another problem neighbor problem -- wwyd?

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3. If you can convince the postal inspector it is tampering

Then your neighbor could be in serious trouble.

PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM MAILBOX VANDALISM

Rural area mailboxes are vulnerable to vandalism because they are usually isolated, located on public thoroughfares, and frequently not visible to the box owners from their homes. City residential mailboxes are vandalized to a lesser degree.

Mailboxes are considered federal property, and federal law (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1705), makes it a crime to vandalize them (or to injure, deface or destroy any mail deposited in them). Violators can be fined up to $250,000, or imprisoned for up to three years, for each act of vandalism.

Postal Inspectors recommend these actions to protect your mailbox and any mail that may be inside it:

Immediately report theft, tampering, or destruction of mail or mailboxes to your Postmaster. Or click here to report it to the Postal Inspectors online, or call 1-877-876-2455 (press 5).

Obtain Label 33 from the Postal Inspection Service and affix it to your mailbox. The sticker warns that willful damage to mailboxes and theft of mail are crimes.

Keep your mailbox in good repair, and make sure it’s properly installed. This may help prevent theft of the mailbox itself.

If you have information on mailbox vandalism, call the Postal Inspection Service to report it. Your cooperation helps apprehend violators. You may provide your information or complaints to your local postmaster or your nearest Postal Inspector.
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/radDocs/tipvandl.htm

I recommend going to the site since there are several links embedded in the article for more information and to report tampering or vandalism.

I'd also NOT use the mailbox he put up - put your own box up, get a Label 33 from the Postal Inspection Service as recommended in the article. Talk with your mail carrier to make sure they know what is going on and so they will not put your mail in the box your neighbor provided. If you can, consider getting a lockable mailbox. I wouldn't trust him to not mess with your mail - and that can be proven, he's in a world of hurt.