EQUITRAC CORPORATION
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*

                              Equitrac Corporation
                          -----------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                      -------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                     2945991
                              ---------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


Mr. Lance Laifer                    With a copy to:
Laifer Capital Management, Inc.     Gerald Adler, Esq.
Hilltop Partners, L.P.              Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, LLP
45 West 45th Street                 919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10036            New York, New York 10022
(212) 921-4139                      (212) 758-9500
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                January 13, 1998
                         -------------------------------
                     (Date of Event which Requires Filing of
                                 this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
statement because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following: [ ].

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act

but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  2945991                             Page    2    of          Pages
          ------------                              -------     -------

1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.  OF ABOVE PERSON
                  Laifer Capital Management, Inc.

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*              (a) |_|
                                                                        (b) |_|
3        SEC USE ONLY

4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
         WC

5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                     |_|

6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         Delaware

      NUMBER OF        7       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                           201,600
    BENEFICIALLY       8       SHARED VOTING POWER                       
      OWNED BY                                0                            
        EACH           9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                
      REPORTING                         201,600                      
       PERSON          10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER              
         WITH                            99,200                       
                       
11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING  PERSON
                                    300,800

12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                                    |_|

13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                                    8.6%

14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                                    CO, IA

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
               INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO
             ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE
                             SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP No.  2945991                              Page    3    of           Pages
          -------------                              -------     --------

1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.  OF ABOVE PERSON
                  Lance Laifer

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*              (a) |_|
                                                                        (b) |_|
3        SEC USE ONLY


4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
         WC

5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                     |_|

6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         USA

      NUMBER OF        7       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                     201,600
    BENEFICIALLY       8       SHARED VOTING POWER           
      OWNED BY                          0               
        EACH           9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   
      REPORTING                   201,600         
       PERSON          10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
         WITH                      99,200          
                 
11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
         PERSON
                                  300,800

12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                                    |_|

13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                                  8.6%

14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                            IN

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
               INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO
             ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE
                             SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.   2945991                           Page    4    of           Pages
           -------------                           -------     --------

1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.  OF ABOVE PERSON
                  Hilltop Partners, L.P.

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) |_|
                                                                       (b) |_|

3        SEC USE ONLY

4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
         WC

5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                    |_|

6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         Delaware

      NUMBER OF        7       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                           159,500
    BENEFICIALLY       8       SHARED VOTING POWER        
      OWNED BY                                0                
        EACH           9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    
      REPORTING                         159,500          
       PERSON          10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         WITH                                 0                
                
11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
         PERSON
                                        159,500

12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   |_|

13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                                        4.6%

14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                       PN

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
               INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO
             ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE
                             SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.

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                                  Schedule 13D
                                 Amendment No. 3
                              Equitrac Corporation


                  This Amendment No. 3 to the Statement on Schedule 13D amends
and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D relating to the event date of
November 4, 1997 (the "Schedule 13D"), Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D
relating to the event date of November 4, 1997 and Amendment No. 2 to the
Schedule 13D relating to the event date of December 30, 1997 filed by Hilltop
Partners, L.P., Laifer Capital Management, Inc. and Lance Laifer (collectively,
the "Reporting Persons") relating to the common stock (the "Common Stock") of
Equitrac Corporation (the "Company"). The address of the principal executive
office of the Company is 836 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33134.
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the Schedule 13D.

Item 5.           Interest in Securities of Issuer.
                  --------------------------------

                  (a)      Hilltop is the beneficial owner of 159,500 shares 
(4.6%) of Common Stock.

                  Laifer Capital Management, Inc. is the beneficial owner of 
300,800 shares (8.6%) of Common Stock.  The 300,800 shares of Common Stock 
beneficially owned by Laifer Capital Management, Inc. includes:

                  (i) 159,500 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
Laifer Capital Management, Inc. in its capacity as General Partner and
investment advisor to Hilltop, which shares have been described above; and

                  (ii) 141,300 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
Laifer Capital Management, Inc. in its capacity as investment advisor to various
other clients. These clients include: (a) Wolfson, with an address at One State
Street Plaza, New York, New York 10004-1505, and (b) Offshore, a Cayman Islands
company, with an address c/o Consolidated Fund Management Limited, P.O. Box HM
2257, Par La Ville Place, 14 Par La Ville Road, Hamilton HMJX, Bermuda
(collectively, the "Clients").

                  Lance Laifer, as president, sole director and principal
stockholder of Laifer Capital Management, Inc., is deemed to have the same
beneficial ownership as Laifer Capital Management, Inc.

                  The number of shares beneficially owned by the Reporting
Persons and the percentage of outstanding shares represented thereby have been
computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. There were 3,495,600 shares of Common Stock of the Company
outstanding as of October 2, 1997 as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 31, 1997.

                  (b) Hilltop has the sole power (i) to vote or to direct the
voting of and (ii) to dispose and to direct the disposition of the 159,500

shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by


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it. Hilltop's power to vote and dispose of its shares rests with Laifer Capital
Management, Inc., in its capacity as the General Partner of Hilltop.

                  Laifer Capital Management, Inc. has the sole power (i) to vote
and to direct the voting of and (ii) to dispose and direct the disposition of
the 159,500 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it in its capacity as
the General Partner of Hilltop. Laifer Capital Management, Inc. (i) has sole
power to vote and to direct the voting of and sole power to dispose and direct
the disposition of 42,100 shares of Common Stock owned by Offshore and (ii)
shares with Wolfson the power to dispose and direct the disposition of 99,200
shares of Common Stock owned by Laifer Capital Management, Inc. in its capacity
as investment advisor to Wolfson. Wolfson retains the sole power to vote and to
direct the voting of the shares of Common Stock owned by it.

                  (c) The transactions in the Common Stock effected by the
Reporting Persons since the filing of Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D are
set forth on Annex A hereto. All such transactions were sales effected in the
open market.

                  (d)      Not applicable.

                  (e)      Not applicable.





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                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


Dated:  January 13, 1998           HILLTOP PARTNERS, L.P.


                                   By:  LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
                                        as General Partner



                                   By:/s/ Lance Laifer
                                      -------------------------------
                                        Lance Laifer
                                        President

                                   LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.


                                   By:/s/ Lance Laifer
                                      -------------------------------
                                        Lance Laifer
                                        President


                                      /s/ Lance Laifer
                                      --------------------------------
                                        Lance Laifer


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                                                      Annex A


                                                Laifer         Hilltop         Wolfson         Offshore
Date            Price           Comm.           # Shares       # Shares        # Shares        # Shares
<S>             <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>
1/9/98          $17.25          $.06            2,500          0               2,500           0

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