BEFORE
YOU MOVE FROM YOUR PRESENT ADDRESS
•
Reading of gas, electric, and water meters.
• Cancel telephone, electric, newspaper, and other
services and deliveries.
• Inform your utility companies of where you would
like the final bills mailed.
• Have your refrigerator and other
appliances serviced for the move.
• Contact the utility companies
in the city where you are moving.
• Ask them about necessary fees or deposits required
for installation of services.
• Send change of address cards to your local post
office, magazines,
insurance companies, friends, and stores.
• Transfer your fire
insurance on household goods or other insurance
on personal possessions
so that they will be covered at your new
home and en route.
• Notify the principal
of your children's school about your intended
move.
• Get a letter from him/her covering
the status of your children in school.
• Notify the pastor
of your church that you are moving.
• Obtain birth records
and baptism records of all family members.
• Get medical records.
• Transfer your checking
and savings accounts.
• Have your present
bank arrange credit references for establishing
new accounts in your
new town.
• Arrange for sufficient
cash or traveler's cheques to cover the
cost
of expenses until
you make banking connections in the city
to
which you are moving.
• Leave keys for your
old property with your REALTOR or neighbors.
ONCE
YOU MOVE INTO YOUR NEW ADDRESS
• Check on service of telephone,
gas, water, and electricity 6-7
days before moving.
• Have your stove serviced-check
pilot light(if gas).
• Check pilot on hot water heater
and furnace.
• Have refrigerator, dishwasher, and television checked.
• Ask mailman for mail he may be
holding for your arrival.
• Have new address recorded on driver's
license.
• Visit county offices at least thirty
days before election and register to vote.
• Register car within five days after arrival in
state or penalty may have
to be paid when getting new license
plates.
• Register family in your new place
of worship.
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