Moving to your new home helping list

MOVING CHECKLIST

CHECK		CHECK
	BEFORE YOU LEAVE		ON MOVING DAY
	*ADDRESS CHANGE*	______	Carry enough or travelers checks to cover all the costs of moving services and expenses until you make banking connections
______	Give forwarding address to post office	______	Leave your keys with your real estate agent
______	Charge accounts & credit cards	______	Carry jewelry and documents yourself; or use a registered and insured carrier
______	Subscriptions, notice requires several weeks	______	Let a close friend or relative know the route and schedule you will travel including overnight stops; use them as message headquarters
______	Friends and relatives	______	Plan for transporting pets; they are poor traveling companions
		______	Double check closets, drawers, shelves to be to be sure they are empty
	BANK
______	Transfer funds & arrange check-cashing		AT YOUR NEW ADDRESS
______	Arrange credit references	______	Obtain certified check or cashiers check for closing the new home purchase
		______	Check on service of phone, gas, electricity, water, etc.
	*INSURANCE*	______	Check pilot light on stove, hot water, & furnace
______	Notify company of new location for coverage including life, hearth fire and auto	______	Have gas company check appliances
		______	Ask mailman for mail he might be holding
	*UTILITY COMPANIES*	______	Have new address recorded on drivers license
______	Gas, light, water, telephone & fuel	______	Visit city offices and register for voting
______	Get refunds on any deposits made	______	Register car within five days after arrival in new state
		______	Obtain inspection sticker and transfer motor club membership
	*DELIVERY SERVICE*	______	Apply for state drivers license
______	Laundry, newspaper, milk; change services	______	Register children in school
		______	Arrange for medical services
	*MEDICAL, DENTAL, PRESCRIPTION HISTORIES*
______	Ask doctor and dentist for referrals; transfer needed prescriptions, eyeglasses, X-rays. Obtain birth records, medical records, etc.		NOTE: Just print this list and have it with you before, during and after you move to your new home!

	*PETS*
______	Ask about regulations for licenses, vaccination tags, etc.

	DON'T FORGET TO
______	Empty freezer
______	Defrost freezer & clean refrigerator
______	Have appliances serviced for moving
______	Remember arrangements for TV & antenna
______	Plan for special care needs of children