Moving
Checklist
Utilities
1 - Telephone
Service
[ ]
Transfer local service to new address
[ ] Transfer long distance
services to new address
[ ] Request local telephone
service be available at old and new address the day of
your move **do not pack your phones!
2 - Electrical Service
[ ]
Transfer Service to new address
3 - Natural Gas Service
[ ]
Transfer Service to new address
4 - Water and Sewer
Service
[ ] Transfer Service to new
address
5 - Cable TV and Internet
Service
[ ] Transfer Service to new
address
Postal and Personal Contacts
[ ] 1 - Submit address changes
with U.S. Post Office
[ ] 2 - Drop a note or
call friends and give them your new address and phone
numbers
Financial, Insurance, & Legal
[ ] 1 - Submit
address change and order new checks from bank
[
] 2 - Submit address change to all financial savings and
lending institutions
[ ] 3 - Submit address
change to insurance company
[ ] 4 - Submit
address change license bureau (drivers
license)
[ ] 5 - Submit
address change for voter's registration
[
] 6 - Submit address changes to credit card companies and
other creditors
Miscellaneous
[ ] 1 - Submit address change for
newspaper service, bottled water service,
etc.
[ ] 2 - Pack all boxes and contact moving
company customer service
representative and advise total number of boxes that you
require
to be moved
[ ] 3 - Contact your moving company
customer service representative the day
before
your move to confirm the movers arrival time and to make
any last
minute changes to your inventory of items
[ ] 4 - Disassemble all items that
moving company is not disassembling for you
[
] 5 - Drain any water beds
[ ] 6 - Disconnect all
electrical appliances (consult professional for
assistance)
[ ] 7 - Disconnect all cable
connections (consult a professional for
assistance)
[ ] 8 - Disconnect water and gas
connections (consult a professional for
assistance).
[ ] 8 - Contact your moving
company customer service representative the
day
before your move to confirm the movers arrival time and
to make any
last
minute changes to your inventory of items
[ ] 9
- Empty refrigerator and freezer
[ ] 10 -
Pick-up keys for your new residence