Lennar Reviews

We do love our new home. However, the communication during the build process was less than ideal. And, when closing day came, we never received a proper walk through or warranty explanation. The Contractors were here and the Lead was here but they were too busy trying to finish the house that they forgot to actually speak to us. We still have a few outstanding issues. Our current "Director of Construction" has been by the house to see what he can do to finish up. Hopefully this works... I do have an issue with the driveway and the area between the garage and the house. - The driveway is WAY too narrow for a two car garage. I am going to have to pay to have it widened. I really wish you had done it right the first time. - The area between the house and the garage should have been a walkway, not a line of shrubs. There is a door from the house and a door to the Garage/Frog and there is a row of shrubs between them. This make no sense. Now I will have to pay for concrete here as well. - This are also hold water for days after a rain. The landscaper cam and installed a drain. However, they did not put it in on a slope. So the drain never empties. Plus, they ripped up the sod and killed it. Now I have to pay to have new sod put down. Speaking of which, they never rolled the yard after installing the sod. It is so rough in the back yard that our child is constantly tripping and falling. This really should be addressed. ... More

Good value for the product we received

Sales person- Anyelyz was good. She was professional and approachable. Construction Manager could monitor workers more directly, so the end results matches expectations. Quality requires direct supervision.

I would never want to work with Lennar mortgage again. I have bought several homes before and this was the worse experience. The house seems good so far and maintenance has been excellent.

Lennars' is working on the model of " quantity before quality ". They lack the small but important detail on their homes. The subcontractors appear to be working on getting the homes built quick and ignoring things that need extra time.

Lennar prides itself on holding a large market share, and talk about it in their spiels to rope people in, but one thing that is conspicuously absent in their spiel is a commitment to communication and quality of workmanship. Lennar seemed to have an incredibly difficult time with communicating and keeping us up to date on correct information when available, from the selling rep ("real estate agent" I guess?), to the loan processors who were quick to answer emails and pick up phones when we had outstanding items, but left voicemails unreturned when not. We promised and assured we would meet a specific closing date, only to be told it would be moved 5 days, the day before we were supposed to close (and had movers and various vendors lined up to deliver) and our own inspector identified items to be corrected over a week before the original closing date, these items were untouched. This was after the house sat, untouched for almost a month with the excuse of "the trades" being given for why basic things were not finished up. Its awkward when we, as buyers, are complimented by how fast we can get documents provided, signed, and efficiently meet deadlines imposed by Lennar on us, but the same courtesy can't be extended both ways. The remaining items identified to be done, were then not completed on the days they said it would be (we were told a painter was at the house, only to be told 2 days later the painter couldn't get into the house because it was locked), and we had to consistently follow up daily, then hourly to ensure it was done. Excuses were always given, but at some point this is a organizational failure of Lennar as a builder, which is having ramifications to the client/homebuyer. We spent over $5k on matching appliances based on what we were told would be going in the home, only to find out during the final walkthrough that another brand was used - where the representative from Lennar said he did tell us wrong and provided a half-baked apology, then asked if we can just return what we purchased (we could not, since the items were already ready to be delivered given the delay in closing date). We were assured our mortgage through Lennar lending would not be sold, we got a letter before our first payment was even due that the loan had been sold to another servicer. When we attempted to take the home as-is in order to meet the original closing date, one escalation manager said okay, the other manager said no. So managers are also not on the same page with assisting clients and what can/cannot be done. On moving date and final walk through, everything seemed fine. Until 2pm hit and we had not gotten remote-closing docs. Lennar did not tell their own title/closing company when the closing day had been moved to (1 day prior) so they had nothing drafted. I sat in the drive way with a moving company from Waco for 3 hrs while the title company scrambled to get things done. Ironically, my husband sat at the Lennar title office and talked to another couple who had no communication either on their closing date so had come to the office to get some information. Only compliment was to the unnamed title manager who was VERY helpful and empathetic to the situation. Once we got moved in, the icing on the cake was we received keys that did not fit our home. Instead, a rep who lives on site (?) gave us a master key until the next day, when the project manager and locksmith came by to rekey the entire house for us. We were told by a rep during the final walkthrough/orientation to not submit warranty claims within 30 days because it would make her look bad. Once we got moved in, you can tell these homes are thrown together and the skill involved is not great. Outlets are not in even straight lines, or boxed in the wall correctly, we had to have our front door warranty claimed because it was obviously letting in light, and warrantied our main water line because it was leaking, paint is obviously watered down as consistency and finish varies drastically across the home, tiling exposes that walls are not straight, door paint is sticking and has ripped in places already, house was not cleaned prior to taking possession (like we were told) as there was a film on everything still, there's a crack/joint visible along the ceiling which we didn't even bother asking to be fixed because of how this has all gone down, a window blind frame flew off abruptly without notice one day, and we expect more things to be identified/go wrong in the future. Some of this could be attributed to beer bottles being littered around the home construction sites? I will never buy a home from Lennar again and will actively make sure others know of the experience we had any chance we get. We were also given incorrect, outdated information on the HOA fees, where the fees were actually ~$20 more per quarter than the handout they provided us, our HOA was supposed to work with Lennar to get these things corrected. We did get over $50k off the house for "incentives" being offered, starting to wonder if incentives have to be offered for people to buy these houses, especially as more and more homes around us sit vacant after we were told they are all being sold (specifically being told neighbors we had, and these homes are being shown to other buyers). ... More

