Using the "Deep Research" feature of Grok, I was able to find applicable laws covering warranties and real estate improvements.

TLDR: Second homeowner fought Pool corp. over paver erosion they wouldn’t fix (warranty expired). Used Grok 3 to draft a legal notice under Florida’s Chapter 558, pushed back on their excuses and a sketchy agreement. They agreed to fix it for free, saving me $3,000.


In case you can't tell this is written by an LLM summarizing my back and forth with it:

Quote :

"I wanted to share a win I just had with some help from AI and a little persistence. Three years ago, the previous owner of my house in Florida had Pool Corp. install a pool with pavers around it. Fast forward to this year—I noticed water eroding the soil under the pavers, making them wobbly and risky. I asked the company about it, and they said their one-year warranty expired ages ago (they claimed 2022), so tough luck. Frustrated, I turned to Grok 3, an AI from xAI, and asked what my legal options were. Grok laid it out: under Florida’s Chapter 558, I could still make a claim as a subsequent owner for “latent defects” (hidden issues like this), and I had 7 years from noticing it or 10 years from completion to act (Section 95.11(3)(c)). It even drafted a 60-day notice for me to send Pool Corp, demanding they inspect and fix it. They emailed back, asking if I was the original owner and pointing to their expired warranty, plus some lifetime pool warranty that didn’t apply. I clarified I’m the second owner, the defect was erosion from shoddy work (turns out they only used granite fines, no base rock for drainage), and their warranty didn’t override my rights. Then I learned the original owner signed something saying Pool Corp wasn’t liable for erosion. But Grok pointed out that skipping base rock might violate building codes or industry standards, making it a construction defect I could still fight. I sent that info back, and after some back-and-forth, Pool Corp caved! They’re fixing it for free—new base rock with proper drainage. Saved me $3,000, which was the quote I got elsewhere. If you’re dealing with a sketchy contractor, check your state laws and don’t let warranty excuses stop you. Thanks, Grok 3, for the assist! "

3/6/2025 12:37:21 PM

Nice. Wish I'd see more of these kind of real world examples plastered on my Linked In. I keep getting the "I Used AI to launch a 10 billion dollar company for the cost of 2 orangutangs and a 386 with a broken keyboard" type crap.

I use ChatGPT to write help write a lot of data integration scripts. Using it right now for some browser-based app automation.

3/6/2025 5:23:30 PM

I used it the other day to come up with solutions to insulating the walls of a huge barn I built.

It gave me options and a summary...

the only thing it didn't take account for was sales tax, so I had to remind it.

3/7/2025 1:26:57 PM

ChatGPT gets really annoying cause it's built to always give a positive spin on things when you're asking questions. I'm sure you could prompt around it, but Grok is far more tolerable.

^^^
That's cool. I think most of the time, if your claim is half decent enough and you draft anything legal, they'll tend to cave since it'd cost them more in legal fees

[Edited on March 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM. Reason : Grok also has so much more potential for sports and politics and news coverage cause of Twitter]

3/7/2025 10:43:23 PM

They just sent the new subcontractor out. They said they are going to have to redo the entire job. Judging from the little section I had added to my drive way that has to be $30k.

3/13/2025 10:45:31 AM

$30K price, not cost.

3/13/2025 1:19:04 PM