Re: Opening another persons mail

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PO Boxes were invented for just such a reason! By the way,
there isn't any trustworthy people left ... sign of the times
and it's been that way for a very long time

On 10/23/07, - wrote:
> On 10/23/07, Amy Lonsway wrote:
>> I have a question about mail tampering. I have a roommate
>> who we suspect is throwing away are mail and also opening
>> it. We caught her the other day opening a bill that wasn't
>> addressed to her. We all split the bills, but each bill is
>> under someones name. For instance, I have the water bill
>> and it is clearly addressed to me and only me. Is it
>> illegal for her to open it? I was just wondering because it
>> is addressed to me and if the bill isn't paid or is late
>> only I get in trouble for not paying or for it being late
>> since it is in my name. That has been the only time we
>> caught her and I've been missing other pieces of mail that
>> have been sent to me. I plan on filing a complaint but I
>> was just curious if that was illegal. Thanks, Amy
>
> Rather than file a complaint (which you can do at your local
> post office) why not just get a new roomate you trust? No
> need to make it a federal case.