Lennar Reviews

Lennar collects a vast volume of totally confidential information, much more than is necessary for me to be proven as a responsible buyer and payer. I do not believe this information is stored in a suitably secure manner. I worry about my identity being stolen by others or shared with others I do not want it shared with by Lennar. We sign waaaaay too many documents giving Lennar the right to own our lives. I do not trust Lennar!!!!!! Most of the staff we dealt with are great.

I will say that the home is built with the lowest cost of materials possible, the interior paint is very poor in quality, and I believe it is only a primer coat, there was no garage door opener installed and we had to pay $500,00 to get that installed, the water pressure in the neighborhood is very poor and most of the new owners are very upset with the water pressure because you can't water the lawn because there is not enough pressure to run a sprinkler, take a shower, do laundry! I have had several issues with the house that need repair and can't get anyone to come out and repair it! I get told that someone will be out, but they don't show up!! No sense of urgency to meet my request for repairs. My wife and I feel that during the purchase process everything sounds perfect and how Awesome Lennar takes care of the Owner, but after the deal is done, the true colors come out and nothing gets done!!! So, overall My Opinion is that we would not purchase a Lennar home knowing what we know now!! Unless Lennar steps up and comes through with the promises they put forth, I will never reccomend a Lennar home! One final thought, The toilet in the guest bathroom is all but tipping over because the floor is so out of level the toilet doesn't mount flush to the floor!! I have called the number given for the plumber to repair it but like always, nothing has been done and I have been waiting for 5 days now for this to be repaired! what I'm being told by the plumber is " someone will be out today, but nobody ever shows up" not even a phone call telling me they wont be out!!! Very unprofessional indeed. ... More

This is our second home with Lennar, and unfortunately, the experience this time was disappointing, especially with their financial services and closing process. There was no formal welcome or acknowledgment during the closing — not even a basic walkthrough or someone to greet us. For a repeat customer, this felt impersonal and careless. What made it worse was the complete lack of any gesture of appreciation. No closing goodies or even a simple thank you — something we had received before. This change made it feel like Lennar is now more focused on profits than on customer relationships. The way the house keys were handed over was frankly unacceptable. They were left in a plain envelope, which felt cold and thoughtless for such a major milestone. No guidance, no explanation, nothing. It gave the impression that once the transaction was complete, we were no longer of any importance. Lennar used to feel more customer-centric, but this recent experience made it clear that things have become much more commercial and impersonal. I expected better, especially as a returning buyer. ... More

I was verbally promised backyard grass and 3 trees upon moving in to my new Lennar build (as incentive). It’s been 4 weeks since move in and I have 2 trees and no grass in the backyard. Lennar will do the bare minimum for you as a customer because they only care about moving you in fast! Be careful.

Unfortunately day3 of moving in I had a leak that caused the spare room to have to have the carpet removed and the wall. It only has been a month and a half and I still have a dirty makeshift cover in my bedroom for the contractors which is ripped. I had to have multiple attempts for them to figure out the sewage issue. It wasn’t until I left a review that Bayonet the contractor they use actually did something. My next problem is my AC it’s only cooling on one side of the house. However, I had to please the insatiable underwriter when trying to purchase for then to not be able to use my toilet on day 3. Highly unfair. ... More

Our salesman was were very nice but i felt his hands were tied on virtually everything.

Everything we were told was not actually true! They stretched the truth about all costs & bills, including insurance. Flood insurance & work that needed to be done before closing! We spent over $1,000 just to fly down for walk through which they said all work would be done before we move it & it was a waste of our time & money!!! Nothing was fixed before we moved in!!!

My house has many cheaply and sloppy done workmanship. Chalking is messy in many areas, clay sand under the appliances in the kitchen, countertops are not the best quality you would expect from the price I paid for the house. There are no towel racks installed in the bathrooms, which should be a standard item in every home purchased. The floor quality is not the best either, the carpet does not have proper padding underneath, a must for getting the best wear out of your carpet. The houses in Blue Ridge Village are being built too fast and good quality is missing.

No TV No Mail No Internet. Been almost 2 months, I Would not recommend Lennar to anyone.

The model being used was the same floorplan, but 180 square feet larger, so visually misleading. Changes were made to the floorplan on the website without notifying buyers. Lennar decided on a massive price reduction several months after we signed the purchase contract, so most neighbors paid substantially less than we did. We were unaware of the price reduction prior to closing in February.

