Moving Checklist for Renters in Ahmedabad

About 4 weeks before

• Confirm your move-in date with the new owner and note it in writing.
• Check the notice period in your current agreement and give notice to your current owner.
• Get quotes from two or three packers or tempo and truck operators, and book your date.
• Start sorting: sell, donate or throw away what you will not use.
• Measure the new home’s doors, lift and staircase for large furniture.

About 2 weeks before

• Order packing material: boxes, tape, bubble wrap, marker pens.
• Ask the new owner or society about move-in rules, lift booking and timings.
• Arrange electricity, gas, water and internet in the new home, or confirm they are already active.
• Plan to update your address on bank, insurance, Aadhaar, gas connection, subscriptions and employer records.
• Pack items you rarely use first, and label every box by room.

In the last week

• Take dated photos and videos of the current home so the condition is on record.
• Take final meter readings (electricity, gas) and clear all dues, including maintenance.
• Keep valuables, documents, chargers, medicines and a change of clothes with you, not on the truck.
• Defrost and clean the fridge, and disconnect appliances such as the washing machine and AC.
• Confirm the time and the vehicle with your mover.

On moving day

• Do a last walk-through of every room, cupboard and balcony before the truck leaves.
• Hand over all keys and remotes, and ask the owner to confirm the handover and the deposit refund date in writing.
• At the new home, check lights, taps, switches, locks and the gas connection before unpacking.
• Photograph any damage you find and send it to the owner the same day.

After you move in

• Compare the inventory in your agreement with what is actually in the home.
• Save the owner’s, society office’s and building security’s contact numbers.
• Update your address on the records you listed earlier.
• Keep a copy of the signed agreement and every payment receipt in one folder.

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