Lennar Reviews

Lennar corporate does not have proper handoff between Lennar builder, sales team, Lennar Mortgage and Lennar Home insurance causing the buyer to run through multiple hoops to provide the same information. Transparency especially with Lennar Mortgage team is very limited and is the cause for a lot of frustration with the overall buying process.

The beginning of my homebuying experience was exciting and smooth — choosing the house and putting the money down was easy. However, once it came time to close, things took a frustrating turn. Communication from the closing department became nearly nonexistent, making what should have been a celebratory time stressful and uncertain. After receiving my keys, I was told the home had gone through its "final clean," but unfortunately, it had not. I was never informed that the grass would only be laid out 15 feet from the house, and no explanation or heads-up was given. Even more frustrating, the trees that were planted were clearly not set up to survive — they were poorly installed and left without proper care or conditions, essentially giving them no chance to thrive. Buying a home is a big and emotional investment. While the initial process gave me hope, the lack of follow-through and attention to detail in the final stages has left me overall disappointed. ... More

I feel zlennar needs to help out of town buyers understand their house. And to understand the zhOA.

We had a bad experience with the construction manager in charge. The house wasn't ready to move in because it had too many things to repair after three visits. They didn't follow up on what needed to be repaired. We moved in and realized that the kitchen tiles still hadn't been repaired. They told us it was too late and we had to call the warranty company, even though it was on the previous list. The warranty people told us they weren't going to repair it because we accepted the kitchen tiles as they were. They tricked us, and no one took responsibility. Very angry and frustrated, after many days of arguing, we managed to get the tiles repaired because it was as they promised us during the walk-through. Then the flooring started to fail again. We asked for it to be repaired because it was all installed incorrectly. From the first walk-through, they noted it, but they didn't replace all of it, just some. They came three times for warranty, and we still see defects in the flooring. The kitchen countertop was not properly glued, and they came to repair it under warranty, and it's still in bad shape. Everything has been bad from the start, and things still haven't been properly repaired. I wouldn't recommend Lennar to anyone. Poor service before and after buying the house. ... More

I will start off by saying that this was, and is, the best option for our new home based on the location and certain criteria we wanted. Our salesperson, Connie, was great and genuinely always responsive and we appreciate everything that she did along to make things happen. However, Lennar's website advertised a variety of customization options, but none of those were available (fireplace, sprinkler system, basement bathroom rough in etc.). The only customization options you will have on your home are the finishes, provided you agree to buy the plot early enough. We decided to move forward anyway as we had done enough looking to know this was where we wanted to be. We wanted to change some things so we requested the following items: don’t install cabinets or appliances, asked for sod in back instead of seed (or leave the seed off and we would sod) (happy to pay an upcharge), don’t install carpet in the dining room and just do LVP throughout (happy to pay an upcharge), and requested a full width three car driveway. We were just trying to not spend extra money undoing work. We were told that none of this was possible to pass occupancy, or it was just not something they offered. We didn't like the response but accepted it. Everything seemed to be on track for us to close on our home on Lennar's selected date. Ten days before closing we found out, from our lender and not Lennar, that the following items would not be completed before closing: driveway, backfill, landscaping, and sidewalks. We closed in May and work was scheduled to be completed mid-July. This also meant that our lender was requesting and additional $10k from us until the work was completed. We spoke with Connie, and she did everything she could to get it moved up, which they did, but they were still later than promised. Lennar was able to get temporary occupancy with the village until all work was done, something we would have happily discussed with them. Meanwhile, we were watching unoccupied homes around us be completed as our toddler and dog had a clay/mud pit of a yard strewn with nails and a variety of other construction garbage and litter. Gaining occupancy was now important for unoccupied homes and we, along with most of our neighbors, had to just sit and wait with no communication. We still have neighbors who are waiting to get their landscaping done. Workmanship and quality on the home are fine. There seems to be little quality control when these things are going up. They are just trying to crank them out as fast as possible. So far, we have found cracking grout, poor caulking and painting on the outside finishes, large gaps in the garage, scratches in my countertop, debris under carpet, nail/screw pops, paint drips, visible saw cuts in LVP, debris under carpet, cracked bathroom door, and various other things that should really be caught. The paint is basically just the thinnest coat of white ceiling paint all around the house and it is poorly painted. We do have our 60 days walk through coming up and we do believe these items will be resolved. Rob, our warranty manager, has been very responsive and took care of several of our items already. We did agree that some of it could wait until the 60 days so that he didn’t have to send people back and forth, and because most of these things are not vital. Not only have we had a good experience with Rob, but our neighbors have reiterated his willingness to help. The garage is also a problem for two reasons. The first is that it is simply too small. Most families in this area have at least one SUV or larger vehicle. Our Ford Explorer barely fits in the garage, let alone something larger. The steps from the house to the garage are in the middle of the two-car portion of the garage further limiting your space. As minor as our issues are, we have neighbors who are worse off with incomplete housework, foundation issues, and other issues. The last major issues are the backfill and landscaping. The backfill is supposed to be just black dirt, but it is riddled with fist sized stone (some even larger) and other chunky debris at the surface. The grading is also poor. The ground is very lumpy and uneven. I have already identified areas where there is/will be standing water. Unfortunately, we put a patio in before one year and that apparently voids any issues with grading even though the patio was put in before there was any dirt. While I am not thrilled about it, we did know that going in and chose to do it. We do have some positives. Again, Connie was a very good salesperson and very responsive. She always called/texted me back and tried to get me answers and resolutions on everything. If you have a good salesperson, they can help you along the way. They will also work with you on price. Many of the initial items that we wanted, but could not get, we received a little bit off on the price to help offset some of the work that we wanted to do. The four levels of inspection (initial walk through, final walk through, 60-day walkthrough, and 11 month) is very helpful and not typical, as far as I know. This gives the buyer a chance to notice things in the immediate and over time. We will be hiring a 3rd party inspector for the 11-month to make sure we do not miss anything. All in all, it is a fine house with so-so workmanship, materials, and finishes. We never imagined that we would ever be able to spend this much money on a home, let alone build one from scratch. We had very high expectations for this and really it turned out to be just another cookie cutter operation where the only concern is how to maximize the profit and give very little care to the customer. It is sad to see the lack of care, attention to detail, and poor/non-existent communication. Perhaps our standards and expectations are too high, but when something costs this much money it should be just about everything you want and near perfect. ... More

