Year-over-year reconciliation comparison is one of the most effective ways to spot billing errors. Line items that spike, appear for the first time, or disappear and reappear are red flags. CAMAudit runs the comparison automatically across all 14 detection rules, highlighting exactly which charges changed and whether the changes comply with your lease provisions.
TL;DR
Comparing two or more years takes slightly more upload time but dramatically increases the accuracy of the audit by revealing trends and anomalies that a single-year review would miss.
Who this is for
Tenants who have multiple years of CAM reconciliation statements and want to identify year-over-year anomalies, new charges, or suspicious increases.
Who this is not for
Tenants in the first year of their lease with no prior reconciliation to compare against.
CAM Cap Violation
Year-over-year comparison is essential for cap verification. CAMAudit calculates the maximum allowable increase from the prior year and flags any amount above the cap.
Controllable Expense Cap Overcharge
The scan separates controllable from uncontrollable expenses across both years and verifies that controllable expense growth stays within your lease cap.
Base Year Error
Comparing reconciliation years helps identify whether the base year amount has been modified or whether the year-over-year increase methodology has changed.
Estimated Payment True-Up Error
The scan compares estimated payment amounts and true-up calculations across years to flag inconsistencies in how the landlord reconciles estimates to actuals.
Upload two PDFs. 14 detection rules. Under 15 minutes. Free.
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?
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