Lennar Reviews

We had a rough experience from start to finish. I highly recommend being patient with the team as behind the scenes; they are working with a whole town of issues from third parties errors and neglect. I feel it's more on the contractors than Lennar themselves. Rest assured, Tony from our area has empathy and will work hard to make sure the issues get resolved. It takes some time. Our turnaround for matters to be resolved is about 30 days or less. We are shocked to see a new home is in such poor condition and has so many shortcuts, which lead to other issues. During our walk inspection, we found a can of open beer behind our washer. That most likely explains some of the rush work and errors we are experiencing. ... More

Had very bad experience, Lennar pushed to close on 8/31, today 10/18 and we still have many things not done. A huge hole in a countertop, horrible painting, many things around not done . Contacted Lennar SALE PERSON, AND MANAGER NOT HELPFUL AT ALL

Over all my experience with Lennar was not so good as I expected. Everyone wants to buy a house at least in so good condition as seen visiting demo house. But unfortunatelly Lennar has a lot space for improvement... Twice was changed the closing date...it costs me, of course. I was shocked for the amount of undone jobs and broken materials, building materials were laying all around house, unclean pool, unpainted walls, unfinished frontyard etc. during New Home Orientation. Obviosly the closing should be held at least 2 weeks later to let the builder finish my house completely, but the pressure on closing by the end of the month did not let enough time for total completion... The list for undone and unfinished jobs was really long, and - after one and a half month after closing, all of them are still not completed...This deal with Lennar costs me an extra money and I still can't start a rental business because of Lennar's delays. I am really disappointed on the manner how Lennar doing their bussiness. ... More

Not a good experience unfortunately because the agent terrible attitude and lack of experience . Don't work with Nicole ! Opposite experience with the builder team: they were great, very collaborative, and delivered our home at our 100 % satisfaction

When we first began the process it started off good with our sales agent. Once the actual building started of the home is when miscommunication started happening/misinformation from sales agent. Before I give more details we do like our home we chose and location. Now as for quality and professionalism on construction side I have to say is not very good. We have been in our new home 6 weeks now. We were not able to fully enjoy our home because of issues that were not corrected prior to closing. We did our first final walk through to write down our concerns and issues we found needing to be fixed before closing day which was the final walk through to make sure things were fixed. First, the fact that a customer voices issues, we voiced a lot before closing and a month before closing for things to be fixed before certain things were done to not cause more damage or work nobody from sales to construction manager listened or did anything. So we voiced everything to the construction manager here that needed to be fixed and corrected. So a week later is our closing day and we first go to the house to go over all of the to do things that should have been done. We did go the day prior to see if everything we wrote down needing to be fixed and still done was actually done. Guess what NOTHING was done except the carpet by landing was replaced from a big stain. We go the next day on our closing day to see that people were there doing things then right before we had to close Cleaning crew was there and left when we showed up, our home was delivered dirty we bought a over half a million dollar home handed to us DIRTY I was disappointed and disgusted because the master bathroom by toilet there was with urine all over the floor and toilet seat I felt like this was a joke the floor the windows the kitchen I mean nothing was cleaned like we were told would be cleaned. The construction manager after dealing with him on multiple issues i feel has no professionalism nor good listening skills. I don’t like pointing fingers or putting one down but I will call it like I see after many attempts even after closing to get things done he failed to listen/pay attention to what we voiced. I mean we were missing a screen for a basement window I was told a brand new one would be ordered and delivered to us well three weeks went by nothing was delivered so when the construction manager came regarding another issue we we’re having with electrical I asked about this missing screen and he said we have some around i will get you two I only needed one, the next day or two days later two guys show up with two screens and i told them we only need one so they left it. I looked at it and they provided us a dirty bent unusable screen with holes in it. This issue was resolved because the warranty person I was dealing with I showed him the pictures and explained to him everything and a week later we got delivered a new screen not sure if it was brand new but was in better condition and the warranty person said that the construction manager wasn’t sure why the brought us one that was damaged Well he’s the one that said they will find some that are just around so to me that shows the tradesman are poor and construction manager poor at communicating and paying attention whats delivered To me that is such bad organization. That is why 6 weeks now were still dealing with issues to be fixed. I really hope no other customers go through what we did it started of to be exciting and we were so happy getting near the end of the process being unhappy somewhat, disappointed, and disgusted with how our home was delivered to us. The warranty people who handled our service requests and actually got things moving were absolutely amazing. Great customer service provided. We are learning to love our home and hopefully can start enjoying it. ... More

They close without home being ready to move in then take 60 days or more to fix any pending issue !

