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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 do I know if my CAM charges are too high

There is no single market benchmark that tells you what your CAM charges should be because every lease is different. The right question is whether your charges are correct under your specific lease terms, not whether they match what another tenant pays. CAMAudit checks your reconciliation against your lease definitions and runs 13 forensic detection rules to answer that question precisely.

TL;DR

Spending 5 minutes to upload your documents and run the scan either confirms the charges are correct (peace of mind) or surfaces specific errors with dollar amounts (actionable findings).

Who this is for

Commercial tenants in the early stages of reviewing their CAM reconciliation who want a systematic way to determine whether the charges are accurate before deciding whether to dispute.

Who this is not for

Tenants looking for a market benchmark comparison only; CAMAudit focuses on lease compliance, not market comparisons, which require a different type of analysis.

What CAMAudit Checks in This Scenario

Rule 1

Gross Lease Charges

Checks for charges that should only appear in gross lease structures.

Rule 2

Excluded Service Charges

Cross-references your lease exclusion list against every CAM line item.

Rule 3

Management Fee Overcharge

Verifies the management fee percentage against your lease cap.

Rule 4

Pro-Rata Share Error

Recalculates your correct pro-rata share from your lease definition.

Rule 5

Gross-Up Violation

Checks whether gross-up is applied at a permitted occupancy level.

Rule 6

CAM Cap Violation

Verifies that controllable expense growth does not exceed your lease cap.

Rule 7

Base Year Error

Confirms the correct base year figure is used in expense stop calculations.

Rule 9

Insurance Overcharge

Flags insurance premiums that exceed allowable amounts or cover landlord-only risks.

Rule 10

Tax Overallocation

Checks that property tax charges are allocated according to your lease terms.

Rule 11

Utility Overcharge

Identifies utility charges that should be metered separately or excluded.

Rule 12

Common Area Misclassification

Flags capital expenditures and excluded expenses reclassified as operating costs.

Rule 13

Controllable Expense Cap Violation

Checks whether controllable expense growth exceeds any lease-defined percentage cap.

What to Do Next

  1. 1Gather your most recent CAM reconciliation statement and a copy of your lease or lease abstract.
  2. 2Identify the lease sections that define CAM, your pro-rata share, excluded expenses, and any caps.
  3. 3Upload both documents to CAMAudit and run the full 13-rule scan.
  4. 4Review the findings report for any triggered rules and the associated dollar amounts.
  5. 5If findings are present, determine whether the amounts justify the time needed to prepare and send a dispute.
  6. 6If no violations are found, you have documentation confirming your charges are lease-compliant.
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Next Best Step

Choose your next move

Scenario pages should bridge from diagnosis into the dispute path and audit proof.

What is a CAM audit?

Use the audit process if you still need to validate the billing error.

See the CAM dispute guide

Use the dispute playbook if the issue is already active.

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Frequently asked questions

This page provides general educational information. It is not legal advice and may not reflect the most current law in your state. Consult a licensed attorney for advice specific to your situation.