I keep a Sharpie in the mailbox so I can write "Moved" on letters and let the post office return the mail.

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Aug 14, 2024
6:39:05am

JayOwen Ah dinnae ken

I have been in my apartment for over a year now and still get mail for previous renters/owners

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JayOwen

Previous username: Kirkintilloch
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For how long after you buy a home do you try to get mail to the former owner?

SuperTank

Aug 13, 10:46pm

Keep the Amazon stuff.

cruiserhead

Aug 13, 10:49pm

RE: For how long after you buy a home do you try to get mail to the former

CertainDeath

Aug 13, 10:50pm

Mark everything return to sender

md7Coug

Aug 13, 10:50pm

Return to sender works

Archaea

Aug 13, 10:50pm

Tell post office they don't live there and stop deivery.

hitechcpa

Aug 13, 11:42pm

Anything that looks like a birthday card ...

Q-grr

Aug 14, 12:10am

I did it for a couple months. Finally they forwarded the post office but I still got packages.

Radioactive Coug

Aug 14, 5:04am

Anything that is First Class, mark Return to Sender, all rest dispose of

EM_Puma

Aug 14, 6:33am

It took over a YEAR! For us to stop getting packages to our new home. Previous

Wife_Apologist

Aug 14, 6:34am

I keep a Sharpie in the mailbox so I can write "Moved" on letters and let the post office return the mail.

JayOwen

Aug 14, 6:39am

I've been living in my home for five years and still get mail sometimes for the old owners. If it looks important, I

byujacob

Aug 14, 6:45am

As noted above, unless it was sent 1st class, just discard. A lot of companies

EM_Puma

Aug 14, 8:18am

They are still sending Amazon packages to their old house? That’s fully on them

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