# Mailing address

URL: /systems/legal-and-corporate/business-address · Id: `capability:business-address`

> Mailing address gives a Startup a postal address that receives its mail, scans each piece, and forwards it or deposits checks.

Mailing address gives a [Startup](/business/nouns/startup) a street address that receives its mail, scans every piece, and forwards it, files it or deposits checks.

## Contract
| Clause | Terms |
| --- | --- |
| Starts | Creation. Every [Site](/business/nouns/site) footer and commercial email needs a valid postal address ([CAN-SPAM](/systems/legal-and-corporate/floor/can-spam)). |
| Signs | An officer signs the postal authorization with two forms of ID, verified by a notary ([Identity checks](/systems/legal-and-corporate/floor/identity), [Notarization](/systems/legal-and-corporate/notarization)). |
| Each piece | Arrives as a [File](/business/nouns/file) within one business day. Legal mail opens a [Task](/business/nouns/task), a check deposits through [Treasury](/systems/treasury), and junk is shredded. |
| While held | Own. Each Startup has its own address, registered to the Studio-held entity. |
| Records | The address on the [Company](/business/nouns/company) record in [Corporate records](/systems/corporate-records). |

## Verbs
None.

## Interfaces
- [API](/code/api/reference)
- [SDK](/code/sdk/reference)
- [CLI](/code/cli/reference)
- [MCP](/code/mcp/reference)

## Example
A meal-planning newsletter puts a street address in its footer on day one. Six weeks later a reader mails a $40 check; the scan arrives that afternoon and the deposit posts two days later.