If I could put zero stars for Responsive to issues, I would. My actual home buying experience with the salesman was excellent. His name is Mitch. Great guy and he was always there to answer questions. If he did not know an answer, he would find it for me by the next day. There were many issues to be addressed with the home before closing. The “construction builder” and the “main warranty” man assured me that I should close on time and that they would be here for me to fix the numerous outstanding items. I trusted them. So I closed. The quality of workmanship in my home is subpar, at best. Every day I find new things that were not completed correctly. I followed the steps that Lennar outlined for me by putting in “warranty requests” on all outstanding items. My list just grows and nothing gets fixed or resolved. There is no interest or timely communication in addressing all of the things that were incomplete or broke before I closed on my home. Lennar has one man who they entrust to “fix” all issues except electrical. They will not honor the Lennar warranty properly by sending out qualified “trades” to address the issues. Each one requires a different job specialty, but Lennar will not spend the money to make things right. I always wanted a “Lennar Home”. But my experience in the last few months has forced me to regret the purchase of this home. ... More

Lennar could become that next level company if they were "proactive" in their communication.It always seems like internal communication is poor at best so many more steps are needed to get something done than needed! Overall, Lennar builds a pretty good home but they get defensive when something needs to be corrected. It all comes down to being open and transparent, communication!!

Too many things not done or done shabby plus we were suppose to close in October ,and closed January 31th it cost us $12000 to rent a place to stay.Now who's going to pay us that money

Picking the house and putting the down payment was easy and getting financing wasn't hard for me. Then I was met with an extreme escrow office that accused me of being an investor because I have multiple houses. So, I canceled contract, I thought about it for a day and the house was a good deal, so I went back and did everything all over again, just to be told no by the same escrow officer. I got another lender and closed within 30 days without issue. I took me almost 3 months to buy this house all because the assumption of me being something I am not.

Lennar is more than your basic home builder. Our home included sprinklers, a keypad lock, garage door opener, and all appliances, including a washer and dryer! We are really blessed with this home.

Nice neighborhood, great neighbors, cute homes for retires, empty nester and 1st time home owners. Prices are high but are in line with the current market.

I was very excited when I came to the development and chose to purchase a new home. In the beginning everything moved very quickly. Then it stalled. No updates, rare interaction when I reached out first. My closing date was pushed a few times, which I understand is to be expected - but I would have preferred honesty over BS. Closing day I couldn't move in because there was no occupancy permit. I have been living in the house 7 weeks now and I still don't have a refrigerator in my kitchen because the hole left was too small and it has taken this long to be corrected (still not corrected). Still no updates. Once I have an offer on the house I apparently went to the bottom of the importance list. ... More

Probably the worst craftsmanship I have ever seen. When you complain about it they basically tell you to close or they will fine you. It has been almost 2 months they still haven’t fixed drywall, paint, tiles, cabinets. James, Kyle, Stephanie all bad. They want the sale and that’s it. Kyle has to be the worst. Took go through the house and see the terrible job and put a stamp of approval is terrible what they do to the consumer. But as the manager Stephanie (I think her name was) it’s all about closing on homes for the investors. They’re mentality is don’t worry about the product being put out just close as fast as possible. Go with a different builder ... More

New build seems to be put together by chewing gum and tape. The quality of the home is poor. During our first 10 days, our garage door snapped off, our window blind broke and the floors started peeling up. These are just a few issues we faced, however the local team-in particular Brett, has been very responsive to our issues. He has been fantastic and has great communication skills. Lennar needs to value the quality not quantity in their work. They need to stop using labor that does not have the passion toward their craft.

