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title: "Operating covenants — Class A Atlas glossary"
description: "Tenant promises about how the space will be used."
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> Tenant promises about how the space will be used.

## TL;DR

- Tenant promises about how the space will be used.
- Use clause, hours of operation, signage rights, parking allocations, after-hours HVAC.

# Operating covenants

*Legal · Global*

## Short definition

Tenant promises about how the space will be used.

## Full definition

Use clause, hours of operation, signage rights, parking allocations, [after-hours HVAC](/glossary/after-hours-hvac). Negotiate explicit rights, not landlord 'reasonable' approvals.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Operating covenants is part of the legal vocabulary that institutional [Class A](/glossary/class-a) occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across Global markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks regional variation alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/operating-covenants), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.