Lennar Reviews

The work I asked to have corrected on my house was not done. It was painted over and that was how they corrected it. Please don't schedule final inspection 2vhours before closing.

Lennar's mortgage process was very chaotic but the representatives were always trying to help. We experienced changing contacts throughout the process which made it difficult to know where we were in the application & approval process. As far as quality, flooring was installed poorly; has squeaks and damaged boards. Have painting residue on woodwork. Found black mold under insulation in basement which they have remediated. For the money paid, we expected better quality.

After many emails from “concierges”, never laying eyes on any that I was passed around to, final walk through was done by Rebecca. She was nice enough but it was obvious she did this day in, day out, so was very pushy about getting done. All issues found were corrected on the spot! This is my first experience with Lennar, but not my first home buying experience. I felt like I was being herded through the process, this lady did not really care if I was happy or not. Through the entire process, first look to deciding to buy, then actually getting it purchased I was given incorrect information at times, had to reach out to whichever “concierge” I was assigned to at the time to get information on times, dates. Thankfully I had a realtor who was extremely engaged and helpful. Foreman Max turned out to be very helpful as well. ... More

LENNAR WAS VERY HELPFUL AND FORTHRIGHT

The entire process was easy. Gerry was excellent. Helped us with all our questions. Candice, the construction manager, is absolutely the best. She does her job so well and goes above and beyond to make sure everything is taken care quickly. Candice made the process seamless and responds to anything we need.

Price and service was excellent! My only issue is getting things fixed around the home.

It is very great experience with loan and administration people , Call me once if possible Want to talk once

Lennar staff and representatives were attentive, considerate, and sincere with respect to the process associated with our recent home purchase. Lennar wasn't our first home purchase, but it most likely will be our last home purchase considering the volatility of the real estate market.

Our two primary issues with this home are poor interior design, and workmanship. I'll touch on a separate topic of builder/buyer interface at the end. For a home at this price point, certain essentials are absent such as, stacked kitchen and bathroom drawers, no place to mount towel bars, too-shallow upper kitchen cabinets, kitchen drawers that are so wide that space is wasted. One of our biggest complaints is the lack of double bars in closets. I have owned two new homes and lived in others in planned developments - I've never seen closets without double bars on at least one wall. The master BR closet is huge, but what's the point if wall space is used inefficiently. None of these items are expensive to remedy - although the kitchen counter is strangely small, while the island is larger than it needs to be. My impression is that these houses are designed by people that have never owned houses. As for workmanship, drywall work is sloppy. The warranty folks have come in and fixed the drywall in one area, but refused to address other drywall issues. Our painter pointed out drywall imperfections while he was painting. We had no choice but to paint over the areas that needed to be repaired, but the warranty guys were asking why we didn't send the painter home? Then we argued over who pays for the paint to re-cover the areas that needed repair. Lennar eventually agreed to purchase the paint, but I'm not sure why it was even a question. To the point about drywall, apparently the standard for high-volume developments is called "Level 3" which means that the finish fits within some standard that laypeople can't possible be aware of. Fair enough, but the drywall inspector was lamenting that Level 3 is not designed to receive eggshell paint. We didn't use eggshell - it was satin finish, but if that's the case, at no time did the builder advise us that certain paints are not recommended. Something that does not affect me as much as it will other owners is poorly thought-out rainwater management. Last year brought a lot of rain, so far this year has been light, but if a strong rain should come, some models will direct heavy flows of water directly over entry walkways and garage doors, which will not only inconvenience owners, but potentially damage paving stones. Another head-scratcher is the thoughtless design of access to the backyard gate and the front door, if an owner wishes to build a path that connects the driveway to the front walk. Plants obstruct the way, to be sure, but to the back gate, there is the control box for irrigation smack in the way. One of the earlier owners incorporated the irrigation box cover into paver path, but those covers are not designed to support very much weight. The cover could easily been put somewhere that would not obstruct paths - particularly in a next-gen home where the person occupying the NextGen unit could walk directly across to separate front door. Plants will inevitably need to be removed or relocated, which doesn't seem consistent with the CC&Rs guidelines. Which brings us to my third point. The builder has done nothing to assist the buyer in obtaining key documents like CC&Rs, paint code and materials spec information, HOA contacts, management company contacts, etc. Finally, the concierge provided me access to a large folder that contained dozens of documents, most of which were relevant to the buyer, but it did contain the CC&Rs. There are two HOAs - there was no explanation as to what functions they perform respectively, who the contacts are, or anything about the Architectural Review process or contacts. The Concierge did pass along a cover letter that I had not previously seen, that contained the above information but those materials must be provided to the buyer at the time of closing. In a nutshell, sloppy design, sloppy interior workmanship (I can only hope the exterior isn't the same) and sloppy handling of key homeowner information. ... More

