Money Found Without a Name in a Shared Box
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Question
Two neighbors have a shared mailbox, and one of them found a money envelope in it before Passover without a name or address, only marked 'לע"נ פלוני אלמוני', which seems clearly placed there as 'Kimcha de-Pischa'. To whom does the money belong?
Answer
If one of them has a precedent of receiving such an envelope in the past, the money belongs to him. However, if neither has such a precedent, the money remains with the one who holds it.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 200
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