Can a landlord remove the names of those individuals who are not on the lease from the mailbox?
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Can a landlord remove the names of those individuals who are not on the lease from the mailbox?
One of my tenants will put people’s names on the mailbox who are not on the lease.The tenant will have occasional visitors who will overstay in violation of their lease but the names being added to the mailbox have been there for months. Can I remove the extra names that are not on the lease from the mailbox?
Asked on April 23, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes, I think that you can. Only the legal tenants have a right to receive mail at the building and so then it would follow that onlt the names of those that have a legal right to receive mail need be displayed. I would have an attorney send a letter to your tenants about all of this. Good luck.
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