Dollar General Shelby NC: tenant infrastructure misclassification case study
A public-record retail CAM case study showing $10,700 in common area misclassification: dedicated electrical panel and plumbing upgrades pooled into shared CAM.
What happened
Dollar General's 2021 reconciliation pooled two tenant-specific infrastructure items: a $7,500 dedicated electrical panel and $3,200 in tenant-only plumbing upgrades. Both serve only the Dollar General tenancy and are non-common-area expenses under Rule 12. The $10,700 combined overcharge formed the basis of the 2022 Cleveland County Superior Court action.
Findings from the pipeline
Rule 12: Common Area Misclassification
medium confidence
$7,500
Non-common-area item 'Dedicated Electrical Panel (Tenant Suite)' ($7,500.00) included in shared CAM pool.
Math proof
item_confidence=0.88, factor=0.90, score=0.792
Statement references
- Dedicated Electrical Panel: Tenant Suite
Rule 12: Common Area Misclassification
medium confidence
$3,200
Non-common-area item 'Tenant-Only Plumbing Upgrades' ($3,200.00) included in shared CAM pool.
Math proof
item_confidence=0.85, factor=0.90, score=0.765
Statement references
- Tenant-Only Plumbing Upgrades
Lease evidence
- Common area expenses shared pro-rata; tenant-specific infrastructure billed directly.
- No tenant maintenance obligations that would alter this classification.
Why this matters
Small-format retail tenants like Dollar General frequently have tenant-specific infrastructure (dedicated electrical, separate plumbing) that landlords sometimes bundle into CAM for administrative convenience. Each dollar of non-common-area cost pooled into CAM effectively shifts that cost to all tenants.
Dispute letter draft excerpt
Request for Cooperative Review of Certain Line Items. The automated review flagged $10,700 in tenant-specific infrastructure costs pooled into shared CAM: dedicated electrical panel ($7,500) and tenant-only plumbing ($3,200).
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