A CAM cap is supposed to protect you from runaway increases, but landlords sometimes exceed the cap by misapplying the calculation, excluding certain expenses from the cap while still billing them to you, or applying the cap to controllable expenses only while letting uncontrollable costs pass through unchecked. CAMAudit verifies the cap math and flags every violation.
TL;DR
A CAM cap violation means you are paying more than your lease contractually allows; the overpayment is recoverable and the corrected amount should apply going forward.
Who this is for
Tenants whose lease includes a CAM cap (annual percentage increase limit or hard dollar cap) and whose charges still went up beyond what the cap should allow.
Who this is not for
Tenants whose lease has no CAM cap or controllable expense cap clause, or tenants who are seeing increases within the permitted cap percentage.
CAM Cap Violation
CAMAudit extracts the cap percentage or dollar limit from your lease, applies it to the correct base year or prior year amount, and flags any charges that exceed the calculated maximum.
Controllable Expense Cap Overcharge
The scan identifies whether your lease distinguishes between controllable and uncontrollable expenses, and verifies that each category stays within its respective limit.
Base Year Error
If your cap is calculated as a percentage increase over a base year, CAMAudit verifies that the correct base year amount is being used and that no artificial inflation of the base has occurred.
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Next Best Step
Scenario pages should bridge from diagnosis into the dispute path and audit proof.
Use the audit process if you still need to validate the billing error.
Use the dispute playbook if the issue is already active.
Run the free audit once you are ready to quantify the overcharge.
Ready to skip the reading and document the overcharge directly?
Find My OverchargesNeed to extract lease terms before your audit?
A CAM audit is only as accurate as your lease data. lextract.io extracts 126 structured fields from any commercial lease PDF: CAM definitions, pro-rata share, caps, base year, and audit rights. So you have the exact terms your landlord is supposed to follow.
Go to lextract.ioThis 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.
