Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Georgia

Occupant not on lease receiving mail

I'm a landlord in Ga and need to evict tenants for several reasons,unauthorized pets,bugs,trash etc.The rental property is adjacent to mine and the 2 mail boxes are side by side.On numerous occasions mail from the rental property has been delivered to my mail box to a person that is not on the lease.My lease clerly states no occupants not on lease.can I open this mail and use it to prove unauthorized tenants?


Asked on 5/30/07, 8:19 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Glenn M. Lyon, Esq. MacGREGOR LYON, LLC, Business Attorneys

Re: Occupant not on lease receiving mail

I would not open or take the mail. However, it sounds like you don't need the mail due to all of the other violations - pets, bugs, trash, etc. And you can certainly testify that you saw the mail addressed to an unauthorized tenant.

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Answered on 5/31/07, 7:11 am
SHERRY RAGOLE RAGOLE & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Re: Occupant not on lease receiving mail

Your suggestion violates Federal law.

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Answered on 5/30/07, 8:43 pm


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