Lennar Reviews in Austin, TX

House was rushed and you can tell by the details in the finish and not enough time to review work prior to close.

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.

I bought my first house with lennar and it has been a nightmare. I had to reschedule my original 1st walk-through and the seller from lennar conveniently did not send the new walthrough date to my realtor. Due to this I had to do my walk-through alone, and not knowing what to look out for. The demonstration person from lennar told me we could sign off on everything and I didn't have to do the second walk. Not knowing that this is not supposed to even be an option I signed off and was not let back into the house until after closing. The roughly two weeks between my walk through and closing a skunk somehow got into my house and went into the negative space between two cabinets in the kitchen and died. My house smelled awful. After being told from the seller and construction manager that it was 100% not skunk and they would send someone out I found out it was skunk and it was dead. Since then I have been fighting to get rid of the leftover smell of skunk that lingers in my house. I have had multiple people come to clean and I have been cleaning and washing the walls and floors with vinegar and nothing is working. I have been extremely patient and after asking to have certain materials where the skunk was replaced the customer service team is refusing and pushing back on thus request. They tell me it's okay to use a range that had a dead skunk in it! I haven't even moved into the house because it smells and I don't want the smell to permeate my belongings. Not only that, while dealing with the smell issue I have had a plethora of other issues with the house and customer service team. The construction team had the primary drain pipe and secondary drain pipe of the hvac system switched so I had to have someone come and fix this. Once it started to get hotter and the AC was working harder a leak was discovered. My guest bathroom was flooded. They had to come and tear apart my bathroom due to all the water damage and get the leak fixed. There was mold inside the walls they just left open to possibly spread until they removed all the damaged materials. I also did not appreciate the customer service worker implying that the leak was my fault and I could have voided the warranty. My backdoor had the wrong doorknob on it so my key didn't work for the door and the deadbolt. It took over a month for them to fix the doorknob and it didn't happen until I sent an angry email asking why it was taking so long. Then when they come to fix the issue they never ordered the deadbolt so now I have to wait on that. The floors are covered in paint and the customer service team will tell you that "that's the best they can do" to remove the paint. But it's not. They can do better. If I can spend hours on the floor cleaning up their messes so can they. There are many other smaller issues with construction like stripped screws sticking out of cabinets and the trim around the tub falling off. I'm waiting on submitting these tickets because I don't want to distract the people working on my leak issue and smell issue to get distracted or take even longer to complete these requests. I bought this house on May 5th almost 2 months ago and I'm having this many issues. If you buy a house from lennar have someone to represent you. Push for what you want and do not blindly trust them like I did. ... More

I’ve moved in for 4 months, yet most of my repair requests prior to closing has been pending since then. Management is not doing their job on monitoring progress.

The sales person was friendly and helpful . However when it came to warranty work, totally non responsive on all levels unreturned txt messages , full voicemail boxes I cannot even leave a message and after several attempts I still got no response or follow up. I want to know what good is your warranty if nobody follows through . Very frustrating and I definitely will not recommend Lennar to anyone who wants to buy a house . How can I get somebody to honor your company's warranties

Sales reps were disrespectful I still have a clue tape items and each week have to follow up with construction to ask if they will compete the blue tape items. I shouldn’t have to ask in the first place but it’s a constant battle. This is not been a fun experience, buying my first home.

-A large pattern of sod was stolen from our backyard the day of or right before closing and took a month to be replaced. -The wrong addressed deadbolt was installed on our front door so we couldn't properly secure our home until they got the right address. Took a week. -Cracked/loose fitting water meter box. Was told it’d be fixed after the blue tape walk, never fixed or communicated to about being fixed after closing -Along with the sod being stolen, a lightbulb was also taken from the front yard, leading me to believe the builders took it from my property to put elsewhere. Was told it’d be replaced, never was. -The customer care representative for Lennar was extremely strict about what day and what time we could have a 3rd party inspection. Okay, well when I asked to switch the day or at least the time due to work not being flexible I was told it’s impossible. A few days before the inspection, we woke up to an email that due to the weather the inspection had to be moved. So they were not flexible with me at all but I was expected to all of a sudden be flexible with them. Not professional. The list goes on. At the end of the day, I am happy with my home, but it has not been a fun or enjoyable experience. ... More

