Lennar Reviews

You know what, I've typed this review out a couple of times already and at this point I'm sick of talking about it, writing about, complaining about it to people that don't seem to care. I'm now stuck with a half a million dollar home and I don't trust anything in the closed walls. Just make sure you do your research, read reviews etc for Lennar. Its the build of the home itself, the subcontractors, and whoever else worked on it and tried hiding problems that I continue to find.

My home buying experience was horrible. It started from the salesman to the loan officer. They lacked customer service skills, respect, and information. For all the trouble I went thru to purchase my home, in the end it was not worth it. So many defiencies, lack of workmanship, and the lack of responsibility. I would not recommend Lennar to anyone. I wish I would have done my homework beforehand.

I will start by saying I was looking forward to a great new construction buying experience, especially since my wife spoke highly of them based on her prior experiences with Lennar. She had attended Lennar's informational open houses for brokers over the years, received their sales materials, and heard verbal promises, which were also documented in print. This positive anticipation made the subsequent disappointments and shortcomings even more disheartening. The entire purchasing process was deeply flawed. Despite having an attorney designated to receive correspondence, the sales office ignored this crucial detail. Communication regarding issues was virtually non-existent, and any attempts to rectify them were made at the last minute after our agent relentlessly pursued the matter with the buyer. They repeatedly denied any issues with drainage, even though neighboring properties faced similar problems. Those neighbors filed complaints, and their issues were resolved, but we were left without any response. This glaring disconnect in communication and disregard for our attorney handling the closing was evident. The client continually received a request to resign a contract after we were out of attorney review, and after the agent advised the sales office, they still ignored the buyer's request to send all correspondence to their attorney, since they were out of state and had hired an attorney to handle the closing. The drainage problems even forced us to pay extra to extend our rate and delayed the closing. To make matters worse, the issues with the house, including sprinklers hitting the property and not functioning, were never addressed. It became apparent that they only acknowledged our concerns after we took possession of the home. The actual closing was a frosty, unprofessional affair. We were ushered into a room without a warm welcome, no customer service courtesy, not even an offer of water. No congratulations or any show of appreciation. This was, without a doubt, the worst experience in my wife's 20 years of dealing with real estate closings. She had never encountered such issues with closings and communication. She shudders to think how another client might have felt. As an agent, she feels the need to prepare future clients for the Lennar disconnect and plans to bring her own coffee and water to a Lennar closing, even though they had a full kitchen and coffee center they walked us by. It was an experience that felt incredibly cold and unprofessional. Even during the closing, there was a lack of a Lennar representative. It's unclear where the ball was dropped, especially considering Lennar had set the closing date and claimed time was of the essence. We were ready to close on time from day one, but the house was not. We closed with a broken glass window, and the most perplexing part is that they didn't even provide a fire extinguisher in the home, despite having a Certificate of Occupancy issued. Do I at least get a fire extinguisher? The workers couldn't be blamed for the issues I requested to be fixed inside; they were done well, and the glass was eventually replaced, albeit with some delay due to back orders that were beyond their control. Lennar falsely advertised various features, like the 200-amp service, which turned out to be only 100 amps. They also claimed soft-close cabinet doors and a stone elevation that wasn't as promised in all their materials and paid for as a premium elevation site. It was an unprofessional experience all around. The construction head was the only one who made any significant efforts to address our concerns, and he deserves five stars for his dedication. Regrettably, no one else at Lennar seemed to care enough to rectify the false advertising. After moving in, I was finally able to get the sprinklers fixed. It's too soon to comment on the quality and workmanship; only time will tell. What's particularly concerning is that they did not allow a buyer's inspection prior to closing or during the attorney review, which will undoubtedly make everyone leery in the future. ... More

My overall home buying experience was stressful and almost traumatic. By far the worst purchasing experience I've ever dealt with. There was an extreme lack of communication with everyone involved. My closing date was moved up without my knowledge only to satisfy the managers' quota for the month. I felt more like a number on a sales performance board than an actual customer making one of the most important purchasing decisions of my life. My interest rate was changed from what was discussed so I had to follow up multiple times to have it changed back. The house repairs were not fixed from the orientation by the time of my closing date, but I was still forced to close on that day. Lennar (although at fault for not fulfilling their obligations) gave me an ultimatum to close on the 28th of August or I would lose out on the deal. No one was sympathetic to my frustrations. I've purchased a home in the past, so I know the difference between good customer service and whatever it is that Lennar calls this. ... More

Nothing but issues. Broken stove paint all over floor prices of floor not installed correctly dishwasher installed on wrong side,

Will never buy a lennar home again , nor could I recommend anyone else to buy one

Terrible experience. We pushed to close on a house that was not finished and poorly constructed. We still have extensive damage that needs to be repaired.

