Inheriting a Quit Claim Deed
Inheriting a quit claim deed upon the death of a property's owner causes ownership issues. When left a spouse's property upon their death you inherit any quit claim deed they were deeded. In inheriting a quit claim deed you inherit responsibility for the property of the quit claim deed. If your spouse had a will that left everything to you, you own the property in the quit claim deed, intended for your spouse. If somebody else is in that property, you must decide how or if to rent them the property.