The cost of maintaining shared loading dock areas, including dock leveler repairs, bumper replacement, overhead door servicing, lighting, and pavement upkeep. Loading dock maintenance is a CAM expense in buildings where docks serve multiple tenants.
Loading dock maintenance encompasses hydraulic and mechanical dock leveler servicing, dock bumper and seal replacement, overhead coiling door repair, dock plate maintenance, truck well drainage, lighting, and pavement repair within the loading area. In multi-tenant buildings with shared loading facilities, these costs are allocated via CAM. In buildings where a single tenant has exclusive dock access, the cost should be billed directly to that tenant.
A building had two loading docks: one shared by four tenants and one used exclusively by a distribution tenant. The landlord pooled all dock maintenance costs into CAM and allocated them pro-rata across all tenants, including the exclusive dock's $24,000 annual maintenance.
If your building has both shared and exclusive-use loading docks, verify that only shared dock maintenance appears in CAM. Exclusive-use docks should be billed directly to the tenant with sole access. Request the maintenance invoices and confirm which dock each invoice covers.
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