Originally Posted by
Diffus
In this case the vendor is out of town, so that's not a viable option in this specific instance. More generally, restricting payments to people to whom you could hand-deliver a check severely limits the utility of the service.
Even if out of town, why can't you put the check in an envelope addressed to the landlord? I have every BB check sent to my home address, then I put the check in the envelope and send it off, usually with my payment coupon.