Moving Check List
One month before moving
- Schedule the mover
- Arrange for transportation of vehicles and pets
- Submit change of address forms to the U.S. Postal Service
- Contact new schools and arrange for transfer of records
- Notify your doctors and get referrals for new doctors
- Give the landlord notice in writing, if necessary
- Compile a list of important new phone numbers
- Get recommendations for banks, lawyers, accounts and religious institutions in your new area
- Lighten your load: donate unwanted items to charity or hold a garage sale
- Begin packing items not often used
- Two weeks before moving
- Arrange for changeover/disconnection of utilities
- Coordinate with newspaper companies to cancel old deliveries and start up a new subscription
- Measure your new home, and start to determine where you’ll place furniture
- Fill and transfer prescriptions
- Find out about your new state’s driver and auto licensing procedures, if applicable
- Inquire about changing your voter registration
- Keep packing!
One week before moving
- Keep packing!
- Inform friends and relatives of your new address and phone number
- Get cleaning supplies ready
- Confirm arrangements with moving and storage companies, as well as auto and pet transportation companies
- Transfer bank accounts
- Pack items to be carried in the car (don’t forget toys and games for the kids)
- Pack yard and shed items…don’t forget to drain fuel and oil from lawnmowers and power equipment and dispose of all other flammable items
- Drain water from garden hoses
One day before moving
- Clean refrigerator and defrost the freezer
- Set aside fragile items and valuables for special handling
- Pack a box of basics for the next 24 hours (medicine, toiletry items, all-purpose household cleaners, food and water, etc.)
Moving day
- Take movers for a last-minute walk through and identify items that require special handling
- Double-check to make sure windows are closed, closets are empty, lights are out, and doors are locked
- Leave keys and garage door openers for new owners or tenants
- Supervise placement of boxes and furniture at your new home
- Make sure utilities and phones are working at your new home
- Let family and friends know you’ve arrived safely
- Begin unpacking necessities
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