When somebody owns a piece of land, do they own it right till the core of the earth?

Answer 1

Well not necessarily, but you could own mineral rights on it or someone else could own the mineral rights.

This would give you a license, so to speak, to drill for oil or whatever on your property.

Edit: Owning the mineral rights would be very beneficial if you discovered gold or diamonds underground.

Either way, you still have to get permits for anything that you do and the county that you get that from will tell you where to draw the line. For instance, if you wanted to drill a well, you would go to the courthouse and get a permit (or the hired contractor would) and they would tell you the particular local laws regarding that.

Answer 2

The earth belongs to GOD not the people. I think if you look at it in a political way, the government own the land you just own the property.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I think there is a limit.. but interesting question..
for example.. if you own the "mineral" rights,, you get to claim the income from any oil thats under your land.. But I dont know how far down they consider it yours.. Cause if they drill like 1 mile down and hit lava or something.. I dont think thats yours...
hmm? makes for an interesting question though... I'll see what others have to say

Answer 5

Several people brought up taxes and" you don't own it ,the gov. does"...almost correct..if you have a verified LAND GRANT, the gov. can not tax the property. Any property can have a land grant title, provided you are the sole owner including the mineral rights.
I don't know of any webpages in particular but look up "land grants" and check it out.

Answer 6

Yes. You can dig down but only within the surface area assigned to your ownership.

No one's going to do battle with you for the core of the earth...its way too hot down there

Answer 7

Good question. If they do, and all pieces of land join at the center of the earth, it gives a whole new slant to the commandment to "Love thy neighbor".

Answer 8

thats correct, but you dont own:

sewer lines
gas lines
water lines
sidewalk area
curb area


and i dont think you own the airspace above a reasonable point, depending on the zoning laws in the area. otherwise you could press charges against American Airlines every other day for tresspassing.

Answer 9

Actually, you don't own the land. You just rent it from the government. Don't believe me? Don't pay your property taxes, and you'll see how long you live there.

Answer 10

No, you only own it until your property starts tampering with government and mother nature. plus you never really do own the property since you pay taxes to the government to keep it.