Maronda Homes Reviews

This builder does not build quality homes as indicated on their website. They were not responsive when concerns were raised. When the realtor got involved and the buyer was not comfortable purchasing this poorly constructed home, the sales manager decided to threaten the buyers with loss of deposit plus 20% of the home purchase price. Truly this does not build confidence with their buyers. I would highly encourage any prospective buyer to run away from this builder as quickly as you can. I dare say that I find it hard to believe if any Maronda employee would want one of their relatives purchasing this home. You can see in the pictures below, the foundation is not at all level, has large gaping holes at the sill plate, and the concrete work has exposed pipes and questionable hurricane tiedowns.

Poor quality homes falling apart within the first 3 years. Lack of communication and unprofessional, walls cracking, floor tiles not aligned and loose or missing grout. Septic tank failed the first year. File a warranty case and never heard from anyone.

SOUTH FLORIDA BUYERS BEWARE – As a homeowner at Maronda’s new Heritage Station development in Punta Gorda, I want to warn prospective buyers about Maronda’s post-closing customer service. Although our buying and construction process was seamless and pleasant, we have been trying for months to get Maronda executives and the community’s developer to come together to fix problems related to the irrigation system that just so happens to be tied into the wastewater detention system. After repeated pleas from homeowners to work collaboratively to solve an issue that has resulted in thousands of dollars of lost landscaping, all we get is repeated closed door meetings between the developer and Maronda that result in each pointing the finger at the other.

Maronda Homes just built a new house in Sugar Mill woods on Greentree Street and while they was installing a new electric box for the house that they built when they dug up the yard they dug up part of my irrigation system line. I was having low pressure in this zone so while I was out looking at it, I saw water gushing up through the yard started digging, and there was an entire line, completely busted and ripped apart they hid it under new sod and didn’t tell me about it. Highly pissed off.

Once signing the contract to build our family home, quality went out of the windows (literally). And in our case everything came through the windows. Every windows leaks, and has destroyed the wooden sills. The flooring was coming up in the first month. We found leaks in the foundation around the edges of the house and the foundation itself wasn't leveled at all, bringing in more moisture and mold. Maronda had to be aware of this because when the subpar flooring bubbled and had to ripped out, it was only patched instead of floated, leaving us to feel every flaw in the floor.

We purchased our home just a couple of months ago and have encountered several problems. My husband made several phone calls to the building supervisor which were not returned until he had to visit the office and spoke with a sales person. The problems are still ongoing with false promises to repair them. We are very dissatisfied with Maronda Homes.

Put a deposit on a new build last fall. A month ago I was informed by lender I did not qualify for financing. Notified Maronda Homes and they informed me I will lose the deposit. Their response is, read your contract.

***Don’t do it. Spend your money on better quality! I live in a Marina home in WV. I’ve been here 5 months and it is falling apart. This company does not follow up on warranty work. The sheet rock is trailer home quality. I literally cannot hang things on the wall without it falling out. We only received 1 key that does not go to our grave or back door, the garbage disposal is broken. The electrical in the laundry room had to be fixed because it was wired incorrectly and would not run a dryer, my powder room sink leaks.

We had an outstanding experience with Ricardo from our first visit at Moranda to the present day. Ricardo is very knowledgeable on all Moranda models, features and options. He made it easy to request and secure changes, finalize the specifications and understand the build process. He has been on top of and has communicated thru each step of the build. Ricardo has been a great help in communicating and working with VanDyke Mortgage for our contingency bridge loan. It helped us tremendously for something we have never done before. Ricardo is definitely a tremendous ambassador for Moranda Homes.

Dissatisfied. Stay away from Maronda Homes. We wrote the contract in May 2024 for Livorno and all upgrades. Did not keep the floor plan, that was signed. Specifically, the door from the master bedroom to Master bath hallway is not installed [see the floor plan attached], but they asked me to contact my own contractor. Few places, the switches are not user-friendly or efficiently installed. Shelves are upgraded but the quality is poor. The floor height and patio height are not sufficient to prevent storm drain water. Finishing is very poor, and more. Finally, stay away from Maronda homes. Their promises in the design and floor plans will never keep up.

