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Moving Checklist

Before You Move

Address Change Moving Day
Post Office – Give forwarding address Arrange enough cash or traveler’s checks to cover
Charge Accounts – Credit Cards cost of moving services and expenses until you make
Subscriptions – Notice requires several weeks banking connections in your new city
Friends and Relatives Carry jewelry and documents yourself
Bank Plan for transporting pets; they are poor traveling
Transfer funds – Arrange check cashing in new city companions if unhappy
Arrange credit references Carry traveler’s checks for quick, available funds
Insurance Let a close friend or relative know the route and
Notify company of new location for coverage’s schedule you will travel including overnight stops; use
Life him or her as a message headquarters
Health Double check closets, drawers, and shelves to be sure
Fire they are empty
Auto Leave all old keys needed by new tenant or owner
Utility Companies with your Real Estate agent o neighbor
Gas, light, water, telephone, fuel, garbage At Your New Address
Get refunds on any deposits made Obtain certified check or cashier’s check necessary
Delivery Service for closing Real Estate Transaction
Laundry Check on service of telephone, gas, electricity, water
Newspaper and garbage
Medical, Dental, Prescriptions Check pilot light on stove, hot water heater & furnace
Ask doctor and dentist for referrals Have appliances checked
Transfer needed prescriptions Ask mail carrier for mail he or she may be holding for
Eyeglasses your arrival
X-rays Have new address recorded on Driver’s License
Obtain birth records Visit city offices and register for voting
Obtain medical records Register car within 30 days after arrival in state or a
Pets penalty may paid when getting new license plates
Ask about regulations for licenses Obtain inspections sticker & transfer motor
Tags club membership
Vaccinations Apply for state Driver’s License
And don’t forget to Register family in new place of worship
Empty Freezer; Plan use of foods Register children in school
Defrost freezer and clean refrigerator Arrange for medical services
Place charcoal inside to dispel odors Doctor
Have appliances serviced for moving Dentist
Remember arrangements for TV cable and satellite Veterinarian
Clean rugs before moving–Have them wrapped
Check with your moving counselor; insurance
coverage, packing and unpacking labor, arrival day,
various shipping papers, method and time of
expected payment
Plan for a special care needs of infants or pets

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