Lennar Reviews

Went to closing being told I had a surplus and would be receiving a check instead at closing was told I owed over a Grand.

Overall quality is not good. Exterior problems with brick, deck, paint. Walls and floors not level or straight. Everything was rushed and needs to be repaired multiple times. Warranty team is nice, but issues are still slow to be addressed.

Very frustrating trying to settle and move in to a new “finished” home. We expected delays due to supply issues however upon settlement, major construction should have been completed. Racks were not installed. Bathroom fans not installed. Painting not finished. When touch up painting was attempted the colors did not match. This resulted in all of our rooms needing to be repainted after our furnishings were moved in. There was no final cleaning so we are still chipping grout off the tile floors. Grout in the bathrooms need to be re-done as it was not completed. So, we are moved in and 2 months later still dealing with issues. After 11 military moves we are veterans but this was frustrating. ... More

Workmanship needs to be improved.

Poor craftsmanship for the money

They are responsive but make sure you get a new garage door. They are currently trying to make us keep our temporary used door which is in terrible condition.

Moved in with some issues and also quality of the work are not really well

The only thing that kept the overall home buying experience from being lower than 3 stars was the terrific attitude, approach & demeanor of the salesperson Noreta. She was truly a blessing to work with. It is probably a bit too early to rate the experience as we are just 2 months in and still trying to settle some workmanship issues. However, this is the third home we've built (First with Lennar) and we have more issues in this home than the previous two combined. There are numerous gouges in trim wood work, flaws in vinyl siding, unfinished paint trim, gouges in kitchen cabinet shelves, missing USB receptacles and several other deficiencies. While our list of deficiencies is being addressed our trust that these will all be taken care remains low as how these matters could be accepted in the first place is not easily understood by us. In addition to those issues we decided to use Lennar Title Co., Mortgage and Insurance partly because of seller incentive but also thinking it would provide a more seamless flow. Nothing could be further from the truth! Chaotic, error prone and not seamless. Yes, it all worked out in the end but not without irritation & annoyance. Add to that the fact a manager from Lennar Mortgage called us on a Sunday while I was driving to talk about why we rated our mortgage experience so low. I told him a little bit but suggested he call back the next day after I reviewed my notes and was home. I called him later that evening & left voicemail with more detail. Never heard from him again. We remain hopeful that our experience will be transformed to a more positive one in the ensuing months as the issues are addressed. ... More

Overall not happy with the quality of the work.

It seems that these homes are being built too fast and the workmanship is suffering for it. When you report a problem, it seems everyone is too busy building more homes and you have to wait to have your problems taken care of.

Get ready for delay and frustration. Priority is given to inventory homes.

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

Construction supervisor was impertinent and rude; workers without necessary skills were pulled from other crews to complete work - which was then poorly done. Replacements/substitutions made due to supply chain issues were NOT even close to "equal to or better than the model", as promised.

Lennars goal is to close business and there is so much room for improvement. I told my sales guy I could not meet at a certain date since I locked in the house. I never meet with customer service, I was sent another builder supervisor instead. When we spent TWICE time to call out cosmetic things that needed to be repaired, only a very few were taken care of and the rest... well they just peeled off the orange stickers. Most of the paint jobs are leaky and full of paint buggers. Love the location, and the size of the land, but I would need to see lots of improvement before buying another home by this builder. ... More

Sales and finance team, Great job. The construction team/process is not so great - be aware: 1 - When performing the final walkthrough, many items (paint, drywall, windows, appliances, cabinets, etc...) were incomplete or damaged. Most of the things were addressed before and after closing, but some were not; we reached out to Lennar multiple times, and we have not heard from them.

Lennar home models and layouts are superb. Also the process was not exhausting with too many choices like other builders do. But quality needs to be improved. Most of the home buyers don't know but I think Lennar cuts on things that customers really don't think of too much during the process which cost more to the customers later on. For example, 1. Not using conduit pipes for wiring 2. Not using standard cans light that are readily available in the market

I saved over $30,000 by having my flooring upgrade done by a private contractor after we closed escrow. Lennar should be more competitive. The interior paint was substandard as the good paint was not available. I had to have the entire interior repainted the day after I closed escrow. After 4 months, I'm waiting for screens.

The overall home value is okay but could be lower in price. Lennar staff has been helpful.

We are enjoying our new home and neighborhood and did have some positive experiences with Lennar. However, since we moved in 3 months ago we have noticed some problems with the workmanship. The paint job was especially sloppy. We also had problems with the Lennar Title Company giving us incorrect information at closing, and they would not respond to our emails requesting assistance concerning this incorrect information. These are some of the reasons that our overall rating is just average.

It was exciting watching our house be built.

Poor build quality and craftsmanship

Responsive to warranty issues, however, not responsive to living conditions in the neighborhood. Previous construction manager John made sure issues in the neighborhood were addressed immediately. That is no longer the case since he left. Construction trash, early construction noise on the weekend by subcontractors ( before sunrise) is completely unacceptable and construction workers and subs race out the streets at a very high speed.

So many things don’t work or break so quickly. I’ve been waiting forever to get my front door fixed because I can’t unlock it so I can’t even open my front door. It’s ridiculous.

Reasonable, but expect delays in the response time on warranty repairs

The steps leading up to closing were great. The staff was engaged and responsive. Since closing, I have had several quality control issues with the home that have not been fixed despite being raised to Lennar for resolution. I think there is a clear gap in how they deliver continuous support after closing and it leaves a bad mark on the experience. The subcontractor interaction does not feel properly managed by lennar and becomes an almost home owner responsibility to manage the subcontractors. There has been high turnover in our after closing lennar support staff that may play a part but that should be handled better by lennar so the homebuyer doesn’t pay the price. The people at lennar have been very nice and are trying to be helpful but the larger processes at play seem to be broken in post purchase support. There isn’t even a way to see the status of requests without calling a lennar rep. This feels like a service desk 101 feature to allow the user to see their status. ... More