Lennar Reviews

Lennar dropped the ball so many times during my home purchase. To start the real estate agent lacked communication which made us lose the original home we wanted. Then the home later fell out of escrow so we asked to bid on it again. Lennar took 5 full days to respond and tell us they sold the home again! We lost it a second time. Then On the home inspection walk through we pointed out numerous deficiencies that were noted and supposed to be fixed by the close of escrow which was 1 week later. The day before escrow close we had our final walk through and NONE of the issues had even began being worked on. Israel, the site inspector said nothing had been touched because he was out sick the past few days. We were forced to sign off with incomplete fixes. Israel promised everything would get resolved. Nothing ever did. I was also told I’d have a 30 day check in. It never happened. Two months later the screws are still missing from my hood range and the side panels are popping out. All over the door frames you can see where all the screws and nails are under the paint because nothing was caulked and smoothed. Lennar also failed to report my home purchase to the solar company so I’m waiting 2 months to get it resolved so my solar can be hooked up. Horrible, horrible home buying experience with Lennar. I would never recommend anyone to purchase. Lack of commitment, lack of professionalism and lack of follow thru. ... More

I am extremely concerned that my garage door issue has still not been fixed. The garage door came off the track, one of the wheels broke, and it damaged the wall. Your technician already visited, took photos and videos, but I have received no updates or timeline for the repair. This is a serious safety and security risk. For two weeks I have been forced to sleep with my garage door completely open, which puts my family and property in danger every single night. This situation is unacceptable.

Buying from Lennar has been one of the most frustrating experiences. They rushed the build of our home, clearly more focused on putting up houses for numbers than on quality. From day one, we were handed dead grass and trees — it looked neglected before we even moved in. When issues come up, they fight you every step of the way. Instead of standing behind their work, they make the process of getting anything fixed extremely difficult. To make matters worse, they only repair drywall cracks once, even though more appear as the house settles. Most recently spilled chemical in my yard and refuse to take accountability . For a company of this size, the lack of accountability and care is shocking. If you value quality, follow-through, and basic customer service, I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere. ... More

Items on walk through list were only partially completed - for example sealing of door gaps. Tile floors throughout were spotted with glue and paint splatter and not cleaned. Wall paint is horrible - gently wiping removes existing paint. Master shower floor grout is a different color near drain and we were told it was soap scum after 2 showers. No it was not - scrubbing by us changed nothing. Pantry shelving was cut too long and not in the cradle hardware. This should not have taken weeks to remedy. I expected to move into the pantry sooner than that. But - worst of all - our lanai pavers are covered with overspray and paint. We would like to seal them, but will not do this over the paint mess. This was reported to Nathan who promised to take his photos of it to his manager the next week since she was out of the office that week. We heard nothing and contacted Nathan at the end of that next week to get the results from the supervisor and were told she was fired and Nathan was going on vacation for 2 weeks. So now, a month later, NOTHING has been done. This is poor customer service and shoddy workmanship. I cannot recommend Lennar for these reasons. ... More

first time lady called me about signing the papers, had very bad attitude. I would never recommend anybody to purchase from Lennar

Several pending issue dragged on to fix. A few of the issues were made seem like it was supposed to be like that. Example carpet loose next to point where carpet ends and tiles lead to bathroom. Potential issue for someone falling by tripping on loose carpet. Laundry room doors made too small for standard appliances can’t close door

Lennar is the only affordable builder in San Antonio and they take advantage of that distinction. Lowest quality builder grade materials are used. Construction manager lied three different times that issues identified by third-party inspector were resolved. Later, he couldn't distinguish between main water line or hot/cold water lines. Internet service is mandatory so that builder receives a kickback for every new buyer and it is NOT included in your HOA fees. There is an additional monthly charge. HOA received over $1,000 in closing documents even though no one could explain the charges accurately. Expect very little and you won't be disappointed. ... More

Please don’t give them your hard earned money. I closed 2 months ago, and my home is still unsafe to live in. I cry all time because of what they have done and continue to inflict upon me.