Not responsive to warranty issues, disappointed

The sales person I was assigned to work with was not good at all. He wouldn’t respond to any of my questions. He would communicate only when something was needed on the lennar side and he would pressure me when he needed something. His boss was equally unresponsive and unreliable so I didn’t really know who to turn to. We are not local and now after the purchase we need some support and its not clear who to go to for questions etc. While the property is very nice my experience with the hudson team has really not been great

Lack of communication and professionalism. once the home is sold no one will reply to you and answer questions

Lennar was very dishonest when it came to me having my own realtor. I was told I was filling out a form to receive updates on new home availability and later found out it locked me in with the sales office as my realtor. The project manager was great but is given limited information. Love the neighborhood but would not recommend Lennar, unless you come with a buyers agent.

I received the best customer service from start to finish. My sales consultant answered all my home questions and responded quickly, and it got even better when I was dealing with Lennar Mortgage, that was another seamless experience. Every aspect of my home buying experience with Lennar was stress free.

Very happy with Lennar workmanship and layout. I had no idea how responsive the Lennar Customer Care Group would be with new home problems......nothing short of OUTSTANDING! Three issues were addressed within 36hrs. One corrected by a phone call. Roofing issue 24hrs and fixed, Faulty Wiring troubleshooting 36hrs (not Lennar, but to a new Clothes Dryer issue). My priority became Customer Cares priority and we really appreciate that.

I would say at first, it was very stressful buying a house and going through the process since I had never purchased a home before. To be honest, it didn’t feel like they cared much. The congratulations seemed insincere and no one bothers to ask you what it’s like to be living in the house even after a month or two. It had a lot of cosmetic and house problems, they’re too much in a hurry to get the house on the market that they miss even the biggest things that are wrong with the house like some of your roof missing. These are peoples homes. This is where they’ll be living for a long time. I think the craftsmanship and the workmanship should be vital. Other than that I really do love my home, it’s a quiet area but I feel that the house building needs to be a lot better instead of faster. ... More

Lennar is a great builder who pays attention to floor plans and products that are most appealing to a homeowner.

The experience buying the home was fine. Although you must know how to navigate the Internet and how to upload and download files. The home is OK for the price. The neighborhood is already having a good experience in our lives. We're going to enjoy living here very much. Having four HOA's is a bit much to handle. I hope we can afford them in the future.

We love the layout of the house and the location as we are close to family now. It is a 55+ community however the amenities have not been built yet. Lots of lighting. Bright. No security system or irrigation system. Interior finish was average. The employees were very helpful.

Some work ok need to fix alot of things . Would not fix cracks in cement. Not happy.

The portal sucks and hard to read. The bright side was that Everlyn P was always available and super helpful She made the terrible experience of the portal easier.

Extremely excellent customer service. Quality builds and top of service. Would buy again!

I was not happy with our creaking floors on the 2nd floor.

Financing was great experience. However, I wasn’t pleased with being told the HOA was not going to be an issue-I’ve still not been able to get my approval and the HOA sends out warning and threats weekly. You shouldn’t lie to prospective buyers. I also am not satisfied with the materials used -such as fence materials and glass shower doors or the cheap plastic bath tub/shower stall. Not to mention a “hybrid “ water heater that doesn’t heat at all. I now need to spend $5000 to change it out. My side yard is exposed to the public- who regularly throw trash on my yard and dog poop. Plus the yard DOES NOT drain water-DISAPPOINTED!!! I feel completely taken advantage of. ... More

I would find another builder.