Humber/Ontario Real Estate Course 1 Exam Practice

When discussing real property, which ownership right allows the use of the air space above the land?

1. Air rights.

2. Surface rights.

3. Subsurface rights.

4. Lateral rights.

5. Riparian rights.

6. Mineral rights.

The correct answer is: Air rights.

Air rights are the ownership rights that allow the use of the airspace above a piece of land. This includes the right to control the use of the space above the land, such as building structures or installing signage. Surface rights refer to the rights to use the surface of the land, subsurface rights refer to the rights to resources beneath the surface, lateral rights refer to the rights to the land adjacent to a body of water, riparian rights pertain to the rights of landowners whose property is adjacent to a body of water, and mineral rights refer to the rights to extract minerals from the land. In this case, the correct answer is A because it specifically addresses the ownership right related to the airspace above the land.