Every new home has issues. This is not our first new home, but certainly our worst first home experience. This experience has been devastating and a disaster. Our home is less than 3 years old now. Problems found w/in a day. We have over $200,000 damages to repair home and Maronda takes NO responsibility. We had tamales inside the 12 foot kitchen island (only found after removing quartz countertop due to structural damage). We had 6 months of documented bug complaints, mold inside home verified by labs, water coming under LVP flooring due to water vapor and condensation verified by independent engineers, flooring (LVP and carpet) improperly installed needing complete replacement verified by independent flooring inspector.

We built a Venice Model in Sugarmill through Maronda Builders. The overall experience was amazing. The process started with our Salesman Ricardo who walked us through the entire process. He was helpful in picking the right lot and then explored all aspects of color designing of our home. We then had mini meetings that went over timelines and projected completion dates and key phases. We met our Construction Manager Dean who also helped us through the different construction phases with dates and times things would be done. All of our dates were either met or early than anticipated. I can’t emphasize how well this worked and I recommend them highly. They are easy to communicate with and are always available. The quality of the counters and building materials are top of the line. Don’t hesitate to ask questions and the company programs are very competitive. We went to five other builders and no one came close.

They poured a bad mixture of concrete and the driveway is flaking. The side of the driveway that started flaking was never driven on for 3 months because my husband was gone for the police academy. We have been there for 6 months and they are refusing to fix it because “there is no warranty on concrete” but yet they’re okay with pouring a bad mixture. The warranty manager even said that our neighbor's driveway is doing the same thing. They claim they have the best products and the best quality but yet refuse to fix something bad of their doing, so no it is not the best quality. The warranty manager said it is a salt damage but no salt was ever put on the driveway.

My husband an I bought a home. We paid an extra $8,000 to have city water for our new home. Went to the preconstruction meeting. No city water. Would not return $8,000. Was told take it as is or leave it. Did care they messed up. Just wanted to steal our money.

We closed our home on 2023. Immediately after moving into our home, we experienced high water bills due to neglectful irrigation system which was leaking water. After hounding Maronda down for months, we had to discover the issue ourselves and practically beg them to fix it. We asked for reimbursement to which the Customer Service Warranty employee failed to ever respond to us. While they did fix the irrigation leak, they we were never reimbursed.

This Builder is left as traumatized... no consideration for the drainage of the street the settling of the land or the sinkhole at the front of the property undisclosed to the new purchase! They have created serious drain problems, so much so flooding out one of their prior builds that one now has 20 sandbags for the front door, the third build replaced already done all the facade, all the drywall in the kitchen redone a second time in the front yard, it's been a living hell!

If you want your second story to fall in, go with Maronda Homes! I bought my townhome in 2018 NEW. Within a year my pipe in my second story was leaking to the bottom story. And now today the pipes are now leaking in a different area and coming through. Crazy!

I signed a contract with this builder on a ready to move in home. l put a 1000 dollar deposit down. 5 days after signing the contract realized how much it was going to cost me to purify the orange surfer smelling water out of a brand new well - 5000-8000 dollars. l decided l didn’t want the house. They kept my deposit. Nowhere in the contract does it state you will lose your deposit. l read one review that a couple are fighting to return 10,000 dollars. Beware.

Would I do it again knowing what I know now? ABSOLUTELY NOT. They use some of cheapest labor, especially when it comes to plumbing. They go cheap on simple items like paint. Do your research and especially do the 1 year inspection because the warranty department is useless. Our sewer line just failed shortly after the “2 year” warranty.

I’ve closed on a property less than a month and I’m already facing issues with it. The HVAC had issues, the stairs leading to the second floor have already cracked, the garage door on the outside is peeling off. The carpet has tack strips. This is ridiculous. A brand new home that cost almost 500k it’s really having issues like it’s a house built 100 years ago. The floor squeak when you walk.

