Lennar Reviews

The purchasing process and getting the loan was great - except that I have learned from friends who I referred that additional purchasing options could have been shared. Specifically, a buy down option. When I received the keys I sat in front of the home waiting for my husband to walk in with me. While sitting there a man and a woman walked out of the home (obviously left unlocked). The man was tall, but nonetheless, I got out of my car and asked "what are you doing in my home. The man said he was my neighbor checking design features" I tried to report this to several people, but I was basically given a run around. I did not call the police because I did not get the license number of the matte blue tesla. Next - when we did our final walk through we were told that several items would be done before we moved in. The person replacing a window came in as we left. When we actually moved in, SEVERAL of those items were not addressed. In fact they still had tape on them from the walk through. We have been in the home over a month and we finally had someone come out. I have submitted the information on line, even contacted my HOA - who tried to help. I believe part of the issue is that somehow the wrong phone numbers have been put (transposed) in my Lennar account. I complained about this early on when my initial walkthrough was delayed because of 1 wrong number in my phone number. The phone number and/or contacting my by email or phone was never a problem during the financial phases of the purchase. There are also rough finishes on baseboards and paint drips/flecks around the house. ... More

I would have liked to be able to upgrade appliances before closing, have a fence put in before closing and have my lanai put in before closing. The only response from the sales rep was NO,

Buying this house was easy. Once I moved in and began to notice the terrible attention to detail, I am regretting trusting those involved. Backyard floods- I have dogs and mud is tracked everywhere. Drywall is aweful; putty holes, unsanded parts of the walls, corners unsmoothed. Shower grout slopped on and then they expect the homebuyer to seal the grout work. My refrigerator was dented and misaligned due to damage. Tasks the construction manger promised would be taken care of never got touched. Warranty guy Jeff tries to you feel guilty for wanting/needing items fixed. It’s a beautiful house until you look closely at the attention to details/craftsmanship. If I had to do it over, I would have thought twice. ... More

I am not much satisfied with the purchase of the house because I was out third buyer but I got the high price compared to now.

Every builder will cut corners. Lennar is no different. The home is beautiful inside and out, but the way HVAC, gas lines, were ran will make it a huge pain to finish your basement if you ever decide to. Construction manager told me incorrect information about my home as well, so take their knowledge as a grain of salt.

Lack of assistant during sales transaction. Sales person's availability and timely response can be improved. Lack of follow up on questions.

To summarize, I have bought 2 properties with Lennar, in the first one I had problems but I thought it was an exception but in the second time I had problems again so I finally decided to file a service request or complaint, that was more than a month ago and I still have not received response even though I sent it again due to the lack of response. It was addressed to customer service and the person responsible for that area. I hope that these surveys are reviewed and activate improvement processes and customer responses. thank you so much

Within the first month had a leak in the home. Loan officer processed paperwork that was out dated

They will fix all the big items but, it’s the little things that are going to drive you crazy. Make sure they fix all the little stuff before you close because getting them to fix stuff after you close is a mission.

I’ve purchased a couple of homes prior to this experience with different builders and I can say this was hands down the worse home buying experience for me and my family from beginning to end. Lennar’s lack of communication throughout different departments and with me and my realtor when making inquires caused us to have to spend unnecessary money and Lennar didn’t take anyone’s time but their own into consideration. This experience was unpleasant, depressing, and stressful. Based on this experience I wouldn’t buy another home with this builder and I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone else.

The house is beautiful, no complaints on the looks. My negative is the lennar title company, the representative was in a poor mood and was trying to rush me out from buying my biggest purchase in my life. It’s unfortunate that you have to use their title company or you lose the incentive, so the company knows there is no competition or any incentive of hiring nice people to work there, just left a bad taste in my mouth since that is essentially the last person you interact with.

From the beginning, the sales consultant did not explain the process--especially that with Lennar there was really no choice in anything. The consultant did not explain that a buyer basically takes the next house that is scheduled, and the limited choices, interior and lot, are already determined by Lennar. No literature was available and explanations posted at the model (and even on the Lennar website) were outdated. I felt, all along, there was a concerted effort to keep the customer away from the build (yes, of course there are liability issues) and in-person interaction with the consultant. A different consultant, thank goodness, was assigned at the time of sale and she was definitely more responsive and tried to help, and was moderately communicative about the closing delays. Lennar is also transitioning to an online communication system which is supposed to keep customers informed of build status and warranty claims. Much of the purchasing process was also done online and warranty-claim interviews are most often handled remotely. Much of it is time-consuming for the customer and difficult to navigate. In general, I feel I am "bothering" Lennar with questions and warranty issues--and that their poor representatives are charged with following protocol which is pretty much to refuse anything that will cost Lennar $$. Two larger examples: two weeks before closing, I noticed the shower door was not installed in the master bath--and was informed they were no longer including them in the houses. Secondly, I am living with a front yard which dead sod was slated to be replaced during Lennar's own inspection and now Lennar is saying it can be resurrected with a combination of watering and fertilizing; so far only weeds have taken over and the professional I hired for regular care immediately informed me I had a dead front lawn. Lennar is definitely a production builder and is really all about the bottom line. ... More

