| Qualifying a Buyer - The process of determining whether or not a buyer of real estate applying for a mortgage loan is qualified under the qualification standards for that loan. Qualification of a buyer-borrower is performed by the lender. See also Prequalifying a Buyer. |
| Quiet Enjoyment - The right of an owner of an interest in land, whether an owner or a tenant, to protection against disturbance or interference with his/her possession of the land. If a grantee's or lessee's possession is disturbed by one who has superior title to that of a grantor or lessor, the grantee or lessee may sue his/her grantor or lessor and recover for breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment in the deed or lease by which the grantee or lessee took his/her interest. |
| Quiet Title - A court action brought to establish title and to remove a cloud on the title. |
| Quitclaim Deed - A deed given when the grantee already has, or claims, complete or partial title to the premises) a deed that transfers any interest in the real property the grantor may have in which the grantor makes no guarantee as to the quality of the title she/he transfers. |
