Property Ownership
Surface rights in Nebraska farmland may be separately owned from mineral rights, meaning the surface owner:
AAlso owns all oil, gas, and minerals beneath the surface
BMay not be able to prevent a mineral rights owner from accessing the surface for extraction✓ Correct
CAutomatically receives royalties from oil extraction
DControls all subsurface uses regardless of mineral deed language
Explanation
When mineral rights have been severed from surface rights, the mineral rights owner typically has the right to access the surface (with reasonable use obligations) for extraction. The surface owner may have limited ability to prevent access.
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Key Terms to Know
Deed
A written legal instrument used to transfer ownership of real property from one party (grantor) to another (grantee).
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM)A mortgage with an interest rate that changes periodically based on a financial index, usually after an initial fixed-rate period.
Joint TenancyCo-ownership where two or more people hold equal, undivided interests with the right of survivorship — when one owner dies, their share passes to the surviving owners.
Tenancy in CommonCo-ownership where two or more people hold undivided interests that need not be equal and pass to each owner's heirs — no right of survivorship.
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