Grab the Marathon RSS feed!In Massachusetts we have seen quite a few new families who are first time home buyers moving from apartments to new homes. A “moving out of your apartment checklist” can help reduce stress and leave the guesswork behind.
Three months before your move:
- Be sure to read your lease through to find out how much advance notice is required by your land lord.
- See what needs to be done to get your security deposit returned.
- As dictated by the terms of your lease, give formal notice of your move.
- Find a recommended moving company.
- Fill out a change of address form with the post office.
- Notifying utility companies that you are either canceling existing service, or transferring service to your new address.
- Get moving boxes and packing supplies and start packing items you don’t use very often, such as books or knickknacks if you are packing yourself.
- Send your landlord or community management your new contact information.
- Remove any pictures you hung on the wall and fill in any holes left behind, if required in your lease.
- Let your credit cards and banks know your new address as well as your human resources department.
- Be sure you have left no belongings in the communal areas of your apartment building.
The week of your move:
- Thoroughly clean you apartment. It might be easier to schedule a cleaning service to handle this for you.
- Schedule a walkthrough of your apartment with your landlord or apartment manager.
- Find out when you are going to get your security deposit back. Be sure to write down the date so you can be on the lookout and follow up if necessary.
- Be sure to return keys and access cards to your landlord or apartment manager.
