K. Hovnanian® Homes Reviews

HOME CAME INFESTED W ROACHES - NOTED PRIOR TO CLOSE REFUSAL TO REMEDY AND REFUSAL TO COMPENSATE FOR MY PAYMENT OF REMEDY. MY ROOF LEAKED DUE TO A DEFECT AND MY CEILING AND CARPET SOAKED TOOK TWO WEEKS TO FIX THE ROOF PART. MY PANTRY CEILING IS SOFT AND WET SO IS A WALL BY MY SINK

The best way I describe my home to anyone that asks, is I paid half a million dollars for a home made of papier-mâché. Everything in it feels cheap, the longer I live in it, the more cut corners we see in the work that’s been done. The cheapest paint to ever exist was painted on these walls. The railing to our stairs looks like a 2 year old stained it. The person that stained it never covered our carpet or the molding so there’s stain on our carpet that will never come out as well as on the baseboards. The upgraded LVP flooring has so many chips in multiple boards, the list goes on and on. Every neighbor I talk to has the same horror stories. If I could do it all over again I would NEVER buy from khov, I wouldn’t recommend them to even build a dog house. To sum up our experience, the first night in our home, we flushed our upstairs bathroom and it flooded through our downstairs pantry light, and I would’ve expected nothing less. On a positive note, Adrian in the sales office has been a please to work with and I’ve appreciated his hard work. Other than that, this has been a nightmare experience and I feel scammed. ... More

Worst quality of workmanship and after-purchase service

We started the process in July 2021, sold our home Aug 2021 and was told closing would be March 2022. My family and I had to move 6 times because of lies on top of lies about our home. The customer service has been terrible along with the craftsmanship of our million home. Every single neighbor we have spoke to had nothing nice to say about their experience. We closed September 2022 and our home is not complete. 1 month in nothing they said they were going to do has been done. Totally regret ever going with this company.

I will definitely not recommend this builder

With this being our 5th new build and first with KHovnanian I can say they are by far the worst. Their workers are inexperienced off the street people who obviously do not know what they are doing and not skilled in the job they are doing. Painting and grout was horrible. We get no response as far as getting items that were wrong or never done. I would never buy another home from this builder again.

This has been the worst home-buying experience my wife and I have ever had. We felt we were lied to and manipulated by the KHOV sales team; specifically Joe’s. without considering its deceit's economic ramifications. This has been devastating for my wife and me. The KVOV Sales and construction team at Pender Oaks Towns it’s all about misinformation, untruths, and deceiving actions. I would never recommend KHOV.

Had roof leaking issues and still not fixed. Khov don’t take good care of their buyers.

The purchase of my very first home through this Builder was my worst life experience ever. I should have bought from Pulte, but could not get myself to part ways with this Builder's community's location, which I love. I still get nervous opening the door to the laundry room because all the machines together in the open like this look scary. I was also required to purchase a washer dryer for my condo, which was a nightmare of sorts. This too is another reason I physically get nervous opening the laundry room door to my very own home. The workmanship is horrible, and this condo is no longer a home I can imagine myself spending a decade in :( The move-in process was excruciatingly painful. I can't imagine what it will be like upon move-out when I actually have furniture :( I don't wish this experience upon my worst enemy, though I hope each and every person I encountered through this miserable process one day is on the other side to experience exactly what I did. ... More

We had lots of issues on our house, and they are not taking responsibility to fix the issues, we were promised that it will be fixed after the closing but , not they are telling we need to call the warranty dept. we feel like we were rushed to close it even though lots of issues were not addressed . this is our third home purchase and never had issues like this but I will not recommend anyone to buy the house like this. The finishing is not there, looks like someone rushed to finish the project, if you guys want I can share some valuable pictures which is very disappointing

