Trading a Hoboken apartment for a house in Morristown, Parsippany, Montville or another Morris County town is one of the most common moves we make. It stays inside New Jersey, but it changes almost everything about how the day is planned.
What changes from apartment to house
- Loading: in Hoboken the truck needs the curb, and the city asks for Temporary No Parking signs to be ordered online at least ten days ahead, at least two signs per order (City of Hoboken). At a suburban house the truck usually uses the driveway or the street in front.
- Furniture: pieces that fit a walk-up often look small in a house. Measure the new rooms before the move and decide what comes, what gets donated and what goes to storage.
- New rooms: garages, basements and yards mean new kinds of items. Our guide on moving items in your garage helps when you move them again later.
When the closing dates do not match
Leases and house closings rarely end on the same day. A move with storage lets you leave Hoboken on your lease date and receive everything at the house when you have the keys. Tell us both dates when you call.
Packing for a house, not an apartment
Label boxes by the room they go to in the new house, not the room they came from: “primary bedroom”, “kitchen”, “basement”. Put the beds and the kitchen first on your list for the first night, and keep a box of tools, light bulbs and cleaning supplies handy for the new place.
The route
From Hoboken a truck heads west on highways that allow trucks, such as I-280 and I-80, which both reach Morris County. We pick the timing to avoid the worst rush-hour traffic on these roads.
Who licenses this move
A move that stays inside New Jersey is an in-state move. State law requires movers who do moves within New Jersey to be licensed by the Division of Consumer Affairs, and you can check any mover’s license by calling the Division at (800) 242-5846 (NJ Attorney General / Division of Consumer Affairs on licensed intrastate movers). A & A Alliance Moving Inc, a family business since 1999, holds NJPM 000930 for New Jersey moves, NYSDOT 34875 for New York moves, and U.S. DOT No. 967970 / MC-432549 for moves between states.
New Jersey also requires licensed in-state movers to carry cargo liability insurance, workers’ compensation insurance, and bodily injury and property damage insurance, and to give you a written estimate of the cost (NJ Attorney General / Division of Consumer Affairs on licensed intrastate movers).
Common questions
Is a move from Hoboken to Morris County an interstate move?
No. It stays inside New Jersey, so the mover needs a license from the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs. Ours is NJPM 000930.
How do I check a New Jersey mover's license?
Call the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs at (800) 242-5846 to verify the license status of any mover you consider hiring.
Can you hold our things between the lease end and the closing?
Yes. We do moves with storage. Tell us both dates and we plan pickup and delivery around them.
How do I get a written estimate?
Call (201) 884-1181 or send the form on our home page with both addresses and your main items.
Get your written estimate
Call (201) 884-1181 or send the quote form on our home page with both addresses, the floors, elevator or stairs, your date and your main items. You get a written estimate before moving day. More about the company: company facts.
Sources
- City of Hoboken: Temporary No Parking signs
- NJ Attorney General / Division of Consumer Affairs on licensed intrastate movers
Rules and city services change. We checked every official link on this page on October 10, 2026; confirm on the linked page before you book.