The referred services vendors are worst: 1. Solar company did not set up solar account until today, which is around 3 months already; 2. trash services slow, not on time, expensive; 3. electricity expensive than SCE; 4. window design weird, flies coming in during nights frequently; 5. the financing process frustrated.

Not the best experience. The buying process, going through the closing was terrible. Lori and Andrea NEVER answer phones, they’re rude when you ask them questions. I’m glad that the process is over, however I don’t think I’ll ever refer anyone to build a home with Lennar.

BIGGEST ISSUE: WE WERE ALLOWED TO MOVE IN AND BE IN THE HOUSE FOR OVER A MONTH AND LENNAR NEVER GOT OUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY COMPLETED UNTIL THEN.. Our problems started out with to many people trying to be involved but none of them talking to each other. A lot of blaming between departments and no solutions made was very frustrating. There was a major delay for final inspections for some reason and 5 days before we were to sign on our house was the first "blue tape" walk through which means construction only had a day and a half to fix everything that was listed. Finally we sign. A week after that, construction comes by because they never did the inspection testing on the A/C system and that was suppose to be done prior to closing. The guy does the testing and a week later we find out that they somehow lost all the paperwork for the test and the inspector was already back in Dallas, so here we go again with another person in our house testing the system (3 weeks after closing and moving in). We had to put a lock on our back gate because random contractors were bring tractors into our back yard but never letting us know that they were there or why they were. Keep in mind, we had been living in the house for 2 weeks at that point. A month and a half into living in the home, we needed to file a warranty report for the back door as it wasn't sealed properly and allowed water to come into the house (I will give the warranty department credit, they came and fixed it with in 48 hours). Now onto the grass. They laid sod a couple weeks after being in the home. A 3 foot by 50 foot section in the backyard never took. It died almost immediately after being put in even with watering it twice a day. We have complained several times about it and the only explanation that we are given is to just keep watering it and hope for the best. No one wants to accept responsibility and fix what should have been fixed prior to moving in and all departments want to put all blame elsewhere. ... More

Buying a Lennar home was a frustrating experience from start to finish. Closing was delayed, and the house wasn’t ready for inspection — the HVAC wasn’t installed, and the gas wasn’t on. Basic features like light fixtures, cabinet pulls, and lawn irrigation weren’t included, which is disappointing for the price. The yard is thick clay with no topsoil, causing drainage issues and sod that struggles to take root. We also faced a significant problem that Lennar refused to address until the city got involved. In hindsight, I’d spend a bit more on a builder that stands behind their work.

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.

