Moving checklist for San Francisco
1 month-2 months

• Book a moving company
• Book moving arrangements for pets, vehicles and any other special items
• Book storage facility if necessary
• Give your new address to post office, friends and family, utility companies, insurance companies, banks and financial institutions, creditors, health providers, schools, subscriptions
• Register kids into a new school, if moving out of the area
• Collect all records (medical, dental, school transcripts…)
• Make an inventory of valuable items
• Make a file for important documents
• Get suitable boxes and containers for the move
• Complete any home repairs you are committed to
• Notify any service providers of your move (gardening, domestic maintenance…)
• Start packing
• Renters: provide your landlord with a written 30 Day moving out notice. Go over your lease agreement and make sure you provide the proper notice.

3 weeks before the move

• Contact utility companies about having your appliances disconnected
• Sell, donate or trash any items you will not be taking with you
• Continue packing

2 weeks

• Return any library books , and collect any other items
• Finish off any food in your cupboards and freezer
• Pack any garage, garden and shed tools or items
• Drain lawn mower and other power tools of oil and gasoline
• Dispose of any hazardous items
• Continue packing

1 week

• Finish major packing
• Call and confirm any moving arrangements, with movers or any other companies involved
• Make sure all outstanding bills are paid
• Take apart furniture that needs to be disassembled

1 Day before

• Finish packing
• Put together a box of essential items for the move
• Defrost and clean major appliances
• Make sure all the boxes are labeled appropriately
• Make sure you have all moving related documents on hand

Moving Day

• Be on hand to oversee the loading process
• Give the house a final tour, to check if you’ve forgotten anything
• Leave a note of your name, address, and contact number to the new residents, to forward any mail
  
• Drop off or arrange for pick up of the keys for your old home.
• Make sure you have the keys to your new home, turn off all switches, lock up and leave

30 Days after move

• Contact utility companies and insure that payments have been made on the final bill for old house and that the accounts are closed
• Send out thank you cards for anyone that may have provided help during your move