QUALIFIED FEE
An estate in fee which is subject to certain limitations imposed by the owner.
QUANTITY SURVEY
A method of estimating construction cost or reproduction cost; a highly technical process used in arriving at the cost estimate of new construction and sometimes referred to in the building trade as the price take-off method.
QUIET ENJOYMENT
The right of a new owner or a lessee legally in possession to uninterrupted use of the property without interference from the former owner, lessor or any third party claiming superior title.
QUIET TITLE ACTION
A circuit court action intended to establish or settle the title to a particular property, especially where there is a cloud on the title.
QUITCLAIM DEED
A deed of conveyance which operates, in effect, as a release of whatever interest the grantor has in the property; sometimes called a release deed.