1. poor communication within departments; no one takes ownership; it's a pass-the-hot potato mentality. We were told.. “to sign this” with no exceptions or you can't close, with issues pending. House was dirty with bugs and spider, paint in the rugs. 2. Day one range did not work, had to wait 3 weeks to get it fix, and no one cared. 3. Electrical issues, took you 31/2 weeks to get it fixed, and you knew it was a known issue. You could care less if we had power. 4. Loan officer's poor communication had to chase the officer down to lock in my rate. 5. Would not recommend

They do not care about quality only sales.

The loan process is Terrible.

The houses were rushed to be finished just to get people in and on my street alone four out of five houses have had major repair work done, and they're brand new less than two months and a half.

We signed in Dec with the expectation to have the keys by March. Went to the lender and got rate locks with a buffer built in so even if Lennar delays by a month to April, we will be covered. March moved to April and then to May with absolutely no reason provided, except finger pointing - the sales manager will point to construction manager, who will point to vendors who wont be around to answer why its getting delayed. Thats fine, we extended the lock and took us multiple request to get that covered by Lennar and that happened at the end and Lennar made it look like they were doing us a favor to cover that cost, though they were delaying. The final delay was the only one that had a reason and that was because someone came in and flooded the kitchen 2 weeks before ready to close! This all paled in comparison when the time to close came with Lennar Title. We have bought 2 homes in the past and by far this was the worst experience. We sent a mail 2 weeks before closing asking if we are ready. No response. During the last week of closing had to call, escalate to get any response from Title. They had scheduled closing with no property survey report until the previous night. Did not have the courtesy to notify us or the lender. The lender was freaking out that they were not getting any response from Title about the survey report. Even while signing the document I had to point out the differences in the numbers. Overall no accountability and absolutely no integrity in the whole home buying process. I am surprised Lennar is in business and considered a top builder, with this level of abysmal customer service. Its been just a month since we moved in so will reserve judgement on the quality of the house, fingers crossed its not even half bad as the buying experience. Of all the people we have interacted with so far, only our warranty manager, Brent, seems to be very competent and is responsive and feels trustworthy. ... More

From being promised the wrong interest rate to having the closing date moved (not to mention several times) on the day of because of negligence from a laborer on sight. I would not recommend working with this specific San Antonio branch. The communication within Lennar was clearly poor and made the experience excruciating.

The buyer process was so many people involved, had to do too much coordination on my own. Too many different portals to do things in. Poor construction and was told “you can only call in 1-year warranty items all at once, only one time”. Never have heard that in any of my previous home buying experience. So, essentially, there is actually no warranty, if that’s the case. Can’t get a hold of the sales manager, she won’t return my calls conveniently AFTER I closed on the home. Hmmm…. Plus, on the warranty paperwork they ask you to sign after some work is done, there’s NO PLACE for notes - why would that be?? I’m not signing something that releases you of the fact that the tree you hit during the plumbing dig up could still die, and that would be on the builder to replace. It feels very…. “icky” and that Lennar is not interested in doing very honest business. I am in the industry as well, working for a direct competitor. I have shared with almost every executive in my organization how awful this process has been. Also, friends and family. KB and Pacesetter knocked it out of the park during my time with both of them. ... More

Lots of things at home aren’t working Soap dispenser in kitchen None of the ring devices are working except for door bell (the device says already in use) Landscaping was done worstly Lots of water down pools on the concrete And the road behind our house One the window board was broken And lots of things other things I cannot get in this notes I had worst sales experience, there lots lies and cannot keep the promises. This is my second Lennar home and I am definitely there won’t be third Lennar. I am sure I am not recommending to any of my friends.

While closing I brought of multiple items to their attention to fix issue but they never fixed it. One of issue caused water leak after closing the house. Construction quality is so bad. Warranty support is too bad. Send some handyman to fix all types of issues. He does not know gravity of the issue. So I do not recommamd lennar to anybody with this experience.

This has been awful. I have submitted a complaint to corporate already regarding the experience. We were lied to. Pressured. Lied to some more. Not given proper communication. Pretty positive we have retaliation from the sales and construction managers. No one has contacted us and we will be contacting the Better Business Bureau because of the lack of care.

