What happens at the end of an office copier lease
At the end of a copier lease, the business may return the equipment, buy it under the stated option, renew or extend the agreement, or replace it—depending on the contract. Missing the notice deadline can trigger automatic renewal or extra payments.
Prepare for the copier lease end before the deadline
Read the notice period, return location, freight responsibility, condition standards and purchase option months before expiration. Request a dated written payoff and instructions directly from the leasing company. Separate the current obligation from any replacement proposal so remaining payments are not quietly rolled into a new lease.
Back up approved settings, remove credentials and address books, and complete the manufacturer-supported data sanitization process before return. Calendar key dates when the lease starts. Use the end-of-copier-lease checklist for the full sequence.
Price the equipment around one clear workload.
Give providers the same volume, paper, scanning, finishing and service brief.