Oh how you search for ways that the other person is wrong. But if I was your client, you'd be looking for ways that I would be right. Which proves this is just a dance for you.
'Effectively owning' something is not the same as legally owning something, just as a virtual experience is not the same as an actually experience. But they are a form of 'owning' or 'experiencing' just the same.
I asked you to describe a 'private mailbox' that the Fed does not have ultimate control over and you didn't/couldn't do it, yet you mention it again.
An example that is very similar to 'effectively owning' something is a rental car. A renter has ultimate control over it, even is legally responsible for damage to it and others hurt by it, yet the renter did not buy that car. Webster says that is a form of 'owning' something, but why would a lawyer bow to Webster? Lawyers are masters at redefining words. Leasing and making payments on a car is another form of 'owning' a car but not legally owning it by paying for the whole car.
As for the OP, he's gone and we are onto another subject about his mailbox. But if he followed the thread now, he'd know that whoever is messing with his mail within that box is not legally allowed to do that. So, he would benefit from this thread as much as pg1067 is annoyed by it.
The USPS is not a law enforcement agency which is why you recommended a futile approach like that. But they could offer legal text that contains the postal delivery law that could be shown to the homeowner. The carrier could even orally warn/inform the homeowner. Either would likely have an impact. Also, the OP could put up his own mailbox with is name on it. I am sure you thought of both of those scenarios but wouldn't mention it because the lawyer game of defeating me is what you are playing here.I outlined before the practical impact for the OP of all of this. He can complain to the USPS about it, though for the reasons I stated earlier I doubt the USPS will care much about it. But it's free to complain to his local postmaster and maybe the local postmaster would feel like talking to the homeowner about it. If I were the OP I wouldn't hold my breath on that, though. That said, if I were in his shoes I'd at least take a shot at it. If the USPS doesn't care, then whether the OP has some legal recourse depends on additional facts that we don't have. But even if he does, the time and expense of pursuing that remedy might not be worth it. This probably will come down to negotiating whatever deal he can get with the homeowner. If you have a different take on what the OP can do, by all means please do share it.
What I get from you is that you think you are an authority on the law because you can recite statutes and because you have a refined ability to twist words and mislead people, much like a Christian thinks they are an authority on Jesus Christ just because they can recite Scripture. However, I wouldn't trust either person to be accurate, unbiased and truthful.

