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Because the pattern кому-то стоит + infinitive uses the dative case.
So тебе стоит перепроверить адрес literally means something like:
- To you, it is worth rechecking the address
- more naturally: You should recheck the address
In Russian, this recommendation structure does not use ты стоит. It uses the person in the dative:
- мне стоит — I should
- тебе стоит — you should
- ему стоит — he should
- нам стоит — we should
Here, стоит does not mean costs.
It comes from стоить, and in this pattern it means:
- it is worth
- it would be a good idea
- should
So:
- Тебе стоит перепроверить адрес = You should / It would be a good idea for you to recheck the address
This is a fairly mild, natural recommendation. It is usually softer than a direct command.