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CAM Season Finale: Property Manager Edition

ricklahkar
May 11
1 min read

PM: CAM recon says $0.17/SF true-up and your 'free lobby coffee' wasn’t free Tenant: Wait, CAM isn’t Netflix? Owner: Can we shift the roof leak to Q4 for optics? Me (Property Manager): After fire inspection, elevator permit, and 37 W-9s—absolutely not 😂

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