air and ground rights

1. Subsurface Rights

• Definition: Ownership of resources found below the Earth's surface.

• Scope: Includes minerals, oil, gas, and metals.

• Transferability: Can be sold independently (e.g., selling copper rights while keeping the surface land).

2. Air Rights

• Definition: Rights to the airspace above a specific plot of land.

• Utility: Often used to protect views or allow for vertical development.

• Transferability: These can be sold or leased separately from the land itself.

3. Ownership & Transfer

• Separation: Surface, subsurface, and air rights can all be owned by different entities simultaneously.

• Default Status: In a standard property transfer, all three rights are typically included unless otherwise stated.

• Legal Specification: Any intent to reserve or exclude specific rights must be explicitly detailed in the contract.