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.
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.
