NCh2 Surface, Subsurface And Air Rights

Question 1

The rights that consist of rights to subsurface land and profits are?

Answer 1

Mineral rights

Question 2

The right that consist of the right to use open space above your land are called

Answer 2

Air rights

Question 3

The right to use water from a river or stream that borders your property would be called?

Answer 3

Riparian rights

Question 4

The right to use water from a lake or ocean is called

Answer 4

Litoral rights

Question 5

One reason the state may refuse to grant water rights would be?

Answer 5

Scarcity, or the shortage of water

Question 6

For non-navigable waterfront property, where may the landowners may own to?

Answer 6

The middle of a body of water

Question 7

For navigable waterfront property, where may be land owners own to?

Answer 7

The vegetation line

Question 8

The theory of water law based on the idea that “first in time is first and right” and the first landowner to claim the water rights has the exclusive right to take all the water for specific beneficial uses is called?

Answer 8

Prior appropriation