If You Own Your Present Home

• Arrange to have your gas, water, and electric meters read on the day you leave and have the bills forwarded to your new address.
• 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 Your “New” Home

• Make arrangements for the gas, water and electric utilities, water softener, telephone and cable TV to be connected on the day of possession.

Helpful Hints for “Out of Town” Moves

• 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.
• Cancel gardening, dry cleaning, newspapers, magazines, diaper and other home services.
• Obtain a letter of introduction from your current financial institution 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.