Ownership rights of a property owner whose land borders a lake, sea, or ocean.
Why Littoral Rights matters on the exam
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Exam questions using Littoral Rights
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Littoral rights apply to landowners whose property borders:
Rivers and streams that flow across the parcel
Large navigable bodies of water such as oceans, seas, and large lakes
Underground water sources lying beneath the surface of the parcel itself
Man-made irrigation canals and drainage ditches that cross the property
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Large navigable bodies of water such as oceans, seas, and large lakes — Littoral rights belong to owners of land bordering large, navigable, generally non-flowing bodies of water like oceans and lakes, distinguishing them from riparian rights along rivers and streams.
Source: PSI National Real Estate Exam Content Outline §1 Property Ownership
A downtown skyscraper is built directly above active railroad tracks using structural supports that don't disturb rail operations below. This is a practical application of:
Air rights
Riparian rights
Mineral rights
Littoral rights
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Air rights — Air rights can be severed from the surface and subsurface estates and developed independently, as illustrated by buildings constructed above railroad tracks or highways using the airspace as a distinct property interest.
Source: PSI National Real Estate Exam Content Outline §1 Property Ownership
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