Lennar Reviews in Orange County, CA

I hate Lennar's Everything's Included program. Buyers spend hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions for their homes and can't even do something as simple as select what color cabinets or countertops we get. The Everything's Included program is just a way for them to streamline their building process, make as many homes as fast as possible without giving buyers the option to make a house a home.

The referred services vendors are worst: 1. Solar company did not set up solar account until today, which is around 3 months already; 2. trash services slow, not on time, expensive; 3. electricity expensive than SCE; 4. window design weird, flies coming in during nights frequently; 5. the financing process frustrated.

Lennar's buying process was completely disorganized, there was a complete lack of communication, and there are still defects in the home that are not up to code months after my closing. I was passed around to nearly a dozen different people throughout the process from Lennar's sales rep, to Lennar's concierge, to Lennar's lender, to Lennar's designers, etc. To make matters worse, no one seemed to have any information and frequently no one would answer my questions. For instance, I made a request for extra outlets to be added as a disability accommodation at the very beginning of opening escrow which was an option in the papers to open escrow and kept asking my sales agent about it but she ignored my requests all day until I had to submit the paperwork before the deadline or lose the home. Then when I spoke to her about it the next day she apologized, said it was her fault and would correct the issue in my paperwork. That was a lie. She said that my request should be fine and she would let the construction manager know. However, I had to keep asking for weeks and was brushed off by my sales rep and concierge each time until finally at the close of escrow they told me they couldn't help. The construction manager said that he could easily insert the additional outlets as long as corporate approved but that he never received any request. The request should have been honored and could have easily been done before the drywall even went up since I made it at the very beginning of escrow. I also asked to do a pre-drywall inspection since drywall had not gone up when I opened escrow. Again I was brushed off repeatedly for weeks until they told me that it was too late because they put the drywall up in my home without telling me. I did get a chance to do a pre-drywall inspection of another unit but that's not what I asked for and there was no reason I should have been denied the ability to do the inspection on my actual home before they put the drywall up in my unit. The community also requires me to submit design applications for my front yard yet no one at Lennar knew who I should contact, where I should send my application, what forms I needed, etc. And then when I was going through Lennar's home insurance arm, the agent was repeatedly given the wrong information about my home which didn't match the type of home, the square footage, the community, nothing was correct. I was the one that had to point out the deficiencies and it took multiple iterations before a correct quote was eventually made. Throughout the process I was never told about the schedule of final dates leading up to my closing such as when the initial walkthrough would take place, the new home celebration, the final walkthrough, etc. Lennar has a set process for these items and I should have been told these specific dates when I opened escrow so I could make the necessary arrangements with my work to take the time off. Then when I was closing escrow, virtually none of the issues identified by Lennar itself were finished by the time I took possession including failing to adhere to local building codes to have carbon monoxide detectors outside the living area on each floor... in fact, no carbon monoxide detectors were installed in the home. And it has now been 2 months since I closed escrow and there are still carbon monoxide detectors missing from my home even though I have messaged the construction manager and my afterpurchase home service rep multiple times over the past 8 weeks to fix that issue. I also had my own home inspection done and provided the extensive list of items that my inspectors said needed to be corrected and I was told that Lennar would go through the list and let me know what items they would agree to but it's been months and Lennar is just ignoring my messages. ... More

Lennar sales team is very aggressive and compels to sign the purchase agreement within a day. Once an agreement is signed, Sales team do not have complete information of the home features and takes long time to respond to subsequent queries. Asking if there is an EV outlet provision in garage took almost 10 days.I have to remind 5 times over email to request change in purchase solar agreement. Lennar mandates to buy solar battery which do not make it customer obsessed. I have to put 30k cash just for solar. Besides solar installers takes 1plus months to activate solar system. Lennar design -Overall Aluna home is good but there are many places where the builder had cut corners. All secondary bedrooms had only 1 ceiling light common with fan connection. Sliding door to yard do not have provision of screening door. While walking upstairs sound travels quickly everywhere giving a feeling of an old home. There were multiple defects as refrigerator outlet keeps tripping, kitchen fan hood not working, door locks not working, unequal cooling from HVAC which took long time 5/10 days to be fixed. ... More

Disappointed as to how unprofessionally Lennar handled the sale. What was stated and what was said were not correct. Extremely disappointing to keep getting feedback that this is not a custom home, so we need to expect this poor quality of work. Cracks in the tile and imperfect paintings and not aligned walls....first time buying a Lennar Home....maybe the last time too.....

