Q: In FL can I hold (not allow access to) packages received in our office for residents who are not current on their rent?
A: Absolutely not. You would likely be charged with theft.
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A: No. You cannot do that under any circumstances, and if you hold a package delivered by USPS, that's probably a federal crime.
Phillip William Gunthert and Bruce Alexander Minnick agree with this answer
A: What are you, the postal inspector? Noooooooooooooooooooooo, you can just get yourself into a ton of trouble pulling stunts of that sort. 18 US Code 1701 just for starting reference for you; Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs or retards the passage of the mail, or any carrier or conveyance carrying the mail, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. So, do not do it, do not ever do it.
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