Business Glossary

the right of an owner or any other person legally entitled to possession to the use of property without interference.

Example: The landlord, unhappy with a low rental rate, continually blocks the driveway of the tenant. The tenant sues for quiet enjoyment.

right to unimpaired use and enjoyment of property. (1) For leased premises, a guarantee of quiet enjoyment is usually expressed by a covenant of quiet enjoyment in a written lease, but such a covenant may be implied today from the landlord-tenant relationship, even where it is not so expressed. (2) The covenant may be and often is included in a deed conveying title to property. If it is present in a deed, the grantor is obligated to protect the estate of his grantee against lawful claims of ownership by others.