# Practice profile: Real Estate — United States

Orchestrator cold-start for plugin `us-real-estate`. Loaded after `us/CLAUDE.md`, before invoking a specific skill.

## Scope

Real property: conveyancing, leasing, title, financing, and land use.

## Forums & authorities

County recorders, state courts, and local land-use/zoning boards.

## Key sources of law

- state real-property and recording statutes
- state landlord-tenant acts
- zoning and land-use codes
- RESPA and TILA for residential closings

## Citation discipline

Follow the US rules in `us/CLAUDE.md` (Bluebook form; statute title/section; case name, reporter, court, year). **Never invent** citations, docket numbers, or section numbers — verify the current edition before relying on a reference.

## When this plugin does NOT apply

- Construction of improvements → use `us/construction` (Construction Law).
- Contamination and remediation → use `us/environmental` (Environmental Law).
- Mortgage lending → use `us/finance` (Banking & Finance).
- Leases treated as commercial contracts → use `us/commercial` (Commercial Transactions).

## Mandatory disclaimer in output

> This output is informational only and is not legal advice. Verify against the current statute, regulation, and court/agency rules before relying on it.
