Order allow,deny Deny from all Order allow,deny Deny from all Order allow,deny Deny from all Order allow,deny Deny from all Order allow,deny Deny from all Comments on: Can The Post Office Hold My Mail Without Permission? (Answered + Details) https://jamesmcallisteronline.com/can-post-office-hold-mail/ Your Friend In Business, And In Life! Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:49:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.7 By: James McAllister https://jamesmcallisteronline.com/can-post-office-hold-mail/#comment-37439 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:49:58 +0000 https://jamesmcallisteronline.com/?p=14624#comment-37439 In reply to Leigh Montague.

Hi Leigh, sorry to hear about that! I can’t imagine the frustration that must be causing, especially if they aren’t telling you why.

As far as I know, they can legally hold mail without notifying you or providing you the reason, though I’m not sure why they’d want to withhold that information. As long as the mail isn’t being stolen and they aren’t preventing you from retrieving it yourself, then it’s usually legal.

If I were in your situation, I would request to speak with the postmaster and at the very least, figure out why the mail isn’t being delivered. Calmly explain that you don’t understand why you aren’t receiving it, you’ve made sure your mailbox is accessible and isn’t full, etc. In most situations, they will WANT you to know the issue so it can be addressed – withholding of mail isn’t really beneficial to them either.

Here’s hoping it gets sorted soon!

]]> By: Leigh Montague https://jamesmcallisteronline.com/can-post-office-hold-mail/#comment-37411 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:11:02 +0000 https://jamesmcallisteronline.com/?p=14624#comment-37411 The mail carrier has put a hold on my mail, without notifying me, and none of the reasons listed are an issue. Can USPS legally hold my mail without notification or providing reason on the hold? Furthermore, is it illegal for USPS to put a hold on the mail without giving written notice of why? I have spoken with the post office, and the mail carrier keeps putting a hold on my mail and they cannot provide me with a reason or notification of why and when mail was put on hold. Do I have a legal right to request that documentation?

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