Moving Checklist

Send Change of Address Cards to:

  • Post Office
  • Charge Accounts
  • Credit Card Companies
  • Utility Companies
  • Past Employers (for tax return purposes)
  • Subscriptions
  • Friends
  • Relatives
  • Make Arrangements with Moving Company
  • Prepare Large Appliances and Rugs for Proper Moving
  • Use up Perishables, Defrost Freezer, Clean Refrigerator

Disconnect Utilities, Get Refund of Any Deposits Made, and Advise where Final Bills are to be Sent

  • Water
  • Electric
  • Gas
  • Telephone
  • Fuel
  • Trash Removal
  • Cable

Cancel Deliveries

  • Newspapers
  •  Other

Transfer Bank Accounts

  • Checking
  • Savings
  • Safe Deposit Box
  • Have Bank Recommend Affiliate in New City

Transfer Memberships

  • Church
  • Clubs
  • Civic Organizations
Notify Insurance Companies

  • Health
  • Life
  • Auto
  • Home Owners
  • Check with Insurance Agent on Coverage of Life, Car and Household Goods in Route to New Home

Obtain Records

  • Medical Records (General, Dentist, Optometrist, Other)
  • School Records for Children
  • Birth and Baptismal Records for All Family Members
  • Legal Records
  • Check to See if Your Will Must be Rewritten When Moving Across State Lines
  • Notify and Register Children in New School
  • Obtain Driver’s License with Your New Address on it

Connect Utilities for New Home

  • Water
  • Electric
  • Gas
  • Telephone
  • Fuel
  • Trash Removal
  • Cable
    • Veterans Notify Your Draft Board or VA Office
    • Have Drug Prescriptions Refilled
    • Have Car Tune-up for Trip
    • Leave Keys and Any Necessary Legal Papers with Your Realtor

Blair Taylor | Real Estate Agency Celina TX

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