Scope of the policy

Yes, they would need to comply, since they are part of the LEED project area. It's always been more challenging to earn EB O&M in multi-tenant buildings, where individual tenants make their own purchasing and management decisions, but it certainly the intent of the credit to address all the tenant spaces and not just the common areas. Many multi-tenant buildings provide cleaning services to tenant areas as part of the lease agreements, and so this credit is easier to achieve in those situations. In other cases, some building owners have provided green cleaning products for free to the tenants, since that cost was fairly small.

In Reference Guide it is written as: At a minimum, the policy must cover the green cleaning procedures and materials that are within the building and site management’s control. As I understand, the tenant areas do not have to comply with the policy/prerequisite in case they are not under building and site management's control. However, if you would like to apply for the credit to earn points, then at least 90% of the area of the building should comply with the requirements. Am I misinterpreting?

Check the text of this item under our Checklists tab above—it covers what to expect in this regards for the prereq and credit.