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Here are some useful hints to help you with the moving
process.
Before Leaving
Your Present Address...
Ending/Starting Utilities
Order the final reading
of:
Gas Meter
Electric Meter
Water Meter
Have the termination date ready when you call any of
the following services that may apply:
- Gas
- Electricity
- Water
- Sewer
- Trash Removal
- Telephone
- Cable
- Newspaper Delivery
Contact the utility companies in the city to which
you are moving to inquire about installation & fees
for installation services (also have the dates/times
you wish to begin service available):
- Gas
- Electricity
- Water
- Sewer
- Trash Removal
- Telephone
- Cable
Change of Address Notification
Request change of address cards from your post office.
Send a card to each of the following that may apply:
- Magazines
- Insurance Companies
- Credit Card Companies
- Other companies for which you are billed or have
accounts with
- Friends/Family
- Place of worship or other groups
You can also use the United States Postal Service website
to change your official mailing address:
Click
here for the USPS change of address form.
Transferring Finances
- Transfer your bank accounts and any other investments
- Close any safety deposit boxes
- Transfer insurance on household goods, personal
possessions, and automobiles so they will be properly
covered en route to your new home.
- Arrange sufficient cash or travelers’ checks
to cover moving costs until you make new banking connections.
(Moving companies usually require cash or certified
checks.)
- Obtain Records
- Obtain birth records of you and/or your children.
- Obtain all medical and dental records. Request shot
and health records for your pets from your veterinarian.
- Notify the principal at your children’s school
about your intended move.
- Also, request a letter from your children’s
teachers covering their status in school.
Before the Big
Move…
- Leave your new address with your real estate company.
- Leave all keys to your property with your real estate
agent, landlord, or neighbor.
- If leaving your home vacant, clean out all trash
and secure windows, doors, etc. Consider winterizing
the home, if necessary. (Inform your real estate agent
of any needs or concerns they should be aware of while
the house remains vacant.)
- Check the status of your utilities:
- Gas
- Electricity
- Water
- Sewer
- Trash Removal
- Telephone
- Cable
- Have the refrigerator, automatic washer, and other
appliances checked by a certified technician. Have
the stove serviced and check the pilot light.
- Check the pilot lights on the hot water heater,
incinerator, and furnace.
Have your new address changed on your driver’s
license and other forms of identification.
- Note any problems or questions that you were unaware
of about your new home. Contact your real estate agent
if necessary.
- Ask the mail carrier if any mail is being held for
you and notify the post office of your arrival.
- Register your automobiles within the time allowed
(if you have moved to a different state.)
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