How Much Money Can Better Lease Management Really Save You?

Written By Alexander Beggins

If you’re managing dozens—or even hundreds—of commercial leases, you're sitting on hidden savings. From missed rent escalations to inflated CAM charges, the small errors add up fast. At LeaseControls, we’ve seen firsthand how streamlined lease administration can save businesses tens or even hundreds of thousands per year.

Here’s how:

1. Catching Overcharges & CAM Errors

Most landlords pass through Common Area Maintenance (CAM) and taxes with little transparency. Without close review, you could be:

  • Paying for services outside your lease scope

  • Overbilled for admin fees or property tax increases

  • Missing opportunities to challenge or audit charges

CAM audits alone can recover 2–10% annually in many portfolios.

2. Avoiding Missed Deadlines (and Penalties)

One missed option notice can mean:

  • Losing a prime location

  • Triggering automatic rent hikes

  • Getting locked into unfavorable lease terms

Our system tracks every critical date, sends alerts, and even builds renewal workflows—so you never miss a beat.

3. Real-Time Lease Visibility = Smarter Decisions

When lease data is scattered across emails, PDFs, or spreadsheets, it’s hard to answer basic questions:

  • When does this lease expire?

  • Are we being double-billed for utilities?

  • How much rent are we paying in this market?

With LeaseControls, you get a real-time dashboard that centralizes data, flags risks, and helps you negotiate with confidence.

4. Freeing Up Your Team’s Time

Lease administration is time-consuming and error-prone when done manually. Our platform and services eliminate hours of:

  • Document hunting

  • Data re-entry

  • Email back-and-forth

Freeing up just 10–15 hours per month = $5,000–$10,000/year in soft savings per employee.

5. Actual Case Example

A multi-site healthcare group saved over $82,000 in Year 1 by:

  • Recovering CAM overcharges

  • Terminating unneeded locations on time

  • Renegotiating 2 leases using real-time comps from their dashboard

Ready to Save?

You don’t need new software or a 6-month rollout. LeaseControls offers:

  • Full-service lease abstraction and audits

  • Real-time dashboards with alerts

  • ASC 842 compliance support

  • Optional CAM audits and tax protest coordination

Upload one sample lease and see what we find—free.
Let’s show you how much money you’re leaving on the table.

Call us at (832) 690-7216 or visit LeaseControls.com to learn more. 

Alexander Beggins
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