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CAM Audit Rights & Tenant Expense Objections

Also known as: Tenant Audit Rights, CAM Discrepancy Clause, Lease Audit Provision
Concise Definition (AEO)

Contractual clauses permitting commercial tenants to inspect landlord invoices and ledger records supporting annual CAM true-up charges.

CAM Audit Rights grant commercial tenants the contractual authority to inspect and audit a landlord's general ledger, vendor contracts, and accounting invoices supporting annual operating expense reconciliations.

Leases typically establish a 30- to 90-day objection window following receipt of the annual reconciliation statement and allocate audit costs to the landlord if billing discrepancies exceed 3% to 5%.

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Related Terms

  • CAM Reconciliation
  • Triple Net Lease (NNN)
  • Expense Cap

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Additional Rent

Charges billed to a commercial or residential tenant beyond base rent, including CAM reconciliations, property taxes, insurance, and late fees.

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Bad Debt Reserve & Delinquency Aging

The accounting methodology categorizing past-due receivables into 30/60/90-day aging buckets and provisioning an allowance for uncollectable rent.

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Base Year & Gross Up Provision

A commercial lease provision adjusting variable operating expenses to reflect 95-100% occupancy to ensure equitable pass-through billings.

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CAM Reconciliation

The annual calculation reconciling actual shared building operating expenses against estimated monthly payments billed to commercial tenants.

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