Ownership rights in a parcel of real estate that are limited to the surface of the property and do not include the air above it (air rights) or the minerals below the surface (subsurface rights).
Barry Goldsmith
| APA | Barry Goldsmith. (2010). surface rights. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/surface_rights/definitions/1164616 |
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