I was excited to choose K. Hovnanian as a builder for my next home. The reviews received from colleagues and friends were great. However, my experience was not the same. After completing the Inspection, there were over 30 pages of issues ranging in severity of replacing 2 of 3 thermostats, rewiring upstairs due to HVAC system installation issues, builder forgot to order all appliances (microwave and dishwasher) failure to install garbage disposal, loose shingles, and severe cracks in the garage, front porch and back patio, no grout in bathroom tiles causing several to be replaced, failure to install plumbing in master bathroom under sinks, and 2 broken exhaust fans, holes in sheetrock in garage that was taped and painted over. Luckily on the final day of walkthrough while standing in the garage with the builder, the wind blew - exposing the holes. The top railing system became dislodged from the wall while the builder's realtor was walking through the home. After realizing the appliances were on backorder, the builder installed a broken GE dishwasher. Unfortunately, I did not request or pay for a 3rd inspection to ensure the dishwasher was working properly. After discovering the dishwasher was in fact broken, I called the builder who came by and agreed but informed that since it was after closing, I must go through the warranty department at GE. To date, the dishwasher still does not work, and that model is on back order until October 7, 2022. I have a brand-new K, Hovnanian home that is not fully functional. These issues also caused the home to not appraise at the sales price! After sharing my experience with the same colleagues, I learned that the Seasoned Project Managers have moved to a new neighborhood to begin construction. Understanding that everyone does not have the same work ethic or level of standards, has caused me to not recommend K. Hovnanian to anyone and warn all others that its business model is not the same so proceed with caution. ... More

We moved in and reported the various issues we saw. They've been out several times to "fix" the issues. The "extras" we paid for are complete crap (were never informed the paint wasn't washable, lighting fixtures are cheap plastic). Would not recommend this builder at all. Talking to others in the neighborhood, who have had similar experiences. Some are going on 6+ months of waiting for repairs to be done (again).

I would never recommend anyone to buy this product

This was not a great experience for me and my family. If I had to do this all over again I would go someplace else. Double think before you sign.

Our home buying experience with KHov has been terrible. We paid over $500k for a home that looks like it was built by amateurs. We expected far more quality for the price paid. Regardless of “spec level”, we paid over $500K for our home. The workmanship and quality is awful. I wish I could rewind time and get my money back. My only hope is that the warranty team will fix it and make it right. Our building managers were completely terrible. Non-responsive and full of lies and excuses. I will never refer anyone I know to KHov. I would not want them to experience what we did. Bottom line, we got screwed! ... More

Disappointing. When you put down money for a new home you don't expect it to be messy when you move in and to constantly fight to have the repairs completed.

If you’re looking in a residential development and see a K Hovnanian model just skip it and go to either the competition or to another neighborhood. The quality of workmanship is abysmal. Everyone involved will assure you that your home will be ready for your closing date and then drop the news on you the day before that it won’t be ready but that they will have everything done in a few days. It won’t be ready. It will drag on for weeks and months. The moment they get paid all urgency is gone. You’re no longer a priority. Your home isn’t a priority. The people doing the work are trash. The K Hov people are okay but just buy another home. ... More

Avoid this builder. House has problems everywhere. Literally not a single surface without issues. Builder also forgot to build paid-for options. Cleaners left piles of dirt on floor and in cabinets. If I could get in a time machine and travel to a time before I signed the contract, I would do it in a heartbeat.

Builder could not oversee the work of there sub contractors. Very poor workmanship and lots of wasted time and money fixing problems and damage to finished work. Builder management changed 6 times during building process and had no accountability

To start our salesperson did not promptly return calls about questions we had. She also told us the house came with 2 outside compressors for air conditioning. She was more inclined to give an answer the customer would want to hear than what the truth was. Our project supervisor, Troy came across to me as cocky and lay the blame on somebody else or had an excuse. The last thing that made the whole process terrible was the home builder charged us a large sum of money because the closing date was not communicated properly to anyone especially us. There is a lot more detail that can be shared with whoever cares but our overall experience was a disaster but when the builder holds all the cards at the end you either follow their instructions or forfeit a lot of money. Would never recommend this builder. Thanks ... More

We were the 2nd people to sign the contract in the community. To start with we were not explained about the different elevations and we missed out on the porch. After moving in we noticed that the floors are rising. We found this on the day of our closing and they fixed it but it is starting to rise again. The master bathroom floors have a problem that is making the water leak from the great room ceiling. It’s been maire than 10 ldays and nobody has come to fix the bathrooms. We are a family of 5 and have been using only 1 bathroom. Very inconvenient. Right behind our backyard there is a water puddle which is not draining properly and this is causing bugs and spiders crawling inside and around our house. This needs to be treated immediately for maintain hygiene. We have kids and it’s making it very hard for them. A complaint has been sent about this already. In person and via email as well. Some part of the house is insulated with paper instead of wool. Is that normal ... More

