The ex-wife refused delivery of a certified mail (1 Viewer)

[johnnycakes]

It was a certified mail addressed to both of us at the old Big House. The company that sent it was a civil engineering outfit... we never heard of them before and never hired them.

What could they possibly want?

 

[PIK95]

Probably a neighbor wanted to do some work at their house? That's what alot of certified letters are for.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

My neighbors presumably do some housework from time to time. They never send me letters about it.

 

[James Daulton]

About time we see of pic of The Big House.

 

[jon_mx]

Your house encroaches on their property. They will start tearing it down on Friday. Better start looking for a new place

 

[belljr]

My neighbors presumably do some housework from time to time. They never send me letters about it.

If they are putting down pavers for example and possibly exceeding the zoning allotment. They by law have to inform everyone

 

[Christo]

My neighbors presumably do some housework from time to time. They never send me letters about it.

If they are putting down pavers for example and possibly exceeding the zoning allotment. They by law have to inform everyone

Nothing I've ever received about zoning has been certified.

 

[McGarnicle]

Sometimes her mail slot needs a little lube wink wink

 

[The Big Guy]

I had a client tell me today "Nothing good ever comes via certified mail" Especially unsolicited, I would add to that.

 

[ghostguy123]

Is there any reason to NOT accept it?? Any upside to that at all?

I mean, what could it be that would benefit you to not accept it and look at it?

Barring chemical warfare I guess.

 

[the rover]

I would never accept certified mail.

 

[ghostguy123]

I would never accept certified mail.

Why? I am seriously trying to figure out a reason not to accept certified mail, unless you KNOW something bad is coming for you that would benefit you not to accept.

 

[xulf]

Was it AIDS?

 

[the rover]

I would never accept certified mail.

Why? I am seriously trying to figure out a reason not to accept certified mail, unless you KNOW something bad is coming for you that would benefit you not to accept.

I can't think of anything I'd want to receive by certified mail. The only point is so the sender has proof that I got it. If they need proof, they're going to need to try harder than that. In the meantime, maybe they blow a deadline and I benefit.

 

[ghostguy123]

I would never accept certified mail.

Why? I am seriously trying to figure out a reason not to accept certified mail, unless you KNOW something bad is coming for you that would benefit you not to accept.

I can't think of anything I'd want to receive by certified mail. The only point is so the sender has proof that I got it. If they need proof, they're going to need to try harder than that. In the meantime, maybe they blow a deadline and I benefit.

Long lost relative left you something in their will??

I can't think of anything I wouldnt want to get or have the sender know that I got it.

 

[jon_mx]

I would never accept certified mail.

Why? I am seriously trying to figure out a reason not to accept certified mail, unless you KNOW something bad is coming for you that would benefit you not to accept.

I can't think of anything I'd want to receive by certified mail. The only point is so the sender has proof that I got it. If they need proof, they're going to need to try harder than that. In the meantime, maybe they blow a deadline and I benefit.

Usually the requirement is only they have proof that they sent you notice. Whether you choose to recieve it does not change anything unless you are being served. But this seems like it was a notification of some kind of work or variance.

 

[ghostguy123]

I just realized you said it was sent to both of you. Interesting.

Maybe they wanna buy your house for triple it's worth.

Yeah, just sign for it next time.

 

[JaxBill]

Huh, I never knew you could refuse certified mail. I thought the whole point was proof that they sent it.

 

[johnnycakes]

I am certain the ex-wife owes various parties and is accustomed to turning away certified mail for that reason, but I am sure she never hired a civil engineer. Maybe someone is planning some construction or something. Next time she should accept it; there's little that gives me more pleasure in life than sticking it to those former neighbors.

 

[oso diablo]

there's no upside to refusing. the sender now has proof that they sent it, and attempted delivery.

 

[GroveDiesel]

I am certain the ex-wife owes various parties and is accustomed to turning away certified mail for that reason, but I am sure she never hired a civil engineer. Maybe someone is planning some construction or something. Next time she should accept it; there's little that gives me more pleasure in life than sticking it to those former neighbors.

Maybe some government entity is looking to take the property via eminent domain.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

there's no upside to refusing.

You can't rule out the possibility that the envelope had spiders in it.

 

[skol asylum]

Mr Prosser: But, Mr Dent, the plans have been available in the local planning office for the last nine months.

Arthur: Oh yes, well as soon as I heard I went straight round to see them, yesterday afternoon. You hadnt exactly gone out of your way to call attention to them had you? I mean like actually telling anybody or anything.

Mr Prosser: But the plans were on display

Arthur: On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.

Mr Prosser: Thats the display department.

Arthur: With a torch.

Mr Prosser: The lights had probably gone out.

Arthur: So had the stairs.

Mr Prosser: But look, you found the notice, didnt you?

Arthur: Yes yes I did. It was on display at the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying beware of the leopard.

 

[E Street Brat]

You see, my dear, all certified my mail is registered.. but registered mail is not necessarily certified.

 

[Cjw_55106]

I guess Im with Ghost here. She refused it and Im sure the post office marked it as such. If this was something that wound up in court, I believe the courts would determine it was your fault you didnt know about the issue.

 

[Abraham]

I had a client tell me today "Nothing good ever comes via certified mail" Especially unsolicited, I would add to that.

 

[James Daulton]

I still want to see this so called "big house."

 

[Snoopy]

Civil Engineering usually first sent notices to addresses in a neighborhood of a future affected area by regular mail, which is usually a notice of a public informational meeting and a question and answer session afterward.

If it gets to the stage of a certified letter, it is usually at a stage that some agency wants to take some or all of your land for an upcoming project, either as a taking or an easement.

 

[Plaid Boxer]

I still want to see this so called "big house."

You'll need to contact someone at The Firm to get permission.

 

[jon_mx]

Civil Engineering usually first sent notices to addresses in a neighborhood of a future affected area by regular mail, which is usually a notice of a public informational meeting and a question and answer session afterward.

If it gets to the stage of a certified letter, it is usually at a stage that some agency wants to take some or all of your land for an upcoming project, either as a taking or an easement.

I am not sure that is typical. In our area you are required to notify adjoining neighbors of any zoning variance.

 

[Andrew74]

Didn't we do this whole "should I accept" discussion within the past year?

 

[Itchy Amos]

I doubt its anything to worry about.

I live in Maine and am a civil engineer. In this state, any project that requires a Department of Environmental Protection Stormwater or Site Location of Development Permit or a higher level Natural Resources Protection Act wetland alteration permit is required to send notifications via certified mail to all people who own property within 500' of the subject property & advertise the project in a local newspaper. Maine's environmental regulations are very similar to Mass. I suspect that somebody that owns property in close proximity to you is doing some development/redevelopment type project that requires state level permitting. A project approval can be overturned if a neighbor shows up and can prove that they did not receive proper notification.

Its highly unlikely that a civil engineering company would send a letter containing anything about forfeiture of land or anything of that sort. That'd come from some lawyer and there's usually extensive public comment on that type of thing before it happens.