Lennar Reviews in Washington, MD

My closing day was, to say the least, pretty unenjoyable. I arrived at the Lennar office and was greeted by the notary agent. Upon completion of signing my documents, I was given my keys and shown the door to leave. I imagined as a first time homebuyer with a company that’s been around for some time, there would be a more memorable experience for clients, wether a first or tenth time homebuyer. Needles to say I am very uncertain if I would use or suggest going with Lennar in the future.

So far my upstairs HVAC system did not initially work properly due to a bad fuse and I current have a large wet spot in my ceiling in the mud room. The paint job throughout the home is poor and I see paint on the carpet throughout my home The basement does not get warm even when the thermostat is set to 76F. The Caulking around toilets and bathtubs is dirty and messy.

Materials were decent for this price point, but the quality of workmanship was sloppy in many places - unfortunately common in mass-produced homes in this area. There were quite a few things I had to fix on my own after moving in. The builder, warranty team, and trade partners are very slow to respond to issues. The only issue that was addressed in a timely manner was a gas leak due to the stove not being installed properly. Even then, it was a pain to reach a customer care rep and the plumbing company rep. Sales team was friendly and knowledgeable. Lennar Title rep was unresponsive and unable to be reached on my closing day and caused a delay (my realtor and settlement attorney both said that was very typical of her). ... More

I the space and the layout of the house. I hate the quality of the workmanship, from the paint work to the interior door (all of them rattle), and the loose downspouts that drive me crazy at night time, the creaking floor and falling recess lights those are few examples of the list of disappointment. We did have a good experience with our sells person.

It is annoying that the board between the bedroom and the bathrooms has a high metal piece as the divider and allows for people to stub their toes and even though the inspector stated that needed to be fixed the builder brushed it off and stated thats how lennar has us do it. Even though the title should be even with that piece. Also the doors are all to low to the ground so you can't even have rugs in your bathrooms. The paint that is used seems cheap and you can see every fingerprint on the walls. Closing was the worst experience and such a hassle. Closing was too far away and not accommodating to anyone. ... More

Poor Customer Service and some features of the home not well though out

I’ve been terribly disappointed in the build quality of this house overall. The whole house feels rushed. The garage was left in terrible shape. The drywall tape isn’t fully secured to the wall. They used mud to cover big gaps around light fixtures, windows, and calk around door panels. The furnace was labeled incorrectly in the fuse panel, which was discovered because it kept blowing the fuse. When the electrician came to fix it he looked at the furnace and found it was wired incorrectly. Wires weren’t tightened down causing the power to arc, and trip the fuse. There is a full size wood nail sticking out through my stairs about 1.5 inches. The lamp post wasn’t completely installed, and tightened down. There was a bad electrical socket installed in the kitchen causing a loss of power to other sockets. The problem is the bad socket was covered with drywall so no one even knew it was there. The airflow on the furnace was marked the wrong direction so for 2 months I had the filters installed backwards. I’m pretty sure a light in the hallway is wired to the incorrect switch. I’ve been here for just over 2 months and every week there is a new discovery of a problem caused by poor craftsmanship. Big regrets buying this overpriced house. ... More

It was so stressful and so frustrating experience buying a home with Lennar. I’m not sure it’s in this area itself or from others areas too. I had experienced a lot of hidden things and responses from teams are horrible and construction is not good as other builders. I did mistake buying this home please don’t fall in the trap! No parking HOA sucks there won’t be any follow up in the issues you raised and no one cares once you buy home!!! Again I will take complete responsibility of my mistake which I have done in my life and if anyone read this don’t just look at the brand. Also club house will be ready by 2023 still pay fees for it lol. Think before you buy from metro walk by Lennar. ... More

I had an amazing experience with the salesperson and the Mortgage company when buying my home but the quality and craftsmanship of the home is very poor. I have had nothing but issues since the purchase of the home. the major issues I have is water getting into my homes from the roof and window. this has been an ongoing issue that I thought was fix but as of today with the rain, I found out its not. I am totally frustrated and can't seem to get in contact with anyone high up in the company. I would not recommend the purchase of a lennar home.

Floorboards don’t meet edge to edge. Carpets have staples popping out and not secure to the floors, drywall and paint left on and in between floor boards, paint on every baseboard of every entryway, shower tiles uneven, no grout sealant in showers, overuse and build-up of caulk, crown is cracked from top to bottom, line work from wall to crown to ceiling is uneven and spotty -ranging from not meeting to edge to crossing over onto the crown, paint on tile edges, center island ought to have sensibly been measured to a single top rather than molding two pieces together at what apparently was the end of a mis-measurement. I could go on, but you get my gist. ... More

The craftsmanship is very poor and when I brought it up during the walkthrough they made it seem like it was normal. When at the office to sign closing documents the lady was so rude and felt very rushed. She didn't even introduce herself.

Lennar has great potential however unfortunately my experience has been subpar and least satisfactory. The workmanship is not great and customer service needs a ton of work. As a millennial I can appreciate Lennar moving towards a “one stop shop” approach, as that did make things simpler in the home buying process. However, there a still lot of areas that need work for a streamlined process to succeed and Lennar does not have that. For that reason I have not and will not recommend them as a builder. I would not trust them with another new build in the future.