3 month delay in closing, sales people throw in our face that they have 2 years to complete per state statutes. Cost us a lot of money for extended stay hotels and storage while they dragged their feet in getting the house built(and NO concessions at all). Wanted a pool home, none were available, with the huge delay, they could have incorporated it in the build. The sales person was always "we can't do that" Very poor customer service. The construction manager was great and the only bright spot in this transaction.

Lennar has slight improvement in overall quality. However, it's still not meet customer's satisfaction. Responsiveness and coordination are still a big issues. Property orientation and closing arrangements are very confusing and not considering customer's need. Time response is extremely slow and sometimes not even replying customer's questions.

It is obvious that Lennar is rushing to close their units and get the payment as soon as possible. Most condos are released with many deficiencies. At first the builder crew was responsive in attending some major finishing issues but after 3 months since closing they dont even answer calls or reply to messages. Very disappointing

Too many issue overlooked. I don’t really know why they have a construction manager if that person is not going to supervise. Here is the list of some of the issues we had the first 2-4 weeks after closing. Gas leak, broken septic tank, electrical issues, Dishwasher was broken during installation (it leaks) really poor drywall finish where you see all joints, poor workmanship for all finishes. Honestly this does NOT feel like a new home. It’s been a headache from day one. In my opinion Lennar is like a fast food restaurant. I will never recommend lennar!!!!!

Our homebuying journey started in January 2022 with Lennar. With the market going crazy and labor/product shortages, Lennar suspended new sales of lots. The floor plan was what we fell in love with...and after being on the top of waitlist for 4 months, they raised the price 30k and rates rose from 3 to 6%... yet decided to sign and move forward. My wife and I got to choose everything we wanted in our home and were very excited. 2 weeks after signing, we found out we were pregnant after trying for about a year! Foundation was poured, and we have our initial building consultation where we were quoted 1 inch of fall for every 10 ft per the Construction Manager. Unfortunately, that 1 inch per 10 feet became closer to 10 -12 inches per 10 ft as the home progressed. For investment purposes and my families enjoyment of the yard, we decided the lot was not something we could live with. I was not about to spend $570,000 on an almost unusable backyard due to sloping. My wife and I decided to shift to another house already being built that also was scheduled to be completed prior to the birth of our first child. Our inspector found numerous items throughout the building process which coincided with a very dry fall. During the last 3 weeks of construction, the community warranty representative was on leave, the construction manager got COVID and the main carpenter parted ways with Lennar. This left quite a few items on the home finished poorly with few workers to repair in a timely fashion as our closing was between Christmas and New Years. One such item was a broken window that was supposedly ordered prior to closing....only to find out that the construction manager was not true to his word and we now had to submit a warranty claim. If you are looking for fast acting response times from a builder, Lennar is not that builder. It took 67 days to have a broken window pane repaired after reaching out to the company on 7 separate occasions, ultimately including a call to the Indianapolis Division President. We've had shingles blow off and have to be repaired 3 times, foundation leaking via cracks by both basement egress windows, a gas leak at our oven, siding VIOLENTLY rattling at multiple points throughout the home, concrete with negative sloping towards the home at the garage threshold and at front porch, bricks left in the kiln took long and installed on the home with large cracks (dozens), crooked kitchen cabinets and handles, a very crooked stair railing, and about 20 other smaller items. My favorite, though, has to be the 7 leaking windows. We are now 107 days post-closing and they still leak every time it rains. Recently, my wife and I came downstairs to a pool of water on our dining room floor. 107 days is almost a 3rd of the 1 year warranty, which Lennar has expressed they will not extend despite the unreasonable timeframe to repair this water intrusion...not to mention this major slipping hazard for my wife and baby girl. Being a real estate agent, the silver lining is that this horrendous experience has happened to me and not a client I am representing. I couldn't imagine the negative social media publicity I would get from someone complaining about this kind of outrageous experience. I will definitely be thinking twice when consulting a client who is interested in a Lennar home in the future. The only reason the responsiveness is not a 1 star is because of Wayne. The community warranty manager that came back from medical leave to clean up someone else's mess. This guy was behind the eight ball and has been nothing put polite and responsive to my wife and I. Unfortunately, not all Lennar employees are Wayne and he alone couldn't make up for the others' mistakes/communcation. ... More

Where should I start.. From start to finish it has been a NIGHTMARE…BTW Lennar Mortgage is the WORST EVER !!! #NeverAgain. #Run

