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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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My management fee exceeds the cap in my lease

Management fee overcharges are one of the most common and easiest-to-prove CAM billing errors. If your lease caps the management fee at a specific percentage and your reconciliation shows a higher percentage applied, you have a clear, documentable overcharge. CAMAudit runs the math automatically using your lease terms.

TL;DR

Management fee overcharges compound annually and can accumulate to significant amounts over a multi-year lease; catching and disputing them early stops the overcharge from repeating in future reconciliation cycles.

Who this is for

Tenants whose lease includes a specific management fee cap, usually expressed as a percentage of gross revenues or base rent, and who suspect the landlord has applied a higher percentage on their reconciliation.

Who this is not for

Tenants whose lease is silent on management fee limits, meaning the landlord has discretion to charge whatever is reasonable, or tenants on gross leases where management costs are bundled into base rent.

What CAMAudit Checks in This Scenario

Rule 3

Management Fee Overcharge

CAMAudit extracts the management fee percentage cap from your lease, calculates what the fee should be based on the allowable base, and compares it to what's billed. Any excess is flagged with the dollar amount overcharged.

What to Do Next

  1. 1Find the management fee clause in your lease, noting the percentage cap and the base it applies to (gross revenues, base rent, or total operating expenses).
  2. 2Locate the management fee line item on your CAM reconciliation and record the dollar amount and effective percentage.
  3. 3Upload your lease and reconciliation to CAMAudit to run Rule 3 automatically.
  4. 4Review the output showing the allowable fee versus the billed fee and the resulting overcharge amount.
  5. 5Send a written dispute to your landlord citing the lease clause and the overcharge calculation from the CAMAudit report.
  6. 6Request a credit on your next monthly CAM estimate or a check for the overpayment.
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What is a CAM audit?

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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.