Lennar Reviews

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

Lennar doesn’t drop prices, Lennar doesn’t help with closing fees, and Lennar doesn’t put lights in bedrooms! Lennar doesn’t help at all! My experience with LENNAR was my worst experience ever. I’ve purchased many houses across the world but I’ve never once seen something like this happen.

Ha just talk to your vp

Home buying experience was as bad as it gets. Delays, LACK of commutation to no communication. Closing date got pushed multiple times. Sales Rep was terrible. Only one person who interacted with us during final inspection was good and as professional you would expect when you are making biggest purchase of your life. Due to the delays in closing, my interest rate went up, spend much longer in rented apartment, could not plan for the move. Had to rent extra storage for Furnitures we brought. Due to lack of communication, I had to constantly follow-up to get some sense when the home will finally be built. ... More

I just bought a property at lennar at Lakeland. This is the worst experience I have ever have. They took 2 months to install the motorway and shelves. The ceiling over the island kitchen is already leaking. There is water from the ceiling and leaking over the island kitchen. 2 months.

Very poor customer service. Very rude management.

I am a repeat customer with Lennar. Technically I purchased with Cal Atlantic my first home and about a month before closing, Lennar took over. However, my home stayed with Cal Atlantic team until closed and it was a wonderful experience from beginning to finish. The Cal Atlantic sales team was thorough and welcoming and even met me on the day of move in to walk my home. I never put in a single work order. Since Cal Atlantic got bought out by Lennar, I figure that they would have the same quality and customer service, but boy- Lennar is way inferior to Cal Atlantic. The buying experience was terrible, I didn’t know who I bought from and could barely get to respond to my emails and text messages. I bought at a high time and lennar must have banked on capitalizing on that because they provided NO customer service. However, how you treat people comes back to bite you and I am seeing that. The market has shifted. It didn’t stop there- we didn’t have anyone walk us to our home on the day of close (they can’t use Covid as an excuse) as we closed in October 2022. Lennar is just lazy. Our house was a wreck, the details were horrible, this was nothing like the model. Cabinets has dents, nails protruding, my shower head didn’t have hot water until 7 mins, and didn’t have any pressure. No electricity in some rooms, leak under sink, dish washer not mounted, dents in baseboards, cracks in tubs, the lists goes on and on. When speaking and follow up to customer service, they were dishonest and kept on trying to tell, my shower because it’s in the master that it’s hard to get water up there. I called a plumber and there were rocks and debris that were in the shower head causing the issue. Lennar tries to tell you that these things are normal so they don’t have to come back and fix it. But it’s been a horrible experience with entering work orders, you have to waste your personal time to wait for them to call you virtual to verify and take photos . Then you have to wait for a trade to call you to schedule and be home for the trade. It’s a full time job and will take away from your time working. It’s ridiculous. Our street, 50% of the homes have active leaks from the rain right after moving in because of missing roof tiles. Thank goodness our gutters installation caught ours and notified us before the rain otherwise we would have been in that count. Do better, Lennar! Stop being crooks and taking people’s hard earned money and start living what your company core values are. Start with honesty and quality. ... More

We almost pulled out of the purchase after we were misled on closing dates and the reason why our home was delayed. The project was poorly managed and the builder tried to blame the utility company but the truth was Lennar failed to secure a timely building inspection. The communication from the sale agent was appalling, we were encouraged to sign our contract on the Wednesday only to be told 16 hours later that the close date of the following day Friday was again delayed. This was my 21st home purchase/sale in 32 years and my second new home construction purchase and I would not buy with Lennar again. I am appalled at the failure to communicate in a timely manner and to relay the true reasons for delays. To top it off when we finally closed escrow, 2 months late, we picked up our keys and garage door openers only to be given the opener for our neighbors garage door. Honestly the miscommunication, disorganization and inefficiency made me not want to buy the house... ... More

The home was poorly finished. Lennar massively delayed completion, cut corners on construction quality to try to force completion, and skimped on promised appliances and fixtures. I am repeat buyer from Lennar, but my experience was so poor this time that I will not buy another home from Lennar and advice friends against it as well.

