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Lease Audit Recovery Calculator
Audits recover 3-10% of billed CAM.
Net recovery
$122,400
Gross recovery
$153,000
Audit cost
$30,600
How the math works
Gross = CAM × years × recovery %. Audit cost = gross × cost %. Net = gross − audit.
$850k × 3 × 6% = $153k gross. × 20% = $30.6k audit cost. $122.4k net recovery.
How to Use
- Enter annual CAM billed.
- Enter audit years.
- Enter recovery rate %.
- Enter audit cost %.
- Read net recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions
What audits find?
Duplicate billing. Non-qualifying capital items billed as OpEx. Incorrect base year. Missing exclusions. Pro-rata calculation errors. Gross-up methodology. Excessive management fees. Variable expenses not grossed up. Average finding: 3-10% of CAM billed.
When to audit?
Tenant-side: annually on every lease with CAM > $50k. Large leases (<$1M CAM): specialized auditors. Landlord-side: systemic CAM management prevents need. Industry studies: average audit recovers 5% of billed; 5-7x cost of audit.
Cost?
Typical audit: $5k-$25k per lease. Contingency (share of recovery): 15-25%. Hourly: $250-450/hr. Large portfolios: ratio-based fees. Tenant-side: always contingent-optional. ROI for tenant: 4-10x typical; underutilized practice.
What documentation matters here?
Written leases, move-in/move-out inspections with photographs, ledger entries showing every payment and charge, served notices with proof of service, and contemporaneous emails or texts. Courts weigh written evidence heavily; informal understandings rarely stand. Institutional operators run a monthly file audit to catch gaps before they matter. Good paper trails recover most of what's owed.
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