2006-08-10 17:07:55 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Most people only own the SURFACE RIGHTS. Mineral rights (subsurface rights) are sometimes owned in rural areas, but you'd have to check the deed. Coal companies quite often purchase the mineral rights for huge areas and then mine right under highways and peoples homes.
There are two answers above me that refer to imminent domain. The term they are attempting to refer to (in case you want to google it) is eminent domain.
2006-08-10 17:17:54 · answer #1 · answered by Jay S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on where you live here's what could be an easy answer.
Your utilities,gas, water electric? How are they bought into your house. Underground?
Do you remember anyone, any utility, asking your permission to run those underground lines on your property to your house?
No, heh. Get the point.
Just in case you didn't, the answer is no or maybe. You don't own much over or under the physical surface but no one else owns much or can either, not without a courts decree, anyway. When you buy a house it is usually written in the legalese that utility access is a grant.
Over your house I think it's anything over five hundred feet is considered government controlled air space.
Under your property it's probably more like 100 feet and than it becomes public domain and accessible to utility companies.
2006-08-11 01:15:00 · answer #2 · answered by thomnjo2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless in the deed it says that you also own the Mineral Rights, and even those have a limit.
If you own a pice of land and Oil is found on the land, or Diamonds, you do not own the oil or the diamonds. The Mineral Rights can and will be taken over by immenent domain laws, you will be evicted, your home will be destroyed and the mining will commence. This is the law of economics, it sucks, but tell that to a congressman that gives a care.
2006-08-11 00:17:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is NO, they only own the plot of land specified in the landholder's title. There are details of area, perimeter and depth.
A person owns the land, and the house they build on it but they do not own the AIR SPACE above it or the subterra under it.
The government owns that due to imminent domain laws.
2006-08-11 00:13:29 · answer #4 · answered by Mikeo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person only owns the monetary side of a piece of land. The rest belongs to our dear Mother Nature.
2006-08-11 00:12:41 · answer #5 · answered by Jaschocolate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the title to the land.
Some land purchase do not confer water, mineral, or other specified rights.
In some cases you do not control the airspace above a certain level as well.
Before purchasing any land it is a very good idea to consult a lawyer who specializes in property law.
2006-08-11 00:17:57 · answer #6 · answered by tazboyed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No as a matter of fact, unless you also own the mineral rights, water rights, and as long as you don't owe any back taxes, or if Wall-Mart wants to put a store there.
2006-08-11 00:15:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes until the government finds out there is a mineral under there that they can profit off of .
2006-08-11 00:36:41 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some big oil company owns all the mineral rights before you buy the property so you strike oil in your yard guess what it's not yours.
2006-08-11 00:20:56 · answer #9 · answered by Jezabel the annoyed cat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they don't. you just own the surface....underneith the surface is called mineral right. And some company or the government owns that right.....
2006-08-11 00:15:55 · answer #10 · answered by salembog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