Lennar Reviews

I'm very disappointed in the quality of this home. My list of complaints is extensive. I have severe allergies and asthma. I spent $2,400.00 in the first month just to make the house livable. Drywall work was done in the master bedroom. The carpet was not covered and drywall dust sat on it for weeks. Every carpet in the house was covered in a combination of drywall dust, black dirt and sand. Lennar cleaned the carpet but refused to replace it. The debris did not come out so I had to replace the carpet myself. I found a nail sticking out of the slab that was underneath the carpet Lennar put in. In addition, drywall dust was blowing out the vents. I had to have the vents cleaned. The blower wheel had to be removed from the furnace and hosed off outside. It was caked with drywall dust that git damp and hardened on it. To this day the house is very humid and is not comfortable without a dehumidifier. At my final walk through a painter was still doing touch up painting. When I got to the house 3 hours after the closing, the work was not finished. My garage door was open. The door into the house was unlocked and the garage door didn't work. The garage floor is covered with paint and drywall spots. My furnace has paint flakes all over it. A light on the ceiling was sprayed over with paint that I had to clean off. Both I and a neighbor have Kidde smoke/CO2 detectors that frequently go off. I learned the Kidde had a recent recall for defective products. I'm approaching my 60 day warranty period. The simple wire shelves in both bedrooms are either installed poorly, not level, brackets not fastened securely or defective sharp edges on shelf, bent. Lennar wants you to accept the house in whatever condition they build it in. They justify this by using the excuse that it is a production home. I've been told my expectations are too high. Its not unreasonable to expect a house to be finished, clean and with everything working properly. Photos are available for everything listed. ... More

The company executives are only interested in how many homes they can close on. Quality of home is lacking.

We've a bunch of issues found after and before closing date. They were not addressed completely and getting them fixed is nightmare. Worst experience with both the properties that bought from lennar at garner & raleigh. Felt like never do business with this builder again!

We have countless issues since moving in, ranging from a gas leak to terribly installed carpet. It’s honestly been exhausting. Staff is rude and unprofessional.

The closing was remotely, I was literally enforced to close before the issues in the inspection report were resolved. In addition to the confusion on the home warranty request dates with my other Lennar home, the request for the location of the public utility in in front of my house goes nowhere. I need someone really listen to my request, respond and resolve the issue!

Very poor communication from the Lennar loan team. Unresponsive to questions. My condo insurance coverage got canceled although Lennar insurance team sent me a confirmation enail of coverage. Still no response from loan agent.

I think before closing everything has to check 110% before you hang keys , also once keys are handed any issues should be taking care off ASAP CAUSE IF THATS THE CASE WITH ISSUES INSIDE HOUSE then I think should be a priority to get it fix and not have to wait 4 to 6 weeks to get it fix

Too many problems throughout the process. Starting out with many misinformation while dealing with the selling consultant. A significant amount of builder fee had not been told until after the down payment was made. Slow responses to requests throughout the entire process. Finance advisor was the worst, not being responsive, giving high mortgage rate and manipulating the closing disclosure to keep it high. I ended up paying a much higher closing cost than expected even after seller incentive. Lack of communication among different groups within Lennar, between Construction and Closing, Consultant, etc. My closing date was delayed 3 times. As the results, I have to put my furnitures and belongings in storage because the house was not ready as planned. That cost me extra money for pay for storage and a second move from there to the new home. I asked Lennar to help out with a small compensation, but was refused despite the fact that they caused these delays from not having the home available for closing in three scheduled closing dates. The final inspection was carried out despite the tiles was not even installed on the roof. At one time, one day before the scheduled closing, I drove to the site to verify if everything is ready for the home to be occupied, and found out the tiles were not even installed. But, no one from Lennar let me know about that. I found out myself because I did not trust them after being given misinformation and empty promises many times. Now, after moving in for more than a month, many issues found during the Orientation/final inspection still haven’t been taken care of. The saga continues. It’s felt like Lennar Management here may be out of touch or possibly don’t even care about providing and maintaining a reasonable customer service! It has been a terrible experience for us that leaves us a bad impression of this builder’s reputation from their mismanagement and bad customer services! ... More

Although the home is in the beautiful Glen Lakes area we had many issues through the entire process as it relates to workmanship and materials. Now, Lennar did do a price adjustment but that did not change the fact that we received something completely different than agreed upon. We are now in the home and it seems our warranty rep is very responsive but we still have (3) outstanding issues that we can not get resolution on. I am trying to decide if I need to involve legal counsel to get traction on these issues or is Lennar going to step forward and resolve their pre-closing issue noted on the walk. ... More

The experience we had was too much to put in writing but would be open to discuss.

Home buying experience was OK, but Lennar Mortgage was pathetic. Being a first time buyer I expected a lot from Lennar.

