Tenant Audits.  A tenant's audit of its operating costs is as necessary as a landlord's audit of tenant sales. Even as many landlords convert their leases to “fixed CAM,” audits remain as important as ever – in some cases, even more so. When are audits indispensable and what can you do when your landlord says “no.”.

Fixed CAM
Now that fixed CAM is a reality for many, what can you insert into your leases to insure that the landlord is properly spending your money? Also, where you’re not paying fixed CAM, 10 tips to reduce operating costs.

Latest Developments
Federal Court rules that shopping center landlord and its managing agent may owe fiduciary duty to tenant. Also, ten decisions every retail attorney and lease administrator should read.

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