I own the Mineral Rights, but do I own the Land

[David_C_Fouts]

Hello,

With solar and wind farms becoming popular, how do I find out if the mineral rights I inherited also come with the surface rights.

[tim_dowd]

There is a longer way to determine this by checking title. However, the shorter way to determine if you own title is to determine if you are paying property taxes on the surface.

[David_C_Fouts]

So check the tax rolls? Thank you.

[tim_dowd]

yes, check the tax rolls. Now, occasionally, the surface owner is omitted from the tax rolls, especially if they own a fractional share. But for this purpose, I would just check the tax rolls.