CAM - Common Area Maintenance or CAM - Certified Administrative Manager

Common Area Maintenance

The mortgage is not included in the Common Area Maintenance. Common Area Maintenance (CAM) expense is considered the expense for taxes, insurance and maintenance and operation of the Common Areas of a property including but not limited to, shared utilities, community lighting, parking lot repairs, landscaping, etc. A mortgage is not considered an operations expense. Leases will usually specify what constitutes CAM charges reimbursable by the tenant (lessee) to the owner (lessor).

CAM is an abbreviation that stands for Common Area Maintenance and is most frequently associated with multi-tenant commercial properties.

In rent roll CAM means "common area maintenance". CAM charges are expenses incurred in maintaining the common areas of a building. They include everything from property taxes and insurance to landscaping and janitorial.