Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 715.06 (2025)

Real estate; exploration for minerals.

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715.06 Real estate; exploration for minerals.Where title to the surface of real property and title to the subsurface and minerals on or under such real property is divided into different ownerships, then the surface owner and her or his heirs, successors, and assigns shall be entitled to explore, drill, and prospect such real property, including the subsurface thereof, for all minerals except oil, gas, and sulphur without being liable to the owners of the minerals, or any party or parties claiming under such owners, for any damages or for the value of such minerals, as it is usual by customary prospecting methods and procedures to take from such land for the purpose of analyzing and determining the kind and extent thereof.
History.s. 1, ch. 67-120; s. 838, ch. 97-102.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: Hill v. Bridgers, 397 So. 2d 1212 (Fla. 2d DCA 1981).
Hill v. Bridgers, 397 So. 2d 1212 (Fla. 2d DCA 1981). · cites it 2× “§ 715.06, Fla.Stat. (1979). Moreover, a prospective purchaser can more readily determine the existence of restrictions and easements than the existence of title reservations.”
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