How do I stop mail from being delivered for the people who lived at my place before me?

Question

I just moved into my first new place. Problem is, the people who lived there before me are getting TONS of mail. Its filling my box. Most of it is bills and collection agencies. How do I stop this mail from being delivered, because they obviously intentionally did not register a change of address. UGH!

Answer 1

Post your name on your mail box and either speak or leave a note for you mail carrier, informing him of the names of residents at your place. Ask him to please only deliver mail to the residents you've listed. Hopefully that should work otherwise all you can really do is put them back out w/ note on letter saying 'wrong address' or throw them out.

Answer 2

I had a similar problem about 10 years ago. I ended up saving the mail a week at a time and taking the whole shebang to the post office.

After a couple trips or so, the mail died out real fast. Don't toss it out, you'll get yourself in trouble.

Answer 3

You can either:
1) Just throw it away.
2) Open the letters and find an 800 number and call them and tell them they are no longer at the address.
3) Stamp it "Return to Sender" and mail it back.
4) Go to the post office and tell them the problem. I think that they put out wat is called a stop delivery notice for that persons name at your address.

Answer 4

Write on the front of each envelope
"Return to sender, no longer at this address"
This will eventually slow down the flow of their mail.

Answer 5

Maybe you could go to your local post office and tell them you are now living there and to stop their mail.

Answer 6

Go to the Post Office and tell them that the former tenants no longer live there.

Answer 7

Get on line at your local DMV and submit a change of address form.

Answer 8

write on outside ,
return to sender address unknown, take to post office.

Answer 9

Go to your local P.O. sorting office and ask their advice.

Regards Jo.
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