This was our first time buying new construction. We thought Lennar was best of the best and instead we encountered problem after problem during the entire process. Sales reps lie. model home, website, and documentation all advertise “everything included” then when you sign off on paperwork and close you find out not everything they said was included is included. They change it up and then tell you sorry you’re out of lucky. Nothing we can do. Lennar mortgage couldn’t get anything straight. Always asking for the same paperwork. Then sending us wrong numbers. Lennar insurance is another screw up. Quoted us one number then sent us a ridiculous quote for 5x more and then turned out they sent us someone else’s quote with their personal information. Then sent us correct quote but still 5x higher. Ended up going with Mercury for the best price. Customer Care rep Will, is unreachable. Never responds to my texts. Even when I immediately text him back after he asks me a question regarding the service requests I open. He never responds. And when he reaches out about a service request it’s usually weeks later. Horrible horrible customer service. I could go on and on. Do your research. Don’t let them take advantage of you. Don’t believe everything they say and don’t believe the documentation and website either because the like to change things up last minute. Good luck! I won’t be buying Lennar ever again. And I won’t be recommending them either. ... More

Good starter home that is priced better than most other new construction in the area. But, upon closer inspection, there’s always small problems that aren’t major dealbreakers but always a nuance. Customer service is not much better. Online portal to submit requests, disjointed team that doesn’t communicate well with one another. Work orders that drag on for what seems like an eternity. Wouldn’t recommend if you’re able to find a good deal elsewhere.

Lennar delayed the building because of the elevator. Well that delay caused a net increase on my Mortgage interest rate of over 2 points. Which is a lot. Lennar didn’t care. Lennar also cost me another $35k by playing games at closing and tried to delay me again and cost me even more.

There were many things missing and this very expensive house was sold too quickly. The build quality was not up to par for the value. The escrow finance and buying process were extremely disorganized and unprofessional. Nothing was connected to local utilities and solar which it was supposed to be...

Upon closer inspection it was clear that they rushed in building our home. There was still a layer of dust when we moved in; The builder stated they would pay to have a professional cleaner come in but this was never completed and the builder has become unresponsive to any requests. We have ended up deep cleaning most of the surfaces ourselves but discovered several faulty workmanship issues as we cleaned the house. We have placed multiple "warranty" requests in order to request fixes for faulty workmanship (such as for a few large scratches, poor tile work, poor drywall work, etc), but it has been >2 months later and most of our requests are incomplete with long response times. I strongly recommend refusing to move in until all fixes are completed, because it is not easy working with their warranty team. ... More

This is my third Lennar home. Everything from quality, customer service, process, purchasing experience, etc., everything has deteriorated over time. Lennar used to do better.

Very poor communication from the Lennar loan team. Unresponsive to questions. My condo insurance coverage got canceled although Lennar insurance team sent me a confirmation enail of coverage. Still no response from loan agent.

The whole process with securing the loan and financing with Lennar was great and seamless. Once you get your keys and sign off on issues in your home you think will be fixed you hear nothing back. It’s like once Lennar got their money I was on my own. I put in three customer care requests and was “supposed to hear back in a week”. Well that was December 4th and today is January 10th. I have not received one phone call as to when these issues will be fixed. I even texted the rep who I did my customer care appointment with and I have heard nothing back. Be mindful, when you buy a Lennar home after the transaction is completed you are on your own. Luckily I haven’t had issues like my neighbors have (Heater not working, water heater issues, plumbing issues). Still it’s incredibly frustrating I feel like once Lennar got their money they don’t care anymore. ... More

w Painting BAD front door entrance leveling BAD and moor.

Seems that the builder are hiring quick help and they contractors are not professional just hiring anyone off the street to get the job done

It’s NOT worth the headache to use Lennar mortgage for the credits the offer. Our loan took over 60 days because Patrick the loan officer was incompetent. Repeatedly asked for the same documents and did not know how to read bank statements. It caused so much stress for my husband and I.

I was so excited to buy a Lennar home, but the escrow experience was horrible. I dealt with unresponsive escrow people, even calling the Homebuyer Concierge rep and never getting any follow up contact, which begs the question as to what kind of concierge services do they provide. The only thing they seemed interested in was getting their money. Plus, there were offers made that we never completed.

My Grant Deed showed description of the property with HS (home site) number without the actual address in it. And Lennar Title Co. refused to fix this issue.