First, the good. Lennar's model homes in the Emerson Palmer community in Henderson look great. The bad...the house we bought was NOT built with the same QUALITY as the model homes. Blame it on the pandemic, supply chain shortages, and worker shortages I guess. But the construction and quality of the house were terrible. I hired a home inspector and he found over 50 defects both inside and outside of the house. Lennar was in such as rush to build their houses that they sacrificed quality control to save money and to meet their deadlines. Big inconvenience to the home buyer if you really want the house. Lennar attempted to fix most of the issues but a lot of defects were still present at the time of closing. You always have the option to walk away before close but then you lose your deposit. Which is an advantage for Lennar. The sad part about the whole experience is that Lennar never admitted that there were any issues with the house. They left it up to me to find the issues. And of course, after the close, we found more issues. However, Lennar's customer service was fairly prompt in fixing most of the new issues. It appears that Lennar hired low-cost workers with very few skills to build their houses. But I have no proof of that. At this point, I would never buy another Lennar home and I would definitely not recommend Lennar to a friend. Lennar: Let me know if you want a copy of my home inspection. ... More

The only positive experience that we had was with our Lennar realtor, Brandon. That's the only good thing that I have to say about the whole experience.

Always is somebody else in the company to blame. The seller agent offer incentives and sign them on a contract and then is a corporate problem we can not fulfill them. The lender blame the seller agent then his boss go sick then the lender is on vacation. Then the warranty agent blames the builder the builder blame the workers then nobody answer the phone then is something else. If Learn something about Lennar is they always excuse themselves with somebody else. But when you work for the same company. Me as a costumer don’t care in which department you work. Never again

The model home we looked at was absolutely stunning. We were told that we would get the same quality as the model home. That was COMPLETELY 100% not the case. We purchased a brand new home that looked like it was a 20 year old remodel that someone let there brand new employee with no experience do. I will say Kyle the construction manager tried but there was little he was "allowed" to do to correct the issues. The project manager Aaron was extremely rude and arrogant to my husband when we expressed that the house was not 100% and that we didn't feel like we should close on it. We were essentially bullied into closing. We love our home I just wish that we hadn't had to finish someone else job when we purchased a brand New home. If I had my time to do over I would have defiantly not bought from Lennar. I would have gone with a custom builder. ... More

Worst experience ever, will not buy house from Lanner FL any more.

Buying a home from Lennar has been a terrible experience. The quality of the home is not good and customer support from Lennar has been awful.

Our experience with Lennar is that outside of the construction managers, there is a substantial lack of follow through and integrity.

House was very dirty at the time of sale. Many items were not finished. Still lots of trash under the deck. Basement was left unbelievably dirty. People were mopping the floor with dirty mops in front of us during final walk through. Lennar tries to rush in the sale of the house, but don’t really care about the quality. Really bad experience to say the least.

We had problems before we even signed the contract. We should have taken that as a sign and not have went through with it. The communication and respect has to be most disappointing part. Buying a new house is supposed to be joyous moment and instead it was just met with people that didn’t care. From the sales person to the super I was beyond disappointed with the professionalism by Lennar. The day of closing will be a day I never forget and not in a good way. When you close on a house and don’t even receive the keys what’s the point. I can truly say that I’m ashamed to be a trade partner and have my company name associated with this disaster. Meeting new neighbors as only became a competition of who had the worst experience. For the record I respectfully lost that competition. I will give a huge shoutout to our customer care rep Kami as she has been the only one to genuinely care and try to make things right. I also know this review doesn’t mean anything and judging by the whole process we’ve had no one at Lennar will care. ... More

I had a terrible experience as a first time home buyer. Lennar proudly keeps saying they have very high quality standards which are no where near match with the output of these homes. I had multiple issues right from day 1 which includes (list continues) 1. Poor inspections 2. Construction team only cares about closing homes but not standard of quality 3. Attitude of customer care is not customer friendly. 4. Teams have multiple communication issues. 5. Sales team is has absolutely no clue on project deliverables when the timelines change. 6. Incomplete painting work 7. Loads of construction dust left around in cabinets etc 8. Construction manager who came for closing never followed up again with us to check if all the issues where addressed. 9. Lennar teams are never responsive and dont care about customer satisfaction. I would strongly not recommended a buyer to Invest their time and money in this venture. ... More

Its not worth to buy. Lots of challenges and pains.

This review is a redo of the previous one. The system did not like that I said the truth about the transaction. All my words were decent, grammatically correct and in formal tone. No bad words were used. Lennar is not the best company to buy a house from. They are border line on breach of contract for the product that they give. Complaints are never satisfied.

Make sure before you close you have builders fix any issues don’t sign and let them promise that it will be fixed