Planning your move

If you rent your present home:

• Give necessary notice to your tenants/landlord.
• Make arrangements for the return of any monies you have on deposit.
• Disconnect your telephone and cable TV, if applicable.

At your “new” home:

• Make arrangements for the gas and electric utilities, telephone and cable TV to be connected on the day the sale closes.

General

• Get “Change of Address” cards from the post office and send out well before moving day.
• Have the post office forwards your mail to your new address.
• Cancel any contracted services and pre-authorized cheques.
• Inform gardening, dry cleaning, garbage pick-up, newspaper, magazines, diaper and other home services. Arrange for service at your new address.
• Obtain a letter of introduction from your current bank to help establish new accounts. Transfer trust or bank accounts and securities.
• Cancel or transfer social, athletic, civic, religious or business affiliations and memberships.
• Arrange for transfer of medical, dental, prescription, and optical records.
• Change the address on your driver’s license effective the day of the move.
• Collect all items out for cleaning, repair, or storage: e.g. fur coats, dry cleaning.
• Make special arrangements for the moving of perishables, such as plants.
• Make special arrangements for the moving of pets.
• Safely dispose of all flammable liquids, as it is illegal for movers to carry them.