You might also want to see if your lease is insured against financial hardship by the dealer. I never knew such a thing existed until an ex-girlfriend of mine lost her job and couldn't keep up her car payments. Upon speaking with the dealer, she found out the lease was insured and there was no penalty for her to get out of it. Had she just been wanting to break the lease it may have been a different story, but in her case it was a simple, no penalty arrangement.