BUYERS - WHAT TO DO BEFORE CLOSING

1)  Notify the Electric company of your closing date.

  Electric:  PP&L - 1-800-DIAL-PPL  or Lehighton Borough  610-377-4004

*Electric can just be transferred; call with address and closing date 

 

2)  Choose a heating company (if your property is heated by oil or propane).  If it is winter, it's usually a good idea to schedule the oil or propane company to make a delivery on the settlement date  (right after settlement) as there is no guarantee of how much oil/gas will be in the tank when you close.

 

       Propane - If the seller has rented tanks,  many companies will choose to leave the tanks with hopes that the new owner will choose them as a supplier.  So give a few companies a call and compare rates and set up the "swap" of tanks if you are changing companies.  Remember, any remaining fuels on the property at time of settlement belong to you, the buyer.  Your agent can find out who the seller has been using - just remind them if they haven't already told you.

 

        R. F. Ohl    610-377-1098   www.rfohl.com 

        Hellers       570-620-9500   www.hellersgas.com 

               

        Oil - oil tanks are not rented and get transferred with the house - you only need to choose the company.  Here are a few local companies.  Of course, you can choose to use the company the seller has been using as well.

               R.F.Ohl   610-377-1098   www.rfohl.com 

               D&D       610-377-1955

               Liberty    610-377-0365   www.libertyoilcompany.com

 

 

3)  Other Utilities 

       Phone - Verizon  

       Cable/Internet - Blue Ridge Cable - 1-800-cable-77     www.brctv.com 

       Water/Sewer/garbage - township or borough (see below) - these accounts are often automatically changed over when you do the moving permit (see below) or when the title company notifies them for a final reading.

 

4)  Almost all of the townships and local boroughs require moving permits when you are moving in OR out of the area.  These permits usually cost under $5.00.   

 

Here are some of the townships/boroughs in Carbon County and their contact info:

Mahoning Township      570-386-4002 www.mahoningtownshiponline.com

  

 

Franklin Township         610-377-1773   www.franklintownshipcarboncounty.com

 

 

East Penn Township     570-385-5735   https://www.eastpenntownship.com

 

 

Lehighton Borough        610-377-4004  www.lehightonborough.com

  

 

Penn Forest Township   570-325-2768  www.pennforesttownship.org    

 

Weatherly Borough        570-427-8640  www.weatherlypa.gov

 

Lower Towamensing        610-826-2522  https://www.lowertowamensing.org

 

 

Towamensing Township  610-681-4202  www.towamensingtownship.com   

 

Bowmanstown Borough  610-852-2289  www.bowmanstownborough.tripod.com

 

Palmerton Borough         610-826-4055  www.palmertonborough.com

 

 

Jim Thorpe Borough       570-325-2054  www.jtborough.org