First apartment

What to do before, on and after moving day. Add your date and every step gets its own.

Get renters insurance

Budget the deposit and rent

Before the move

14
  • Budget the deposit and rent

    4 weeks before

  • Get renters insurance

    3 weeks before

  • Book internet installation

    3 weeks before

  • Book movers or a van

    3 weeks before

  • Book elevator and parking

    2 weeks before

  • Set up electricity and gas

    2 weeks before

  • Get boxes and packing tape

    2 weeks before

  • Forward your mail

    2 weeks before

  • Measure rooms and doorways

    10 days before

  • Order a bed for moving day

    A week before

  • Confirm the key pickup time

    3 days before

  • Buy cleaning and bathroom basics

    3 days before

  • Pack a first-night bag

    2 days before

Move-in walkthrough

Key pickup

Moving day

7

  • Photograph every room

  • Find water shutoff and breaker

  • Test taps, outlets and locks

Send the move-in report

Internet installation

First weeks

6
  • Send the move-in report

    3 days after

  • Get a fire extinguisher

    3 days after

  • Update your address and license

    A week after

  • Ask the landlord for a spare key

    A week after

Test smoke alarms

Pay rent

Once you live there

4
  • Pay rent

    every month

  • Test smoke alarms

    every month

  • Change the air filter

    every 3 months

  • Renew renters insurance

    every year

Your ticks and your date are saved in this browser. A general guide. Check your lease.

Keep it sorted after the move, too.

Todally keeps your tasks, events and notes in one place. Say it in one sentence, and each lands in the right folder.

An example: one sentence in the Todally app

Key pickup tomorrow at 10, book the elevator for the move, and the door code is 4821

Events

Tomorrow · 10:00 AMKey pickup

Tasks

Book the elevator

Notes

Door code

4821

Saved to Events · Tasks · Notes

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