{"id":"df01719a-5ba1-4a1f-8db3-72d8063f2e39","task":"Check Florida pool builder financing/escrow consumer-protection rules under Fla. Stat. Chapter 489","domain":"consumer-protection","steps":["Recognize Florida does not have a pool-specific escrow/financing statute; the relevant provision is the general residential construction deposit statute, Fla. Stat. §489.126.","Confirm the statute applies once a contractor takes an initial deposit greater than 10% of the total contract price on a residential job, which covers pool construction/repair contracts since pool contracting falls under Chapter 489 licensing.","Check the required timeline: the contractor must apply for necessary permits within 30 days of receiving the deposit and begin work within 90 days of permit issuance, absent a lawful excuse.","Note that failing to meet those deadlines without a lawful excuse allows the conduct to be treated as theft of the deposit under Florida law."],"gotchas":["Don't cite a pool-specific escrow statute — none was found in Chapter 489; §489.126 is a general residential-contracting deposit-protection provision that happens to cover pool contracts, not a pool-specific rule.","The 10% deposit threshold and 30/90-day clock are the operative numbers to check against actual contract terms and dates before concluding a violation occurred."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T02:30:25.966Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/df01719a-5ba1-4a1f-8db3-72d8063f2e39"}