My mailbox is always full of other people’s mail that used to live here but now dont. Is there a way to stop their mail from coming here like through the post office or something?
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Get to know your mailman or woman and make sure they know your name.
write on the envelope, “return to sender, no longer at this address” that should work, also contact your post office, and make sure no more letters come through.
Contact your local postmaster and tell him or her about the problem.
I put a little sticky note on the inside of my mail box that has the last names of the people in my house. That didnt work well so I started crossing out the address and put “return to sender, no longer at address”. This cut down on it a lot. These are what the postoffice in my area told me to do. You still might get some mail for other people but it shouldnt be as bad.
Some mail, especially catalogs are adressed to the former resident’s name OR current resident. There’s not much you can do about current resident mail except thow it away.
If it is not marked current resident, it’s a good idea to give your carrier a list of who lives at your residence so that the other mail can be returned or sent to the recycling center. It wouldn’t hurt to call 1-800-ASK-USPS in addition so that the delivery supervisor is notified by email of your complaint.
You’d be surprised by the number of people who move and never notify the post office. On apartment routes especially, it can be very difficult for a carrier to know who lives there and who has moved out. I once served such a route where I had 740 deliveries and over 2000 forward orders from former residents. It was hard to remember who lived there and who had moved, so the basic rule was, “when in doubt, take it out”.