I still can't move into the house. The wind ripped off the shingles , inside the house a lot of touchups, cabinets are damaged, the hood over the gas stove does not work, the stair case with holes and gaps and is not staining well, the workers come to repair and only makes it worse than it was before, main door is not finished, in master bathroom granite and floor chipped. we waiting patiently and give some time to finish all leftovers but after 5 weeks workers comes couple times and leave behind dirt from the putty on the carpet. In general, there is a bad impression of both the service and the quality of construction. Only the sales manager Dave is trying to help. ... More

It is clear that our house has been a low priority for KHov, and this entire process with KHov was been a horrible experience for us. We understand the current market environment, labor shortages, and supply chain issues, because we just went through buying a new home with NVHomes which was completed February 2021. It was a tough process but nothing like what we are experiencing with KHov. This process with KHov is so bad, that we don’t feel comfortable with the product that KHov delivered to us. Our close date has been pushed back repeatedly over the course of several months. Over the past few months, we have reached out repeatedly for updates, but only receive them on the days before closing is supposed to take place. We faced two massive disappointments throughout this process. First, our upstairs bathroom was constructed incorrectly (not according to the floor plan). No one caught this for weeks until closer to closing. Second, the most upsetting disappointment, was the walkthrough that took place on Monday, December 13. KHov intended to close on Friday, December 17. When we walked in, it was obvious that nobody had attended to the house in weeks. There were holes everywhere, unfinished bathrooms, broken windows, cracked flooring, unfinished dry wall, cabinets completely damaged, doors missing, and the house didn’t have insulation in the attic (all detailed in our inspection report which was 4 days after our walk through)! It was obvious that no one from KHov walked through the house or had a punch list. I went around the house and marked it with blue tape, which should have been someone else’s job. The fact that we are paying close full purchase price for this house and had to drive 7 hours round trip that day to see the house in that condition is inexcusable. After we refused to close, KHov pushed the closing another week, and again items were addressed but not completed. We had to push closing again to (12/30) again to (1/21) and then finally had to close on (1/31) because we couldn't extend the rate lock anymore. Once we moved in (3/29), we noticed there was no heat working on our 1st floor and there was a massive gap under our front door due to misalignment of install where cold air is coming through. We have called the emergency hotline and reached out to our Sales Rep and haven't heard back in 3 days to resolve this issue. I would never purchase a house from Khov and wouldn't recommend anybody purchasing a home from them. ... More

Quality of our home shows a total lack of effort. Some items are so embarrassing, one might think they would rush over to correct? No, wait weeks on end to get a repair that is only slightly better than the original mess. At some point you just give up which seems to be the K Hov warranty strategy.

My husband and I will never recommend Khov to anyone based on our experience. We do not believe the KHov sales team was forthright with information leading up to closing. The KHov sales team were also completely unavailable on the day of closing with the exception of the onsite construction manager who processed our final walkthrough. We ran into construction issues during our final walkthrough and could not get through to anyone to discuss next steps or delaying closing until the issues were resolved. This put us in a position of having to decide whether to be in default or go to closing with a blemished home with zero input on next steps from KHov. As for build quality, there were numerous issues with the vinyl flooring on the first two levels including excessive bubbling, scratches and large gouges bad enough you could see the subfloor. We were told the problems were related to the material, that they were having issues with multiple properties and that KHov management was working on a solution. We were also assured the issues would be resolved before closing. When we inquired about exactly how they would be resolved and expressed our concerns over large scale patching we were not provided a clear response. On our final walkthrough we discovered the repairs were also done poorly with more bubbling, blemishes in multiple places and multiple new areas with debris under the vinyl resulting in visible sharp bulges in the flooring that were not there on the initial walkthrough. KHov worked with the flooring subcontractor to come in and fix the new flooring issues after closing but we were never told what the subcontractor did to fix the flooring issues even after multiple emails requesting more information. Overall, this was not a smooth or pleasurable process and it seemed like their only concern was making sure we got to closing before the end of the sales month. ... More