Lennar Homes

We had been looking for a home in the D'Andrea neighborhood of Sparks, NV built by Lennar Homes. These people have double-dealing underhandedness down to a science. After spending several weeks looking at their more expensive homesites on the top of the hill, my wife and I decided to purchase a smaller home at a lower elevation for $448,000 plus a premium for a view lot. The normal agent we had been working with, Tricia ** was not working on the Wednesday we decided to purchase the smaller home and Anne ** offered to get pricing for us. She called the corporate office and got pricing for $530,000 and went to work getting the lot released that day so we could sign the paperwork as she knew we were leaving out of town.

After purchasing a Lennar/WCI inventory home in August 2018 our nightmares and our terribly quality of life began. I am writing this in April 2019 and we still have contractors trying to fix some of the worse problems we have ever seen in a new built home. We built three homes prior to this and never could we imagine such a disaster. They hire the most incompetent contractors and use the cheapest materials. With this being said we have had approximately 31 warranty claims. Lennar has a terribly home warranty so many of the problems are not covered.

I live in Richmond, TX in the Creekside Ranch community. I moved into our Lennar home in October 2018 after waiting 7 months build process. Had to put up with dirty construction sites to the right and left of my house. Now that the other homes are completed and the grade of their yard is higher than mine, water run off from my neighbor's sprinkler system settles in my yard. This happens every time the sprinkler is used. Water remains in my yard for more than 48 hours. Lennar refuses to even elevate grade of the yard and even less to install a French drain to correct the issue. Their solution - tell my neighbor to cut back on cycles of their sprinkler system. Talking about making my problem their issue! The issue is poor grading of my yard.

At Heritage Solaire in Roseville, CA, Lennar promotes an "Active Adult Community," promising a clubhouse with various recreational features including a pool and exercise room. That promotion/promise led me to purchase a home in February 2019. People who bought in August 2018 were told the future Solaire clubhouse with amenities was just months away. Now it is April 2019 and the clubhouse sits empty with no one working on completion. The latest promised completion is maybe June 2019 but given the undeveloped site, I seriously doubt that! The clubhouse is just at the entrance/exit of the community so we are all reminded every time we drive in or out, that nothing is happening. I feel duped and there is no recourse.

I have been complaining about drainage issues on my property for the last year and a half. They finally put in a French drain, but didn’t use rock, so it doesn’t do the job it should. I even offered to pay for the rock as long as it was done right, and Lennar still refused. They wear you out after a while. Now my neighbor is complaining about the same drainage problem on his property. The customer care rep. for Lennar is totally worthless. His solution for the drainage issue is tell your neighbor to quit watering his grass. I would never buy a Lennar home and caution other buyers. They are more concerned about being politically correct and $$$, than making their customers satisfied. They will promise you the world until you close, after that, you are pretty much on your own with no warranty back up. Buyers beware and look at their overall reviews before you making your final decision.

Never been so heartbroken... Was shown a home today which after seeing home and lot, we put deposit down to hold home. Then we found out after all this excitement that the property shown was not even the property available. The "real" property has hardly any yard, after a screened porch there would be nothing. Then also was offered $5,000 for closing cost since we were using our own lender and then there's to only find out that they will offer NOTHING for not using their lender. Thanks Lennar! You will definitely not be getting our business, family's business or our friends'! Please tear up our deposit check...that you took on a property that wasn't even available.... You guys are ridiculous. BUYERS BEWARE! Lennar you do not even deserve one star!???

We bought a home in December 2017, the house was built by CalAtlantic, which was soon bought out by Lennar. We were assured that the warranty would be honored to the fullest. I had to fight every time I had an issue. I reported that the paint was changing color to a sunset pink in or around October of 2018 before the warranty was over. Then Brandon, the customer care person that was apparently assigned to me called in December 2018 before the warranty was ending to make sure that we did not have further issues so that we could get them in before the warranty was expired. I again at this time told him about the paint on the pop outs around the house (all of them) changing to a sunset pink form a more tan color. I was assured that they would be out to look at them. This never happened, I text and called him several times to try to set a date and he would always promise to call back with a time.

Lennar took my deposit, then sold the house while it was still under contract with me. Then told me that I lost my deposit. The lending company (Eagle Mortgage) will qualify you, then tell you that you do not qualify the week before closing, so Lennar sells your house and then keeps your deposit.

Skye is a new townhome community in San Diego. My husband and I made a deposit on a townhome in this community and that's when the nightmare in our life started. Our Closing Date has so far been changed 4 times in the following order: 7th Feb 2019, 22nd Feb 2019, 7th March 2019, 20th March 2019 and the next one is YET to come.

