What you told us about receiving mail for a previous home owner or renter

Have you been receiving mail meant for a previous home owner or renter?

We recently wrote about what you can do if you have a steady stream of mail coming into your letterbox that is not yours, and whether you can ever throw it away.

But as we discovered, it is illegal to throw out mail intended for someone else, no matter how long you have been receiving it.

Only Australia Post, or other authorised postal services, have the authority to dispose of mail, and they recommend continuing to return the mail to the sender.

Can you ever throw out a previous home owner or renter's mail?

Even years after moving in you might still be receiving someone else’s bills and letters. Here’s what can you do about it.

This is what you had to say about how receiving mail for a previous home owner or r