The process was very easy , however once we got to the fish line I was told things would be completed before moving and that were not. And once closed I was on my own with fixing these issues

Cheap quick builds with cheap slow fixes to any issues with the home. Grout is falling apart day 1 in the bathroom. Salesman Josh in Bastrop was helpful up until he made his sale. He became unresponsive and dismissive once he made his commission. We’ve been living in on brushy creek drive since March and we still have no mailboxes. Lennar is trash. Customer service is trash. I regret buying this home.

A lot of little details were left undone just to push the sale. Plants were dead not enough mulch irrigation heads messed up water bill has been high because of lack of repair. A/C unit went out in 3 months.

Found that the investment does not equate to the final product. The investment made does not support the quality or craftmanship delivered. The most upsetting thing was that the house was not ready for the first walk through and the punch list made during that walk through was not attended to as we conducted the final walk through virtually. We were assured that all items were taken care of. This was not the case. In short, we were lied to. I would not recommend the Lennar product to anyone. The value of the product is overinflated. The $300k home with the lack of value in material and workmanship should not be listed more than $200k. We look forward to moving as soon as we can. Probably take a loss.... ... More

Overall experience was bad, with buyer rep

wost experience of my life. I was stressed put until the day I moved. From pre-approval nothing changed for me financially, but I had to keep submitting letters saying how I'm going to pay my mortgage. Nothing changed for me financially, I would not recommend this experience to my worst enemy.

This was one of the worst homebuying processes I have had to go through, I feel the employees are incompetent in some departments and making big mistakes with numbers that caused me to change my loan type at the last minute, change my move in date, change my mortgage payment, and it was just an overall bad experience.

Information on website about available homes and prices of homes is not accurate. There is wide variations. Home selling agents don't seem to have the right info, and try to simply set aside any complaints/issues. Selling agent hung up on me when I raised an issue that I had. Inflexible schedules when final walk throughs are being scheduled.

We purchased our home a few months back and the process seemed like it was never going to end. Our sales agent Devonte did nothing besides open up the house for us to view and collect his commission, the process of getting approved was so murky that we never felt confident during any point in the process that we were going to end up with the home. The grading on our backyard was terrible, planks in our fence are already falling down, and 2 months in I have already had to have the irrigation company, flooring company, plumbing and a contractor come out to fix various issues that should have be fixed prior to move in. The workers in our neighborhood leave their trash, nails and other materials thrown around for the residents to clean. Awful first home buying experience ... More

I have lot of issues since I moved in my house. Lennar is not really helping me to take care of them.

Sales team was nonresponsive and when they were pushed to respond the responses were vague no follow up without prompting.

Heater not working since last week

We signed in Dec with the expectation to have the keys by March. Went to the lender and got rate locks with a buffer built in so even if Lennar delays by a month to April, we will be covered. March moved to April and then to May with absolutely no reason provided, except finger pointing - the sales manager will point to construction manager, who will point to vendors who wont be around to answer why its getting delayed. Thats fine, we extended the lock and took us multiple request to get that covered by Lennar and that happened at the end and Lennar made it look like they were doing us a favor to cover that cost, though they were delaying. The final delay was the only one that had a reason and that was because someone came in and flooded the kitchen 2 weeks before ready to close! This all paled in comparison when the time to close came with Lennar Title. We have bought 2 homes in the past and by far this was the worst experience. We sent a mail 2 weeks before closing asking if we are ready. No response. During the last week of closing had to call, escalate to get any response from Title. They had scheduled closing with no property survey report until the previous night. Did not have the courtesy to notify us or the lender. The lender was freaking out that they were not getting any response from Title about the survey report. Even while signing the document I had to point out the differences in the numbers. Overall no accountability and absolutely no integrity in the whole home buying process. I am surprised Lennar is in business and considered a top builder, with this level of abysmal customer service. Its been just a month since we moved in so will reserve judgement on the quality of the house, fingers crossed its not even half bad as the buying experience. Of all the people we have interacted with so far, only our warranty manager, Brent, seems to be very competent and is responsive and feels trustworthy. ... More

