The Northborough Police Department offer a random, courtesy check of your residence while you’re away.

There is no charge for this service. Please fill out the House Check Form below or call (508) 393-1515 and we’ll take down your information, as well as contacts on where to reach you and who to notify if we find a problem.

Click Here to Download the Vacation/House Check Form

This is a complementary service offered by this department. House checks are valid for up to thirty days. Houses that are unoccupied, under construction or listed for sale are not eligible for the program.

No obligation is inferred or implied to the homeowner. It shall be understood, by the homeowner, that this agency and the Town of Northborough accepts no responsibility or liability for their residence or any other property.

Before you head out on vacation, remember to:

  • Call your newspaper delivery person and have your paper delivery suspended; 
  • Call the Post Office and ask for a temporary “hold” on your mail; 
  • Use programmable timers to allow your lights, radio and/or television to simulate your everyday habits; 
  • Postpone anticipated deliveries of parcels; 
  • Arrange to have your lawn mowed; 
  • Leave a vehicle parked in your driveway;

House Check

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Name
Address
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Alarm System?
Lights on Timers?
Have keys been left with anyone?

Emergency Contact/Key Holder Information

Will anyone be working at your property or have access to your property in your absence?
In case of an emergency do you wish to be contacted?
In the event the premises check reveals an emergency situation at my home the Northborough Police Department, it’s personnel and other town services (Water, Sewer and Fire Depts.) as deemed necessary by the police department, to enter my home to mitigate damage and or protect my home from further loss or damage, are allowed to do so.
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Consent*