Tennessee § 42-1-103 - Ownership in space above lands and waters is in surface owners beneath.
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§ 42-1-103. Ownership in space above lands and waters is in surface owners beneath.
The ownership of the space above the lands and waters of this state is declared to be vested in the several owners of the surface beneath, subject to the right of flight described in § 42-1-104 . Acts 1923, ch. 30, § 3; Shan. Supp., § 1616a14; Code 1932, § 2718; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 42-103. Collateral References. Air navigation as invasion of property rights of owner of surface. 69 A.L.R. 317 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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