Copier lease end checklist

Every lease is different, so confirm your own dates and requirements with your leasing company. This is the general order things need to happen in.

6 or more months before your term ends

  • Find your term end date
  • Find your notice window, the period when the leasing company will accept your return notice
  • Set a reminder dated before that window opens

90 days

  • Send your letter of intent to return
  • Use certified mail if your lease requires it
  • Get written acknowledgment that they received it

60 days

  • Decide what happens next, and get quotes
  • Request your return authorization number
  • Confirm the return address with the leasing company

30 days

  • Arrange for the machine's hard drive to be wiped
  • Get written confirmation of the wipe, with the date, serial number and method
  • Book the deinstall and the freight

The week of pickup

  • Record your final meter reading
  • Photograph the machine on all four sides, plus the glass and the control panel
  • Empty every paper tray

Pickup day

  • Confirm the machine is palletized and wrapped
  • Keep the shipping receipt and the tracking number

After it ships

  • Get written confirmation that the leasing company received it
  • Remove the device from your network and delete its print queues
  • Check your final invoice against the meter reading you recorded

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