Lennar Reviews in Orange County, CA

My experience with Lennar was the worst I could have ever imagined. The Concierge person that I initially worked with never explained a process of a priority list which made us go into a contract on a house we were not 100% satisfied with, this house is on $3M+ price, corporate office was NO help, nobody cared about our concerns. I wrote emails to corporate hoping for some answers because the Concierge rep lied to us and corporate didn't care. Lennar doesn't care about its clients or their experience. Do Not buy from Lennar.

The sales guy Joel is extremely helpful. The customer care guy Cesar is very responsive and helpful so far.

Lennar's buying process was completely disorganized, there was a complete lack of communication, and there are still defects in the home that are not up to code months after my closing. I was passed around to nearly a dozen different people throughout the process from Lennar's sales rep, to Lennar's concierge, to Lennar's lender, to Lennar's designers, etc. To make matters worse, no one seemed to have any information and frequently no one would answer my questions. For instance, I made a request for extra outlets to be added as a disability accommodation at the very beginning of opening escrow which was an option in the papers to open escrow and kept asking my sales agent about it but she ignored my requests all day until I had to submit the paperwork before the deadline or lose the home. Then when I spoke to her about it the next day she apologized, said it was her fault and would correct the issue in my paperwork. That was a lie. She said that my request should be fine and she would let the construction manager know. However, I had to keep asking for weeks and was brushed off by my sales rep and concierge each time until finally at the close of escrow they told me they couldn't help. The construction manager said that he could easily insert the additional outlets as long as corporate approved but that he never received any request. The request should have been honored and could have easily been done before the drywall even went up since I made it at the very beginning of escrow. I also asked to do a pre-drywall inspection since drywall had not gone up when I opened escrow. Again I was brushed off repeatedly for weeks until they told me that it was too late because they put the drywall up in my home without telling me. I did get a chance to do a pre-drywall inspection of another unit but that's not what I asked for and there was no reason I should have been denied the ability to do the inspection on my actual home before they put the drywall up in my unit. The community also requires me to submit design applications for my front yard yet no one at Lennar knew who I should contact, where I should send my application, what forms I needed, etc. And then when I was going through Lennar's home insurance arm, the agent was repeatedly given the wrong information about my home which didn't match the type of home, the square footage, the community, nothing was correct. I was the one that had to point out the deficiencies and it took multiple iterations before a correct quote was eventually made. Throughout the process I was never told about the schedule of final dates leading up to my closing such as when the initial walkthrough would take place, the new home celebration, the final walkthrough, etc. Lennar has a set process for these items and I should have been told these specific dates when I opened escrow so I could make the necessary arrangements with my work to take the time off. Then when I was closing escrow, virtually none of the issues identified by Lennar itself were finished by the time I took possession including failing to adhere to local building codes to have carbon monoxide detectors outside the living area on each floor... in fact, no carbon monoxide detectors were installed in the home. And it has now been 2 months since I closed escrow and there are still carbon monoxide detectors missing from my home even though I have messaged the construction manager and my afterpurchase home service rep multiple times over the past 8 weeks to fix that issue. I also had my own home inspection done and provided the extensive list of items that my inspectors said needed to be corrected and I was told that Lennar would go through the list and let me know what items they would agree to but it's been months and Lennar is just ignoring my messages. ... More

Let's start with the most horrible home buying concierge Paula, she was extremely rude in all phases. The sales team took our 42K deposit which we were told will get refunded but later on, demanded the same amount from our 1031 exchange agent. The original deposit was never refunded instead got buried inside the loan. The 42,000 I was our hard cash, on top of the 306K down payment. They need agents to handle all situations, in this case, took out money and never wanted to resolve anything after.

They were professional, respectful, prompt, performed all requests at 100%, approachable and perfect follow thru!

Overall satisfied, there are issues, but some they will fix right away, others they might deny.

We entered the new home construction process with Lennar late, taking on a project where the initial buyers fell out. Lennar transferred the process to us seamlessly and we couldn't be happier with the results.

Everyone involved with the purchase was ok; a little over the top in loan qualifying. When we took possession we were disappointed in the condition. The house was dirty; left over plumbing parts on the cabinets; paint drips all over the floors; very poor paint finishing throughout; paint still on the glass windows, scratched glass patio doors, and many more. Somebody in senior management needs to be on sight to see for themselves!

