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title: "What Is CAM (Common Area Maintenance)? | Calibre Glossary"
description: "Common area maintenance refers to charges for maintaining shared areas of a commercial property, such as parking lots, landscaping, lobbies and exterior."
url: https://calibre.multisites.ai/glossary/common-area-maintenance
publisher: Calibre Commercial Inspections
phone: "+1-208-305-6245"
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Leases and transactions

# Common Area Maintenance (CAM)

Common area maintenance refers to charges for maintaining shared areas of a commercial property, such as parking lots, landscaping, lobbies and exterior lighting, often passed to tenants under a net lease.

## Why it matters

CAM charges can be a major tenant cost. Leases define what counts as CAM and what is a capital item the landlord must pay. Parking lot, roof and structural repairs are often disputed.

Source: [law.cornell.edu](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/net_lease)

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