Lennar Reviews

Overall my experience with Lennar has been good. Unfortunately, the quality of the construction, specifically the spackling and painting, was performed poorly. There were areas on the walls and ceilings where the joints were not spackled smoothly, and they were painted over, resulting in walls and ceilings that were less than smooth . Although efforts were made by Lennar to address the poor craftsmanship prior to settlement, the corrections were not sufficient. I also discovered quite a bit of paint stains on my floors and carpets after I moved in. Because the spackling and painting was a very poor quality job, I hired a painter to correct the multiple areas that were not addressed to my satisfaction, because I wasn't going to wait 11 months for Lennar to come back to try to correct the problem again. I am very happy with the work my painter has performed to improve my home. The one highlight of my experience is the responsiveness and care that I've received by Lennar employee Cheryl. She is WONDERFUL! She responds to every one of my requests .... she will either address my question directly, or she will direct me to the appropriate contact. If it wasn't for the thoughtful, considerate, and conscientious efforts of Cheryl, my overall Lennar experience would have been rated much lower. Lennar should be very grateful that they have a terrific representative like Cheryl providing support to their buyers. She is a great person, and deserves special recognition. ... More

These Lennar homes are built fast & cheap! Floors on a concrete slab are not level! I installed windows blinds and at the top there's half an inch on either side, while at the bottom, I can't even pull the blind all the way down, so I'll have to cut the bottom blinds. I never thought it was possible to have a window frame that wasn't straight. Well, I discovered I was wrong! There's paint on the linoleum in every room along the baseboards! No time to clean that stuff up - that's on you! Because you don't see the top of each door's molding, they don't paint it! In the walk-through, I asked them to paint it and they said they would. Nope, they didn't. Kitchen faucet looks chrome, but it's actually a hard plastic with chrome paint on it. Wow, is all I have to say. ... More

Cutting corners no toliet paper holder paint jib terrible no towel racks sloppy paint mess on floors poor caulking

Need to offer more options. Additional outlets, upgrade carpet, paint colors. Allow a deck header to be installed. Better HOA. Terrible at communication!

Buying process was quick and reasonable. Everyone before purchase was friendly and informative but it was a complete mess afterwards with no one to communicate with when issues arose.

lennar is a good builder however I had many issues when I moved into the house regarding the creaking wood on the second floor, paint on the bathroom mirrors and the toilets were not working properly as well as holes in the wood part of the kitchen doors and cabinets

The home and sales team were great. They were very helpful. My main challenge was with the Lennar mortgage where I did not get the interest rate I was originally expected due to delays and lack of response. Then when I finally agreed to buy down the rate and signed all of the contracts and paper work then I was told 2 working days prior to closing that I could not get my rate. Very disappointed that I did not get the rate that I was expecting but everything else was great.

The agent, Shay, was great and the team inside Lennar was pretty good. Unfortunately, Lennar is plagued with incompetence and cost cutting to the extreme at the top. The purchasing team needs to be updated and the design team needs to refocus on what matters in a successful design. I can understand removing the powder room from the RV garage to cut costs. But there was an opportunity to put tough ins for future for a sink on the back side of the master bath. The windows for the garage were removed, which was a design failure and cut very little overall cost. The door to the back yard was removed from the garage. The house has no linen closet, comes without towel bars, the faucets and door handles are chrome when the cabinet hardware is brushed. The front door hardware is also brushed. Nothing matches, we as owners are unable to add outlets or change anything. The bedrooms don’t have any lighting or switched outlets at time of turnover. There are just so many missed opportunities here and with no additional costs or very little at most a more cohesive and quality design a could be accomplished. It boils down to a lack of proper oversight from the executive level. As a side note, Lennar showed the property with a 2% commission advertised for my agent and then tried to change to a lower flat fee around time of closing. After pleading his case Lennar did agree to pay the previously agreed upon rate. However, this type of action on the builder’s part does not reflect well. ... More

Just over promised, under delivered.

The overall quality of home is good, the community is not, the landscaping in front of the house is lacking adequate plant material and the community slopes are a disaster. By not making your community improvements a priority (rec centers, slopes, front yard landscaping, street lights, sidewalks) you have and continue to impact your reputation and I would have to assume your sales. Also, the entrance gates do not appear to be designed to control foot traffic, Not sure if this is by design or not. I will need to review your EIR and conditions of approval.

1st time buying from the builder. Was very confusing and people are not very helpful.

What could be an all encompassing & complete buying experience is rushed to the point that details are overlooked both administratively and from a construction perspective. The volume is tremendous and the various departments,) sales ,mortgage, & insurance) do not communicate or act as one. A life in sales & marketing allows me to observe what could be the most effective Custer Service tools of any industry, rendered useless, ineffective, and down right weaponized, against the buyer. Numbers are very important for a publicly traded company trying to occupy this segment of the housing market. But Lennar needs to decide what is more important, the numbers or the buying experience (Customer Service) because right now The Bean Counters are winning & it is obvious. The lipstick on the pig is not covering that up and that is what we do in sales & marketing. Respectfully submitted. ... More

Was not the best experience with the mortgage, multiple issues and this isn't my first home. It's my 7th. WAY to many people to deal with and communication was a challenge at best. Quality is ok, but the crew that does the finish work not so great. Have found multiple finishes that are mediocre. They seem to be more concerned about getting them to completion rather than Quality.

it is just another builder who doesn't care about customer, you ask for something after giving them money and they make you slave. They don't have any good communication process or steps, there is a big time disconnect between sales, construction manager, underwriter, loan officers, they don't talk to each other at all, so frustrating process.