The entire Lennar team made the home buying process simple and stress free! From the initial sales rep, to the loan officers / underwriters, and post sale team, it’s been an excellent experience. Everyone has been super responsive, helpful, and kind. Highly recommend Lennar Homes.

Our home-buying experience has been somewhat disappointing. While we were excited to move into a new home, the overall build quality feels inexpensive, with materials that seem below par. We’ve encountered multiple issues, including fixtures coming loose—something that shouldn’t happen in a brand-new house. On the positive side, they do offer a courtesy paint and drywall touch-up, which is appreciated. Their responsiveness to issues has been okay, but not great. Overall, we expected better quality and attention to detail for a new home. While some aspects of their service are decent, the build itself leaves a lot to be desired. ... More

This is my 2nd home with Lennar, my sales consultant with Lennar was great but the quality of the home isn’t all there. Too many things wrong with the homes and feels like Lennar looking for excuses not to repair it, I feel like I’m inconvenienced the company. I still have a door that needs to be replaced that hasn’t been. I’m a little disappointed. Good luck asking a manager to call you. Also I hear everything from outside. I wish the walls were a little thicker though. Overall yes I would buy again but next time I would take 5 hours to inspect the entire house on our way walk.

Everybody from agent and mortgage specialist made it real easy to buy

The highlight of my purchase experience was the help and guidance provided by Julie Hodges, the salesperson at Luna Park. Julie Hodges was really helpful.

Customer care Response is very fast

We had the pleasure of working with Jia, and we couldn't be more impressed. She went above and beyond throughout the entire process of helping us purchase a home through Lennar. Her dedication, professionalism, and attention to detail ensured that every step was seamless. Jia's expertise and commitment made what could have been a stressful experience into an enjoyable one. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a home!

Fast, great service and easy process

Lennar is significantly better than most of the publicly held national builders. Very responsive, good quality home and they think of just about everything that you need in your home as part of the Everything Included program. Very good builder.

Lennar sales team is very aggressive and compels to sign the purchase agreement within a day. Once an agreement is signed, Sales team do not have complete information of the home features and takes long time to respond to subsequent queries. Asking if there is an EV outlet provision in garage took almost 10 days.I have to remind 5 times over email to request change in purchase solar agreement. Lennar mandates to buy solar battery which do not make it customer obsessed. I have to put 30k cash just for solar. Besides solar installers takes 1plus months to activate solar system. Lennar design -Overall Aluna home is good but there are many places where the builder had cut corners. All secondary bedrooms had only 1 ceiling light common with fan connection. Sliding door to yard do not have provision of screening door. While walking upstairs sound travels quickly everywhere giving a feeling of an old home. There were multiple defects as refrigerator outlet keeps tripping, kitchen fan hood not working, door locks not working, unequal cooling from HVAC which took long time 5/10 days to be fixed. ... More

Great experience. Clear documentation and communication. Fast service

This is my third Lennar home. Everything from quality, customer service, process, purchasing experience, etc., everything has deteriorated over time. Lennar used to do better.

My Grant Deed showed description of the property with HS (home site) number without the actual address in it. And Lennar Title Co. refused to fix this issue.

Overall had an amazing experience. Only complaint I had was the amount of trash I keep having to clean up from the construction crews that are working nearby. Literally trash and debris that has to be thrown away on their behalf on a daily basis that ends up on my property. Pictures have been taken. What has made it an amazing experience is that our Lennar personnel have stepped up to the plate and assisted in the clean up. The trash still appears but the administration side is helping mitigate the issue.

If this time my options were more open I would not have bought from Lennar. All employees and associates are irresponsible and does business as if they didn’t want customers or wouldn’t do business ever again. Their knowledge was shocking in many instances lying to me. The craftsmanship and details of the build is way below bar. Over all very regretful experience. Would never recommend.

Smooth, professional and easy process

Exterior stucco at many places looks sloppy, with holes, wire mesh exposed, stucco accumulating at bottom of walls. Base of garage wall, concrete lumpy, not a finished look like with other builder’s concrete base of garage wall. Shea Homes garage - base of wall looks smooth & finished. Lennar’s concrete base look so un-finished, not smooth - very poorly done. It’s s big difference how both look next to each other, in pic, when compared. Customer Care Service not easy to get repairs. A little difficult, many checks & inquiries as screening, before repairs to be done. Customer Service requests, when replied, need to include item short details, right next to request numbers, to make easier to refer to. ... More