Our first thought is, there was no attention to detail. Very poor quality and workmanship. It seemed to us that the general contractor did not do any walkthroughs. Prior to closing we did our own inspection, there was missing insulation (completely missing from the front of the house) and the electrical box was not grounded, two major issues, which we wouldn’t have known if it wasn’t because of our inspection. We noticed a lot of imperfections on our walls, floors, paint, dry wall and ceilings. They are putting these homes up “fast” and not ensuring quality at all. With that said, our closing was delayed almost three months. After closing we have had leak issues and grading issues, to name a few. Customer service is spotty at best and can be unresponsive at times. Closing was a complete chaos (we used the builders company) and a total disappointment, worse part of the whole process. Overall it has been a below fair experience, not sure I would buy from Lennar again. ... More

Most of this rating is related to with after the blue tape walk through, Cody and Brian were very responsive but very little was corrected by the fixing team, especially final cleaning. We had to send a detailed list to Cody of issues after we had closed. Including not being able to lock the front door. Hopefully this rating will cause some one to contact us in order to lay everything out. We are still waiting confirmation, since 22 Decembers closing, that all had been corrected. Since we are still overseas, Our realtor has graciously been our agent there working with your team.

Well, I should start from the beginning, Sale team was very good, working with Todd was our pleasure. Building manager Dan was also very good but building contractor did not meet any expectation.so many issues, workmanships of the contractor Lennar is using are terrible they don't know what a good quality means. Starting from framing and ending on painting. So far this is our second month to live here and problems ready starts. Kitchen Cabinets doors are loose, HVAC system is not working properly paints are pilling, all the windows are collecting so much moisture and damaging a wall hardwood floor are squeak and etc..., etc. I hope all those issues will be resolved. ... More

The garage in this home will not facilitate an SUV. I was told this was a maintenance free villa and now find out I am responsible for the yard trees and gardens.

Most customers who buy new homes already sign up for the homes even before it is built. So it is possible to customize some of the features that the customers ask for. An example for this is the choice of appliances. However, Lennar does not provide this option. They only build houses with their rigid plans.

The quality of homes is really bad. You’ll have a hard time to get the issues fixed within the warranty period as well.

Home is amazing and beautiful. Very frustrated they put such cheap materials in wherever they could. Then when these cheap materials break in the first few weeks you have to jump through hoops to get them fixed. Everyone passes the buck and they make You jump through difficult hoops to get things fixed. They say they are so easy to file a home warranty claim, but it is time consuming. The follow up appointment with Josh was a joke!!! He acted like he was there to help you with all the problems you are having, but in reality he did not help us at all just said fill out a warranty claim. He only wanted to hear things were great instead or reality and feedback. That was not the helpful follow up we had hoped for. All of my neighbors complain about the very cheap closets. I know of three homes where they broke in the first week. The builder should be ashamed of themselves for building such a cheap closet in homes costing 750k+. We will love living here, but it is just a shame we are having to spend our own money to fix things that break because they were put in to save a couple dollars for the builder. They can definitely do better. ... More

This is our third Lennar home and it will be the last! The quality of workmanship is very poor. The response to our issues is slow. A lot of promises were made. Even the mortgage side was a bit disappointing!

Moved in with a cracked countertop. Was told it was getting fixed and it never happened. Going on two months with nothing.

Home is wonderful. However, the sales agent was terrible. Answers to questions changed from day to day. No clarity. You CANNOT trust sales agent. Please, read that contract carefully before you sign it. There is NO going back with Lennar. Sales agent had all the wrong utilities listed on sheet she gave us. When we trried to contact her to get the correct information: No answer- even going up the chain. How can people be so ignorant of the service they are suppose to provide! So, they do not tell you but the first water bill is outrageous. Our first water bill for 20 days was 500 dollars. Internet was supposed to be installed and able to be connected by calling AT&T. Yup, that is in the contract. But internet company said they had no knowledge of our home and we can't get serice. Lennar said "that is your problem" Would not answer our calls and kept giving wrong information. Refused to get the issue fixed! Told us we would get washer and dryer; then halfway through said no do not get one!!!! Then one showed up at the home after we went out and bought one!!!!! Sales people CANNOT be trusted and the company does not stand by the "word" of their sales people. So READ the contract and make sure everything you have been told you are getting is in writing!!!!!!! Workmanship was good. However, folks that hung wallboard did a sloppy job. Drips and bubbles on the walls and corners that show the tape!! Just painted over it. We are used to the the workmanship from the northern part of the country- wallboard in decent shape. Beside all ot the above we love the home. Just make sure you DO NOT trust the sales people and everything is in writingand ASK ABOUT THAT WATER BILL!!!!!! ... More

After closing, I could no longer get any help. My sod was out in in such a way that I could not open my gate. I reached out to Zilkia several times and she said she was working on it. After a month, I finally gave up and had to dig up my yard myself to fix what was done wrong.

The quality of workmanship does not reflect the price of the home. For the price we paid, we expected far better. The layout of the house is great and we love living here. Just wish there was a greater attention to detail that corresponded to the cost.

We could not open kitchen drawers because oven wasn’t installed properly.