The home is well built and exactly as advertised so I am most pleased with my new home.

Beautiful homes, but be sure you are THOROUGH on your "Celebration" (HA!)walk-through. Once you sign on that dotted line, they are on to the next. Sure, you will get a call to be ensure nobody else goes through what you did, but they do nothing to resolve your own issues. So I'm warning others here too.

The notified closing date changed multiple times. We were given an original closing to be October 2022 and based on that we planned for furniture delivery and for us to move in by November. Lennar missed the October closing and we had to pay rent until we could get into the house. We were notified of next closing to take place in January but we found problems with construction that had to be corrected before we could close and get into the house. We expected the things we found would have been noticed and and repaired before we close. Finally closed on 3rd notice and got in to the house in February. We have been in the house for several weeks now and are still trying to get last few things repaired. Lennar people have been nice but getting things done a challenge ... More

Have had no issues with Lennar. Workmanship Is great and minor punch list items resolved very quickly. Lennar is by far above some of the other builders in the area.

We purchased in late April with being told a September finish//close. We sold our house and figured we would stay in an AirBnb from August until the September close. After relocating, the closing moved then to October, November, December, and then an actual close at the end of January. The contracts are written air tight to not cover any expenses from a “good faith estimate” of closing even when they have actual close dates given to you. We had to pay short term rental costs with some being in season here, with no reimbursement. We also had to actually find the short term rentals by ourselves. No help from Lennar at all. Excuse after excuse as to why there were delays. All we wanted was honesty with a close date and we would have gotten a true rental for 6 months instead of bleeding money for short term rentals .There is no way they should’ve said a September close if they knew what they were doing and then just keep moving it 1 month at a time 4 times. Just tell us the truth and not give false hope over and over. Everything inside is low grade material and the finish workmanship is low grade as well. If it wasn’t the community we wanted and the people in the community not so awesome, we would sell. Also, make sure you get in writing what is included in trim work. Several neighbors were told crown molding was included verbally by the salesperson and it was not. Buyer beware with Lennar. ... More

We closed the home a couple of months ago. The house was not ready to be closed due to several issues found during the final walkthrough. But we closed as they promised to fix all items on the same day. But they did not fix all issues. I had a terrible experience working with a few folks. After I moved into the house, I found several issues and reported them to Lennar’s warranty department, and waiting for their response. I went back to my apartment in NJ as no internet is available, and I needed to work from home. I fixed several issues associated with the washer. The dishwasher doesn’t work correctly. No power connection to the internet panels. No grounding rod is installed. Poor painting. Overall I had a very bad experience working with Lennar. Hopefully, they will learn one day how to treat customers with respect and gratitude. ... More

Instead of being “ wowed” our home buying experience was terrible. The inside of the home was ok, the tile floors being the worst….in fact we are still trying to get the floors clean and presentable. The customer rep seemed bored and mechanical and did not act on any issues for over a month. Our construction manager Mark was the only reliable person that we could talk to. Workmanship is absolutely terrible. Extremely disappointing to find out that the interior was painted a flat white, no one told us and we spent more money painting that we should have. Lennar should have given us some credit for fixing stark white walls. Even the landscaping was seemingly done without thought. The backyard is bumpy, a friend has already fallen. The workers are careless and there isn’t any craftsmanship. I was told that Lennar is a production builder….I believe it. Wish we could go back in time and have a wonderful experience…..I guess that is only found in dreams. ... More

Good location and good interior Lennar Agent specially Diaana very helpful person iam happy to buy home thanks

The service received has been exceptional. Everyone has been helpful and responsive. Now, my not to good experience has been to received the home dirty and having to do service tickets. Other than that, I love my new home.

Move in experience was kind of a hustle. Need to identify al issues immediately and if find other problems must go through on line process that has not been paid attention to. I had to pay for outside people to address my issues.. sorry got into this situation.