| “Before You Leave” House Checklist Suggestions |
| Done | Item |
| SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE DEPARTURE |
| Change address or put hold on magazine/newspaper subsccriptions |
| Change address on medical subscriptions through mail order |
| Change default address on online mail order services like Amazon, etc. |
| Contact landscaper/gardener |
| Contact pest control service (or spray Home Defense) |
| Contact house watch person & give them key to house |
| Enroll in Dark House Program (below) |
| https://www.orovalleyaz. gov/Government/Departments/Police/Services/Request-a-Free- Dark-HouseHome-Check |
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| AROUND A WEEK BEFORE DEPARTURE |
| Mail forwarding – https://moversguide.usps.com/mgo/address-info |
| Check in with SCOV Office to Update Emergency Contact-Address |
| Change HVAC Air Filter |
| Call Comcast 520-744-1900 to change to vacation rate or disconnect |
| Account number_________________________ |
| NOTE: Do not cancel service if using electronic devices to monitor |
| Call Oro Valley Water to set up vacation rate for sewer 520-229-5000 |
| Account number_________________________ |
| Call Southwest Gas to arrange disconnect if desired 877-860-6020 |
| Account number_________________________ |
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| SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE |
| Store outdoor furniture, cushions & lawn ornaments |
| Move grill to storage location and remove LP tanks |
| Drain fountain and if portable move to house |
| Empty bird baths and turn bowls upside down |
| Set irrigation timer to summer setting |
| Unplug garage refrigerator, clean & prop open |
| Put down sticky pads at door edges and below wall vent |
| Remove liquids from garage that could be damaged by heat/cold |
| Remove batteries from remotes, clocks, etc. and store in fridge |
| Put candles in fridge |
| Set out bottle of Chlorox at each toilet |
| If cancelling Comcast, return equipment if rented |
| Arrange with neighbor to take garbage can out or take to neighbor |
| Empty humidifier |
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| NIGHT BEFORE AND DEPARTURE DAY |
| Empty all waste baskets |
| Lock all windows & patio doors & put in poles in patio doors |
