Flex Space Lease tenants face specific billing risks tied to how expenses are allocated and reconciled. The most common error appears in the section below. CAMAudit runs 14 forensic detection rules on your reconciliation statement to identify every recoverable dollar.
HVAC allocation ambiguity, office HVAC is typically HVAC year-round at standard comfort levels, while warehouse HVAC (if any) is minimal. When a landlord installs a unified HVAC system and charges costs without submetering or allocation, the office tenant can be billed for warehouse climate costs and vice versa. Loading dock door replacement is also commonly mischaracterized as maintenance.
A lease for "flex" industrial-office properties, buildings designed to accommodate a mix of office (typically 20 to 30% of the square footage) and industrial/warehouse use (70 to 80%). The lease structure is typically modified gross or NNN, with expense allocation reflecting the property's hybrid nature: the office portion may be subject to different HVAC and utility standards than the warehouse portion.
Varies by lease: modified gross structures typically leave utilities and interior maintenance with the tenant; NNN structures pass all operating expenses. Flex properties often have separate metering for the office and warehouse portions, with different utility consumption profiles. Property taxes and insurance are typically passed through on a pro-rata share basis if multi-tenant.
For multi-tenant flex parks, CAM is calculated identically to standard NNN, monthly estimate based on prior year actuals, annual reconciliation, pro-rata share by GLA. For single-tenant flex, the tenant pays 100% of all operating costs. Roof and structural responsibility varies significantly: some flex leases assign HVAC and dock door replacement to tenants.
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Verify HVAC costs are allocated between office and warehouse portions proportionally. Confirm loading dock door replacements are classified as capital expenditures and excluded from maintenance CAM. Review pro-rata share calculations to ensure the denominator includes all flex buildings in the park, not just the occupied ones.
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