Regular extermination and pest prevention services for common areas of a commercial building, including treatment for rodents, insects, and other pests. Pest control for individual tenant spaces is typically billed directly to the tenant, while common area pest control is part of CAM.
Common area pest control covers scheduled preventive treatments and reactive extermination in lobbies, hallways, loading docks, trash compactor areas, basements, mechanical rooms, and exterior perimeters. The service contract usually includes monthly or quarterly visits. Lease language should distinguish between common area pest control (CAM-eligible) and tenant-specific infestations (tenant-responsible). Some leases exclude pest control from the CAM pool entirely.
A landlord included pest control costs for a restaurant tenant's kitchen infestation in the shared CAM pool. The $18,000 remediation bill was split among all tenants via pro-rata share, even though the problem originated in and was confined to a single tenant's space.
Verify that pest control charges in CAM cover only common areas. If you see a sharp increase, request the vendor invoices to confirm the treatment locations. Tenant-specific pest issues should be billed directly to the responsible tenant, not shared across all occupants.
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