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Before You Leave...
Address Change
- Post Office: Give forwarding address.
- Charge Accounts, Credit Cards
- Subscriptions: Notice requires several weeks.
- Friends and Relative
Banking
- Transfer funds, arrange check-cashing in new city.
- Arrange credit references.
Insurance
- Notify company of new location for coverages:
- Life, Health, Fire and Auto.
Utility Companies
- Gas, light, water, telephone, fuel.
- Get refunds on any deposits made
Delivery Service
- Laundry, newspaper, milk: changeover of services.
Medical, Dental, Prescription, Histories
- Ask Doctor and Dentist for referrals, transfer needed prescriptions,
- eyeglasses, X-rays, obtain birth records, medical records, etc.
Church, Club, Civic Organizations
- Transfer memberships, get letters of introduction.
Pets
- Ask about regulations for licenses, tags, vaccinations, etc.
And Don't Forget To:
- Empty freezer; plan use of foods.
- Defrost freezer and clean refrigerator. Place charcoal to dispel odors.
- Have appliances serviced for moving.
- Remember arrangements for TV and antenna.
- Clean rugs or 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.
- Plan for special care needs of infants.
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And On Moving Day:
- Carry enough cash or travelers checks to cover cost of moving services and expenses until you make banking connections in the new city.
- Defrost freezer and clean refrigerator. Place charcoal to dispel odors.
- Have appliances serviced for moving.
- Carry jewelry and documents yourself; or use registered mail.
- Plan for transporting pets; they are poor traveling companions if unhappy.
- Carry travelers checks for quick, available funds.
- Let close friend or relative know route and schedule you will travel including overnight stops, use him as message headquarters.
- Double check closets, drawers, shelves to be sure they are empty.
- Leave all old keys needed by new tenant or owner with Realtor or neighbor.
And At Your New Address:
- Obtain certified check or cashier's check necessary for closing real estate transaction.
- Check on service of telephone, gas, electricity and water.
- Check pilot light on stove, hot water heater, incinerator and furnace.
- Have appliances checked.
- Ask mailman for mail he may be holding for your arrival.
- Have new address recorded on driver's license.
- Visit city offices and register for voting.
- Register car within five days after arrival in state or a penalty may have to be paid when getting new license plates.
- Obtain city inspection sticker and transfer motor club membership.
- Apply for state driver's license.
- Register family in your new place of worship.
- Register children for school.
- Arrange for medical services: Doctor, Dentist, etc.
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