[Ohiogirl]

if you're going to be renting for several months, why not use the rental house mailbox? I initially had my mail forwarded to Ohio for 6 mos, just to make sure all my mail came where it was supposed to (and not to my Villages home, as I wasn't living there yet, only renting it and using it for vacations). I set up all my utilities and accounts with my Ohio mailing address. Only had a couple of things that ended up in my Villages mailbox. I have never renewed the original forward order.

This might not work if the landlord just recently purchased the home and has an existing forwarding order, but as long as you check I don't see where the problem would be.

Have had tenants receive mail there if they were going to be there awhile. Don't think there have been any problems. I check the mailbox every time I'm there, and never seem to get mail - rarely even any junk mail (how do they do that)? Once a personal letter came to my tenant who had just left the week before - I just forwarded it to her. Again, not a problem.

Once I know our actual move date for this fall when we retire, I'll change everything to The Villages address and put a forwarding order at this end.