Common area maintenance (CAM) charges play a key role in managing and maintaining commercial properties. CAM charges are not standardized and vary from one property/landlord/market/location to another. To maintain transparency with tenants these expenses are allocated appropriately and proportionately, and it is therefore important to follow the lease terms and guidelines and ensure accurate calculations
The US Law defines CAM charges as the expense that a tenant is expected to pay up on a pro-rata basis towards the annual maintenance, repair and operation of common utility areas, as incurred by the landlord / property owner. In the real scenario, CAM charges are basically whatever the landlord has mentioned in the