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Estate in qualified fee (Estate in qualified fee simple)
Definition:
A freehold estate with a less-than-absolute interest in real property, subject to certain conditions or contingencies such as the occurrence (or non-occurrence, as the case may be) of certain specified events. Also known as an Estate in fee simple defeasible or Estate in fee simple qualified.
There are two types of estates in qualified fee: qualified fee conditional (also known as subject to condition subsequent) and qualified fee determinable. Estates in qualified fee allow for recovery of fee simple ownership of the property by the grantor if the grantee either commits certain acts (qualified fee conditional), or fails to comply with a special limitation (qualified fee determinable). Estates in qualified fee are of unlimited duration, but only if the conditions or special limitations specified by the grantor are not violated or are continually met. An estate in qualified fee differs from one in fee simple absolute in that it has a clearly defined potential endpoint, and the property interest is less than fee ownership.
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Added: Tue Jul 01 2008
Last Modified: Wed Jul 09 2008
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