The Mail, a follow-up

(Note: This post is a follow-up to the post entitled The Mail. You may want to read it first.)

I brought the bag of mail to the post office and the postal worker behind the counter said he would do what he could. The next few days, the mail for the previous tenant stopped, but then it started up again. I did some research and found that not only is it a federal offense to open someone else's mail, but it is also a federal offense to dispose of someone else's mail. So, what's a girl to do? Well, here's the information I found at usps.com:

For other misdelivered mail items (such as letters):

• If the mailpiece is delivered to the wrong location:
  • Don't erase or mark over the information, or write any type of endorsement on the mailpiece.
  • Place the item back in the mailbox or hand the item back to your mailperson.
• If the mailpiece is delivered to the correct location but the recipient on the mailpiece does not reside at the address:
  • Write "Not at this address" on mailpiece.
  • Don't erase or mark over the address.
  • Provide the mailpiece to your mailperson or drop into a Collection Box® receptacle.

Along with the mail marked "Not at this address" I also put a note explaining the situation to the mailperson (apparently this is what they want to be called?) and letting them know that I am the new current resident. I haven't had any misdelivered mail since!