

"Is it still LEED Certified?", is a question you may hear a lot in the future with existing commercial, industrial buildings and even homes. It's even possible that you could purchase or rent a brand new home that is marketed as LEED Certified, but failed to achieve the certification requirements. Most consumers aren't familiar with LEED, who it was created by, who governs it and who to verify the certification with. What kind of litigation could the owner of a large commercial builidng face when their tenants learn that the building was never or is no longer LEED Certified? LEED language is making it's way into lease contracts as well as other "green" related terms.
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