Forwarding post

LegacyUser

Going unregistered for this so that's why I'm posting it here, it's probably more suited for legal discussion but it's a PI too!

I've lived in my rented house for two and a half years now.

When we (three of us of which I'm the only one left) moved in we got loads of post for loads of different tenants. About 6-7 different people, whereas the house only hold 3!

It was out first rented house away from home and out of laziness, lack of any forwarding addresses and an absolutely horrible estate agent we just put them into a drawer and forgot about them.

We kept putting off ringing the estate agent because he was so unpleasant (once told me not to block my number or he wouldn't answer). Then it got to the point where it was too late to send it on really!

So anyway, there was post for this one girl for the first 2-3 months but that was it really. I don't remember all of it because whoever got the post put it away but it's about 15 different tihngs. the problem is the gardai called this morning asking if we knew her and we gave the landlords number. I rooted through the post and with a more sinister spin on things some of the envelopes look like creditors stuff (which we assumed was spam mail before) and a hospital bill (which i have no recollection of). Nothing has been delivered for her since April 2006.

My problem is, will we get in trouble for not forwarding her post? I'm a bit worried as I'm the only one left in the house now. I know we should've forwarded it but the more time passed the less we felt we could!

Thanks for reading!

FingersCrossed

None of this is your problem at all, it is the previous tenants post, nothing to do with you.

The only way this may affect you, would be if you were to apply for credit from the address, it may have a bad credit rating. Although I would imagine you would have problems getting credit in a shared rented house anyway.

So don't worry.

AnonoBoy

It's absolutely not your problem.

If somebody you knew had asked you to forward stuff on and you hadn't bothered it might be bad form but there is no legal obligation on you to do it.

PixelTrawler

its up to the tenant leaving to handle this not you. dont worry.

Toots

It's not your responsibility at all. When I moved into my apt, we were still getting post from the previous owner. She left us a forwarding address and we sent the post on for a while, but now I just throw anything that comes for her in the bin. If she hasn't bothered to redirect her mail after 2 years I'm not going to bother sending it on for her. Besides, there's no way to prove that you didn't just put 'return to sender' or something on the letters and put them back in the post. You have no obligation to look after her mail.

Gyalist

Not your problem OP, so don't worry about it. I find it curious that the gardai would come looking for her because of debts. Debts are a civil matter and the gardai wouldn't be involved in that. Are you sure it wasn't a bailiff?

Victor

Mark them all "Not at this address. Return to sended" and put them in a post box.

board om

not your problem. the tenant should have notified the relevant people that she was changing address. if you want to be 'helpful' you can write 'not know at this address' on each envelope and bung them in a post box or drop them into the post office. personally i would put the lot of them in the bin and never mention them again. anyway, if it was that important she would have called to the house looking for the post.

tbh if a garda arrived at the door then it wouldnt be anything to do with credit, it is most likely a court offence. and if a summons was delivered to the house then someone would have had to sign for it and i am sure you would remember something like that. she must have been stopped for motor offence or something and gave her address as still living there.

anyways, not your problem in any way what so ever.

saying that when i was much, much younger i moved to a flat and there was lots of post arriving for the previous owner. we started getting a bit pi**ed off having to constantly drop it down to the post office for him (lazy bastrad wouldnt just change his address) so we decided to open a few of his letters from the revenue commissioners, and then we took it upon oursleves to complete his tax returns for him. i wouldnt say he was too impressed to find out we had declared him as a pimp and drug dealer and told them he was making €500k + a year.

Corkgirl21

I'm the OP, didn't want to reg just in case!! I feel bad about not forwarding on the post.

Yeah it was three gardai! First thing in the morning too, I was still in my pyjamas and had no contacts in!

Yeah it probably doesn't have anything to do with the creditors but it was the only thing strange about her post so thought maybe it might be related.

I hope everything is alright. Three gardai seems excessive for a summons or a motor offense.

Thanks for all the replies they were really helpful! Don't think I'll be filling ou her tax returns for her though!

John Mason

i am living in my house 4 years and the i person i bought off refused to give a forwarding address. The police turn up on my door at least once every two months looking for the previous owners, they still have their car registered to my house and seem to get speeding fines every other week.

For the first year, i had continous baliff's turning up threatening to take things from the house.

It is not your fault the previous occupier never changed their address with the various companies, i wouldnt worry about.

I keep a copy of my Deed of Ownership and my passport handy for when the police/baliffs turn up to prove them i am not the person they are looking for. The police dont care that the person has moved on and seem quiet happy to turn up wasting their time.

I did have to get a solicitors letter for some of the credit companies as they rather rude and threatening

Nevyn

irishbird wrote: »

The police turn up on my door at least once every two months looking for the previous owners, they still have their car
registered to my house and seem to get speeding fines every other week.

I would suggest making an appointment to talk to the local superintendent about that and if that fails the garda ombusman.

The problem there it is the last know address on the computer system.

I did have to get a solicitors letter for some of the credit companies as they rather rude and threatening

I don't blame you.

John Mason

Thaedydal wrote: »

I would suggest making an appointment to talk to the local superintendent about that and if that fails the garda ombusman.

The problem there it is the last know address on the computer system.

i have written to them so many times, sent them copies of my Deed of Ownership. The problem is a lot of the court summons are coming from Cavan, so i have been on them sent them copies of my Deed of Ownership. At one point i had a family member serving with the armed forces overseas and then you have cops turning up at your door at 11pm, you think the worst. They knocked into my neighbour last month looking for me/the previous owners because my car was outside the house and i was in work, they thought i wasnt opening the door on purpose!!!!!!!!!!!

Sherifu

Corkgirl21 wrote: »

I'm the OP, didn't want to reg just in case!! I feel bad about not forwarding on the post.

Yeah it was three gardai! First thing in the morning too, I was still in my pyjamas and had no contacts in!

Happened once in a house I was in. Gardai turned up with a summons for one of the previous tennants. The guy was wanted for harassing an ex I found out later and he had left without paying rent too. I just told them he was gone. Not your problem tbh.

Faith

I got letters and even a phone call once from either HM Revenues looking for anyone who knew our neighbour at X address. I'd only just moved in and never heard of him, and he lived on the next block. That was funny, actually. I'm really curious about why they were after him!

Anyway, when I moved into my apartment, the previous owners left me a note with a forwardin address; I promptly lost it :pac:. I just keep all their mail that gets delivered, and every few months, scrawl "No longer at this address" on then and stick it in the post box. I even get yer ones contact lenses from Boots (who actually rang me about that too). If the previous people didn't set up a forwarding address, it's not your fault!