Lennar has been my worst experience ever! False info on home loan, worst communication. No one was here to congratulate me when I received my keys! Loan officer lied to me about numbers! I had to wire money twice

In short, the home buying experience was not pleasant, and in many ways, did not satisfy our needs. The process was made even more frustrating by the continued demonstration that Lennar and its process were more important than any of the customer’s interests or needs. Here is a direct quote from the “Delivery Process” letter sent to us – “Appointments are critical, and timing is of the essence. Walk-through appointments cannot be changed; however, we do offer a choice of virtual or in person appointments based on your availability” I can understand the need to maintain scheduled appointments; but we had no input concerning timing, the sales staff knew we were traveling from the East Coast during that time, and when we were forced to do the walk-through virtually the person doing the walk through didn’t know that is how we were doing it and was not prepared. Additionally, when we contacted the office that sent the letter, they contended that they had nothing to do with the walk-through. Although the individuals were pleasant enough, they were completely restrained by the Lennar system. There are so many ‘features’ in the house that are not logical for the home user but were things that could not be changed. Lennar promotes the houses as having features that are befitting a 55 and over community, but these features (gimmicks) are insignificant when compared to the inconvenience that they cause. And, they were non-negotiable. Just to list a few: -- No door on the bathroom (The one place you are guaranteed to stand naked. And, what if one person is up earlier or later than the other?) -- Many doors that are 36 inches for no practical reason (The large doors get in the way!) -- Zero threshold shower (You can’t put a bath mat down so you have to step from the shower onto the slippery tile floor.) -- Hand-held shower wand in the master shower -- Grass in the back yard (The one place that the HOA does not provide maintenance.) Finally, I know that these houses are not custom homes, but the house construction quality and finish is pretty poor. Simple things like stud placement – they are not consistent! Planning for kitchen cabinets – there should have been blocking for the cabinet installation. Several cabinets do not have the proper number of screws holding them in place. A single towel hook in each bathroom?? So, to answer the original question; I would not rate my experience as being positive. I’m not sure I could recommend Lennar to anyone. What makes this sad is that the house we moved from in Maryland was built by Lennar and we were very satisfied with the quality and the buying experience.. ... More

First time homebuyer and the process was horrendous, especially buying pre construction. Don’t assume that just because every single house within a giant property being constructed (think Altamira in Homestead Florida) is a beautiful shade of cream with brown and tan details, that your own pre construction place will match. The reason we decided to buy in that community was because of the elegant color scheme. Once the place was done being built and we flew back from out of state for the walkthrough, imagine our surprise when the stupid place is chicken yellow with gray stonework. Two colors that couldn’t clash any more than they do, among a sea of beautiful ivory and browns. It cheapened the entire neighborhood. I understand that there might be a “palette” they can play with regarding colors, but no other building in the entire place was painted chicken yellow except ours (townhome). Finishes were typical cheap cookie cutter nonsense with the ugliest colors imaginable (think depression blue and Soviet era gray). The carpet had tons of paint splatters on it. Never again buying from these fools!! ... More

