Property Ownership
A Colorado property owner divides their land and sells the mineral rights separately from the surface rights. The result is called:
APartition
BSeverance — a severed mineral estate✓ Correct
CCondemnation
DAdverse possession
Explanation
When mineral rights are sold or transferred separately from the surface rights, the mineral estate is 'severed' from the surface estate. The mineral estate owner typically has the dominant estate with the right to access minerals, subject to reasonable surface damage compensation.
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