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Sellers Checklist

Seller's Pre-Settlement Checklist

   Settlement Company: ______________________________________
 
   Address:            ______________________________________
 
   Contact Person:     ______________________________________
 
   Telephone and Fax:  _________________ / __________________
 
   Settlement Date and Time: ________________________________

Prior to settlement:

  • Call the settlement company and give them your mortgage payoff information. They will then call your lending institution and request an exact payoff for the date of your closing.
  • Cancel all applicable utilities effective the date of settlement UNLESS you are renting the home back from the buyer(s), in which case make the transfer effective the date that your rent back period ends.
  • Frederick County Utility Numbers:
    • Allegheny Power: 1-800-255-3443
    • Washington Gas (Frederick Division): 301-662-2151
    • Bell Atlantic Telephone: 301-954-6230
    • Frederick City Water & Sewer: 301-694-1421
    • Comcast Cable TV: 888-Comcast
    • Town of Walkersville: 301-845-4500

* If the house that you are selling is in the county, billing for water and sewer automatically changes names when the county receives the deed.

  • Cancel your homeowners insurance effective the date of settlement, NOT earlier. If you are renting the home back from the buyers, you may wish to purchase renters insurance.
  • Ensure that all repairs you had agreed to with the buyer are completed and that you have receipts to prove that. In the event that you had done some of the work on your own, it must be done in a "workman like manner."
  • Bring all warranty papers, manuals, mailbox keys, and garage door openers etc. with you to settlement.
  • Unless there is a rent back agreement in place, the home and yard MUST be vacant, cleaned and free of any trash prior to a pre-settlement walk through inspection.
  • All owners of the home are required to bring a photo ID with you to settlement (valid drivers’ license, passport etc).
  • If any of the owners will not be able to attend closing, call the settlement office to arrange for a "Power of Attorney", so someone else can sign for them.