K. Hovnanian® Homes Reviews

My first review got denied because I went into too much detail of all the things they did wrong so maybe if I leave it vague it will get approved. There was a bunch of stuff done wrong all throughout the house. Including a sewage pipe that was never properly installed/crumbling backed up into the home exposing a lot of different things that were done wrong that would’ve never been seen if it did not. The company said they will fix it and get everything right this was back on November 1 we’re now at December 11 and nothing has been done correctly still terrible company took it vantage of a first time home buyer beware get your your own home inspector and make sure they’re there for every single thing step of the home building. ... More

KHOV, I truly hope this review gets elevated to your upper management. Our experience started in June 2020. We’ve had multiple quality and construction issues through the building process. You guys need to perform your own quality inspection thought each construction phase frame, sheet rock and finishing. Absolutely crazy that you can install the wrong color counter tops twice. Sheet rock had multiple bows. Drywall finish issues thought the House especially where they replaced the counter tops. No one even bothered to paint the repairs, they just textured them. Sliding rear door wouldn’t close correctly. I mentioned it to the construction manager and they addressed it, but it’s not the customer responsibility to do someone’s else’s work and point things out. Not to mention I have a cooktop since October 30th that I can’t use because of damaged leaking gas on cooktop. It goes back to not performing self inspections. It’s seems to me that upper management is more worried about meeting a deadline and closing on a specific date than the quality of your product. ... More

I had a issue with the way the driveway was formed. I talked to the sale guy, site Foreman, they both said they can't help me. So I talked to the area manager. She told me if I don't like it to take my money elsewhere.

Quality of Workmanship & Material. The build quality is extremely poor. K Hov uses the lowest bid subcontractors and it shows. Every aspect of our house from the driveway to the fireplace to our roof to our septic was built wrong the first time, if not the second time. Also, K Hov will do everything it can to hide issues and hope you don’t find them during the final walkthrough. Trustworthiness. Everything our broker and construction manager told us was a half-truth. Basically, they tell you want you want to hear as opposed to what is accurate. Value for the Price Paid. I think our home price was fair but we live in a Washington D.C. suburb where everything is overpriced. Responsiveness to Issues. They do respond to your issues, but everything is a fight. They do not freely address issues. I have been in our house for two months and have actual documentation of things done wrong and they are still trying to not fix them. I (and other neighbors) have had to get the County involved in some of the issues. ... More

Overall I would say my experience with Hovnanian was horrible! The sales portion was positive but the workmen-ship was awful! I've had to have the workmen come back several times to correct tile issues, painting issues and overall repairs to my "new" house. Very disappointing experience!

I would not build with K Hovanian. Did not consider this a best in class experience. Buying the largest floor plan they offer,i expected more than what was offered. It was after I started having issues that I went o line n saw the bad reviews. I should hv checked.

Very poor quality of finished materials throughout the house inside and outside. They are still having trouble fixing the details that are not finished and they have been working for 2 weeks. I regret having bought this house from all the details that I have found throughout the house and I only have 3 weeks living in it.

This has by far been the worst home buying experience I’ve had to deal with. We are second time home buyers and I would say buying a fixer upper was a better experience then buying a new “move in ready” home. The lack of communication within such a well known company is disappointing. On multiple occasions we had appointments made and canceled with out our knowledge. My husband and I who both work Active Duty, Took days off only to show up to our appointments being canceled. When we asked to speak to a manager we were promised we would get a call and never did. Only to have this happen a second time. The second time being worse because it was a title appointment. Again asking to speak to someone we were promised we would be contacted. No one has reached out to us in over a month. Still moving forward in getting into our home hoping things would get better. We were greeted into our new home with fixes still not being completed and our BRAND NEW AC going out two days into being in our home in the middle of a heat wave. This caused our family to have to be out of the home for about a week until someone was able to come out. Purchasing a home you can’t even occupy to say the least was very heart breaking. I being pregnant and having a toddler could only go home at the end of the night when an 80 degree home was some what bearable. Multiple technicians were sent out causing me to take more time off work. The issue was fixed about a month later. I am mind blown at how a well known Home building company can have their clients in limbo for so long. Making sure to let us know if closing doesn’t go as planned we would be charged. Not once having some kind of management reach out and apologize for all of the inconvenience we had to go through. I would love to recommend this community to family and friends but based on the home buying experience we had I just can’t bring myself to knowingly put someone I care about through that. I am a firm believer in fixing the problem and moving forward. This company has not made an effort to fix the problem. I hope that none of my future neighbors have to endure any of these circumstances that my family did. ... More

Please do not trust the salesman and the sales management, the are Very and truthful people.

I would never recommend buying a home from K. Hovnanian, they have the worst customer services ever, they are unprofessional, disrespectful and rude. Upgrades afford for your home are not good quality, I been having lots of issues that are not begin addressed properly due to lack of communication throughout the company. I'm in a very stressful situation, I regret buying my home with is company. I would stay away! Buy else where, don't waste you time and money.

We picked out our lot over a year before it was to be built. Our lot happened to be the last unit built at Four Ponds. It is an absolute disaster! We paid an extra $10,000 for the end home and our backyard is a safety and health hazard. It’s a steep cliff (I have 3 young children) and the grading was not done properly and we have sitting water. Causing bacteria growth and attracting insects. The inside of our home was rushed and messy. We have a wall in our kitchen that is not flat, causing our backsplash to be crooked, which then caused our oven top to be crooked as well. The kitchen peninsula is crooked due to the kitchen wall. Serious and major mistakes!! All that can be seen by the naked eye. Our stair case was never sanded, the wood is rough and has caused injuries to my 21 month old. The staining and painting look like my 7 year old did it. All the wood trim throughout the downstairs, is dented or chipped and was painted over. We had cracks in our fireplace, the wall in our mater is off and on a slant. The kitchen tile backsplash was not cut correctly on one side. Just so many items that need to be fixed. It’s sad, because we sold our old home thinking we were moving our family into a safe, new and prestigious place. ... More

The practices are unethical. I regret purchasing my home with K. Hovnanian. This was the worst experience.

Honestly 1 major issue. Air conditioning is not acceptable. Specifically upstairs in home. I have had 3 visits. All come up with some explanations. And have been told unit is only “required” be 13 degrees below outside temperature. Well when it’s 95, 82 degrees inside a home is not ok. No one would buy a home with such a unit. Other homeowners have told us of same experience with AC unit. For this reason alone I am totally dissatisfied and would strongly persuade friends and family to avoid a khov home.

There are several issues with the house that have not been fixed. I am very unhappy in kovanian homes warranty service depot. I feel I got ripped off buy buying this house

Howard our walkthrough specialist failed to go over most of the items on the checklist. Of course we had no idea bc he never showed us the checklist and had us text message him that he could sign it for us. I had to beg for a copy of what he signed for us and when I finally got it, I realized how much we missed out on. There was a line of ants from the front door to the back slider and it was never addressed prior to closing. Areas marked by Howard still have tape on them and were never painted or addressed. I set up an appointment for the warranty specialist to come and address the items we pointed out during our final walkthrough. Howard assures is these would get addressed. The warranty specialist never showed and did not even bother to call or email is that he wasn’t coming. We wasted an entire day waiting only to get a call weeks later apologizing for the no show and a reschedule. I am requesting a new walkthrough so that I can be familiar with the different systems in the house such as where the sewer clean is among others. ... More

I did not enjoy the overall process of buying my home. I would not recommend K.Hovnaian homes to anyone.