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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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How to Read Your CAM Statement Line by Line

A step-by-step guide to verifying every section of your annual CAM reconciliation statement

What you will learn

  • What information to verify in the header section before reading any numbers
  • How to check the management fee line in three steps
  • How to verify your pro-rata share percentage against your lease
  • What red flag line item descriptions look like and why they appear
  • How to verify the true-up calculation at the bottom of the statement

A CAM reconciliation statement is designed to inform the landlord's accounting team, not the tenant. The layout, terminology, and level of detail make it easy to overlook billing errors that add up to thousands of dollars. This guide walks through every section of a standard CAM statement and shows you exactly what to check.

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By Angel Campa, Founder

I built CAMAudit after seeing how many tenants overpay on CAM reconciliations without realizing they have the right to audit.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most important thing to check on a CAM statement?
The pro-rata share percentage. Every dollar of error in the percentage multiplies across every line item in the statement. Start with the header, confirm your square footage matches the lease, confirm the denominator matches the lease's definition, and calculate the percentage yourself before reading anything else.
What does it mean when a line item description is vague?
Vague descriptions like "building improvements," "administrative costs," or "property operations" should be scrutinized. They are sometimes used to bundle capital expenditures, corporate overhead, or non-recoverable costs into the CAM pool without clear identification. Request invoices or a breakdown for any line over your lease's threshold.
What is the true-up calculation and how do I check it?
The true-up shows the difference between what you paid in monthly estimates throughout the year and what you actually owe based on the reconciliation. The math is: actual annual CAM × your pro-rata share − estimated payments made = balance due (or credit). Verify each input independently before accepting the final number.

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