Dictionary of Real Estate Terms: continuous operations clause
continuous operations clause
provision in a shopping center lease requiring a store to maintain minimum inventory levels and/or remain open certain hours, be adequately staffed, and keep the store name for a certain period of time.
Example: Safeger Foods' lease required that it be open daily from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M., keep inventory at least equal to that of other Safeger stores in the area, and have a staff of at least 10 full-time checkers, two butchers, and so on.
