First Step – Ask Questions
Leases make Tenants primarily liable for damage to the common area especially when the moving company is your vendor. So who puts up the padding in the elevators and protects the lobby floors? The mover does or should. And, are they insured? Definitely take references seriously and ask your property manager what their experience is with a moving company you are considering and what the rules are. This will ensure your move out won’t hold up the return of your security deposit and the move in won’t set a poor first impression with the ownership.
Usually your real estate agent closes the transaction (and their eyes) then comes back to visit after the move. Our friends at Cor-o-Van have provided a move checklist that can not only help organize the move but help you ask some really good questions to hire a moving company (click here for Tips from Corovan).
Don’t be a Hero
If your organization has over twenty employees, we strongly recommend engaging a professional project manager to coordinate hiring all of the vendors for the office relocation, manage the construction of the tenant improvements, and help procure the furniture. The extra cost will save time, frustration and unnecessary expense; not to mention your sanity. (Click here for Colliers Project Management for Tenants)
