Commercial Lease - Can you charge tax on tax?

Question

State of Florida, Broward County
My commercial lease invoice is as follows:
Rent 1500 + 6% tax = $1590
CAM + 6% tax
Insurance + 6% tax
Property Tax + 6% tax
= $490.78

Total "Rent" Payment due $2080.78

Is this right? Can my landlord charge sales tax on insurance and the property tax? Thank you for any help.

Answer 1

It's not clear from what you wrote that the 6% tax is sales tax as opposed to a rental increase or some miscellaneous management cost. Your landlord may mistakenly have called it a 'tax'.
If your lease, which many do, adjusts upward at regular intervals (annually, five years, etc.) then this 6% may just be a reflection of that increase.
Your landlord should provide you with an explanation of the additional charge, but read your lease thoroughly to see if there is any mention of a surcharge or other expense above and beyond the actual rent and expenses.
Additionally, find out if you're the only tenant paying this additional 6%. If it is illegal on the part of the landlord, the landlord certainly doesn't want all of his tenants refusing the surcharge, tax, rent increase or whatever it is. Nor does he want to explain himself to a judge.