Print this handy guide and use it as a reference tool when moving.
Moving Checklist
Old Location
Take these items into consideration while still at the old location:
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Arrange for a professional mover
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Take household goods inventory
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Check with your insurance agent about coverage for the move, transfer of policies
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Clean out closets/garage
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Send draperies and rugs to cleaners in time for packing with other goods
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Defrost freezer
Call your landlord or the following to have services shut off or disconnected:
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Water company
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Cable TV company
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Electric company
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Newspaper delivery
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Gas/oil company
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Dairy delivery
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Telephone company
Notify post office of new address and send change of address cards to:
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Charge accounts
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Credit cards
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Loan companies
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Subscriptions
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Friends, relatives
Take care of household and personal business:
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Pick up any clothing, storage items from cleaners
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Empty safe-deposit box
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Arrange for banking in new location, transfer bank funds
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Arrange for local school to transfer children's records
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Ask dentist for recommendations of new dentist and arrange for records to be forwarded
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General dentist ___________________________________
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Orthodontist _____________________________________
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Other ______________________________________
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Ask physician(s) for recommendations and arrange for records to be forwarded.
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Family doctor ____________________________________
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Pediatrician ______________________________________
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Specialists ______________________________________
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Obtain veterinarian records
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Have appliances serviced for moving, if applicable
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Transfer church, club, civic organization memberships; obtain letters of introduction
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Obtain moving company's toll-free telephone number to check progress of shipment:
Make travel arrangements:
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Flight
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Hotel reservations
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Arrange for transportation of pets
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Car rental
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Plan auto route
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Tell a close friend or relative your plans � let him/her act as your message center
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Check closets, shelves, all rooms to be sure they are empty
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Leave current house or apartment in clean condition
Before Arriving At New Location
Arrange for utility services in new area:
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Water company
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Electric company
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Gas/oil company
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Telephone company
Ask new landlord, previous tenant or real estate agent for recommendations for repair services:
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Plumber __________________________________________
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Electrician __________________________________________
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TV repair __________________________________________
New Location
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Order local newspapers
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Meet your neighbors (write down their names)
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Get recommendations for babysitters, nanny agencies, etc.
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Contact Welcome Wagon, Welcome Ambassador, or other merchant-sponsored organizations for information and free gifts, coupons
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Join Newcomers Club
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Put valuables into a safety deposit box in the new bank
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Arrange for new school to receive records
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Contact new dentists and doctors to arrange for record delivery
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Have pets licensed
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Arrange for new registration of cars (bicycles, also, if required)
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Obtain new driver's license if you moved to a new province, or correct address on present license
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