Lennar Reviews in Charlotte, SC

It may be a common practice, but Lennar is among those builders who simply clear-cut every living thing wherever they build. The fact that they also use Bermuda grass means that for long periods of the year you will be living in an area completely devoid of anything green and living. Additionally, the home I bought was rife with issues including a severely uneven foundation in one room that still wasn't fixed by move-in even though it had been brought to the builder's attention many weeks earlier. Oh what fun it is to be baking in the North Carolina sun for 3 days in mid-summer because you've already moved out of your prior home but it's too loud to be in your new one while the slab is getting ground down! ... More

After living in the home for a few months we have found the level of craftsmanship to be below average. The yards they put in are already weed filled and we have had landscape companies advise the sod needs removed the soil needs treated and yard will need re sodded if we want to have a lawn however they stated that with the neighbors lawns being as bad and worse than ours it’s going to be a never ending battle. Also, the drywall finish is a joke. We have removed all ceiling light fixtures and use only lamps because the ceilings are an embarrassment I hate to even have people in the spare bedrooms it’s so bad. We also had a company come in and fix all the nail pops in the downstairs (we did this within the first month because it was so bad). We were aware we purchased a tract home and knew the quality would be less than any custom home. However, never did we think it would be this bad. I would also tell new buyers to be very aware of the “deals” advertised we purchased a home that met all criteria for the “summer deals package” and once we had a agreed on a purchase price we were then told we would NOT be given the advertised “deal” which is very frustrating as neighbors received this deal and those homes did not even meet the criteria. I have reached out numerous times to try to get an explanation as to why we were denied these incentives with NO answer. It’s very frustrating. When you see them advertise “Everything Is Included” that is absolutely not the truth. Believe me. ... More

Pick someone else

Paint and clean up was awful for a new construction home. This is my first and last Lennar home.

Issue 1 - making people blind bid on a house and using supply chain as an excuse Issue 2 - custom build house where you have no say in what goes into house Issue 3 - cheap materials used, paint etc. Issue 4 - electrical issues Positive - Jeremy. Very helpful with updates during the building process Positive - Becca. Very helpful with the multiple warranty fixes

To start I sat down and filled out the paperwork to start the process of getting my house built in October of 2021. I was in the process of selling my house so I was only able to put down a portion of the deposit required. After I sold my house in November I was able to pay the rest. From there things went south. I was originally told that we would be in the house in April/May of 2022. I found out that the plat took a month to record and then the permits were not applied for until January of 2022 with a start date in February. This pushed our closing back to July of 2022. Once the building started everything went pretty smooth with minimal delays. The week before we were supposed to close we had a New Home Orientation that we went through and marked things that needed fixing including a large crack in our driveway. We were told those would be fixed at our next meeting which occurred a week later. When we pulled up to our house the day before we closed we noticed that the concrete in the driveway had been broken up but not removed and a new piece of concrete had not been poured. Not only was this a problem we came to find out during that same time that none of things we had on the list to fix had been fixed. Our Construction Manager had left and went on vacation the week were supposed to close and he was responsible for getting these things fixed and they did not. Fortunately, the construction manager we had filling in for ours while he was on vacation was able to get everything fixed and we were able to get closed on time. With all that said I firmly believe that we would still not be in our house today had this individual not been filing in. So we were constantly lied from the beginning. ... More

As stated earlier, I know Lennar sells thousands of homes, however we bought one. What was supposed to be an exciting time became a frustrating chore. This is the fourth survey i had filled our and no one from Lennar has reached out. Says a lot.

Overall, this has not been a good experience for us whatsoever.

Terrible follow up from constantly rotating construction managers caused a lot of stress and delays. Generally poor workmanship. High pressure sales just tells you what they think you want to hear. Don't visit without a realtor or you're on your own for the duration.

The mortgage process didn’t go smoothly

The workmanship was poor. Lots of issues to attention to detail. When I complained, the construction managers response was that the brand new home was meant to be lived in. That response floored. I would not buy from Lennar again.

We felt very rushed through the entire experience, Lennar mortgage dropped the ball on numerous occasions and left us wondering if the transaction was going to close. We were rushed through the final walk through process and was forced to accept the home as it was, and were left with numerous issues with damaged appliances, damaged cabinets, incomplete and poor drywall and paint finishes. All of which had to be remedied after closing via a warranty claim. There are still numerous items that have yet to be resolved, almost two months later. We were told that we would just have to live with the damaged appliances , because it’s not the builders responsibility. You would think that for the amount of money that we spent on this home, that Lennar would have been more willing to insure that we as the buyers were happy with everything. ... More

The finish work on Lennar homes is sloppy and the materials used are cheap. I have had to replace 4 lights in the 4 weeks I have lived in the brand new home because the lights are of poor quality. The front door is already coming apart and the dishwasher has a work order in to be repaired. The upstairs floors pop when walking across them. The materials used in Lennar homes are inexpensive and will not last the life of the home. I will have to spend my own money to replace all of the recessed lights because they are bad quality. These are things that should not be breaking in a brand new home.

Terrible trade quality across the board

Highly recommend having a home inspector. After moving in there are little issues left and right that I don't feel like I should be finding in a new build. Sod that is not placed properly, floor buckling, uneven walls, uneven floors etc. After paying 400k + for a house I should not feel like i've been cheated in a way. Not sure if I recommend Lennar.

