Hey Pim!
[IANAL] but what does the contract say? If its not in there, or if there's no contract then I don't see what basis they have for raising any charges and holding your property (which in most jurisdictions they cant do unless you gave them an explicit right / lien in the contract).
I'd check with someone more familiar with Swiss law and process but it sounds like threatening legal action and/or making a claim to a small items court might be a way to go.
Good luck!
Steve
On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Pim van Pelt
<pim@ipng.nl> wrote:
Hi NOG!
An ISP that I have had a ~4y relationship with has recently terminated
the hosting for a small number of servers (3x 1U machine and a switch
and a console server). For a while they were not able to return my
equipment to me, but now they have sent me a friendly letter asking me
to pay a significant sum of money (to the tune of 4000 CHF) extraction
fee, and that I must accompany two engineers on-site for about 16
hours to safely remove the equipment. Is it common for swiss companies
to terminate agreements and then send an invoice for returning the
property?
Feel free to drop me a note off-list.
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