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MORGAN STANLEY QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

Exhibit 77Q3:	Certification

(a)(i) The Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer of Morgan Stanley Quality Municipal Income Trust (the
"Fund") have evaluated the disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Rule 30a-2(c)) of the Fund within 90 days of the
filing date of this Form N-SAR (the "Effective Date") and they
believe that the disclosure controls and procedures are
effective.

(a)(ii)  There have been no significant changes in Morgan
Stanley Quality Municipal Income Trust' internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect these controls
subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses.

(a)(iii) CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mitchell M. Merin, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Morgan Stanley
Quality Municipal Income Trust;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in
this report, and the financial statements on which the
financial information is based, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the
financial statements are required to include a statement of
cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;

4.	The registrants' other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in the 30a-2(c) under the
Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have:

a)	designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;

b)	evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to
the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)	presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.	The registrants' other certifying officers and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing he
equivalent functions):

a)	all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and
report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
controls; and

b)	 any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
indicated in this report whether or not there were
significant changes in internal controls or in other factors
that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses.

Date: December 19, 2002


				______
	Mitchell M. Merin
President and Chief Executive Officer






















MORGAN STANLEY QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

Exhibit 77Q3:	Certification


(a)(iii) CERTIFICATIONS

I, Francis Smith, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Morgan Stanley
Quality Municipal Income Trust;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial information included
in this report, and the financial statements on which the
financial information is based, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the
financial statements are required to include a statement of
cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;

4.	The registrants' other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in the 30a-2(c) under
the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have:

a)	designed such disclosure controls and procedures to
ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;

b)	evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within
90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the
"Evaluation Date"); and

c)	presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;

5.	The registrants' other certifying officers and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing he
equivalent functions):

a)	all significant deficiencies in the design or
operation of internal controls which could adversely
affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize, and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)	 any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
indicated in this report whether or not there were
significant changes in internal controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: December 19, 2002




Francis Smith
Chief Financial Officer





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