1. "The Journey Begins" Understanding CAM Lease Language
Presented by:
Pamela Myers – Petco
Jessica Mihm – Buckle

2. Class Objectives
To assist Auditors & Lease Administrators MAXIMIZE SAVINGS when completing the CAM reconciliation through understanding lease language

3. Topics to Include Lease language Pro-rata share
Management and administrative charges
Utilities, Insurance, Taxes, CapEx, Contributions, etc.
The audit process and internal support
Components of the reconciliation

4. What is CAM?
Common Area Maintenance CAM is clearly (or not so clearly) defined in each Lease CAM in short, is one of the net charges billed to tenants in a commercial triple net (NNN) lease, and are paid by tenants to the landlord of commercial property.

5. “What does your Lease say?”
The Lease
Lease determines what can or cannot be charged to Tenant
Landlord is responsible for providing reasonable documentation supporting expenses charged on reconciliations
Expenses must be necessary and relate directly to common area operations
“What does your Lease say?”

6. How is each one of your Leases defined?
Definitions
How is each one of your Leases defined?

7. Definitions
Common Areas: All areas in the Shopping Center which are, from time to time, available for the joint use and benefit of Tenant and other tenants and occupants of the Shopping Center… Floor Area: The actual number of square feet of space contained on all floors within any building area in the Shopping Center …

8. Definitions
Shopping Center: As the same may be changed from time to time, the land and buildings and other improvements constituting an integrated Shopping Center which Landlord and others have constructed or caused to be constructed, commonly known as X. Tenant’s Pro Rata Share: A fraction whose numerator is the Floor Area of the Premises and whose denominator is the Floor Area of the Shopping Center as may be re- determined any time a building (and/or Floor Area) is added to or removed from the Shopping Center…

9. CAM Defined
Common Area Costs: Landlord shall operate, maintain, repair & replace the Common Areas as required by this Lease and otherwise to the standard by which Common Areas of first-class shopping centers are operated, maintained, repaired & replaced, including, w/out limitation, snow, ice, rubbish & debris removal (including installation & maintenance of sidewalk refuse containers), landscaping, adequate lighting, insurance, parking lot paving & striping, drainage, security (as reasonably required) and administrative and overhead costs equal to fifteen percent (15%) of all of the foregoing…

10. CAM Defined
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, Landlord's Common Area Costs shall not include: (a) depreciation; (b) costs of original or new construction, remodeling or renovation of the Center, land acquisition, real estate rental fees, or items for which Landlord is reimbursed by insurance or warranties or compensated for due to loss or damage to the Common areas or service areas, to the extent of such compensation or reimbursement; (c) management fees; (d) costs of leasing space to other Tenants; and (e) costs of a capital nature to the extent they improve the Common Areas to beyond their original condition or utility as they may be put from time to time by Landlord.

11. CAM Defined Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of Common Areas:
A fraction whose numerator is the Floor Area of the Premises and whose denominator is the average occupied Floor Area of the Shopping Center (excluding the Floor Area of the Majors), provided, however, that such denominator shall not be less than 80% of the average rentable Floor Area of the Shopping Center (excluding the Floor Area of the Majors).
Majors: A single Tenant occupying at least 50,000 contiguous square feet of Floor Area and operating under a single trade name.
All leasable space, including Majors and outparcels, are included in the pro-rata share unless specifically excluded in the Lease (check those definitions).

12. Prorata Share
The denominator can be verified from a number of different sources including:
Lease
Tenant Roster (ask for them from LL)
LL Web Site “Leasing”
Mall Directory (store Manager can help)
Shoppingcenters.com

13. Prorata Share
GLA (area) vs. GLOA (occupied) Gross Leasable Area based on actual square footage of all buildings regardless of occupancy Gross Leased and Occupied Area based on occupancy rates of all square footage of buildings Less Majors/Anchors??? Not less than…

14. Prorata Share
What should be included? Kiosks Storage Trailers Temporary Tenants Out Parcels

15. Management/Admin Fees
Charged by Landlords as compensation for off- site or on-site management & other non-direct expenses associated with shopping center

16. Management/Admin Fees
Generally based on a % of expenses, but can be based on actual expenses or a flat fee
Management Fees based on % of Gross Receipts for Center
If the Lease is silent with respect to an admin fee, an admin fee cannot be charged!
“The Double Dip”

17. CAPS Stated in Lease as % increase over prior year
Cumulative or Actual prior year
Controllable v. Uncontrollable expenses
CPI
Base Year

18. Additional Items Included in CAM
Utilities / Trash
Insurance
Real Estate Taxes or an allocable percentage of Common Area charged to separate parcels
Capital Expenses
Contributions

19. Utilities Water / Sewer, Electric & Gas Are they CAM Utilities
Tenant specific
Temp spaces
Check meter numbers

20. Insurance
Not always paid pursuant to the same section of the Lease as CAM
The Landlord is responsible to justify insurance costs charged back, as well as any allocations made
Ask for Declaration Page and schedule of properties
Generally, only certain types of Insurance coverage may be charged back to tenants

21. Capital Expenses
Expenses which, in accordance with GAAP, are not fully chargeable in the year the expense is incurred.
Look for large $$ amounts/increases from prior year expense
Consult Store managers (if allowed) about expansion projects in Common Area
Does the lease allow?

22. Contributions
Leases can provide for deducting CAM contributions from expense in lieu of including Floor Area in the denominator:
“The Majors”
Contributions are not deductible from expenses unless specifically stated in YOUR Lease
Contributions typically are based on a Fixed amount a “Major” pays (not PRS)

23. What works best for you (do the math)
Contributions
Has the Landlord provided evidence of Contribution? G/L, cancelled checks, Leases?
Did the Landlord deduct for “ancillary income” from Kiosks, Trailers, Fairs/Carnivals, Santa, etc…?
Pro Rata Share vs. Contribution
What works best for you (do the math)

24. The Audit Process & Support
Who is on your side? Legal? Store?
Develop process to track recs (when received, letters written requesting back-up, disputes, defaults, payments, etc…)
TRACK YOUR $AVING$! (Impact to P&L/Cost Avoidance)
NRTA as networking tool - get to know one another. It will help!

25. CAM or NOT CAM?
Let’s Play!!!

26. CAM or NOT CAM? Repairs/Maintenance On-site labor
Ohio State University football season tix
Snow removal
Utilities
Trash
Insurance

27. CAM or NOT CAM? Parking lot resurfacing New traffic lights
Construction of new building
Roof repairs
Charges associated with Temp Tenants
Painting

28. CAM or NOT CAM? Structural repairs Windows Shopping cart dents in cars
Sweeping (p/l or sidewalk)
Fire sprinklers
Seasonal flowers

29. CAM or NOT CAM? Property Manager car Security vehicle / Golf carts
Security for special events
Holiday decorations
Muzak
Weed removal

30. More Information GOOGLE YAHOO ETC
(Directory of Major Malls Web site and Book)
BOMA International (A-4) (Building Owners & Managers Association)
(10-K Statements)
(wayback machine)

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