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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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Is it worth auditing my NNN lease CAM charges

For NNN tenants, CAM audits consistently surface errors because the billing structure is complex enough that mistakes happen frequently. Industry data suggests 30 to 50 percent of NNN reconciliations contain at least one billing error. The flat fee for a CAMAudit scan ($199 for a single audit) is recoverable with a single line item correction in almost every case.

TL;DR

The cost of not auditing is invisible because the overcharge continues year over year and compounds; the cost of auditing is $199 and five minutes of document upload time.

Who this is for

NNN tenants who are weighing the time and cost of a CAM audit against the potential recovery and want a data-informed way to decide whether to proceed.

Who this is not for

Tenants in the final months of their lease with no intention of renewing, or tenants whose audit rights window has already expired for all prior reconciliation years.

What CAMAudit Checks in This Scenario

Rule 1

Gross Lease Charges

Flags charges inappropriate for a NNN structure.

Rule 2

Excluded Service Charges

Cross-references your lease exclusion list.

Rule 3

Management Fee Overcharge

Verifies the management fee percentage cap.

Rule 4

Pro-Rata Share Error

Recalculates your correct share.

Rule 5

Gross-Up Violation

Checks occupancy-level gross-up application.

Rule 6

CAM Cap Violation

Validates controllable expense cap compliance.

Rule 12

Common Area Misclassification

Identifies capital expenses in operating pool.

What to Do Next

  1. 1Estimate your annual CAM payment total and note how many years remain in your lease.
  2. 2Check your lease for an audit rights clause and note the deadline to dispute each prior-year reconciliation.
  3. 3Run the free CAMAudit scan on your most recent reconciliation to get a findings report at no cost.
  4. 4Review the findings to determine the total potential recovery amount.
  5. 5Decide whether to dispute based on the findings and the effort required.
  6. 6If you proceed, use the dispute letter draft feature to generate a formal written objection.
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Upload two PDFs. 13 detection rules. Under 5 minutes. Free.

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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.

Start Free Audit

Run the free audit once you are ready to quantify the overcharge.

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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.