Lennar Reviews

Moved into my house with a gas oven but my house was built for electric. Construction manager k ew about it during my walk and guaranteed it wld be replaced by move in day.....didn't happen. My realtor and I called every number for Lennar we could find to get the situation resolved before Christmas dinner. Took three days to finally get it. Customer service was horrible. Can't believe that happened. Manager knew about my issue and stilll went on vacation with his family k owing I had no oven. Ridiculous

My experience with purchasing this home has been nothing but frustrating. Their communication amongst the different departments need a lot of work. Be very diligent with who you work with,. Their underwriting department has “dropped the ball” and seems to be very disorganized. I Have been in my home for almost two months but have not been able to enjoy it because there are constant issues almost every week. Most of the issues could have been taken care of if I had the opportunity to do a walkthrough before closing (which I was told would happen) - instead my walkthrough and closing were on the same day. I love the home, but have not been able to enjoy because of the issues. ... More

Never meet sales associate, never had the immensities explain to me, was never told how to acquire the amenities. now at the closing the notary spent more time with me than Lennar’sl closing agent. The notary had no answers for any of my questions. When lennar’s closing agent finally arrived she could not answer questions that I had , probably into a bigger hurry to go to lunch. Now the house well prepared but lacked attention to the small details therefore I rate the house a 3.5 out a 5

Make sure to have an agent that will help with title. Title company was a nightmare.

The homebuying experience was poor. Sales staff were dodgy about answering questions and not very transparent about the homebuying process. It was a sellers market and this was an apportunity for builders to show what kind of seller they were going to be and they showed it. They quoted us a close date of March (i think to entice me to buy the house), We actually closed at the end of June after delay after delay. I understand it was a pandemic but this was ridiculous. After so many delays and i was frustrated with them, they actually said 'if you don't want those house we can just go to the next buyer.' The post ownership experience has been fine. They have been attentive and prompt to defects and any build issues that have come up. ... More

quality has gone downhill, can't wait to sell

Sadly, our experience with Lennar was not a good one. We have purchased many homes over the years, including a few new builds. The issues: 1. Late. The home was "completed" over 3 months late. 2. Forced to close. Lennar forced us to close on our house on a certain date (5/31) to meet their quarterly figures. They even told me the same. Even after we told them we do not want to close as the house wasn't finished and the punchlist (if you can call it that) was extensive, they closed the transaction anyway. 3. No Cert. of Occupancy. They closed the home before getting the COO. While it did come in the next days, the point was that we were not comfortable closing without it. They did it anyway without our approval late in the evening. 4. In addition to closing without our approval, we were told their punch crew would finish all of the items, not to worry. I specifically asked for the remaining work not to be handed to the warranty department. It was agreed. So after we closed, they didn't finish the punch work and handed everything left to the warranty department. They finally finished last week (2 months later). ... More

closing day ,we just arrive the House was with the open doors ,, the dust was coming in ,, was sad because I was hope a great day for us an it was not, they repair the issues two weeks after closing,, hvac never had air filters,, the Hause was dirt dust everywhere ,, one hole drill in one bath why I dot kwon ?

Long story short, I was told several times that an irrigation system would be provided since that was part of what Lennar promised upon the original sales pitch. Multiple people assured me this would be ok and they would take care of it. Then 3 weeks before closing I’m told I wouldn’t be getting it….. If you don’t like it you can get a refund and go elsewhere. Horrible customer service. How can you trust a company that doesn’t make good on their promises? I even wrote my frustrations to the Lennar corp office. Didn’t even get a response. Im very disappointed with the integrity of LENNAR’s personnel. ... More

We were given highly optimistic completion dates which sales knew would not be achievable. We felt that we were lied. We made accordingly.

Me and my friends are great fan of Lennar! But by buying experience was terrible!! I completely understand that pandemic has changed everyone's lives but shouldn't have impacted the buying experience. The sales team was rude, mortgage team was impatient and construction manager was contactless! Just that we need a house to stay close to friends, we have continued with the purchase if not would have quit.

Lennar knows it’s brand and knows it will get customers. Therefore, the have no care or put little value in the customers during the buying stage. With the Exception of Steve, the construction site manager and Lisa, the warranty manager. First, with Lennar, they screwed us over in the home pricing. They waited until the price went up to notify us that an option we had requested could be put in. We had come in a days prior to the price jump and we’re ready to pay the deposit had we had the confirmation. Then later on, as I’m trying to get my private home inspector ready to come out, Lennar required a contract to be signed by the inspector. A contract so strongly worded, that my inspector and 4 others said no. I’ve closed on plenty of homes and never had to sign this contract. Again, Lennar did not care and made my inspector sign the contract. When we went shopping around, Lennar was the only one with a one year warranty, all the other competitors had minimum 3 years full home warranty which allows the home to properly settle in. Lennar Mortgage is another team we had issues with coming 45 days prior to closing. Joe was really responsive and great to work with; however the team was trying to swindle us into a much higher interest rate, supposedly the market rate. When my wife and I did our own shopping we found interest rates almost matching the credit we were given for closing costs, and .375 pts lower. Lennar mortgage matched it, but costed us $1,000 points, or a loss in $1,000 credits. Lastly, working with Steve through the home buying process and after while also working with Steve has been Lennar’s saving grace. Those 2 have really put the brand on their back and are available whenever we need them to answer questions or help set up any tickets. I have had a few friends asking about buying out here with Lennar. I told them go to elsewhere, to which they did and have had a much more positive experience thus far. ... More