The day of signing, a year ago, we were told the house was not finished but we could submit any issues on the Maronda website. To this day? Doors are damaged and don’t close right. Rework on the one door that was given ANY attention at all, ended up destroyed during the attempt to fix it, and sits unfinished to this day, with the frame being cracked and scuffing on the wall around the frame and the baseboards now don’t fit right and weren’t reaffixed. After this, and after more than a few submissions were ignored, we just quit submitting and have dealt with a HUGE crack in the concrete in our garage which we pointed out at the start.

I purchased a new home from Maronda Homes on November 8, but I am not happy with them because they work very carelessly. I emailed their office twice regarding my issues, but they didn't respond. I deeply regret working with them. If you plan to work with this company, please think carefully before doing so. This company makes many changes during the construction phase and after the house is built. Whatever you do with this company, make sure to have it in writing so you won't face problems like I did.

Purchased home in September 2023 that Maronda Homes built. We have had multiple small issues with home. Maronda subcontracts out and they must hire cheapest companies. Our AC wasn’t wired properly, fittings under kitchen faucet were loose, wood chips in water line causing master bathroom shower to get minimal water. Electrical outlet in kitchen wired wrong. Garage concrete not correct under door, had 1 inch gap. Just some of issues.

The sales experience was nice as expected; however, make sure you do NOT rush through the walk through, because they will force you to sign a document to use against you if you miss something that they did that they should fix. They will attempt to avoid paying for what they owe and fixing what they didn't install correctly. This is especially true with cabinets. The sales manager was nice and helpful but you better take your time during the walk-through.

Maronda sales folks do not give you all of the info you need to make any decisions when buying a home. We are in a new subdivision and were able to pick out our lot. I went for a small lot because I don't want all of the yard work, but with a backyard large enough to have a hot tub and BBQ space. During the process, they told me the 'ditch' that was developing in the backyard would be regraded once the sod was put in. The sod came about 3 months after we signed - no grading. Later found out that this was a planned un-off ditch for the 100-year flood. I also found out later that my entire backyard is an easement and will remain a ditch - no backyard. We also found out after signing, that the paint that was used is non-washable. They said it was to let the drywall breathe. They also told us that we should repaint in a year. I know that when I sell a house, by law, I have to fully disclose - why don't they????

We bought a house with Maronda on 2022, a few months ago I contact them to let them know that I have sagging ceiling on my living room and main entrance of the house. After they send a person to evaluate my case, they decide that they are not going to do anything even though we still have a warranty. They told me that the Mezquite model have this problem about sagging on the ceiling and is a possibility that the roof will collapse later. They didn't give me any solution to this problem they don't care at all. We are very disappointed with this company, please do not buy any home with them.

I am not happy which the service the guys that is in charge. After a few months living in my newly built house I started noticing squeaking sounds on the second floor, after I let them know I was told that the reason this was happening was due to incorrect planning when my house was built. I personally know about 10 people that are facing the same problem.

Biggest mistake I ever was building a Maronda home. This in my 5th new construction home, and the worst experience during the build process, and after. They will flat out lie to you over and over. After closing they talk a big game about their warranty service. Good luck! I have had outstanding issues non-stop since closing. All of the neighbors I have met all feel the same way. There have been massive construction errors causing huge repairs and headaches through out the neighborhood. Hindsight, I wish I would have stuck with a National home builder such as DR Horton, Lennar, etc. These guys are a bunch of pretenders. I would advise talking to neighbors before you sign a contract. RUN, DON'T WALK..

The dried sod was placed at our home. Thanks especially to Cheyne for the quick response, also for his diligence, patience and extreme professionalism in seeing the job to the finish. We love our lawn. Our neighbors pleased as well.

We contracted with Maronda in May 2021 (right after COVID), and our house was finally finished in August of 2023. Some of the delays were supply related. Some were because things weren't handled correctly on Maronda's part. We were building a home 1400 miles away from where we lived so that was extra stress. After a few issues with our assigned project manager, we were forced to call the upper management of our area, who aren't aware of things unless you tell them what is going on. They rely on their site managers to keep them in the look, and if you don't have a good one, it isn't fun.