When shopping for the house Koral was great, she was friendly, and took her time to make sure we weren't rushed, she took us to multiple neighborhoods and houses to make sure we found what we thought was going to be the right house. Abraham and Erica made our mortgage process seamless and painless, they were very responsive to any questions we had and were always on top of reaching out when they needed something from us. Everything was looking up until the day of closing we were never given a time to actually close on the house, we called to the Lennar title office multiple times leading up to the day of closing and it was difficult to get in contact with anyone, when we did get someone on the phone we couldn't get a straight answer, when we finally got an answer it was that we would be closing first thing in the morning to ensure we can pick up the keys since the pickup times are strictly set for 11:00am and 4:00pm. The day of closing we had not received anything for closing and reached back out to the title office and again it was very difficult to get in contact with anyone and when we did we were constantly told that we needed to talk to one specific person who was very difficult to get in contact with. We were eventually told that they were still working on all of our documents when we were told previously that everything was ready to go. We missed the 11:00am pick up time for the keys and were hopeful to get everything finished in time for the 4:00pm pick up time. As time approached 4:00pm with no update we reached out to Koral and to Abraham who are not involved with title but were great helps again in getting things on track with the title office, when we expressed our concerns that we wouldn't be closing in time to pick up our keys Koral coordinated for someone to stay late in order to ensure we could pick up the keys. When we finally got the closing documents there mistakes that had to be corrected which only further delayed our closing. We got the information for the virtual closing with the notary around 4:30 that day, once we finished up we got the okay to pick up the keys and head to our new house. Walking into the house we were greeted with a slew of things not cleaned up, there was dirt all over the floor, paint splatter, adhesive residue, and dirty hand prints all throughout the house, and the house was riddled with bugs. During our blue tape walkthrough we noted that there was missing weather-stripping on the doors and we were surprised to see it was still missing when we moved in, we also found out that our living room only had power when the back porch light was on, we had a leak under the master bathroom sink, and water damage to the cabinet, one of the circuit breakers kept flashing its arc fault indicator, and it turns out it was due to one of the wires on one to the GFCI outlets not being secured, we had to open the knockout for the drain house for our washer in the box in the laundry room since it was still closed. We had asked for a copy of the third party inspection report but all we got was a one page document saying the house passed. I don't see how with all of these issues it passed. When submitting warranty claims for these items some were addressed quickly and professionally, while others not even close. The leak under the sink was addressed quickly and was told that the cabinet would be repaired after the leak was fixed. Chris was the one handling this particular claim and he was scarce to reply, I would reach out for updates about the cabinet, he would give dates and times when he would be by to look at it. Those times would come and go with no communication from him, I would reach out and see if he wanted to reschedule and wouldn't hear anything. The only way it seemed I could get him to respond was by submitting new claims for the issue. After a little more than 4 weeks the cabinet was finally addressed. And the "repair" was just to cover up the damage on the lower shelf of the cabinet by laying a thin piece over the top, ignoring the damage to the left wall of the cabinet. When I expressed my concerns about the so called "repair" and how there was the potential for mold underneath the cabinet due to the leak being so bad that it came out from underneath the cabinet. Chris told me that my concerns don't exist. My wife is allergic to mold and we have a baby on the way and not addressing the risk of mold poses a health risk. When our sod was laid in the yard it was absolutely riddled with weeds and other invasive plants. The yard is so uneven and bumpy after it was graded for the sod, and the landscapers laid the sod in a way that our gate was stuck open and had to be trimmed to close. I came home one afternoon to find that half of the fence on the right side of the house fell down shortly after moving in. I wouldn't recommend these houses to anyone after what we've experienced in the 2 months we've lived here, the quality is bad, there's no pride in the work, no integrity to do things right, all the work that's contracted out seems like its done as cheaply and as quickly as possible, and then when issues are brought up they are ignored and you're hung out to dry. This home was supposed to be the place where my wife and I stated a family together but it has just become a nightmare. ... More

This is our third brand new home and we’ve been consistently disappointed with the quality of the Lennar home. Cheap carpet, no handles on any cabinets, dirty when we moved in, cabinets hung so high that the top shelves are unreachable (we’ve never had cabinets that were placed so oddly high), extremely loud furnace in the middle of the home. Zero stars. Disappointed buyer.

Terrible Builder!!! You are just a number. Changed finish products without notification. Used more inexpensive and cheaper materials. Numerous examples; 2 foot on center studs in house not 16”, very shorty workmanship. No cold water due to water for complex coming from water tank on mountain, not disclosed! Endless issues. Would NOT recommend Lennar to anyone!

Builder went cheap on everything. Definitely would not recommend. Wouldn’t recommend Lennar mortgage either.

Terrible quality of materials in this Lennar home, would never buy from them again.

Lennar emphasizes that Sod is not covered under warranty. Understandable! However, what they don’t tell you is they will come and tear your yard up (digging and whatnot) and won’t even notify the home owner. What they won’t tell you is that they’ll replace all the damage done by construction at the lowest priority I’ve even experienced. We were told our oven was brand new (we found a scratch on it before signing and told them we wanted it replaced). They covered the scratch so we didn’t know it was the same one and shipped us a new door AFTER WE SIGNED so it wasn’t covered under warranty at all. The amount of things they DONT tell you is actually ridiculous. ... More

Everything went great during the home buying process. I have two mortgages with them. One was for the main mortgage and the second was for down payment assistance. Both mortgages were supposed to be transferred to the servicing company at the same time. However, they screwed up on the first mortgage which delayed sending it over to the servicing company. For my first month's payment, I had to pay the first mortgage with Lennar and the second mortgage with the new servicing company. Lennar now says I didn't make the payment for the second mortage. They have dinged my credit as a result by telling the credit bureaus that I am 2 months past due. I event called Lennar before this showed up on my credit and they said it would be straightened out and not to worry. A bunch of liars and idiots. ... More