Poor quality materials and construction

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

We purchased our home for $152,000, and while we were excited about the process, the lending experience was a nightmare. Despite being extremely responsive, providing all requested paperwork within 30 minutes, we were repeatedly asked for the same documents over and over. They even required us to write unnecessary explanations for paperwork they already had, making the process frustrating and redundant. As for the home itself, the quality is hit or miss. The paint chips easily, and the flooring feels cheap and low-grade. On the positive side, the stove and oven are nice, but that’s about the best feature. Be prepared to fill in your own sod, as they only provide about 15 feet from the house, leaving large patches of dirt. Overall, the experience felt unnecessarily complicated, and the home quality doesn’t fully match expectations. Would I buy from Lennar again? Probably not. ... More

Very nice when you expressed interest in a home. After offer accepted, customer service disappears all through the close of the home. No one returns phone calls. Over promise under deliver. Sales person answers her phone when either at the gym or cleaning home and cannot assist. Did not receive gate remotes until eighth day after close. Would not and will not refer Lennar Homes to anyone.

Poor communication during home buying and than nothing after. But in a claim because piping is backwards and nit up to code, so instead of fixing the issue correctly. Lennar wants to take a short cut which will affect my whole hot water throu out my house.

I have faulty appliance and not been replaced till now. Its been more than 2 months now after I report. So bad quality appliances and response from the representative was pretty bad

agent is not as responsive. Wish he would make the effort to help with getting the proper house. in the end, we thought we got a good price but just learned similar model is $100K cheaper. Not happy at all!!

Lennar is primary controlled by Vanguard, Blackrock, and Fidelity. Investment companies, whose goal is to sell as many units at the lowest quality to gain lowest cost to drive up prices of housing. The home we are in is overpriced by $200k for the quality installed.

Despite promises and numerous requests, only a few photos were taken during construction. The final inspection was a disaster. The sales person was not present at the final inspection, nor was the construction supervisor (we were informed he had several inspections that were scheduled for the same date/time). Lennar is driven solely by the schedule to close to satisfy upper management directives....work is done with the approach of "it's good enough, let's move on to the next unit". The warranty department is presented with a list of items to correct....items that should not have passed the construction phase. Closing docs needed to be revised several times post-closing....I had selected the Venmo option for any potential refunds, yet refunds were sent by check. ... More

The final walk through was chaotic as the superintendent rushed through many issues. We didn’t have ample time to inspect the major issues and only in out when moving it. But once the problems submitted they were handled in a timely manor.

We moved in just before Thanksgiving and have had two floods (one due to damaged underground drain and one due to builder installed washer). The warranty process has been slow and tedious. Additionally, I feel like the pre closing inspection process was designed to overlook items. All "cosmetic" matters (paint issues, touch ups, cracks, etc) walk through person says "I have this", then we move in and there are paint issues everywhere, cracks everywhere (eg crown molding, cabinet molding with 1/4" + gaps in several spots). The response I got before closing was "initial walkthrough was the only opportunity you had to identify issues, we won't close with any open issues and we won't address cosmetic matters after closing.". The entire walkthrough process was sneaky at best, unethical at worst. Add to that issues between post office and builder relative to mailbox keys and it has been a suboptimal experience to sta the least. And at each step/complaint the response is essentially - too bad. I would be hard pressed to choose a Lennar product in the future and certainly wouldn't recommend to anyone else because quite frankly I don't trust the process and I am skeptical if the quality is anything above what a far less expensive builder would provide. Add to that a complete lack of empathy (first floor in thanksgiving day, second on Christmas day) and I guess this is just the new business world. ... More

My purchase was initially scheduled to close on November 8. I was finally able to move in on November 13. I had to stay in a hotel for two nights, but new clothes because all of mine were packed. I also had to pay the mover storage fees. My sales agent was off on the original closing date and could not be reached. She never informed me the house would not close on November 8. In addition, she failed to put the title in a trust as instructed. On November 8, I scheduled an appointment with Comcast to install my internet. I went to the sales office to get a key to let the installer in but they wouldn’t allow it saying I didn’t own the house. I met with the finance guy two months before the close and he preapproved me. He never told me there were any problems until a week before the close and then began to barrage me with requests for more information, including requirements to get automatic withdrawals from my retirement accounts which, of course, take several days to set up. In short, my sales experience with Lennar was horrendous. They failed to properly title the house, treated me like a vagrant, were unavailable at crucial times. I love the house but Lennar sales and finance leave a lot to be desired. ... More

The sales person I bought the home from retired and left me with no one to ask questions. When I tried to find answers., I would be routed several times before someone knew the answers. The person that helped me the most was the loan person. The loan person was very helpful and patient and I give him 5 stars. If it weren't for him, I probably would've walked away.