A professional audit provides invoice-level verification that a self-audit cannot replicate. A self-audit with CAMAudit provides lease-compliance detection for all 14 standard rules in under 15 minutes at a fraction of the cost. For most tenants, the self-audit is the correct starting point and the professional engagement is appropriate only when the findings justify the cost.
TL;DR
A professional audit is comprehensive but costs $3,000 to $15,000 and takes weeks; a self-audit with CAMAudit costs $79 and delivers results in minutes, with the option to escalate to a professional if the findings warrant it.
Who this is for
Tenants deciding whether to invest in a professional audit engagement or handle the review themselves, particularly those who want to screen for errors before committing to professional fees.
Who this is not for
Tenants with portfolios of 20 or more leases in complex institutional properties where professional-grade reporting and CPA certification are required for internal compliance purposes.
Management Fee Overcharge
Self-auditable with CAMAudit using only the reconciliation and lease.
Pro-Rata Share Error
Self-auditable; requires lease definition and reconciliation GLA figures.
Excluded Service Charges
Self-auditable against your lease exclusion list.
Common Area Misclassification
Partially self-auditable; deep verification requires invoice review.
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?
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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