Purchased my home in 2015. Started noticing the poor quality of workmanship mid 2016. Cabinets poorly installed with certain parts just sitting in place with no nails or screws, wood vinyl floor uneven with glue oozing thru, microwave vent function has 2 settings that do not vary (same speed), incorrect screws utilized in the shower drains causing rusting appearance, a variety of different aerators (filter screens) in the bathroom sinks, gaps between the siding and windows (ideal for water entry) and just recently hot air being blown thru the walls causing thermostat issues and temp false readings... ETC. ETC... ETC. Would not recommend Lennar or any of its business affiliates to anyone. I feel completely screwed!!!

Updated on 03/13/2019: This company - Lennar Homes, LLC is so untrustworthy! Do not do business with them. After hiking prices within one week from the first day we went to look at their houses on March 1st, 2019, we received an urgent text message and phone call from the Sales person on Sunday – March 10th 2019, late afternoon, to inform us that her manager has approved the purchase price of $628, 898.00 for the house we were interested to purchase, but we must come in the same day to sign the deal. So, we came in to meet with the Salesperson (unprepared without a check since we were out and about).

BEWARE IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING WCI & LENNAR. My husband and I decided to make an offer on a new home in build and negotiated heavily and the major point in the negotiations were choosing options for the new home to our liking and budget. The sales agent representing WCI LENNAR told us that it wasn’t too late to make those changes since only the home foundation was poured assuring us it wouldn’t be an issue. With this agreement was condition that we used their approved mortgage lender as we would receive additional credit of 5k towards closing as well as a few other perks which would save us additional expense and time. While we agreed to all of this verbally and then contractually signing conditionally we gave a deposit of 1k with another 4k upon new contract which included all options.

We had to cancel our contract due to this horrible driveway. Mind you, this driveway is in an active adult community geared for 55+. Listen to the comments online. Do not buy from Lennar. Your concerns will not be resolved, especially from Peggy and Greg.

Great purchase for a starter home. I purchased a home in Pearland TX in a new community. ALl included and upgrades to my choice. Beautiful home. I had to move to AZ so I sold it after 2 years (1999-2001). I am now living in a DR Horton home. Quality is cheap, you wipe the finger marks off the wall and the paint comes off, No joke. Carpet became flat after 2 years. I cannot wait until I see and get another home.

Finally decided to buy a house through Lennar Home Builders in Florida. My experience with the title company was horrible. I was told the settlement is at 2 PM so I rushed 45 minutes away to the office. Got there on time and they told me, "Who said your closing is today." The lady looked like drained, exhausted and overworked. Finally after waiting three hours I was called for closing. Also Lennar does not have all the information in one place. I don't know where is the mailbox.

Bryan ** from Ft Myers will tell you that you can only use their lending services which is owned by them. If you refuse, then they will increase the price of the property. Realtors and Brokers, do not send your clients to Lennar.

Wanted to buy a new home from Lennar in Las Vegas. Lennar took my earnest money deposit of $5,000 and was told by our new home salesperson it would take 6 months to build and complete my home. 7 months later, home is still dirt. Lennar has not started to build my home yet. We tried to cancel our contract with our new home sales agent, but he is no longer working for Lennar. We contacted the Division President JOY ** who is by far the most unqualified division President I have ever spoken to. She was rude and condescending. Ms. ** will not refund our earnest money deposit. When we spoke to the New Home agent, she said we should sue Lennar because they do this all the time. How do they stay in business? We have a call into Stuart Miller the President of the company. So far no callback.

As a disabled veteran, this was to be my forever home after retirement. I purchased this home in 2007. Unfortunately, it was a model and I wasn't made aware. The outlets were dummies and had not been completed. There is mold and large potholes in the backyard. The grading was done incorrectly and the rainwater goes into the house instead of away from it. Therefore the basement flooded. The carpeting had to be removed and it was discovered a large long crack the length of the entire floor. The entire house has separated from the landscape, along with the front steps and the steps leading from the garage to the laundry room. After the flooding in September 2017, an inspector was invited to the house and noted all of the above discrepancies. It was his recommendation to either move out or make these major repairs. Being on a fixed income, I can't afford to make these needed repairs. Plus I have exhausted all avenues for assistance.

My wife and I are tenants in a single family and townhome community built by Lennar in Miami. We have been living in this townhome for less than a year. We initially were excited about being in a brand new home but since we moved in, we have been dealing with one problem after another. The build quality is very poor. Caulk in the kitchen is already cracking. There are still wall markings from the construction workers on many areas of the house (our landlord should have taken care of this during walk through but still). Screw heads are visible on the walls even with the texturing.

Purchased the home Fall of 2018 and opened a warranty claim on November and 3 months later still not complete. They send emails back and provide excuses about not being able to schedule trades to come over and fix the problems, but they don’t follow up. I gave them a month advance notice of my scheduled vacation to schedule the trades and they procrastinated and didn’t schedule them. I was out of work for 5 weeks (a 5 week window to complete the work) and they couldn’t do it?

