Lennar Reviews in Orlando, FL

This is the second home that I've had built with two different builders. The first one was an enjoyable experience and there was a true sense of care from everyone involved. Lennar has been quite different. The contractors/trade partners used to complete the home have no pride in their work. These are most of the details I wrote to their customer care team that requested feedback, they never replied. Buying Process - I'm not sure a fair evaluation can be done here. Our sales rep was great to work with and has an amazing personalty. She was always available to answer questions we had. The timeframe in which we started looking and went under contract was a time when the market went crazy and Lennar tried to respond as best as possible. That did put some bumps in our process that made things slightly uncomfortable. One week lots were being assigned on a first come first approved basis and the next week we ended up having to bid on our home. The process started with being able to choose options and ended with us getting what Lennar was putting in or not taking the house. We lived 15 minutes away so we could stay pretty on top of the build process. There were times where it wasn't clear what the next steps were, just that there were 12 of them and we were on x of 12 (or whatever number it was.) Not a horrible build process but not overly informative Walkthrough - This is where things started to get frustrating. We had a 3rd party do an inspection. At the time of the first walkthrough we brought up the inspection report. Our customer care rep at that time, informed us: "I'm sorry for the confusion. Inspector items wouldn't be added to this list. The construction manager will work on the items considered code, mechanical, or safety concerns, any other items would need to go through the warranty process after the close of the home. If you would like to bring the report to the final walk-through, we can go over the items that Lennar can assist with if the construction manager did not find items needing to be completed." This made no sense since these were going to be items that were wrong with the house. 1 of the items was actually put on the list, so the response was also contradictory to what was happening in some cases. Some things we pointed out during the walkthrough were brushed off or said to be covid issues. For example there were mismatches in the paint and we were told the painters were lucky to be getting close with matching because of a "national paint shortage due to covid" and that's why Lennar isn't leaving touch up paint behind either. Lights flickering we were told that newer homes were more sensitive and that breakers may trip and lights may flicker depending on what's running. For the paint issue, we're still going through correcting the walls as not only was touch up not matched but the texturing was sanded in a way that there are lines throughout the walls. Final walk through - We were to do the final walktrhough at 9am. We got a call at 8:35 letting us know that we weren't going to be able to walk or close that day. When we did do the walk, the care rep seemed almost annoyed that we were mentioning anything or that she had to be there. Even our realtor asked if that's how she was previously because it was such a bad attitude. Post Close - Trying to get warranty work done with the original customer care rep was again like you were annoying her. There were excuses, which she would later call her directness as to why things wouldn't be fixed, and just a general lack of "care" in the customer care area. This general lack of care seems to carry across into the trade partners as well just from the experiences we've had with "fixing" things and how things have been installed/built. Several items have been "fixed" only to have that fix cause a bigger issue. IE adjust the door for the deadbolt to close right and it resulted in the door needing slammed to close at all. Other areas that show lack of care are random splats of paint, caulk, or drywall spackle all over the floors. All walls are multi-textured and no one can get them fixed after multiple repaints and sandings, thus leaving them streaked with lines. Shower handles put on crooked, laundry hookup faceplates not secured, hot and cold water reversed on washer, carpet tacks sticking through, general dirtiness of floors at move in that weren't addressed even after bringing up, etc. While this is quite the rant the overall house we love, mainly because of our layout. We just don't like that we've had to put so much "extra love" into the house because there was so little care building it. I don't believe I'd use Lennar again. We took the chance, against all other reviews, because of the floorplan they were offering. ... More

Customer care doens't care about customers at all.

I would encourage any other home owner to get a pre-dry wall inspection and a final inspection. Also, don't move in until things are complete. There are alot of quality issues regarding the quality of the materials especailly the cabinets. The Customer Service Rep and Sales Person was the greatest experience of our purchase.

Love the community and how is becoming. Unfortunately still dealing with issues my house have no empathy at all to fix issues

Lots of issues (initially) getting any response on warranty issues. Contracted company that manages the HOA and Club is COMPLETELY unresponsive. My wife and I have made a total of about 10 calls or emails and have not gotten a single response. NOT ONE. I've had to go to the office (twice) to get a message to them. In this case I have gotten a response but it's always a partial response. Follow up emails go unanswered. The other big issues include construction debris is the worst of any home I've ever purchased. Sub-contractors leave trash on the ground when dumpsters are full or removed. Lastly, architectural decisions are made to provide the cheapest solution for the builder. We have 150 amp electrical service which is not enough in a community that does not provide gas. A 50 gallon water electric heater is standard in an 8 bedroom house. Hot water runs out after the third shower. ... More

I have had multiple issues and most have been resolved. My garage floor is making me extremely upset because there are multiple cracks in the cement floor. They extend outside of garage and stop at pavers. I was told that do to coronavirus I would have to wait for them to take a look at it. When I bought a house from Pulte the garage floor was so perfect I was able to put epoxy and sprinkles that made it beautiful.

