Landlord Response Memos: Review the Next Step With Clients
Last updated: May 2026
The landlord response memo turns audit findings into a first draft partners can review with the client. Adjust the tone and decide what belongs in the conversation before anything goes to the landlord.
Choose your tone
Three options:
Collaborative
Assumes the discrepancy might be a mistake. Asks the property manager to review and correct. Works well when the client has a long-term relationship to preserve.
Neutral
States the findings and the lease provisions factually. No emotional framing. Requests a response within a standard business timeline.
Aggressive
Cites possible lease issues, references the overcharge amount, and requests a credit or refund within a specific deadline. Use when informal channels have already been tried.
This is a draft, not legal advice
Add a reviewable landlord response memo to your CAM recovery workflow
Review and edit
The memo is pre-filled with client-specific findings: each overcharge, the lease clause involved, and the dollar amount. Partners can edit any section before the client approves the next step.
Common edits include adjusting the salutation, adding client-specific context, specifying how a credit should be applied, or softening language before first outreach.
Document the next step
Export a PDF when the client wants a record for internal approval, counsel review, or landlord follow-up.
Keep the memo with the full audit report. If the landlord questions the numbers, the math proofs and lease citations give the client a documented basis for the conversation.
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