During commercial leasing negotiations, landlords and tenants will often extensively negotiate the terms of a cap on the controllable operating expenses under a lease. Often, however, the issue of ...

Ari Chazanas is the founder and CEO of Lotus West Properties, a property management and investment firm based in West Los Angeles. Tenant improvement (TI) and common area maintenance (CAM) are just as ...

Common-area maintenance charges can be equal to as much as half a tenant's rent. So it's important to pay attention to those charges during the lease negotiation. Franchisees who want to reign in ...

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello released a video addressing Common Area Maintenance (CAM) fees that the landlord said are owed on Troy City Hall. Mantello acknowledged the ...

TROY, N.Y. — Troy’s rent dispute of $184,000 in Common Area Maintenance (CAM) charges in City Hall’s lease for the Hedley Building is now public. However, Mayor Carmella Mantello said the city has ...