I didn’t have a good experience, I think if I could go back I would choose another builder .

After spending about two moths in the home, we are more and more disappointed in the quality of construction at this location. We installed a ceiling fan in the master bedroom, went to the breaker box to turn off the switch and couldn’t get the power to the switch off despite turning off every breaker in the box labeled for outlets and switches. Tried to install a storage unit in the garage that hangs from the ceiling. Seems pretty basic rafters are supposed to be 16” on center. Well these ones are 24 which must be the new code. Noticed my stud finder wasn’t picking them up at 24” so went into the attic to measure and no two rafters are equally spaced. The distances ranged from 24” to 27”. Ended up not being able to install the ceiling storage because we couldn’t get a total of 96” which should have just been 4 rafters. Already have burnt out lights in the master bathroom shower, backyard drains towards the house, as do the gutters in the courtyard. There are plenty of additional issues that have been popping up, needless to say the list of repairs needed at the one year time frame is going to be lengthy. ... More

Great points - processing the loan only took 4-6 weeks to complete. Sprinkler system is included. Tankless water heater. Not so great - Mortgage loan officer needs better communication with buyer so there are no surprises when it comes to paying closing costs. Sending multiple closing costs disclosures creates confusion on the buyer Not so great - House bought for $245k does not live up to par with the house I bought 3 years ago for $219k. The house is built as basic as it can be. No linen cabinets, no towel bars in bathrooms (seriously?!), no glass enclosure for shower in master bathroom, not even a doorbell. It is so basic that it feels like moving into an office building with little or no thought as to what was being built. They just built it for how much they can get out of it than building a future family home. Finishing touches around the bathroom tub and stand in shower were so sloppy. The grout or whatever it is was just slapped on the fiberglass and wasn’t smoothened out at all. The customer service person could have at least find a way to correct it instead of explaining why that doesn’t make sense. My son owns a Lennar home and I was impressed with his house. Aside from the reason of buying a home closer to my daughter, I chose Lennar Home as my forever home because of my impression with my son’s home. I was very, very disappointed, to say the least. ... More

Used the cheapest of the cheapest. From materials, to plants, etc.

Great house but terrible customer service.

Extremely Disappointed with Lennar – Unorganized, Misleading, and Frustrating Experience: My home buying experience with Lennar has been nothing short of disappointing. From the start, I encountered numerous inefficiencies, misinformation, and poor communication—and unfortunately, these are just a few examples among many. 1. Incompetent Lending Process: Lennar outsources its underwriting process to a foreign country, which caused serious delays and inefficiencies. The loan officer provided confusing and inconsistent instructions regarding debt payoff in order to qualify. I was told to cut a check to the titling company, who would then issue a check to my creditor—which I had to physically deliver. This convoluted process ended up failing because the creditor couldn’t accept the check due to a mismatch in payment requirements. It was evident that the loan officer lacked a full understanding of the process, eroding any trust I had in Lennar’s in-house lending team. 2. Multiple Pushbacks on Closing: Despite having ample time, my loan officer failed to prepare necessary documents in time, resulting in several closing date delays. Each delay was incredibly disruptive and costly on my end, yet there was no accountability from Lennar. 3. Broken Promises from the Builder and Sales Rep: I was pressured into signing off on incomplete items just to meet their internal closing quotas—with the promise that these items would be finished post-closing. After closing, the construction MANAGER essentially disappeared and became unresponsive. Additionally, the sales rep misrepresented several features of the home, including the sprinkler system and a Wi-Fi-enabled garage, both of which were non-functional or nonexistent. The contract also listed a smart home key, which I never received. 4. Unresponsive Concierge Service: Lennar’s concierge was virtually useless. I was never informed that my first walkthrough was cancelled. I showed up expecting the walkthrough, only to find no one there. I didn’t even receive an email or phone call. The rescheduling wasn’t even addressed until three days later, showing a clear lack of professionalism and coordination. ⸻ Bottom Line: Buying a home should be exciting—not filled with stress, delays, and mistrust. Lennar failed to meet even the basic standards of customer service and communication. Not to mention the poor quality for the price paid. I would not recommend them to anyone considering a new home. Proceed with caution. ... More

