Lennar Reviews

My experience with Lennar builders started off great. Very responsive and helpful during my whole contract signing process, HOWEVER once I was under contract the whole game changed. I felt I was no longer a priority as they already had my deposit and commitment. Upon closing on my home I was told I would not be given my keys as my wire transfer wasn’t received yet. Even though it was 5 hours since I had wired the closing funds and I had proof it was sent. That was an awful experience to be on what should have been a happy and exciting moment . Also they didn’t mention I wouldn’t be getting the keys until AFTER i signed all the papers. Once I received my keys I entered my new home. There were several things not completed that I was told by the construction manager Chris would be done the day before when I had my final walkthrough . A hallway wall was completely bowed and they did an AWFUL job . It was botched !!! Within the first 30 days my siding was coming off my house on the back of my home, the faceplate to my dishwasher was never installed, the screen on my screen door was hanging off, no HVAC return filter was given, they put one light bulb in my garage, a nail pop in the living room, paint bubbled in the bathroom, a dead tree was planted in the front yard, barely any pine straw was out around the yard, the property was filled with trash, cans, wrappers, and scrapes. They tell you to make a list of everything that needs to be fixed within the first 30 days as I did. I am being completely ignored by the construction manager Chris. I have sent email after email , text after text. He will reply to one message every now and again but never mentions when he will come by or when it will be done. It is now more then 60 days past my closing date and still waiting for an update of when this will be done. I mean my siding on my brand new home is not attached and is coming off. I can understand being overwhelmed or busy but this is completely unacceptable as I messaged about this over a month ago and have barely gotten a response at all. If you can choose another builder DO IT. Lennar does not care about you after you sign those documents and make your deposit. Corporate if you see this PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL. ... More

Lennar used a promotional interest rate of 4.75% to attract me to buying one of their homes, had i looked closer at the construction materials and methods I would have not purchased from them. It is a new construction spec house the fit and finish of the house is poor, the materials are contractor grade at best. Other than simple repairs, getting warrantee issues resolved is a challenge. I am still trying to resolve the grading issue in the back yard, every time it rains my patio accumulates about 1 inch of water. And the HOA is through Hughes properties, they are difficult at best to work with, and in our community where there are no public spaces, no pool no club house, they do not maintain anything, the homeowner is responsible for the sidewalks, construction litter, just to name a few. Buyer beware ... More

Not committed what they say in the phone and on the paper two completely different. Also didn’t disclose everything before doing initial contract sign and make customers hold by saying no refund of contract money.

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

I knew that Lennar had problems because all builders do, but I didn't realize how bad it is. These lower rated reviews never get seen on the site. I checked. The only reason I gave two stars was because at least the "construction manger" gave me an online tour before purchase. Since then, it's been one problem after another- flooding, cupboards falling down, tile issues, electrical issues. dead palm tree,, half painted woodwork. just total crappy workmanship all around. Then, when a "warranty order" is submitted, it's one excuse after another. "It's cosmetic- we don't cover it". "We don't cover trees"- Well, YOU incorrectly planted the tree and it died. I paid for it and I want the tree I paid for. Leak in a bathroom light, major cracks in the concrete, I could go on. My advice, don't waste your life savings on a Lennar home. It's financially, physically and emotionally draining to have to go thru this. ... More

The sales person was unresponsive after sale was done. Have been unable to resolve issues with home after many no show appointments. There an obvious construction deflect with exterior draining system affecting all homes. This will need to be repaired or will end in class action by residents. fFinally told to make a warranty claim when it was construction manager erroneously cut the seal in the AC. Sloppy paint and improperly installed shower drain which could cut someone’s feet and is a liability to Lennar. Was expecting better quality and service. Cannot recommend Lennar homes.

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.

If I had it to do all over again- I would have went with another builder hands down. Customer service is BAD!! I was promised things would get fixed when I closed on my home and still those issues have not been dealt with- so I fixed most of them on my own. Please do your research when purchasing a home from Lennar - make sure you have numbers and people who you can contact to make sure your issues get resolved- it must be bad because all they could blame is someone that left Lennar- well I wonder why? I’m sorry but how is it the home buyers fault you can’t keep quality employees or hold on to anyone. But like I said do your homework before making a decision. ... More

The buying experience wasn’t bad - the aftermath of issues and builders not responding. The lack of communication and overall experience not recommended.

The person who sold us the home told us many false things to make the sale. There are a lot of things that were changed out during the process to a lower quality. However, our house price did not change. The quality is awful and we have had to spend the first 60 days reaching out to Airtron, GE, Lennar, etc. to get things fixed. Not very enjoyable when you’re trying to move into a house and unpack boxes. The sad thing is we have plenty more, that will be done at the 12 month mark. This is the third house that we have built and has been by far our worst experience.

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.

