Glossary
Building Operations
After-Hours HVAC Charges
Metered charges for HVAC service outside a building's standard operating hours. This is separate from the base CAM utility allocation, and the two get double-billed when the lease doesn't clearly separate them.
Firm impact
Confirm the hours billed as 'after-hours' don't overlap with hours already covered inside the base CAM rate. A tenant can end up paying twice for the same block of time.
How this gets abused
A tenant's CAM utility charge already covers building operating hours through 8pm. The tenant also gets a separate after-hours HVAC invoice for usage between 6pm and 8pm, double-billing two hours every business day.
Practitioner note
Request the lease's defined 'standard operating hours' and compare them against both the CAM utility allocation and the after-hours HVAC invoices. Any overlap window is a double-billing finding, the same logic CAMAudit's Utility Overcharge rule applies.
FAQ
Questions about after-hours hvac charges
What causes double-billing on after-hours HVAC charges?
It happens when the lease's 'standard operating hours' definition doesn't line up with what the base CAM rate actually covers, so the same hours get billed twice under two different line items.
What should my firm request to check this?
Ask for the lease's operating hours definition, then compare it against both the CAM utility line item and the separate after-hours HVAC invoices for any overlapping window.
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