House not competed on time. Cabinets scratched and never replaced. Closing process terrible

The builder could’ve done better with materials used to build the homes. Lennar at Woodcreek has slabs on the back of their homes but the Chamberlin community across the bridge does not even though the prices of the home were exactly the same. Lennar, build the street like $200k homes instead of $330k homes. If you look at other builders in the community, they’ve put in effort in providing the best stones and bricks. Lennar doesn’t care as long as they get their money. I’m disgusted and will be selling soon. Won’t be dealing with Lennar again. Unless they fix their mistake . 1 star Customer service is good when it comes to responding to issues in the home. I give them 5 stars. Underwriting was horrible. I should’ve walked away instead of sticking with them. -5 stars Watch out for the 2.8 % tax in the Fate, TX area. That’s about $600 added to your mortgage . 1 star ... More

The process of building was enjoyable until you decided to send me surveys everyday!!!! I literally hate surveys. Quit sending them to me.

We have shared with some of the top people how aweful the communication process was and hope they take it to heart for the Orlando area. I’m sure this will never be posted so I’m not wasting my time to go through yet again how many issues and terrible the loan process to closing communications turned out to be. We understand delays if they are communicated but Were treated like we had no right to find out what was going on with our house. To understand the last straw, after our last walk through and are pulling into the the title company to sign, Brenda calls to ask why we are not closing to today as the construction company called to say they failed an inspection. We were just with them 30 minutes ago and they told us all go. Wasted time. Wasted plans. We were literally in the title building getting on the elevator to the office. When we finally closed and walked into the home for the first time, it was raining from the ceiling and the entire island and floors were soaked with water from the washer being connected wrong. We could not have had anything else happen except they accidentally ran over and bulldozed the house. We had friends build with Ryan at the same time and scheduled walk through and gave them informed weekly meetings. Unless Lennar revamps the model they use now to communicate I would never use them again. The house itself seems great with minor stuff still not done but that is another problem entirely with follow up and follow through. ... More

I just can’t. A lot of really good people trying to get around a freaking mountain of red tape cluster/####

Wrong key repairs not complete

Though we love our home, the warranty issues are not timely addressed. We have a builder hold up for our fence that we have been actively seeking a resolution to after 4 months. Would not recommend!

Not the most pleasant homebuying experience since this was my first home. Lennar needs to strongly improve their customer service, hire quality contractors to repair the home correctly the first time, and become more transparent with the homeowner about buying a house through Lennar.

This is my second home from this particular builder. My experience this time around was far most the worst experience. I would not recommend this builder.

Would not recommend Lennar to any home buyer...

We are very pleased with the layout of our home and the location, however, the home buying experience was terrible. The Lennar sales team did not take us seriously. The individual that worked with us during the sales process told us that there was only one “stick” left of homes in our price range… after a week of back and forth we found out that this wasn’t true, and there were two additional sticks that were unsold. They laughed at our questions and worries over making such a large investment in a home, knowing that we are first time home buyers, and said that this nearly $400k purchase would not be the biggest purchase of our lives so we should worry less about the quality of the build. Overall, we felt dismissed by the sales team due to the fact that we are young. We essentially sold the home to ourselves. There was a severe lack of communication and expectations delivery when it came time for us to do our final walk through. There were so many areas of the home that were rushed - from the painting to the carpeting. We found countless paint drips, areas of the carpet that were not stapled down, even the new fridge was dented. The building management team acted like they were doing “favors” for us to fix these items before closing even though we had every right to have these issues fixed prior to closing. When we had questions at this point in the process, it was very confusing whether we should talk to the sales team, building manager, or Lennar corporate. Once again, our concerns were dismissed at this stage and we were rushed to closing as if we were inconveniencing Lennar with concerns over the quality of our $400k purchase. In the six months since closing our water heater needed maintenance twice (the coils burned during the first week we moved in because the building manager left the water and turned off when it shouldn’t have been), a pipe in the master bedroom broke and leaked into our kitchen (the pipes were not properly molded together), and a toilet needed to be replaced. These were just the big items, there have been many additional smaller items that needed to be fixed (loose boards, medicine cabinet was put in backwards). All items were covered by warranty thank goodness, but this just shows how rushed these homes are built. We love our community, but fair warning that the process to buy, build, and close on these homes needs excessive improvement. ... More

The agent who sold the house to me miss-led me.

The build of the house is amazing. The construction manager and employees are awesome. The realtor we were in contact with from Lennar was so helpful. Our lender with Lennar was awful. Communication didn’t exist with her. Would no recommend using Lennar lender to anyone.