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From Upload to Overcharge Report in Under 5 Minutes

From upload to results, the whole pipeline runs in under 5 minutes. Here's what happens at each step.

Pipeline diagram: upload, OCR, extraction, detection rules, report

Definition

CAM detection rule

A CAM detection rule is a specific forensic check that CAMAudit runs against your lease terms and reconciliation data. Each rule targets a distinct overcharge pattern: an exceeded management fee cap, an incorrect pro-rata share, or an expense category your lease prohibits from pass-through.

1

OCR reads your documents

Both documents go through OCR at the same time. The system reads every page, including scanned images. Tables and line items in your reconciliation statement are parsed into structured data.

This runs in parallel so two-document uploads do not take twice as long.

2

AI extracts your lease terms

Claude AI reads the extracted text and locates the specific provisions that matter for CAM charges: your pro-rata share percentage, management fee cap, any CAM cap language, your base year (if you have one), and any expense categories your lease explicitly excludes.

This extraction runs separately for each document, also in parallel.

3

13 detection rules run

Once extraction is done, twelve checks run against your data. Math-heavy rules are deterministic: they calculate the exact dollar amount of any overcharge. No AI is involved in the math.

Why separate math from AI?

AI is good at reading documents and classifying expenses. It is not reliable for precise arithmetic. All calculations use deterministic Python code so the numbers are exact and auditable.

Classification rules use AI to flag expenses that do not belong in CAM charges based on your lease's exclusion language.

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Recovery of past CAM overcharges depends on your specific lease terms, including any audit rights deadlines or ‘binding and conclusive’ provisions, and on applicable state law. State statute of limitations periods apply to written contracts and range from 3 to 10 years; your actual lookback window may be shorter based on your lease. CAMAudit is a document analysis platform, not a law firm, and nothing on this site constitutes legal advice. Consult a licensed real estate attorney before initiating any dispute or legal proceeding.

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