I have many things to say about Lennar — my experience has truly been the worst ever. During the home-buying process, I constantly had to follow up with Lennar staff just to get answers to my questions. Their customer service was poor, but unfortunately, the worst was yet to come. On closing day, Lennar was supposed to pay my hazard insurance through the escrow account — but they didn’t. My policy was at risk of cancellation. When Lennar finally issued the payment, they ended up reversing it. It has now been three weeks, and the Lennar staff have stopped responding to my emails and essentially ghosted me. I hope this situation gets resolved soon, but I am truly disappointed. This has been an unnecessary headache — one that should never have happened if Lennar had simply done what they were supposed to do. And to top it all off, the house came with appliances, but the washer completely flooded the laundry room the second time I used it. ... More

Had A completely terrible experience due to Moving in 2 Months ahead before I ever even had grass installed. Terrible as far as overall Experience Definitely Started out with a great Experience until I moved in then it was like you purchased we no longer care about you. There's A bunch of Minor things we noticed wrong as time passed, But doesn't matter I already paid. They Take your Money and run instead of making things right I also Have chips in my fence form them getting ground ready for the Sprinkler set up, Contractors left trash in yard also

This Builder is horrible, They are SCUM!

The entire process was negative. The salesperson was clueless. The loan officers were unprofessional. The construction manager was helpful. The title person would not return my call. She gave me the wrong cost to closing. I can not recommend Lennar to anyone.

Lennar has been a very disappointing experience. Their communication is terrible, the seller, lender, and processors don’t work together as a team. Instead of being on the same page, they go back and forth, pass the blame, and create unnecessary delays. The loan officer was not professional or nice to deal with, and overall customer service has been poor. On top of that, the workmanship of the house is not impressive. The home was not turned over in a clean or well-finished condition, floors and walls are dusty, some paint issues, which is unacceptable after such a big purchase. For a company that has everything in-house, you’d expect a smoother process, but they just don’t deliver. I cannot recommend Lennar based on my experience. ... More

Buying with Lennar has been an absolute nightmare. There have been so many issues, I don’t even know where to begin. On my initial walk-through, I found over 30+ issues. By the second walk-through (which they scheduled the same day as closing), many items were still not completed. On closing day, I had a notary scheduled at my home at 12pm. Both the construction manager and my home concierge, Paul, assured me that everything would be fixed within 45 minutes. I knew that was unrealistic given the amount of outstanding items, and of course, when I returned nothing was done. I was told if I didn’t close that day, I wouldn’t be able to close until after July and would have to restart my entire approval process. Under that pressure, I closed—based on promises that repairs would be completed right away. The construction managers, Myles and Raphael, along with their boss Jose, ended up coming to my home seven times (if not more, to be honest). Despite their repeated visits, most items weren’t finished until three weeks after closing. Some are still not done almost two months later. For example, my refrigerator door and oven drawer were both oxidized and supposed to be replaced—this was clearly documented in my walk-through notes. Yet today, they’re still not replaced. Myles has stopped responding, and Dee who has been extremely rude (I even have text messages to prove it)—is now telling me to file a warranty claim, claiming Myles and Raphael never promised replacements. That is a complete contradiction of what I was told and what was written down in my walk sheet with MYLES. Since I’ve moved in, I’ve already had to put in 13 work orders—and to top it all off, my AC is already leaking. How great is that? The level of disorganization, lack of accountability, and dishonesty I’ve experienced with Lennar is unacceptable. This has been nothing but stress, broken promises, and poor communication. To top it off my “real estate agent was mia through the entire process I didn’t seem him until week two of this nightmare no show for my celebration walk or closing. I was handed keys by a construction member. What a celebratory day…. I would never recommend Lennar to anyone, and I will be sharing my experience by word of mouth so others don’t go through the same ordeal. Even after all this I was “supposed” to be contacted by someone and never happened. ... More

The house was not ready on closing date. There were multiple walls left with holes that the builder did not tell the buyer. First week in the house already had a water leak and we are still waiting for some repairs to be done.