I was told that there would be blindes included for the house but they weren’t and there was NO discussion. Then the rain comes and I was hesitant to close because of the damage. I was assured that all would be takes care of. BUT the. Solar is on the roof waiting to be installed. I think that the quality of the home is not there ... The home that I moved from was built in 2013 and the quality is in that house. You have cut Back so much (no handles, lighting, fireplaces finish, flooring,carpet). The carpet upstairs in the house you can see the seams,When that was brought to your attention we were told nothing could be done; REALLY?. For what that house cost it is disappointing!!!! ... More

Not happy with company. Would not recomend

We moved into our new Lennar home about a month ago. For the price we paid, I would expect the quality of the home build to be great but I have been sorely mistaken. The paint job is terrible. Some base boards were primed but not painted. It seems like there was only one coat of paint applied to the whole house and actually needs to have 2. There were scratches on faucets and cabinets. Glue on the tile. Multiple chipped tiles through out the house. Paint on the tile. Light switches hung crooked. The house was not cleaned well prior to us moving in. I have submitted for warranty and they have been great at addressing most of my concerns however the paint job is a huge issue because the whole house really needs to be repainted by the builder. I’m so disappointed and frustrated. To get the additional coat of paint on the baseboards, I have come to the conclusion that I will have to be the one to repaint them myself. I shouldn’t have to fix something that the builder should have done the right way in the first place. This home appears to have been built on a shoe string budget with corners cut anyway possible to save money for a big price tag. So disappointed!! Lennar needs to step up their came and pay more attention to the craftsmanship of the home. ... More

I wouldn’t buy a Lennar home again. I have been trying nearly two months to get warranty items repaired. One being my front door lock. I have to make a 10 mile round trip to pick up my mail as my mail box station has been broken five plus months. And the list goes on.

The quality of construction, materials used and addressing service requests has been disappointing for the amount of money we paid to buy this house.

The sales person was awesome to deal with through the whole process and is the only person that helped me resolved major construction issues. The Lennar Construction Rep was not knowledgeable and lacked insight and dedication to resolve issues identified by me or a 3rd party inspector. Now I’m dealing with major and minor construction warranty issues with no follow up by a new Lennar Warranty rep. Seems like it’s a common thing.

I did expect a new build to take maybe two months, but not more than four months from our original move in date per our contract. As nice as the people are, their attentiveness and sense of urgency are very much lacking. I am in finance and customer service. We all get overwhelmed. However, we expect to get back to our clients like any industry! I am still waiting on things for my new home that I have not received, and I’ve been there more than a month. My neighbors had much worse issues and I’m lucky we did not go through what they endured. The mail issue was very bad and I still don’t have everything because we were given the wrong keys. Just like my neighbors were. The USPS and the builder did not coordinate this correct. The HOA company has hired the worst garbage and recycle partner we could ever get. They don’t pick up consistently and we have trash always outside! What’s the point in paying a fee every month if we don’t get the service part of it? Lennar needs to get their stuff together ASAP… ... More

Make sure you get an independent inspection and all punch list items are completed before closing on the house. After market services are slow to get done. Look at paint and caulking for cleanup, painting is sloppy. Lennar Customer Care is a joke. They want to do virtual inspections, which does not tell the real issue.

Lennar initially tried to sell the house 15k over price of the property advertised on THEIR website and did not honor that price. Furthermore, when the appraisal came back 15k under sale price they did not notify me and show me the appraisal even though that was part of the contract, I had to find out for myself a day before closing. I have been in the house for 6 weeks and still have warranty items open including a window that was not installed correctly with an inch gap at the top allowing water to come in. That being said, the construction manager is great; very friendly and very responsive. ... More

Home quality is very disappointing. The walls and door were not smoothened. It is very sharp, adults and kids get scratch and hurt when hitting the walls, doors and door holders. Flooring was not fully settled and humpy bumpy

Terrible communication throughout the purchase process. Then they tried to delay our closing 1 day before it was scheduled. Now, 2 months after closing, they refuse to provide any warranty service and just close your tickets without any response. Just a terrible company, if you are looking for a new home, look elsewhere. Run, dont walk, away from Lennar.

Lennar representative explained everything as common and normal where poor quality of workmanship and bad materials were pointed. His name is Kurt. For example when I pointed a standing water he, said it is normal for drainage. There was a gap in the main door and frame and Kurt said he will block with the bubble gum he was chewing. This is not acceptable and he is very rude and disrespected to us.

I was raised in a family of building contractors and at age 14, started working in all phases of construction. That's 60 years of experience. Regarding Lennar, rarely have I seen such sub standard construction, cheap finishes, no attention to detail, terrible service and lack of credibility. I have a library of photo's to share if anyone is interested in my claims that follow. Instead of using a multi tool, holes are pounded out of sheetrock and cabinetry with a hammer. Hand railings, faucets, toilets, electrical boxes are often not square. A worker painted my handrail, leaving the bird poop and stucco mud under the paint. This was corrected after I complained to construction manager. Example of service: I needed a faulty 20 amp breaker replaced (a $6 item at Lowes). After 2 months I gave up on Lennar. I purchased the breaker and had an electrician install. it. The service call cost me $125, but worth getting past the aggrevation. My ongoing and worst experience is living in our building. It hasn't yet been turned over to the HOA, and consequently hasn't been cleaned or maintained. We've been living in a dirty, litter strewn building for 2 months. I have complained to both the sales staff and construction staff about this with little or no action. I have a collection of photos to show anyone who is interested. ... More

Overall, the buyer needs to provide significant oversight to the quality product. We had over 96 items on the original punch list which happened approximately four weeks prior to closing. On the day of closing there still over 25 items not taken care of. Lennar needs to implement better quality control procedures.