Before you sign a NNN lease, understanding your CAM exposure is critical. The lease language around pro-rata share calculations, expense exclusions, management fee caps, gross-up provisions, and audit rights determines how much you will pay beyond base rent for the life of the lease. CAMAudit can analyze a draft lease and reconciliation history to flag potential problem areas before you commit.
TL;DR
Spending 30 minutes reviewing CAM provisions before signing can save thousands per year over a 5 to 10 year lease term; skipping this step locks you into whatever terms the landlord drafted.
Who this is for
Prospective tenants evaluating a NNN or modified gross lease who want to understand the CAM structure and identify lease provisions that could lead to unexpectedly high charges.
Who this is not for
Tenants signing a full gross lease where the landlord absorbs all operating expenses, or tenants who have already signed and cannot renegotiate terms.
Pro-Rata Share Error
CAMAudit verifies how your pro-rata share is defined in the draft lease and identifies denominator definitions that could inflate your share, such as excluding anchor tenants or using occupied rather than total area.
CAM Cap Violation
The scan checks whether the draft lease includes a CAM cap or controllable expense cap and evaluates whether the cap language is strong enough to limit your exposure.
Gross-Up Violation
CAMAudit reviews the gross-up clause in the draft lease to identify provisions that allow the landlord to inflate variable expenses beyond reasonable occupancy assumptions.
Management Fee Overcharge
The scan checks whether the draft lease caps management fees and at what percentage, so you can evaluate whether the cap is reasonable before signing.
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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.
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