Lennar Reviews

When looking at the home, we were told that ALL lawn and landscape maintenance was covered - lie. We were told that the gates would start to be closed for security - lie. We were told that the amenities we are paying for are for use of only residents - lie, because the gates are left open anyone can and do come in to user our sports courts, pool, and trespass fish. I have submitted two requests to get the swamp that is the drainage area on the side of my home - nothing. If anyone reading this is considering buying from Lennar, look elsewhere. You will be told anything to get you to buy only to find out that you have been lied to. ... More

There were no lights fixtures in any of the bedrooms no towel bars in any of the bathrooms the painting was sloppy the cocking & plater was sloppy I expected more for as much as this house cost

Most of the poor experience began at the time of the final walk. Nothing on the list had been completed. Numerous drywall issues throughout, bad paint. Entire new build fit and finish left a lot to be desired. When meeting with Lennar Reps, a couple of them stated "I didn't build it". Frustrating to hear when you are speaking to someone wearing a Lennar shirt. Was finally able to get things sorted out but took a visit with Division President to do so.

Lennar has gotten so big they have lost sight of customer service and quality home building. It appears to be more about the sale and getting the houses up as fast as possible no matter what. Quality of the homes is seriously lacking. The interior finish work is extremely sloppy. The materials used are sub-standard. The interior paint job is one thin coat of flat paint. After third-party home inspection multiple areas were not to code and had to be redone. The home buying process is cumbersome and not buyer friendly.

Very disappointed in the over all experience of my first home buying process.

Make sure your home is FULLY completed because once you move in they drag their feet on getting your repairs or even things that need to be completed, completed. The communication is extremely poor between their people and from the construction manager to contractors, etc.. been in my home for almost 2 months and still waiting on items to get fixed/completed. They are more concerned with selling more houses so they will try to complete those before really caring to attend to your needs although you have already moved into your home.

Thought we made a good choice. Buying part was rough and a lot of bad information and uninformed people. Once moved in, if we communicate issues found, nobody cares or shows up to fix them. Really thought Lennar was better than this. Thought wrong.

Of the entire process with Lennar, the best part was our Sales Agent. He was friendly, responsible and very responsive. With the construction team, there are a lot of opportunities for improvement, both from the strategic leadership and the ground execution team. From a strategic perspective, don’t nickel and dime on such a huge purchase. Make sure the fixtures are quality fixtures with a long life. The construction leadership team took a very cheap route in deciding materials and focused on tiny margins. Some of the items that make the experience very bad are as follows: The garage door was not fixed upto 3 weeks after closing. I had planned many improvement projects before moving in and was planning to use the Garage for storing the materials (e.g. blinds, backsplash) for the installers. Due to this, I had to spend a lot of money and time running around to coordinate the work. Work quality is below par – there is no pride in the work. Fixtures are cheap, quality of output is not worthy of a big purchase. Some e.gs. i. Toilets were dirty from previous use. That is absolutely ridiculous. Your cleaning crew should have done a better job. ii. Electrical faceplates were slanted, flooring chipped, basement door chipped – some of these were not fixed by closing and some are still not fixed. iii. Recessed lights were dirty – it was highlighted during orientation and still not fixed. Orientation was very rushed and misinformed. It was as if they were trying to pull one on us. They should have clearly mentioned it is also a walkthrough for defects ahead of time and allotted sufficient time. USPS mailbox did not work 10 days after closing – important documents like mortgage and utilities statements were not available until I had access to the mailbox. Shouldn’t some check if all kesy work before handing it over? Very sloppy. During the closing and orientation, the team should have walked us through where the mailbox was located and how to access it instead of me running around each and every mailbox to try to locate it. Once again, orientation team needs to budget more time and be more patient. Warranty care is a joke The whole process is made to make it difficult for the homeowner. Not a single request I had raised so far was completed. There were two hardwood floors that were supposed to be fix and were promised at closing. I was told someone named Nicole will get in touch, but it has been 2 months closing and there is no word. Every request is delayed for a virtual appointment. You can’t schedule the virtual appointment when opening the request. They deliberately make you wait a day before sending an email. Even then, there is only one day that is open, which is a week away. How can you plan? Open up the calendar and make the appointment scheduling as part of opening the request. ... More

House defect include: unfinished dry wall, recess not working and solar system still not working after many attempts to fix it. It had to take time off work to wait for contractors that do not show up. Just terrible.

Lennar team work is worst. Sales team , builder , lender , attorney all are pointing others not helping to buyer in right time. Lender and builder are not cooperative. Helpless. Overall experience is worst about Lennar team work. First name : MJ Eshwars.