Had a bad experience with the sales guy. Felt like a military recruiter - made promises that I would get certain things included in the house and on the papers I had to sign, he purposefully left that out. Told me I had nothing in writing which was very sketchy. Talked to some neighbors and at least 4 others had a similar experience. I really did not want to give him the commission on this sale but I had to get the house. The finance team was also a nightmare. More times than I can count I was asked for docs that were supposedly due the next day and they would be sent to me at midnight (or later). My calls and emails were constantly ignore or I would receive an extremely delayed response. Overall, this was a really bad experience especially for it being my first house. There was a couple people on the construction team that made it better when doing walk throughs and such but other than that, I would not deal with the Lennar team again. I was hoping to have a much better first time homebuying experience. ... More

Not worth the high price tag. Lennar claims to offer quality homes but skimps on materials used in the home. The cheapest grade of apartment paint is used throughout. Poor workmanship skills in the construction teams, scratches on the walls and floors, unfinished corners, peeling paint on doors, missed sealant on exterior walls. Lennar will boast about their customer care team, but in reality they ignore every request and close any ticket as soon as you close on the home. Request a thorough walk-through. The sales agent will distract you with warranties and paperwork so that you can’t identify issues. Buyer beware. ... More

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.

We do enjoy our house but the hassle and problems we have had in just the first weeks alone are worrisome. To start from the very beginning we never heard from our mortgage loan officer. We reached out multiple times and never heard anything until the day of our closing. He sent us an email only to say our mortgage lender was changing. We did our blue tape walk through a week before our closing date. They completely disregarded everything that was blue taped. When we went to our new home orientation the day we closed there was still blue tape everywhere. Mud on the carpet, cracked windows, paint scuffs, floor scratches, dust everywhere etc. I pointed out multiple times how trims and doors were cut uneven. Darryl said he would have it fixed... never did. They definitely never sent out a cleaning crew. The day of orientation Daryl had a cleaning crew come and all they had with them was fabulouso and a rag. No vacuum mop or anything to clean up from the builders. To make matters worse our basement had leaks that no one caught. Darryl said he would bring people over to fix everything… and again he never did. We thought he had our best interest by saying all the things would get fixed but as soon as he left our new home orientation we never heard from him again. After putting in a warranty ticket we were connected with Scott. While Scott did bring out a team of people over there is still so much that was missed after our blue tape walk through. We are still waiting on the replacement windows that were supposedly ordered by Darryl the day we closed. Our basement still has leaks that will need a crew to be sent out. A few days after we moved in we had a leak come through into our kitchen. Luckily Scott was responsive and had a team out to get everything fixed. After closing Darryl let us know that in 60 days he would contact us about a crew coming to address any concerns that came up with our first few months of living here. To no surprise still no contact with Darryl. Lennar builders took little pride in building our home. Very sloppy work. Very concerning for a new build home. ... More

Lennar seriously needs to look at there home buying process from the bottom up. Sales people need to know more about the product their selling, I had an independent inspection done of the newly constructed house many incompleted items, a lot code related. Some where corrected then PM said he would correct remaining issues himself after settlement. Off the record never seen PM since. If this is the way Lennar does business it’s no surprise the sued all the time. There the reason production builders get a bad reputation. If Lennars PM (Lou) dot return as promised to finish my unfinished punch list then I might join the rest of the public taken legal action not only to Lennar but privately against the PM ... More

No Follow through. Several quality issues pre and post closing

Didn’t do a good job and had safety issues in the building, in spite of me constantly pursuing they didn’t fix the issue and just ignored it. Very unprofessional behavior from the management in addressing my concerns

On the day of closing I went to home to do another inspection and items like the cabinets that had scratches were not fixed. Was told that it will be done when I come back from closing. Never happened and it’s now been 2 months and I still haven’t gotten it fixed. So don’t sign until the items they need to fix is fix because then u will end up having to do the run around

Some areas of the house had poor quality

I have several issues with poor craftsmanship and poorly applied landscape. Also, Lennar was supposed to pay of my credit cards at closing and then sent me checks on their behalf. I them had to send those to the card company's and the funds never went through. My next stop is the attorney generals office.

Issues began the first day we moved in. Within the month we’ve lived here we have had a major water leak. Slow response times to fix the issue. The items we discussed in the walkthrough were not fixed and our move in day was awful because of it. We are even considering legal action at this point because the leak was brought up in the inspection and lennar breached its contract by lying to us and telling us it was fixed and addressed when it clearly wasn’t. Do not recommend this company to anyone and this seems to be a similar issue with our neighbors. Really disappointed wish we could take it back and go with another builder. ... More

Construction manager's attitude was rude from the beginning stages of construction phase. He never responded properly when we raised any issue with the construction. The sales team person accuses the home buyer as liar if we bring any issues we face with construction team or customer care team to his notice. Basically no one helps home owner instead point fingers at them for raising any issue.

Home is cheaply built, as you walk the floor non stop creaking. Things that should have been completed as promised before us moving in still was not. Opening in the attic, the house dirty with insects, slide door can't open n sooo much more. I have certainly learned my lesson about Lennar and their construction managers.