Purchased a new home in Herzog Farms in Vancouver Washington. The development was in a great part of town, however that is the only thing going for it. The workmanship is sub-standard on almost every level. The Amazon home package is nothing more than a hodgepodge of different systems that don't communicate well with each other. It would have been better to go with a complete ADT and Xfinity Security system. We have removed the Smart Home Hardware and gone with a complete system from another vendor. The concrete and finished carpentry work is terrible, and they won't warranty it. We have submitted several warranty claims through their warranty system, lots of acknowledgment emails, but no one rarely shows us. 90% of warranty items still unfixed. My advice, do not buy from Lennar.

My husband & I were so excited for the ‘everything’s included’, pride of 10’s for service satisfaction, great incentive package Lennar offered us. As we approached our walk thru and closing we quickly realized the craftsmanship out of the vendors Lennar used were sub par, sloppy and practically made us feel like we were purchasing a resale instead of new construction. The sod was practically dead, and we ‘blue taped’ excessively in every room of the home. We were told the cabinets wouldn’t be fixed in time for closing but the cabinet company would arrange for replacements when it was our time in the queue. I had to send 3 emails and 10 voicemails before they realized our original customer care rep never put in the order.

From day one Lennar salesman stated the rear property should have pine straw on it, which plainly stated by the HOA it should be on the golf course zone. In my first HOA meeting they told me the rear property should be sold. Lennar refuses to do so.

I purchased my home the summer of 2018; where do I begin. Do not purchase a home from this builder. My front door was suppose to repaired before I occupied my home. Come to find out all this company did was shift the door so I would check the box to confirm it was completed. After the weather changed the front door of my home shifted back and rain has entered my home to the point where mold is growing in my home. When making this company aware of the situation I was called a liar. They apologized after I had to send pictures of the mold.

Though our home was constructed by WCI they were bought out by Lennar shortly after completion. The service experience was not good. Some issues were related to HVAC engineering which resulted in cutting out wet sheetrock multiple times. This led to mildew infestation due to delayed repairs. My other major complaint was the non enforcement of the 7 night minimum rental policy. This totally changed the complexion of the property. Too many cars, overcrowding...not what I expected. I must say I bought and intended to live at Lost Key full time. Other buyers were investing in rental property which clashed with my intentions. Do your homework!

Our former CalAtlantic neighborhood was acquired by Lennar and they have been nothing but terrible. ALL the two story homes in our neighborhood have mold and plumbing issues and they even forgot the support beams in one of the homes. They are now “finished” with our small, 31 home neighborhood and there is paint, oil spills on the road, trash from workers, disheveled landscaping and crooked light polls only for Lennar to come back and say “Sorry, you’re on your own.” Please please please heed all the warnings on this awful company. Lennar is nothing but subpar work and unfulfilled promises. Don’t say you weren’t warned!

I thought long and hard before leaving this review but decided that 6 months into buying my new home and things are still not complete was worth leaving a review! So after providing Lennar with my punch list with at least 100 items that still aren’t done and here we are six months later. Now you might be wondering if I’m just being picky. I think not! I just paid shy of $700k for my home and it’s not even perfect. I’ve been dealing with many imperfections and learning to settle for less because we are here six months later and it’s been a daily struggle to get them to send contractors out that can even do things right let alone know what they are supposed to do.

The roof has leaked almost from the time we moved in. Lennar claims the sealant is cracking and has come out to repair it, yet now a year later it is leaking again and they are telling me the roof only has a 2 year warranty. What roofing company EVER has just a 2 year warranty unless they know it is inferior materials they use. No house I have ever lived in has ever had this issue. I live in the Houston area my whole life and never came across the sealant continue to crack, regardless of the weather and all the hurricanes I have lived through. Does anyone know if there is a lawsuit filed in Texas?

We have had so many issues with Lennar. In the beginning they were happy to fix all the problems they had created with poor workmanship. But not all issues surface right away. We have a plumbing issue under the sink that has gotten much worse over time. The connection to the drain for the dishwasher and ice maker is shared. A plumber I recently paid to "fix" it told me it was originally installed properly. I told him his company does all the work for Lennar! Lennar refused to pay for it. So $200 later it is now worse than it was before. I want to get an attorney as all my neighbors are having the same issues. I just want the appliances and plumbing in my home that I paid a lot of money for to be installed correctly and work!! I would NEVER buy another home from Lennar and tell everyone that will listen to never buy a Lennar home, new or pre-existing.

Absolutely terrible experience. My new house is less than 2 years but rain leaking into my house. One year warranty? They are a bunch jokers. I am ready to sue them. Read all 219 one star review from all over states they built. I do not recommend them and I wish other people don't make the same mistake that I made.

If you stay away from Lennar houses, you will not have house headaches. Next time I'll study the builder before I purchase. Learned a painful lesson.