Property Ownership
In Idaho, mineral rights and surface rights can be owned separately. When a property owner sells mineral rights and retains surface rights, they have created a:
ASurface lease
BSevered estate (mineral severance)✓ Correct
CConservation easement
DProfit à prendre
Explanation
When mineral rights are separated from surface rights, the estate is said to be severed. The original unified fee simple is divided into separate mineral estates and surface estates, which can be owned and transferred independently.
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