Horrible closing experience. The construction manager didn’t even show up for the final walkthrough. We were scheduled to close at 1PM but closed on 12AM that same day. And the house has a bunch of issues that have not been addressed. Horrible organization and even worse communication.

We were dragged through the mud on getting our site selected, then having to suddenly bid on the lot and then getting lots of conflicting dates for completion (they were still cleaning and laying sod after closing and we were moving in). Two months later our pre-close checklist is not complete and warranty work is not done on days promised with no call or explanation. We love the neighborhood and location, but Lennar is tough to work with. Get ready to fight for your rights.

The purchase process was overall smooth. But there were a lot of issues in the house that had to be resolved. Considering that the last walkthrough was a day before our move-in day, we decided to ignore many marked touch-ups that we had requested and yet were still not fixed. Upon move-in though, we started to face many more bugging issues, such as a randomly opening garage door due to faulty switch circuit, smart frontdoor lock that was failing to pair due to faulty installation, broken patio screen upon installation, broken parts all over the place, pest infections that were in place from day one, ... Over time, the contractors have been in and out and have been able to resolve most of the issues. But considering the headaches of move-in, it is too much to handle so many construction failures at the same time. ... More

Lennar delayed the building because of the elevator. Well that delay caused a net increase on my Mortgage interest rate of over 2 points. Which is a lot. Lennar didn’t care. Lennar also cost me another $35k by playing games at closing and tried to delay me again and cost me even more.

I have had problems with the landscaper and have absolutely no help getting the problem resolved! I had an agreement with Debbie from Double H as of 8/25 to install the rest of my sod for $525 when they finally got around to installing my sod that came with the home, which was already 3 weeks late. I emailed her on 9/9 to find out when the install was and she doesn’t reply until 9/12 at 8:26am and says they are installing that day but they are no longer installing for homeowners. Then she tried to use some excuse that it had to be paid 3 days in advance, which if I was told when it was going to be installed I would have been able to pay it in advance. I requested help from Lennar since it was their landscaper that went back on their word, but got nowhere and Debbie at Double H just kept hanging up on me. I feel very let down by Lennar knowing they could have done more. And I would definitely not recommend Double H Landscaping to anyone! I believe she went back on her word because I didn’t use them for my sprinkler system which they were $1000 more than who I got it from and they proceeded to break 4 sprinkler heads while installing my sod that they did put down!! Very poor customer service!! ... More

My buying experience has been very disappointing. The quality of workmanship throughout the unit is poor and not what I expected for a property that cost $600K. Cabinetry, flooring, painting, backsplash are all substandard and I have call backs for all areas. Air conditioning unit is so loud it sounds like the runway at the airport and I’m continually told they are “working on it”. It seems these properties are just thrown up and they move on with no regard to quality.

The issues I saw during my walk through have not been address for the past 9 weeks. The Condo was dirty when we got here 2 weeks after our closing. Getting help through the Lennar warranty department now.

Houses were slapped together quickly. New home had sloppy workmanship, garbage and extra materials were left in the home, and a light was literally hanging out of the ceiling by a wire, upon moving in. Disappointing for the price paid for the home. The closing date was pushed back day by day, which made hiring movers, a nightmare. It was pushed back over a week with little to no information of why. The home is beautifully designed but the process and craftmanship need improvement.

very disappointed at the quality of work that was done with the house. The first week we moved in the AC wasn't working properly. then a week later went completely out and we needed to get a brand new AC unit. a lot of cracks on walls and floor boards. There's an issue with the design outside that it still not been fixed. The dishwasher seems like it was not installed properly because it takes couple of attempts to actually close the door. The Warranty team are helping when they can but for a house that's 589k brand new, I shouldn't have to all these things that my family and I are going through. ... More

Overall the process of booking home was smooth but after that it was a train wreck. Nobody, I mean nobody bothered to communicate when home would be completed. It was only after asking them almost once week they would reveal how long the delays are. My interest rate went up 50% during this time. What a shame. After closing, it took 6 weeks to take care of very minor issues. Things like paint touch ups took long time even though they were painting next door. I will think twice before buying from Lennar again.