I wanted to move in on the closing date that was promised. So I was ok if there were 2 or 3 items that could be fixed later. But I had around 45 items on the list. After 4 months, there are still several items that haven't been fixed. Especially the windows have so many scratches. Contractors from different companies have visited and taken a note of all the issues. Still there is no resolution. The painting/Stain on the rails are so poorly done. The house was not cleaned and I still dont have this resolved on the places where I cant reach. I would never trust Lennar with such poor experience.

I regret choosing Lennar Construction for my home. The entire process was a nightmare, and I would strongly caution anyone considering buying from them. First, communication was absolutely terrible. Getting clear and timely responses was next to impossible, and I often felt left in the dark. They also push you to use their preferred title company—don’t fall for it! The title company has been a disaster, and even a month after closing, I’m still dealing with issues just trying to get my taxes paid. To make matters worse, the quality of construction is disappointing. Our front porch concrete is already cracked, with a chunk missing. It’s frustrating to move into a "new" home and immediately have structural issues. If you’re considering buying from Lennar, do yourself a favor: 1) Hire an independent inspector before closing. 2) Use your own trusted title company. 3) Prepare for frustrating communication. I wish I had known all this before purchasing. Save yourself the stress and look elsewhere! ... More

Horrible experience off the bat. Realtor lied about the property line. house wasn’t finished when it was supposed To be on our “final walkthrough”. I felt very rushed and pressured to sign paperwork. I will never buy a lennar home again.

Our home had been delayed for months throughout the building process. Our sales person kept us up to date throughout this time. We understood due to supply shortages, labor shortages, a global pandemic, a winter storm, etc. We were patient. We had to pay extra to live where we were due to having to extend our lease on a month to month basis. Still....we did not complain. Things were very pleasant through this period. When it came time to close, there was a very noticeable shift to rush US into the home before it was complete. We hired a 3rd party inspector to look at the build prior to close, and were given the green light by Lennar to go ahead and send our inspector in. The home was far from finished. The inspector couldn't even inspect a handful of major checklist items because Lennar had not completed building, so we had wasted more money there. Lennar kept pushing us to close when the the home was not finished or even live-able. They even pushed us to close when the gas meter was not installed. It was the end of the month, and it felt like pressure was raining down on us. Our realtor pushed back, and they waited until the meter was put in before forcing us to close. Due to the current housing market in Austin, we were afraid that the builder would pull the rug from under us, and were forced into a corner and accept the home with many flaws during our final walk through. We were told many times, that the things we brought up were "cosmetic", and that their build team would come out to fix it with our "warranty". DO NOT BELIEVE THIS. They will take forever to do anything. Our master closet collapsed and couldn't be used for the first 2 months we lived in our home. We currently have flooding issues that they are "fixing", but just left a mud pit on both sides of my house with no updates as to whats going on. They came, ripped up the grass, and left. Didn't tell me about it, didn't tell me when they were going to come back to fix the rest. Just left a mud pit moat around my house. I'm fixing many of the things around the house myself at this point. They've promised many things, and have not held up their end of their deal. They have sent out teams to fix some things on our checklist, but it took forever. We have a new born baby, so having work done at this point in time is rough on us. Many of our neighbors echo the same sentiment. Terrible quality homes.....but feel lucky Austin's housing market is insane, and has inflated our home values. Long story short, our buying experience started off okay, and ended up horrible. Quality of the homes are pretty bad with poor attention to detail. Many "cosmetic" problems that they'll never deal with when buying a brand new home or take forever to resolve. Buyer beware! ... More

Not happy with the service that was rendered. It seemed like they just wanted to push the sale through and move on to the next sale. Told things would be fixed before closing but even though the issue was small was not completed but I fixed it myself.