Montana Statutes
§ 70-16-101 — Rights Of Owner In Fee -- Above And Below Surface
Montana § 70-16-101
JurisdictionMontana
Title 70PROPERTY
Ch. 16RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS INCIDENTAL TO OWNERSHIP IN REAL PROPERTY
Part 1General Provisions
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-16-101 (2026).
Text
70-16-101 . Rights of owner in fee -- above and below surface. The owner of land in fee has the right to the surface and to everything permanently situated beneath or above it.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 1290, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4528, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6770, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 829; Field Civ. C. Sec. 266; re-en. Sec. 6770, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 67-711.
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Trespass For Taking Timber§ 70-16-108
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Owner Of Land Bounded By Water§ 70-16-202
Owner Of Land Bounded By Road§ 70-16-204
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 70-16-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/16/70-16-101.