Don\u2019t let your landlord pass the buck to you with inappropriate common area maintenance (CAM) costs. Common area maintenance clauses require tenants to pay their proportionate share of the maintenance and operation costs but exactly what\u2019s included varies from lease to lease.\u00a0 Certain fees make sense, but your landlord\u2019s capital expenditures and tacked-on administrative fees may cause greater costs than you should bear. Try to get a cap to CAM costs, increases, and\u00a0reasonable administrative fees that are tied to the services your landlord provides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"