yours is illegal, and can be punishable by a misdemeanor or felony charge. To understand why, you have to look at U.S. Code § 1708, a longstanding law that tacks on the possibility of a fine or imprisonment for tampering with mail that belongs to someone else.

Are the police going to show up at your door because you tossed out a letter addressed to a neighbor or a previous tenant or homeowner? Probably not. But seeing that a letter is addressed to someone else and then tossing it—or worse, opening it—shows intent to tamper, and that’s a risk that’s not worth taking, especially when it’s easy enough to solve the problem in other ways.