The home buying experience at Lennar was intense everything seemed to happen very quickly.. it was very overwhelming for first time homebuyers. However majority of our team was helpful ( especially our loan officer) I do wish our home concierge made more time for us, and walked us through the final steps of the process but she was ooo most of the time and rarely responded. Overall it was an okay experience, and we love our new home... Even if there are still some blue tape left

Not super happy may choose another builder next purchase

Overall, I’d say the experience was well but very overwhelming. A lot of back-and-forth, which is to be expected with a huge decision to purchase a home. With Lennar being a giant production builder it’s understandable that things don’t always go as planned, but their processes are streamline and issues end up getting worked out. So far we’re loving being in our new house and appreciate the opportunity to buy with Lennar. As of 2 months after closing our experiences are nowhere near what a lot of the negative experiences are that are posted online. We have a lot of good things to say, but there are also some drawbacks. Workmanship is subpar to say the least, there are obvious corners that have been cut, but nonetheless, they built homes fast for wide variety of people and families. I would have no issue at all recommending Lennar to anybody looking to purchase a home. ... More

Be ready to be on your computer 24-7 with no excuses, your life will stop because they need things as ASAP with no excuses, even if you are driving, at home with your family!!!!!! they make you feel you need them or I don't know what was the point of doing that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 Months in and still working to have punch list items from a week prior to closing corrected. Fixed some small, simple items myself. Lennear Mortage had major issues, limited or delayed communication and issues they had were Lennar Mortgage created, they dropped the ball. Quality, low end builder grade appliances, carpeting, cabinets, etc.

My experience with Lennar Homes was mixed. On one hand, Omar, the builder rep, was incredibly helpful and available to answer questions. His guidance throughout the home buying process made things a bit smoother. However, one aspect that I found slightly inconvenient was their complete reliance on electronic documentation. I personally prefer having some paper documents for reference, not just QR codes to look everything up on a screen or log into a portal. Issues that were found during inspection were addressed prior to move-in, there were a couple of items that required attention post-occupancy. Still funding things but Thanks to omar & Richard things get resolved in a timely manner! Overall, if you're comfortable with a fully digital process, Lennar Homes, with Omar's assistance, could be a great choice for your next home purchase. Lenar Mortgage: My experience with Lennar Mortgage left a lot to be desired. The entire process felt unnecessarily exhausting due to their insistence on a fully electronic process. There was no flexibility provided to receive contract documents, or for the loan officer, Jon, to review any of the loan documents with us in person. Adding to the frustration was the required use of their portal, Lennar Track, which was plagued with constant technical issues accessing our file or documents. A very frustrating experience for my husband and I. On a positive note, I must acknowledge Tammy for her pleasant demeanor and helpfulness during and after closing. ... More

This is our second Lennar home. That's why we came to them. The quality of the workmanship is not as good as it used to be. We felt that everything was rushed. Maybe they had deadlines to meet. The closing was another disaster. Very impersonal. Again pushy to get it done by a certain date. Wouldn't accept we wanted to wait even though we gave them a substantial deposit.

First I would like to say that Tish was very helpful! We were scheduled to close escrow on Thursday 5/02/24. That has been our scheduled closing date for almost two months. Well that didn't happen. We didn't close escrow yesterday and we did not get and do not have access to our house as of this morning Friday 5/03. I had a lot of things scheduled for our house this morning that I had to scramble to reschedule. We signed all of our loan documents on Tuesday 5/01 and Lennar Title received our closing funds on Tuesday 5/01 as well. My wife and I are pretty easy going people and we both are very understanding that things happen. The main issue here was the major lack of communication during this entire process, especially over the last few days as we are getting ready to close escrow. This is our first house that we are purchasing and were expecting a much more pleasant experience. The lack of communication has been an issue during the entire process dating all the way back to when I first inquired about the home. We were just sitting around waiting to receive a call, text, or email giving us instructions on how to enter our new home because it is now officially ours. Had I not reached out to anyone I would have had no idea what was going on and that we were not going to be given access to our new home yesterday. I was also given false information. I sent a email at 9am on our closing date to get an idea on when we will be given access to our new house and I was told that everything was sent over to the County recorder and once you guys received confirmation from the county we will be given access to our new home. We continued to follow up yesterday via email and were told they were still waiting on confirmation from the county. At 4:45pm I called Lennar Title and was told that nothing was ever sent to the county because they have not received the final sign off from the builder. So I didn't find out that we were not going to get access to our new home until 4:45pm on the day that we supposed to close escrow and I wouldn't have even found out unless I picked up the phone and called! I never received a call from anyone at least giving me a heads up stating that they were still waiting to receive the final sign off from the builder. I didn't know what or who to believe anymore. I just feel like there was a lot of finger pointing during this entire process and no one is willing to take any accountability. I can go on and on but I am not going to. ... More

Lennar is a middle entry level home. The craftsmanship is poor, the materials are lower quality and they are non apologetic for the lack of quality. Their favorite line when you look at the poor paint jobs on doors, door frames, trim, etc is "stand six feet in front of it with normal lighting conditions and if you can't see the imperfection from there......well then it doesn't exist". If their subcontractors damage the trim while doing their job they don't replace the trim......they put bondo on it and repaint it. The problem is when you sand MDF is doesn't take a paint job the same way. Oh well. ... More

The buying process with agent was great. It’s when things were not up to standards and you get no help it’s the problem. We still have a damaged bathroom we can not use. The build is sloppy and there’s a lot of things that look like they were rushed. Cutting corners. The sales part was good but not sure I would buy another Lennar again.

Getting issues corrected after we moved in was a real hassle. There are too many people to deal with. One person says they will take care of something and drops the ball. Another says to file a report on line with Lennar. All in all you waste your time waiting for people who never show up!!