While the people that work at Lennar have been nice and ok to work with, the quality of the home simply is not there -- especially for the price. This is hands down the lowest quality home we have ever lived in despite it being the most expensive we have ever purchased. If there was a cheaper material to be purchased or a corner that could be cut, Lennar took it. Sadly we are not happy in our brand new home and do not recommend purchasing from Lennar.

Lennar is one of the largest homebuilders. I expected so much more from Lennar and our new home. Lennar tried to use the bully/gorilla approach to get us to sign paperwork (even inaccurate contract paperwork), and use all their services (Lennar Title, Lennar Escrow, Lennar Insurance, Lennar Design Center, Lennar Mortgage, etc.). For example, if you don't use both Lennar Escrow and Title, they jack up the price on Escrow fees to make it financially difficult not to use them. They offer incentives when you buy ($20K toward improvements) but then when you go to the design center to choose flooring, for example, the flooring is so outrageously expensive it consumes all the incentives (flooring thru their Design Center was quoted at $34K for approx 2100 sq ft of luxury vinyl plank. Better quality flooring from a commercial vendor was $15K. So the Lennar game is simple (if we give you $20K in incentives, then you end up paying $15K out of pocket anyway. But, then we would have used up our incentive money and still paid $15K). We went with a commercial flooring company, got significantly better flooring than what Lennar offered, paid $15K, and used the $20K incentive money to pay most of the cost for the solar system that we had to either purchase or lease (we live in CA and new homes must have solar). And speaking of solar, since we must have solar, Lennar does not allow you to choose your solar company. We had to use their contractor (which I believe Lennar is affiliated with or even owns a portion of Sunnova) and we had to pay $28K for a 4KW system. We just installed a very similar system on my daughter's house and we only paid $23K for that system. As a captive audience, I believe Lennar takes advantage of the customer. A specific example of bullying: Lennar could not complete construction and meet the original closing date of March 14, 2024. They pushed that out until April 24, 2024. However, they tried to get us to sign paperwork (and this went on for weeks as I kept pushing back) that stated the Buyer has requested a change in escrow closing date. I told them we did not request a change in escrow closing date, we will not sign. They insisted it wasn't a big deal, just a letter that needed signing. I asked why they were requesting we sign a document we both know is false. And we were repeatedly told not to worry, it was just a simple letter. After weeks of pushing back, we were finally told we didn't have to sign it since we had already moved in and we had paid cash!? If we didn't push back, Lennar would have had us sign a knowingly false document. We don't know why they were so adamant we sign but assume there must be a metric about how many homes close on time and they wanted it to appear they closed on time, but that we requested the delay. So careful with all legal documents and read them all and understand them. Looking at Customer Care and Customer Service, the quality of the homes Lennar builds could be questioned. We understand a home has a lot of materials and parts, and requires a lot of labor; however, that doesn't mean the house should not be in tip top shape when we are to move in. You wouldn't drive a car off a lot if the paint was uneven, the doors didn't close fully and latch, the interior had scratches, and/or if the car was really dirty. Lennar did not do a good job of cleaning our home prior to them "forcing" us to close escrow. Carpeting had stains (grease and what appeared to some blood), cabinets had scuffs, countertops had scuffs, fiberglass tub had nicks and scratches, walls were painted unevenly due to some areas not even having 1 full coat covering texture, shower tile floor had been walked on with dirty boots and grout not protected so it was very dirty, exterior paint was not applied well and in many areas bare wood was still visible, not all cabinetry was squared up and the dishwasher nook was too small for the dishwasher door to open properly, and there are many more issues on our list. Perhaps the worst part about this is now that we are moved in and have no leverage like we did before closing, repairs are hard to get done, we must be home for 4-hour windows of time (that is what Lennar contractors give you), and now in many cases, they come out do work, mess other stuff up, and then must come back. They are not all careful when working in your new home. Hooking up our ice cube maker line (because the installer forget to do that) resulted in the refrigerator having to be pulled out. While pulling out by manhandling, our new cabinets were chipped and the wood cabinet trim was forced out of alignment. When flushed, our toilet water line made a banging noise. To remedy that, an anti-hammer device was installed on the toilet tank line where the line comes out of the wall. Now we have this unsightly device in our bathroom (if the lines in the wall were strapped or secured properly, this would not have been an issue). There are many more issues being worked on. It would be better quality to just do it right the first time (and not cut corners hoping the buyer will not notice, or won't care, or will just get beaten down with all the time wasted waiting around for repair people to show up). Put plastic protection on fiberglass tubs, cover the countertops with rosin paper or plastic, cover floor grout with paper, apply 2 solid coats of paint, don't shove a dishwasher in a cabinet slightly too small to fit the dishwasher, do a thorough house cleaning before closing, and don't make your customers have to pay for an inspector or do their own exhaustive inspection for something that is your responsibility. As a Lennar employee, think about the car analogy and if you would be happy seeing that new car with cosmetic and functional shortcomings? So don't treat us that way. And respect our time as if it were as valuable as yours. By not having the house 100% ready for move in, that forces us as your customers to have to dedicate hours and hours of our time waiting!! ... More