Lennar prides itself on holding a large market share, and talk about it in their spiels to rope people in, but one thing that is conspicuously absent in their spiel is a commitment to communication and quality of workmanship. Lennar seemed to have an incredibly difficult time with communicating and keeping us up to date on correct information when available, from the selling rep ("real estate agent" I guess?), to the loan processors who were quick to answer emails and pick up phones when we had outstanding items, but left voicemails unreturned when not. We promised and assured we would meet a specific closing date, only to be told it would be moved 5 days, the day before we were supposed to close (and had movers and various vendors lined up to deliver) and our own inspector identified items to be corrected over a week before the original closing date, these items were untouched. This was after the house sat, untouched for almost a month with the excuse of "the trades" being given for why basic things were not finished up. Its awkward when we, as buyers, are complimented by how fast we can get documents provided, signed, and efficiently meet deadlines imposed by Lennar on us, but the same courtesy can't be extended both ways. The remaining items identified to be done, were then not completed on the days they said it would be (we were told a painter was at the house, only to be told 2 days later the painter couldn't get into the house because it was locked), and we had to consistently follow up daily, then hourly to ensure it was done. Excuses were always given, but at some point this is a organizational failure of Lennar as a builder, which is having ramifications to the client/homebuyer. We spent over $5k on matching appliances based on what we were told would be going in the home, only to find out during the final walkthrough that another brand was used - where the representative from Lennar said he did tell us wrong and provided a half-baked apology, then asked if we can just return what we purchased (we could not, since the items were already ready to be delivered given the delay in closing date). We were assured our mortgage through Lennar lending would not be sold, we got a letter before our first payment was even due that the loan had been sold to another servicer. When we attempted to take the home as-is in order to meet the original closing date, one escalation manager said okay, the other manager said no. So managers are also not on the same page with assisting clients and what can/cannot be done. On moving date and final walk through, everything seemed fine. Until 2pm hit and we had not gotten remote-closing docs. Lennar did not tell their own title/closing company when the closing day had been moved to (1 day prior) so they had nothing drafted. I sat in the drive way with a moving company from Waco for 3 hrs while the title company scrambled to get things done. Ironically, my husband sat at the Lennar title office and talked to another couple who had no communication either on their closing date so had come to the office to get some information. Only compliment was to the unnamed title manager who was VERY helpful and empathetic to the situation. Once we got moved in, the icing on the cake was we received keys that did not fit our home. Instead, a rep who lives on site (?) gave us a master key until the next day, when the project manager and locksmith came by to rekey the entire house for us. We were told by a rep during the final walkthrough/orientation to not submit warranty claims within 30 days because it would make her look bad. Once we got moved in, you can tell these homes are thrown together and the skill involved is not great. Outlets are not in even straight lines, or boxed in the wall correctly, we had to have our front door warranty claimed because it was obviously letting in light, and warrantied our main water line because it was leaking, paint is obviously watered down as consistency and finish varies drastically across the home, tiling exposes that walls are not straight, door paint is sticking and has ripped in places already, house was not cleaned prior to taking possession (like we were told) as there was a film on everything still, there's a crack/joint visible along the ceiling which we didn't even bother asking to be fixed because of how this has all gone down, a window blind frame flew off abruptly without notice one day, and we expect more things to be identified/go wrong in the future. Some of this could be attributed to beer bottles being littered around the home construction sites? I will never buy a home from Lennar again and will actively make sure others know of the experience we had any chance we get. We were also given incorrect, outdated information on the HOA fees, where the fees were actually ~$20 more per quarter than the handout they provided us, our HOA was supposed to work with Lennar to get these things corrected. We did get over $50k off the house for "incentives" being offered, starting to wonder if incentives have to be offered for people to buy these houses, especially as more and more homes around us sit vacant after we were told they are all being sold (specifically being told neighbors we had, and these homes are being shown to other buyers). ... More

We purchased in late April with being told a September finish//close. We sold our house and figured we would stay in an AirBnb from August until the September close. After relocating, the closing moved then to October, November, December, and then an actual close at the end of January. The contracts are written air tight to not cover any expenses from a “good faith estimate” of closing even when they have actual close dates given to you. We had to pay short term rental costs with some being in season here, with no reimbursement. We also had to actually find the short term rentals by ourselves. No help from Lennar at all. Excuse after excuse as to why there were delays. All we wanted was honesty with a close date and we would have gotten a true rental for 6 months instead of bleeding money for short term rentals .There is no way they should’ve said a September close if they knew what they were doing and then just keep moving it 1 month at a time 4 times. Just tell us the truth and not give false hope over and over. Everything inside is low grade material and the finish workmanship is low grade as well. If it wasn’t the community we wanted and the people in the community not so awesome, we would sell. Also, make sure you get in writing what is included in trim work. Several neighbors were told crown molding was included verbally by the salesperson and it was not. Buyer beware with Lennar. ... More