People prepared to sell, however, do not finish reviewing the house after closing. A struggle to complete internal problems. 4 months and I still have blue tapes in my kitchen.

Although the home is beautiful, you can tell the work is rushed. Lots of things that arent done correctly because Lennar just wants to make their money as quickly as possible. The issues we did get fixed took months to get done. It's really sad because it could be better if they took the time to try.

Had high expectations that were not met based on testimonials from friends

THEY DELIVERED THE HOUSE TO ME WITH PROBLEMS, AND IT TOOK 2 MONTHS TO SOLVE THEM AFTER A LOT OF CHARGING.

From the beginning, the sales consultant did not explain the process--especially that with Lennar there was really no choice in anything. The consultant did not explain that a buyer basically takes the next house that is scheduled, and the limited choices, interior and lot, are already determined by Lennar. No literature was available and explanations posted at the model (and even on the Lennar website) were outdated. I felt, all along, there was a concerted effort to keep the customer away from the build (yes, of course there are liability issues) and in-person interaction with the consultant. A different consultant, thank goodness, was assigned at the time of sale and she was definitely more responsive and tried to help, and was moderately communicative about the closing delays. Lennar is also transitioning to an online communication system which is supposed to keep customers informed of build status and warranty claims. Much of the purchasing process was also done online and warranty-claim interviews are most often handled remotely. Much of it is time-consuming for the customer and difficult to navigate. In general, I feel I am "bothering" Lennar with questions and warranty issues--and that their poor representatives are charged with following protocol which is pretty much to refuse anything that will cost Lennar $$. Two larger examples: two weeks before closing, I noticed the shower door was not installed in the master bath--and was informed they were no longer including them in the houses. Secondly, I am living with a front yard which dead sod was slated to be replaced during Lennar's own inspection and now Lennar is saying it can be resurrected with a combination of watering and fertilizing; so far only weeds have taken over and the professional I hired for regular care immediately informed me I had a dead front lawn. Lennar is definitely a production builder and is really all about the bottom line. ... More

El cierre se aplazó varias veces después de 3 aplazamientos debí cambiar de compañía (realizando las mismas funciones y el mismo cargo) además de volverme a aplazar me subieron el precio. El valor de las cuotas y el interés me lo dieron un día antes del cierre. CERO ATENCIÓN AL CLIENTE por parte del banco de LENNAR. La asesora (Graciela) nos atendió muy bien e hizo todo lo posible por ayudarnos además de la notaria cuando fuimos a firmar. Nuestro proceso duró más de 2 años, lo que hizo que tuviéramos que pagar más intereses, nos exigieron la mitad de la cuota inicial ya que nosotros pagaríamos el 20% del valor de la casa (dimos 50.000) en marzo de 2022 y nos dijeron que en caso de retirarnos del negocio perderíamos nuestro dinero por esta razón tuvimos que tolerar tanta falta de respeto. Esa fue mi experiencia ... More

Poor finish final product.Will not buy again.

The homes themselves are nice. Overall, the build seems sturdy. There are minor issues with quality and craftsmanship of the individual trades. ie. Paint is not top-shelf. Tile installation was "hollow" in parts and broken. We fixed at our expense despite warranty due to lack of builder response. (More to follow on that). Garage door was slightly misaligned. There were issues that were sub-par on Lennar. Firstly, Communication was horrible. In fact, my closing day was only found out when I asked late afternoon one day. I was told it was the next day at 1pm. And it's a 4 hour drive from our original location. My real estate agent didn't know that we were closing until the DAY AFTER we closed; because we told him! Calling Lennar sales was horrible. Especially, the sales consultant. Once the sale was done, we maybe heard twice from him. And that was because our Redfin agent was on top of him. Items that were supposed to be installed or repaired are still not done. Our shower in the main bathroom is a half pane of glass glued to the wall. Really? It wobbles when you touch it. We were supposed to get a full shower door to enclose the shower. Cabinets are still not fixed 2 months later. Doors are still not level and able to close. Calling the trades and scheduling is taking at least a month or more. As I said, it's the minor things that are a pain. But the house is nice. In the end, to get anything moving, it took our Redfin agent calling Lennar corporate. We are supposed to get a refund from Redfin due to buying and selling with them. We still have yet to receive it; LENNAR has not completed the transaction from what our agent tells us. Liberty Preserve itself seems nice so far. Although there is still a third of homes under construction. Only time will tell. ... More

Punch list was not completed before we moved in.

