Lennar Reviews

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!!!!

The material used to build these homes are of the cheapest.

The process was very Stressful one minute we was disapproved and the next minute we was approved with no apologies or sorry about the process

Not a great experience for a 1st time home buyer. Bad communication, there was never an answer on time, still having issues and there not being addressed or taking care of, was not provided the important information.

Felt like we were lied to during the entire build process.

Lennar Homes are not worth the money. Poorly built, plumbing not up to code, electrical issues and appliances not installed correctly. Home didn't even come with a garage door opener. 3 service requests in regards to AC not cooling, dryer outlet not working (circuit in breaker had to be replaced), water leaking under front and back doors, installed appliances not working, and unable to transfer utility to own name due to water-test not yet performed by builder and water company; and it's only been 2 months since closing.

We were very happy with Lennar when we bought the home and especially our sales agent , Hyatt, but post closing the customer service has been slow, unresponsive and low quality. A number of major issues were incomplete on close and to date have not been resolved. We are frustrated!

To start I sat down and filled out the paperwork to start the process of getting my house built in October of 2021. I was in the process of selling my house so I was only able to put down a portion of the deposit required. After I sold my house in November I was able to pay the rest. From there things went south. I was originally told that we would be in the house in April/May of 2022. I found out that the plat took a month to record and then the permits were not applied for until January of 2022 with a start date in February. This pushed our closing back to July of 2022. Once the building started everything went pretty smooth with minimal delays. The week before we were supposed to close we had a New Home Orientation that we went through and marked things that needed fixing including a large crack in our driveway. We were told those would be fixed at our next meeting which occurred a week later. When we pulled up to our house the day before we closed we noticed that the concrete in the driveway had been broken up but not removed and a new piece of concrete had not been poured. Not only was this a problem we came to find out during that same time that none of things we had on the list to fix had been fixed. Our Construction Manager had left and went on vacation the week were supposed to close and he was responsible for getting these things fixed and they did not. Fortunately, the construction manager we had filling in for ours while he was on vacation was able to get everything fixed and we were able to get closed on time. With all that said I firmly believe that we would still not be in our house today had this individual not been filing in. So we were constantly lied from the beginning. ... More

Lennar has no control over Holiday Pool. We closed on July 1st and our pool heater does not work and pool control panel is not hooked up inside our house. 3 Lennar construction managers, warranty service manager, and virtual service manager have not been able to get Holiday Pool out here to complete the job.

The home buying process with Lennar was highly disappointing. Our brand new home looked like it had already been lived in— dings in the walls, imperfections in the paint, torn up baseboards, paint splatters on our upgraded laminate flooring, and carpet, as well as a dirty home that was NOT cleaned after construction before move-in. Both the front and back doors are difficult to close and take a bit of force, while lifting up on the door to get them to close properly. There was no pride in workmanship to be found in our home but rather lots of cut corners. We were not informed upon moving in how to go about getting the gate code or even which post office we were zoned for. We were later informed that this information was supposed to be given to us at closing but it was overlooked. As a military family, we had to put blind faith in this process as we were out of state. We trusted our realtor to guide us in the right direction, but even she was highly disappointed with the quality of our home and interactions with Lennar. Overall, my family has been highly disappointed with the quality of our home, especially for the price we paid, and sadly would not recommend Lennar to anyone we know. After speaking to several of our neighbors, it is evident that we have all had the same issues and that we were not the only ones with this experience, despite being made to feel that way by a couple of Lennar employees. The only positive has been that our interactions with most Lennar employees have been pleasant with only a few that were less than desirable. ... More

Home buying experience is below average compared to other builders. Issue resolving is worst possible. I have 2 lennar homes (one in Florida, and one in Jurupa Valley CA). Florida house is 2 year old and California house is 2 month old. Whenever I create a issue, computer system picks up my Florida home address and case automatically closes as it is out of warranty. Computer is not picking up new California address for issues, even if I enter it manually. So far I have very tough time in getting issues resolved and I do not know what to do. Hope someone picks up this issue and resolves it.

The builder gave me the home with some problems that can be fixed easily, when I asked them to fix it, they refereed me to the home warranty, which was not fixed till now.

When I complained about HVAC - response was "It is not life threatening and it will take time to get it done. Now they have postponed one more week - after 10 days". You will hear gaps in the doors, on the VPC floor. None of your requests will be addressed at any stage of the process. Better to stay away from Lennar in future, if possible.

Truth be told I went with Lennar because of all of the in-home design options they offered. After touring the staged homes, it took 3 attempts at getting a home because Lennar's internet sales team and new home sales team were not in sync on new customer appointments, therefore they were selling homes to people who did not have an appointment, even though I scheduled an appointment twice with them . Fast forward, on my third attempt I finally was able to pick my lot, but after doing so they told me the particular home build wasn't available on most of there lots, and the one that was available had been "spec'd" out. Meaning many of the options I wanted in my home (double wall oven, kitchen hood vent) were not available. Despite my reservation, I took the lot because grew tired of waiting for another lot to open up. Lennar finished my home earlier than expected, but the craftmanship and attention to detail was very poor. The crown molding seems did not flow well. The carpet had paint and chemical stains. The paint job was terrible, and I had to blue tape so many areas, and some door jams needed to be addressed. At a point the house rep grew annoyed at myself and realtor who said, " this is the worse I have ever seen." They said they would address all of this one week prior to closing. They addressed some, but not all. They rushed us through the closing process and were very impatient. They promised they would be back to fix the items, but now I am going through hurdles for them to address the drywall and paint. The reason they gave us as to why they wouldn't repaint was that they only address the drywall after one year, when the house has settled. My argument to them was that these were issues prior to my final settlement regardless of what their one year drywall warranty is. Nonetheless, I shouldn't have went to closing without these things being done. My recommendation is that if you are not happy with your home, don't sign or deal with promises because you will have to pull teeth for them to honor it. ... More

I have had nothing but usses, last straw was I signed all the paperwork and didn't get possession for 7 days. As I was paying for the place. Sent emails asking to be reimbursed, as of today Aug 16th ZERO ZERO ZERO response. My keys were not even presented to me, left on counter with construction workers. They got my money, and left me hanging.

I had bought several new homes from kbhome, century communities and Lennar. Lennar workmanship is the worst I have seen and to name a few, you can see the paint roller on the ceiling, nails sticking out of baseboard, cracks in the bath tubs, etc....My main complain is the interior and exterior paint quality and workmanship. It seems the painter didn't care and just paint one layer of paint instead of severals and be done with the job. I even can paint better than them. As far as materials quality, they are by far the bottom comparing with others builders and a very disappointment since I heard some good stuff from Lennar. A good thing I can say about Lennar is their fast response on fixing issues such as their warranty. ... More

Quality was bad. It was not unto Lennar standard. I will never buy again from Lennar.

My interest in Mar 2022 was at 3.75 but because of the three month delay (delayed twice Mar and again May) my interest rate went up to 5.75. Yep still angry