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Tenants call lease auditors for help; Landlords fight back

October 5, 2009 – Media Mention
Crain's New York Business
In response to office tenants' retaining lease auditors to find overbillings, some commercial landlords are including in leases restrictions on who may perform audits and when, Richard Brown says. In a sidebar to the main story, Richard, who co-chairs the Herrick leasing practice group, says that some property owners drafting lease provisions that allow only CPAs from major accounting firms or fee-only auditors, and then only within 30 days of an annual statement.