Checklist for Moving
Before You Leave…
ADDRESS CHANGE
- Post Office: give forwarding address 4 to 6 weeks in advance
- Change accounts, credit cards
- Subscriptions: notice requires 6 to 8 weeks
- Friends and relatives
BANK
- Transfer funds, arrange check-cashing in new city
- Arrange credit references
DELIVERY SERVICE
- Laundry, newspaper, change over of services
MEDICAL, DENTAL, PRESCRIPTION HISTORIES
- Ask doctor and dentist for referrals. Obtain birth records, medical records, prescriptions, eyeglass prescriptions, x-rays
PETS
- Ask about regulations for licenses, vaccinations, tags, etc.
UTILITY COMPANIES
- Gas, light, water, telephone, fuel, garbage
- Get refunds on any deposits
And Don’t Forget…
- Empty freezer, plan use of foods
- Defrost freezer and clean refrigerator. Place charcoal or baking soda to dispel odors
- Have appliances serviced for moving
- Remember arrangements for TV and cable
- Clean rugs and clothing before moving, have them moving-wrapped
- Check with your moving counselor: insurance coverage, packing and unpacking labor, arrival day, various shipping papers, method and time of expected payment, etc.
- Plan for special care needs of infants or pets
- Check with Agriculture Department of new state to see if they have restrictions on plants
- Pick up clothes at the laundry
And on Moving Day…
- Carry enough cash or traveler’s checks to cover cost of moving services and expenses until you make banking connections in new city
- Carry jewelry and documents yourself, or use registered mail
- Plan for transporting of pets; they are poor traveling companions if unhappy
- Let close friends or relatives know route and schedule you will travel including overnight stops; use them as message headquarters
- Double check closets, drawers, shelves to be sure they are empty
- Leave old keys, garage door openers, broiler pans, landscape/house plans and instruction manuals needed by new owner at the old house
And at Your New Address…
- Obtain certified check or cashier’s check necessary for closing real estate transaction (check Tupper’s office for details)
- Check on service of telephone, gas, electricity, water, and garbage
- Check pilot light on stove, hot water heater, and furnace. Have appliances checked if necessary
- Ask mailman for mail he may be holding for your arrival
- Have new address recorded on license
- Apply for Colorado driver’s license
- Obtain inspection sticker and transfer motor club membership
- Register car within 5 days after arrival in Colorado or a penalty may have to be paid when getting new license plates
- Visit city offices and register to vote
- Register your family in your new place of worship
- Register children in school
- Arrange for medical services: doctor, dentist, veterinarian, etc.
- Call Tupper’s office for names, telephone numbers of any services you need –
(303) 670-6358