A property tax reassessment can dramatically increase the tax component of your CAM charges, especially after a building sale or renovation. However, not all tax increases are fully recoverable from tenants. Your lease may limit tax pass-throughs to a stated annual increase, exclude reassessments triggered by a sale, or define a base year tax amount. CAMAudit checks whether the tax allocation complies with your lease provisions.
TL;DR
Property taxes are often the single largest line item on a CAM reconciliation; even a small overallocation can amount to a significant overpayment.
Who this is for
Tenants who received a significantly higher CAM bill driven by a property tax increase and want to verify that the tax allocation follows their lease terms.
Who this is not for
Tenants on a gross lease where property taxes are included in base rent, or tenants whose lease explicitly passes through all tax increases without limitation.
Tax Overallocation
CAMAudit flags tax charges that exceed lease-defined limits, identifies reassessment-related increases that your lease may exclude, and verifies your pro-rata share of the tax bill.
Pro-Rata Share Error
The scan recalculates your share of property taxes using the denominator your lease defines and flags any discrepancy in the allocation.
Base Year Error
If your lease uses a base year for tax calculations, CAMAudit verifies that the correct base year tax amount is being used and that you are only paying for increases above that baseline.
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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.
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Run the free audit once you are ready to quantify the overcharge.
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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.
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