After Your Home or Cottage is Sold

• Arrange to have your gas and electric meters read on the day you leave and have the bill forwarded to your new address.
• Have the oil tank read and filled before your sale closes, and provide a receipt to your legal professional if required.
• If your water heater and/or furnace are rented, arrange for a transfer of the rental agreement to the purchaser.
• Disconnect your telephone, cable TV and water softener.

• Get “change of address” cards from the post office and send them 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 and other home services. Arrange for services at your new address.
• 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. dry cleaning).
• Make special arrangements for the moving of perishables, such as plants.
• Make special arrangements for the moving of your pets.
• Safely dispose of all flammable liquids, as it is illegal for movers to carry them.

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