I was so excited about purchasing a home with Lennar but unfortunately my excitement was short lived once I signed my settlement and received the keys to my new townhouse. Immediately I noticed the poor craftsmanship of my new build it was like the builder rushed putting the house together. There were noticeable errors and issues throughout my home that I’m still working with customer care to fix (which is a nightmare within itself). I reached out to the builder to address the issues and we scheduled a time to do a walk through inspection of my home and he never showed up for the appointment nor did he reach out to let me know that he couldn’t make it or to reschedule. I can’t believe the unprofessionalism of the builder. I should’ve known that this process would be a nightmare once I was misled by the builder about the size of my lot and the backyard which is a lot smaller than what was originally told to me. Another issue I had was with the Lennar title team, somehow my home insurance was not included in my closing cost like it was suppose to be so I had to scramble to make sure that a payment was made so my policy would not be canceled. My loan officer was great but the negligence of the Lennar title team is baffling. I wish I would’ve did my due diligence before purchasing with this development. This is my first home and I’m just disappointed with this entire experience. ... More

The worst materials used, drywall and flooring…clearly emphasized on plug n play model for profit. Flooring has no proper insulation…4 months in and still waiting for repair to damages. LENNAR is terrible. I am looking forward to selling as home appreciate. I will never ever go with Lennar again. Took 3 months to finally get garbage receptacles, however it’s been 5 weeks since trash pickup, I still haven’t gotten my trash picked up and have escalated. HOA should be covering this and I sure am paying 2 HOA’s..at a loss right now and super frustrated. I also almost forgot about the misinformation initially with regards to internet and that whole ordeal….the list goes on and on and on…. ... More

Once you’ve purchased and closed you are dead to Lennar and they move on to the next homebuyer. The sales staff is phenomenal, but past that it goes downhill.

There us no consistency within the Lennar teams which takes away from the process. The follow-up is poor, the workmanship is sloppy and everyone blames the last person when there are mistakes. During the walkthrough, I pointed out areas of concern that were not addressed when I moved in. The house was spot cleaned, ie. Dirty windows, paint on the floors and windows, paint on the railings and carpet, debris from the sanding left along the trim of the walls, and on the flooring.While the carp we ts were vacuumed and the house smelled fresh, it was not cleaned properly. I made contact immediately after returning from closing, but it was never addressed. There was interaction with too many to name, so I will just reference the Lennar team. ... More

Poor workmanship, poor quality, do not trust to be fixed

Please do a lot of research on the property and the material used to build. I’m having a bug issue and no one wants to be accountable for it.

It’s only been a few months and every day I find something else that was done wrong. The paint job looks like it was done by a blind person or someone who didn’t care. The bench in the primary bathroom is unusable and a host of other issues. I could not in good faith recommend a builder who would release a $400k+ home as if it was an auction as is house. Shame on Lennar!!!

First and last! I highly DONT recommend Lennar builders. Beautiful home but the process was painful and put us in horrible living situations.

We got sucked into using Lennar's lender for money towards closing. If the housing market wasn't so tight right now we would have backed out after dealing with the lender Jennifer. She was unresponsive, unprofessional & lacked knowledge required to do her job. It was a terrible first time homebuying experience. If you can avoid this, go with Lennar, if not stay clear.

House not competed on time. Cabinets scratched and never replaced. Closing process terrible

We are very pleased with the layout of our home and the location, however, the home buying experience was terrible. The Lennar sales team did not take us seriously. The individual that worked with us during the sales process told us that there was only one “stick” left of homes in our price range… after a week of back and forth we found out that this wasn’t true, and there were two additional sticks that were unsold. They laughed at our questions and worries over making such a large investment in a home, knowing that we are first time home buyers, and said that this nearly $400k purchase would not be the biggest purchase of our lives so we should worry less about the quality of the build. Overall, we felt dismissed by the sales team due to the fact that we are young. We essentially sold the home to ourselves. There was a severe lack of communication and expectations delivery when it came time for us to do our final walk through. There were so many areas of the home that were rushed - from the painting to the carpeting. We found countless paint drips, areas of the carpet that were not stapled down, even the new fridge was dented. The building management team acted like they were doing “favors” for us to fix these items before closing even though we had every right to have these issues fixed prior to closing. When we had questions at this point in the process, it was very confusing whether we should talk to the sales team, building manager, or Lennar corporate. Once again, our concerns were dismissed at this stage and we were rushed to closing as if we were inconveniencing Lennar with concerns over the quality of our $400k purchase. In the six months since closing our water heater needed maintenance twice (the coils burned during the first week we moved in because the building manager left the water and turned off when it shouldn’t have been), a pipe in the master bedroom broke and leaked into our kitchen (the pipes were not properly molded together), and a toilet needed to be replaced. These were just the big items, there have been many additional smaller items that needed to be fixed (loose boards, medicine cabinet was put in backwards). All items were covered by warranty thank goodness, but this just shows how rushed these homes are built. We love our community, but fair warning that the process to buy, build, and close on these homes needs excessive improvement. ... More

I advised the builder that a cracked window was found. . And nothing has been done about it

The loan approval process was awful. Kept asking for same documents over and over again and approved my loan at 7 pm the day before closing. Moved our closing date a week ahead and had many issues in the house from the carpet to the paint. The worst one being no internet service. Been almost 2 months and we still don’t have home wifi.