Quite house, build is quick. The finish is sloppy

Alot of issue were found in the house, because they rush trying to build it. So we could close on the house. I would have rather waited then have our house rush.

Hard to evaluate and list is all, basically sales team overall was great, builders and trades did not provide a make ready home at close and still trying to get items finalize and fixed 4 months later with no type of compensation for all the miss work and wasted appointment where the trades didn’t come prepared for the work needed having to reschedule the same repairs in some cases many times over.

The workers dump trash everywhere including bottles filled with urine. Find these things when digging in garden. Takes forever to get them to repaint our side wall outside which is at least 2 different colors of white. The plumbers who came from problems were rather derogatory until they found that AT&T had drilled through our sewer. Also we are hooked into neighbors sewer before draining to city sewer. Both bathtubs had holes which took 2 months to get fixed. Workmanship is poor.

I read many reviews about Lennar prior to moving forward with the process and most of them were negative but I was naively optimistic that my family wouldn't have the slew of issues others had. We purchased in early June and it was 10 months later that we finally moved in. The sales rep was very attentive and very friendly but after that the experience consistently deteriorated. Our house would sit for weeks with no work done to it, I checked on the house every other day. The largest delay was the electrical contractor, or so we were told, which took a solid month with no progress to the house. Our walk through date changed twice. Then come the final walk through the house was completely unfinished, doors were missing, a lot of holes in the wall, one of the windows was cracked, and don't even get me started on the paint and carpet job. We were originally told our closing wouldn't happen on time due to all the work that had yet to be completed. However, true to what we had heard they rushed the closing and promised to have things finished. I forgot to mention that our garage door was crooked which meant that the exterior stucco had to be refinished after they realigned the door. We moved in and there was a giant gray stucco stain all over the front of the house. Also, our builder was texting me while I was at the closing table showing us things he was finishing up, as I was at the closing table! Needles to say that we've only lived there 4 short months and have already had to open several tickets with the warranty company; don't expect a rep to stay more than a month. We've been assigned 3 different warranty reps in the last 3 months, the current one hasn't gotten back to me in over two weeks. The quality is quite poor and very rushed. Not to mention that the HOA fee is higher than quoted to us and some of the amenities mentioned either don't exist or are not up to par. Don't expect anything to be done correctly unless you intend to hound the builder constantly they are the only ones who are of any help, Lennar shows no mercy. ... More

check the home as it has many poor quality materials

The buyer ends up purchasing what Lennar wants you to purchase and not necessarily what you want to because of their restrictions on color, location, model, interior finishes, etc.. In our case, the closing was sloppy and not very informative, the washing machine crapped out right after we moved in (the included GE appliances are extremely bottom of the line), the Lennar Warranty link was consistently broken each time we attempted to file a claim, and the only people that seemed genuinely interested in helping were the salesman (Ryan) and the Construction Manager (Ed). Too many issues take time to file and resolve, and on their schedule. We have many more claims to file and have only been in the house 7 weeks! We're afraid that the resolution may end up being worse than the problem. ... More

We purchased an Executive level Lennar home. The Kennedy III model. That being said we expected to close on an absolutely beautiful new home. The workmanship & building supplies in this home are beyond disappointing. The cabinets are a disgrace, huge gaps were left where the floor meets up with the cabinets, the outside of the home is not truly painted, it is more like whitewashed, the built in pest control system was “forgotten”, no hot water to the master tub, crushed cable wires, broken kitchen faucet sloppy molding/wood work, weak A/C unit, etc, etc, etc. We purchased a Lennar home as they once had a very good reputation & family just built with Lennar in another part of the state. The house they received vs. ours in Groveland is vastly different. Very disappointing! Right now we truly feel like we bought a $455,810 fixer upper! ... More

The consultant was not helpful after getting the deposit would not answer any questions and sometimes it felt like I was bothering him it was not what I expected

Dont rush into an agreement with Lennar. Inspect inspect inspect. Buyer beware.