The home buying experience was not pleasant. Our salesman was good, but when we had to deal with construction, things took a turn for the worse. This isn’t our first home, so we knew the process. When we pointed out flaws or issues, we were told, “this isn’t a custom home.” I wasn’t asking for one, but I was asking for quality work to be done. It doesn’t need to be a custom home for the workmanship to be up to par. The first woman that was assigned to us for quality control check was extremely unprofessional. She was rude and condescending, and when we would point out an issue, all she would say was, “that’s in spec.” Our salesman profusely apologized after witnessing everything, and after we spoke with management, we were provided with someone new for the next walkthrough. The new gentleman was very knowledgeable and professional. But even he had a hard time when we dealt with the construction supervisor who was unprofessional and unwilling to help. It took another conversation between our realtor and management to get things fixed. And this was all after we were moved over to a different house because of all the issues in the first one. Since then, the warranty people have been great. Whenever we put in a warranty repair request, it is handled quickly and there is always someone who follows up to check the quality and ask if we need anything else. ... More

Poor quality materials and construction

Lennar staff was unprofessional and didn't answer emails or phone calls in a timely manner. My experience with the was horrible!

During our final walkthrough, plastic corrugated pipe placed to drain water runoff for entire block. Was told they were permanently, upon closing pipes removed. 2 days later rain and sod soil washed down 3 yards above. Result 3 catch basins plugged with silt. Undermining foundations. They immediately repaired only the areas where future runnoff would affect the unsold homes. Constant battle

While our initial sale person with Lennar was amazing, we quickly had bad experiences with everyone else. So many mistakes: names spelled wrong, wrong documents with errors sent, dates being wrong, items not completed after first walk through. am so thankfully I read everything carefully. Communication was horrible. I understand exactly what we paid for, and we are so happy to be homeowners. However, I would never recommend this company to others.

We received a lot of misinformation. About items that were included but really not included. We didn’t realize the home didn’t include this items until walk through, days before closing.

This process was extremely painful and unfriendly to myself as the homebuyer. I have purchased 4 homes and this was easily the worst experience. The concierge, Debs communicated terribly, was condescending, and was completely unwilling to help us negotiate a closing date, time, and location that was best for us. Our initial request was to close remotely in Florida which we were told could not happen. I asked again to close remotely from the model home in Franklin and was told it was not far enough away from the Carmel office. We drove from Florida to Indiana and were expected to be at final walk-through 9 hours after we arrived in Indiana, at 8:00 am the next day (we were told “hopefully that time works because it has to”) and then drive 30-40 minutes away to Carmel to close on the house and then BACK to Franklin to be in our home. This was all completed with minimal sleep, 15 hours of driving the day before, 3 pets, 2 kids, one of which woke up the same morning with a fever. It is insanely discouraging to spend the amount of money and time it costs to purchase a house for the builder and Lender to be so unwilling to offer any flexibility in these kinds of situations, especially. Our furnace had a gas leak and was inoperable less than a week after moving in. To add, Lennar Mortgage received everything that was asked for. However, a clerical error on the end of Lennar has caused them to contact myself for additional paperwork that was not needed originally although the mortgage has already been sold to another lender (2 months after closing.) ... More

The start of our home buying process began smoothly, with a virtual tour and quickly finding a floor plan that was available and fit our timeline. Everything after that went downhill. We had some trouble communicating the specifics of our loan information with our MLO, primarily the fact we wanted the house in both our names, and some other key details around the cash to close which were not addressed until the last week before the holidays. Our sales rep, Lee, was hard to get a response out of for a while until our closing. We closed the day that the snow storm hit McKinney and no one was there to turn our water on, or help in any way outside of handing me my keys. Lee even had the gall to ask us how we figured out to do this ourselves and if we would be willing to help another homebuyer also left out to dry because of the weather. Tip: if no one is coming in to work; let your buyers know so they can adjust their plans and not put them or anyone else in danger. Or don’t shut off the water the day before someone moves in. It was also never communicated until days prior that our closing would be all virtual. That would have been VERY nice to know ahead of time as we were located in two different states until the day prior. ... More

Firstly I'd like to say that the attention to problems is not addressed . I was told that an issue was resolved but in fact it was not. Still working through it. Day after close found the furnace did not work. Had to submit a warranty claim on day 1. Sod issue. Took more than a month after close to get it placed. Then found that is was all dead and brown. Having to follow up with that now. Found after closing that the stove top burner plates are gone. Have to work that issue. Why? Not a happy camper with the builder at this point!!!