Cutting too many corners, bathroom ceiling downlights that replace a $40 fixture with a $5 fixture but make it virtually impossible for the homeowner to come back and add proper lights. Elimination of any kitchen/breakfast lights and dining room light that are of really poor quality---in a half million dollar plus house. Then there are things like the carpet and padding which is of such poor quality that it has to be replaced in a couple of year, it is the lowest of the low end--wall paint where you can see the brush strokes because the painters watered it down so much to meet their budget allocation for the job which means you really just get a primer coat of all one color, ceiling and walls. There are lots of other things too but this is a good start. Of course you can get by with these things now because of home shortages but it is never right to take that approach with customers or sub contractors. Profits over people usually does not end well for long term competitors. ... More

Late handover Too many changes to the construction manager team Construction managers being unresponsive to the feedback . End Handover of the house being incomplete.

Completely disappointed. Especially with the yard! It's unusable! And we were told that it was a family friendly community, however, it's NOT! it's more for older people who don't have kids, as long as they don't want to use the back yards, as they are uneven so they're dangerousto walk on! We should have one assigned parking spot out front, but there's not enough parking for the owners and guests. Another thing is providing us with the cheapest possible appliances like the dishwasher... with that said, we were told everything is included, that was false. The refrigerator, washer and dryer was not included! A bunch of careless and thoughtlessness is what I noticed. There should have been lights in the closets, too. And the vent in the masters bathroom goes on automatically, it should also turn off automatically. ... More

I like my house but I find that the builder is not responsive to problems

I have popping drywall throughout home. Lennar came in to fix 1st room and rate fix 2 out of ten. Did not report for rest of house based on this 1st fix. Granite on island has bad joint that is visible. Another bad fix! This is my 3rd build and absolutely not a good value for the quality.

The GC (T) was very responsive in all emails UNTIL we met in person and, in our opinion, saw the buyers were a same sex married couple. From that point on he wouldn’t even talk to my husband and I when we had issues. He would only talk past us to the other Lennar associates. He would not even make eye contact and would walk 10ft ahead of us while TRYING to discuss issues. A total of 3 separate offensive interactions. I voiced my issues to the Lennar staff and my realtor about wanting to be done and pull out. Then magically T was artificially friendly and personable. I’m glad I did a 3rd party inspection and additionally did my final walk with a general contractor of my own to address all of his craftsmanship shortcomings and contradict his “within industry standards” BS. This plus the constant follow up with my mortgage guy to supply the documents he said he was going to send, I wouldn’t wish this company on an enemy and fully intend to share my encounter with anyone looking to buy a house. #FHEO ... More

The construction supervisor was unresponsive to concerns and issues brought to his attention through out the build - issues that should have been fixed before drywall so later entire walls had to be ripped down and re constructed. The issues were allowed to accumulate while the typical response received was “Lennar has a process”. After having the construction supervisor removed from the premises due to his circular communication style and near absolute lack of action to cure issues his supervisor started making changes however this was very late in the schedule. So this is how they will process you through a purchase 1) hold on addressing any concerns until the very end, a week before closing 2) they will tell you over and over that there is a certain standard of workmanship they adhere to and do not everything will be perfect (that was the response when on the fourth communication, I demanded the staircase railing be fully screwed into the wall instead of a 1/8-1/4in gap being left there and filled with putty. They will not have the gas turned on so your home inspector can check everything, they will give your home inspector a hard time to minimize his time onsite and ability to find issues. 4) they will tell you that you have only one hour to tour the home and identify concerns, that you are not allowed to use tape to mark defects and that they will do that later. They will then proceed to spend 30mins of that hour reviewing the warranty that they could have just emailed you and no they don’t even give you a hard copy of it. 5) at the end of that walkthrough they demand you sign a form that states you CANNOT add anything to this list of defects after that signature is applied. 5) after signing they met contractors into the home tracking thick mud up and down the stairs, carpet and hard flooring and no they don’t clean it up, they wait until you complain about it. 6) then they attempt to make the corrections BUT they won’t have time to make them all and then expect you to (after all of the above) “trust” that they will get it done after you have paid for the home and closed. 7) after closing they will berate you into accepting less that you should, I literally had shingles standing up on the roof that you can see from the ground and both the stand-in construction supervisor and his boss told me point blanket that had no intention of fixing it even though it was listed on my home inspection report. Etc etc etc. This could go on for another 2000 words but you get the point. This is the 4th house I have purchased and not the first new construction home either. It was a bad experience and I don’t attribute it to unreasonable expectations. BEWARE. I can say - the warranty experience thus far has been reasonable. ... More

Lack of communication throughout the home building process from the Construction Manager and Salesperson. Many things missed or shortcuts taken that I had to ask to go back and address. Flooring options are subpar, as we have already had to replace the cheap engineered hardwoods they use. I will think twice in the future prior to using Lennar.

Trying to get a closing date was a nightmare and all amenities which we are paying thousands for are not be completed for more than a year later. People have been in here 2 years and receiving nothing but paying high HOA and taxes.

Slow to respond to issues. Shady in advertising and promotions. Make sure they give you the right keys if you do buy, or you’ll be like me, locked out of your own home on moving day.