Property Ownership
A surface rights owner in Rhode Island generally owns down to the center of the earth and up to:
AA fixed height of 500 feet
BThe height regulated by FAA and local airspace regulations (ad coelum as modified by law)✓ Correct
C100 feet above the roofline
DOnly to the top of any existing structures
Explanation
The common law doctrine 'ad coelum' (to the heavens) gave landowners rights from the center of the earth to the sky. Modern law limits this — the FAA regulates navigable airspace above a certain height, and air rights may be sold separately, but the concept still applies to reasonable airspace above the property.
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