If i own a piece of land would i own the land to the center of the earth?

Question

and would i own it to up to the clouds?

Answer 1

There are two different types of land ownership, surface rights and mineral rights, more often than not you will not own the mineral rights, that depends on where you live. The situation can get even more complicated, there can be multiple mineral rights owners, if you own land where oil and gas is found, you can have shallow mineral rights ( grassroots to a certain formation) and deep mineral rights, (the specified formation and below.)

Answer 2

Yes, I learned this when I got my real estate license. When you purchase a piece of land in the US (different countries have different laws on land ownership), you own that land from the surface down to the center of the earth and from the surface up to infinity. This is why you could claim subsurface mineral rights if there were gold on your land and why you could build a 300 ft. radio tower (just as long as it wasn't breaking any zoning laws, etc) and rent it out to whomever you wish on that land.

Answer 3

Yes when I pray to God I make sure to state the part from earth to the 3rd Heaven.  Maybe I should worry and send a prayer down to the caverns of h**l also....

Answer 4

Up to the clouds? No. Down below? Maybe. It depends on the particulars of your specific deed, lease, or land deal.

Many landowners have what are called sub-surface rights meaning that they own the land on the surface as well as rights to any value that may lie beneath. But, there are also situations where the surface landowner does not own the sub-surface. For example, in a town near an underground mine, residents may build houses and live on the surface but not have any claim to what's under them. There are numerous examples of mines spreading under whole towns to extract minerals.

Answer 5

More or less every scrap of land on the surface of the Earth happens to be directly above the very centre of the planet.  For a convenient comparison, try to work out which part of the surface a round ball is closest to the middle of the ball.  It's not entirely accurate, however, as the Earth isn't a perfect sphere.