These homes are not tailored to buyers, just to sell, if you expect that they will make even small changes to layout, color or anything for you, to the home, then you would need to go through a different builder, because they don't do that here, my experience is not a good one, so I will not recommend to others.

I would never buy a house from Lennar again! Lennar cut every corner possible to increase their profit. My townhome in the Estuaries in Huntsville is missing drywall in a closet, paint is peeling from the walls, and they didn't install crown molding or kitchen pendent lights to cut costs even though they used pictures with crown molding and lights in the advertisement. Multiple cabinets are broken by what looks like someone standing on the edge of the cabinet. My neighbor's shower had mortar or concrete poured down the drain by the builder and had to have his entire shower plumbing jackhammered to break up the concrete. I wish I could upload pictures for everyone to see the poor quality! ... More

I was pushed to close when the house was not finished and ready for closing just because Lennars only priority is to meet their monthly sales numbers, not client satisfaction, service and quality. There were multiple unfinished things in the house … the punch list at walkthrough had over fifty items that needed to be done or fixed. Then as soon as we closed and Lennar got paid in full there were no responses or support to get things fixed. Multiple emails and visits to the sales center to try to get any attention. It has been 2 months from closing and not all things are done or fixed to satisfaction. Terrible experience and quality in closing. I would reconsider buying from Lennar if I had to do it all over again ... More

The model home and things in it are much different than the final products or things added to the different homesites. Finish is terrible, materials are cheaper than cheap. It feels like we need to renovate even though it's a new house.... the smallest toilets and appliances.

Had a terrible communication with loan process and now having a terrible time getting issues under warranty taken care of.

Lennar tries to build the homes too fast so this affects the quality of the workmanship. Creates a lot of warranty issues and rework. I have the worst ceiling I have ever seen with drywall issues. Once you close on the house they forget about you and take forever to finish uncompleted items. You become a low priority and they move on to building other houses. Very frustrating. Have to keep calling and keep getting put off with excuses. Construction managers only care about finishing the house and moving on to the next one. Why do they rush the closing when the house is not finished.

Homeowners are doing their part of maintaining their properties. However, LANNAR is lacking on their part. Overgrown grass and weed make it difficult to use the sidewalks. In addition, to getting bit by animals or reptiles in the Overgrown grass and crap grass.

So, there were multiple cracks on the masonry of our Lanai, it was hard to ignore. The construction manager kept saying it was within code. We had to put up quite the fuss, including consulting a lawyer to get them to fix the cracked Lanai on our supposed new house. Since moving in, one of our house numbers fell off. 3 out of the 4 house numbers were glued on instead of being nailed down. It's still not fixed. First, we needed to put in a service request online. Then we had to set up a virtual appointment to show them the issue ( only available during weekdays during work hours mind you) and then will need to schedule the actual appointment to get the work done. So yeah, they don't make it easy to get help to fix their mistakes. ... More

Lennar rushed to close on the property. They scheduled 5 walk throughs at the same time with the same person. Units were lacking appliances, closet doors, garage doors and garage floor coating. The fit and finish represents a rushed build. It’s a month and a half later and unit is not complete.

Lenders I worked with, (Jami in financing), rude and unprofessional. Building manager, (Tyler), (Natures Trail), makes promises that doesn't t come to fruition and loses key to home to my front door. Staff overall friendly, but once locked in, completely fade to 0. If Lennar wants to beat the competition, they should train their staff to be there for the customers even after the closing date.

I didn’t care for the experience Lennar had to offer, from loan approval to buying. You guys talk a big talk to get us in, but I didn’t care for the final product, I’m not one to complain because I know how to fix anything. But truly Lennar if I could say sux, I would but I just can’t. Anyhoo, I will not recommend anyone to go through this experience said to say, I mean just ask my wife she has it all written down, all of Lennar’s mistakes

It is useless to have a preclosing walk thru no Lennar rep cares.

Very bad can't get anyone who cares to fix major problems