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[feline groovy]

For extra safety, I would just put the rental manager's first name and CONFIDENTIAL on the envelope.  If you don't know their name, just note Rental Office instead.

Your residence number should be noted only on the check.

[Toppers3]

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@Nuttmeg wrote:
I am surprised a landlord would want to accept a check. Most management companies like direct payments.

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Some older tenants might still pay by check or even money orders, and they either don't have or use computers. 

[KBEANS]

@FlowerBear 

You are talking about writing on the envelope correct?  You make out your check and on the outside of the envelope you put your name and address (or a building code number) and apartment number. The drop box slot is inside the renting office of most apartment buildings, condos or cooperatives, and is generally a safe spot that access is only to the management.  Recently some management offices have made slots available for safety purposes...so that you don’t have to walk into the management office and for keeping a safe distance. This is why these slots have been introduced. I think some of the posters were not understanding the part about leaving it blank...they thought you were referring to leaving the check blank.

[FlowerBear]

Thank you everyone. Sorry for the confusion, I meant the envelope that Im putting the check into.   Wasnt sure if it should just be blank on the outside of it or whether to write anything on it.   

Our complex doesnt have pay online or debit card payment. It is check only.    We usually walk it into the office but since they are closed still, they had put in a drop off slot for day or night drop off of the rent.

[wildcat fan]

We sometimes use a dropbox to pay our water bill.  I write our address in the top left corner of the envelope, but I don't write our name.