Sales representative Mary Ann is the very rude and not responsive to address the question and refuse to meet in person despite repeated attempts. Home orientation session is rushed and don’t cover everything but expect the DocuSign be signed which makes it one way and not two way. Overall, Lennar do not have customer empathy as a service and not a satisfactory feeling. They are not trust worthy when reported the damage on delivery and don’t practice the code uniformly. I will not buy a home with Lennar next time

Would not recommend Lennar unless no other options. Too big business and corporate pushiness.

Overall. 3/5. House quality seems like they just wanted to push these houses out. Freezer has been inoperable since day 1. Havnt been able to et fixed or replaced. Followed all recommended steps from Lennar team to get fixed. Point blaming between builder and appliance company. Master closet shelving collapsed on itself first week of puttting clothes on it. Carpet nails sticking up at edges of liners. “Was told to step over nails” I’m like “I have kids” I can’t even get them stop running around the house let alone try and tell them to never step over nails sticking out of the carpet. Tried to get me to sign DocuSign documents on incomplete tasks. DO NOT LET THEM PRESSURE YOU INTO SIGNING ANYTHING! ... More

There were many things missing and this very expensive house was sold too quickly. The build quality was not up to par for the value. The escrow finance and buying process were extremely disorganized and unprofessional. Nothing was connected to local utilities and solar which it was supposed to be...

Very beautiful home in a beautiful area. We had everything we needed in order on our end so there was very minimal headaches the first couple of months we waited for the home to be built. Last three weeks went completely down hill. Apparently a certain part we needed for our hood vent was not available and this prevented us from moving in, according to Lennar. From the beginning, I said I don’t care about the hood vent. Just give me the home and you can figure it out after. No can do said their sales staff, it’s impossible to close without this ”critical part” because the city with not allow it. I was patient for about three weeks and our closing date came and went. Once we missed our second closing date, that’s when I began calling at least once a date for updates. At this time, the sales staff seemed to go out of their way to make this as frustrating as possible. From them not communicating within themselves, to missed deadlines, not returning phone calls etc. it was clear they had no idea what the construction side was doing. When I called, to tell them that I had young kids in school, and renters moving in on our current home and we had to move out, that did not motivate them to move any quicker. They still dragged their feet and seemed ti be enjoying it. All due to a missing part on an exhaust fan!! I finally called the called the city of Shafter to ask why they will not sign my building off with one trivial part missing and guess what? The city of Shafter said that was ridiculous and stated had Lennar shown them the building with one trivial part missing, they would’ve signed at once with the exception that Lennar return after we moved in and finish whatever they needed to finish. The tone of the city, was just as incredulous as I was. After that we were able to move in within the week with the week with the fan still not complete, but happy with our home regardless, which is what I asked for from the beginning. The one thing that the sales team said was "not possible “ was completed by me with one call. All due to a missing part on an exhaust fan!! It’s been about a month since we moved in and the Lennar sales team still hasn’t been able to get their whole team to finish the fan and we still are getting the runaround. But we don’t care because the home is ours. I can’t help but wonder, if I didn’t make a simple phone call, if they would have been still playing games? Absolutely! All due to a missing part on an exhaust fan!! ... More

Make sure EVERYTHING unfinished or unsatisfactory is done LONG before you close. MONTHS after closing, still outstanding issues. Lots of lip-service, slow to respond and slower to address.

Would not buy a lennar home again!

This is my 3rd new construction home and without a doubt it was the worst experience I’ve ever had. I spent a fortune on airline tickets (canceled flights, last minute rebooking, lost rental car, Uber) to get to the “blue tape walk through” to find my home without: a/c, water heater, toilets, countertops, broken windows…the list goes on. I was then pushed to close the following week in the hopes that it would be finished. I will say that the house APPEARED finished, but with crappy workmanship. For example: no power to lights in the entire front part of the house, frogs in my kitchen because they forgot bumpers on the sliding door, no water in the 2nd bathroom shower, again, the list goes on. It took awhile, but once I made contact with Paul Lacy he has worked diligently to make sure that all of the issues have been resolved to my satisfaction. He has even called us on Sundays to check on the status of repairs. However, the house FINALLY being completed almost 2 months after closing and the stress and frustration we endured was unacceptable and, if we had a crystal ball, probably would have gone with a different builder. ... More

I would like a Project Mgr to circle back with me to arrange for my carpet to be completely installed ASAP!!!!