Tenant share
Does the statement use the area and cost pool your lease requires?
Lease share clause · rentable-area schedule · allocation worksheet
Restaurant lease guide
Know what is behind your NNN bill.
Taxes, insurance, and shared operating costs can reach your restaurant through an annual reconciliation. Follow each charge from the statement back to the lease and the records that support it.
The three-input review
01
Lease and amendments
Which costs, shares, caps, and review rules apply?
02
Annual statement
What year, cost pool, charges, and credits are shown?
03
Payment history
Which estimates and other credits were already paid?
A higher bill is a question to investigate, not proof of an overcharge.
Five restaurant billing questions
Look past the category name.
These are questions to verify, not a list of charges that are automatically disallowed. Keep the lease term and requested record beside each one.
Shared services
Are trash, grease service, parking, delivery areas, or utilities assigned as the lease provides?
Service invoices · cost-pool detail · allocation method
Administrative fees
Is the rate applied to the correct base, within any lease limit, and free of overlapping charges?
Fee calculation · expense base · management invoices
Capital projects
How does the lease treat roof, paving, HVAC, or equipment work and any amortization?
Project scope · invoice · in-service date · amortization schedule
Payments and credits
Do the monthly estimates and other credits appear in the annual true-up?
Payment ledger · prior-year credits · annual reconciliation
Keep the distinction clear
A charge is not a finding.
An invoice, ledger, or allocation schedule may be needed before you can determine whether an amount follows your agreement.
A restaurant-specific example
Who benefits from a shared service?
Suppose an annual statement includes a grease-service charge. The category does not tell you whether it was for your restaurant, several food tenants, or the entire center.
Illustrative question only. The lease and service records determine whether and how the cost can be billed.
Illustrative statement lineShared services
Listed expense
Grease-service charge
Ask the lease
Which spaces can be charged, and what share or separate billing rule applies?
Request the detail
Get the service invoice, locations served, cost pool, and allocation worksheet.
Then compare: Is the billed share consistent with the agreement and the work performed?
See the math
A balance is not an overcharge.
This illustrative true-up shows how a balance can appear. The next task is to verify the cost pool, tenant share, and credits against the lease and records.
Illustrative arithmetic only. It does not describe a real property or establish a recoverable amount.
Illustrative annual true-up
Allocated expense pool$300,000
Illustrative tenant share× 5%
Calculated share$15,000
Estimated payments credited− $12,000
Statement balance$3,000
Verify every input. The $3,000 balance is not a proven overcharge.
When a line does not match
Record the question. Check the review procedure.
Note the statement year, line item, amount, and lease clause. Request the particular invoice, area schedule, fee calculation, or payment ledger needed to check it. A report does not send a notice or preserve rights for you.
Continue learning
Keep the right guide close.
Franchise CAM
Compare questions across locations without treating leases as identical.
Read the guide ↗Common questions
Before you draw a conclusion.
Does a higher NNN bill prove an overcharge?
No. A higher bill is a reason to compare the annual statement with the signed lease, payment history, and supporting records. The increase alone does not establish an error.
Are restaurant-specific services always shared?
No. Whether a service is shared, separately billed, or excluded depends on the lease and the work actually performed. Ask for the invoice and allocation detail.
Is the annual balance a recoverable amount?
No. The balance is the amount shown after charges and credits. It is not an overcharge unless the underlying terms and records support a correction.
Will a report preserve my audit rights?
No. Read the lease's notice and records-access procedure and send any required request to the proper recipient before its deadline.
Your next step
Start with your lease and statement.
Begin with a free lease preview. Add an annual statement and supporting PDFs if you have them, then review the initial questions before deciding whether a full report is useful.