Over
the years, we have encountered various legal problems associated with
residential real estate transactions. As a result, we have formulated
the
following checklist for our clients so that they may minimize potential
problems with the move.
______l.
Contact utilities in the communities regarding services: electric,
water, gas,
telephone.
______2.
Obtain address change cards from post office.
______3.
Maintain a file of all moving expenses for tax purposes.
______4.
Contact insurance companies: home, auto, life.
______5.
Contact the police department in the community if the premises will be
vacant
for any length of time.
______6.
Contact publications in the community regarding newspapers.
______7.
Give appropriate persons your new address and phone number.
______8.
Transfer accounts with financial institutions, if appropriate.
______9.
Obtain records from professionals in the communities you are leaving,
if appropriate:
school, physicians (doctors, dentists, optometrists, etc.), accountant,
and
attorney, to transfer to their counterparts.
_____10.
Contact the Department of Motor Vehicles: change of address.
_____11.
Contact the County Clerk regarding voter registration.
_____12.
Contact the City Clerk in the community to determine the day of trash
collection, as well as other important information regarding municipal
services
and obligations.