What Georgia Landowners Need to Know About Mineral Rights — Before It’s Too Late

Imagine this: You close on a 200-acre tract in rural Georgia. You have plans — development, timber, maybe even leasing to an energy company. Then your attorney calls. A title search reveals that the mineral rights were severed from the surface estate in 1962 and have been held by a separate owner ever since. You bought the land, but you don’t own what’s underneath it.... By: Fox Rothschild LLP