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BEFORE YOU MOVE CHECK LIST
If you own your present home:
* Arrange to have our gas, water, and electric meters read on the day
you leave and have the bills forwarded to your new address.
* Have your oil tank read and filled before your sale closes, and provide a receipt to your legal professional if required.
* If the water heater or furnace is rented, arrange for a transfer of the rental agreement to the purchaser.
* Disconnect your telephone, cable TV, and water softener.
If you rent your present home:
* Give necessary written
notice to your landlord and make arrangements for the return of any
monies you have on deposit. At you're new home:
* Make arrangements for the gas and electric utilities, water softener, 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 forward your mail to your new address.
* Cancel any contracted services and pre-authorized cheques.
* Inform gardening, dry cleaning, garbage pick-up, newspapers, magazines, diaper and other home services. Arrange for service at your new address.
* Obtain a letter of introduction from your current branch 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(s) 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 your pets.
* Dispose safely of all flammable liquids, as it is illegal for movers to carry them.
For more details call Tom Irwin. tel: (705) 328-5424 [Direct]
email: tom.irwin@realestate-lindsay.com
tel: 1-877-878-9299
This web site is not intended to solicit properties currently listed.
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