Honest experience as a first time home buyer. Lennar is only great front facing surface level. They sell you well and are responsive only in the selling phase. The second I paid my deposit and they secured my payment, they basically were unresponsive. We had to proof various documents - a lot of the info was wrong. Even after asking for a revision, they’ll get the same info wrong on a different document. They couldn’t get my HOA price right - I had to correct them on their own rates four times. I brought in my own inspector during the final walk through, and I received approval from concierge to bring them in. Day of inspection I’m told I cannot bring a third party in without waivers/paperwork signed. Nobody in concierge wanted to be held accountable for the $400 I paid for an inspector who could not inspect the house and did not respond to any of my emails. Day of keys they throw everything in a bag full of documents and send you off your way with no explanation. When you ask for things such as “where is my HOA account information” they say it’s all in the bag - which it was not and I had to wait for a physical mail to come in to get that info. Also my house has so many issues. My bedroom lights flicker, the closet window was cracked, and the walls to window are not symmetrical. Insane for a house that costs the amount it does. The decibel is also not to legal regulations. You can hear everything externally. The shower has a high pitched ringing sound. My kitchen sink has a stain that came on it. Water quality is awful / pipes are rusty caused all my laundry to turn yellow. Hot water isn’t instant. Our heater was broken to begin with and we had to call emergency services because our house temperature was dropping dramatically and our pets were showing distress. These are all things we could’ve caught during walk through with our inspector if concierge took the necessary steps needed to bring out inspector to site to begin with rather than tell us day of they can’t come because they didn’t give us waivers. Homeless people walk around and look through your trash bins and try to open your doors - HOA won’t do anything nor showed ounce of empathy. Incredibly sloppy and I’m absolutely disappointed in the service, quality and basic human respect. I would not recommend Lennar nor will I purchase with Lennar again. We’re already mentally planning our move. ... More

Poor communication throughout the process. Failure of staff to communicate information and process things and respond to questions and queries in a timely manner if at all despite not even even financing the purchase. Poor complication at every level - sales, title, on site, etc….trying to get answers to anything during the process was someone kicking the can or passing the. Ucla to someone else who passed it to the next one and on and on. Also staff doesn’t seem to know what they’re doing or have the right information. Yup, overall just plain bad and glad it’s over.

I've talked with my new neighbors and we all agree that Lennar has the best home designs. Lennar floorplans and communities work really well for modern family life. They are in great locations with clever designs, efficient use of space, and reasonably priced. Unfortunately, that's the only positive part of the experience. The sales and post sales experience is terrible suffering from a complete lack of communication, constant errors (or lies?), and a lack of follow through. A lot of the information on the website has a legal disclaimer because in the end, it turns out to be inaccurate. Everyone at Lennar blames their boss as the reason they can't do something. I do think there are some great people who work there, but they, too are frustrated by their inability to help customers and just give up. Eventually, you call, email, text, track down, and harass enough people around that they will answer your question or address your concern (or all the claims they make constantly about how they will fix/repair/replace something as part of their warranty). This started from the moment Lennar had my deposit through the still lingering issues in my new home. One of the workers told me they install faulty appliances all the time because what's most important to Lennar is staying on schedule. That would explain a lot of the process and why so many things *look* done, but aren't. Make sure you document everything and have a good lawyer to advise you through the sales process. When you do your home walk through, check EVERYTHING (all the random paint on door and bathroom hardware, all the ethernet ports, all the appliances, pooling/leaking in the showers, all the plugs, all the included smart devices, all the doors and windows so they don't leak water, etc. all of which had issues in my or my neighbors place). I would encourage you to knock on the doors and ask residents at Rancho Mission Viejo in the Lennar properties how they feel about Lennar. I have yet to find someone who's happy with their experience. The home? Yes. But not the home buying experience. ... More

Once the home is purchased get some outside help to identify problems during walk through

We were lied to. Terms changed day before sign day. had no to The knew we sold our home and that out daughters wedding was in a few days. Our promised was not

please remove my name from the entrance of the building for the private and we do not walk through the entrance since we have different entrance. the garage door is automatically open and close . need to be fixed asap.

Lots of issues. Poor craftsmanship and design. Took us many times of requests to simply fix a door handle. Lots of things are not covered. Windows are scratched up and they won’t take responsibility. Gas was leaking the day we moved in. Dishwasher was dented. Rep said she would replace but later we found that order was never placed. We need to keep following up. They also are being cheap and always try to omit simple, essential items, even if it’s visible (imagine if things are hidden, what would happen). For example, they don’t even put on closet door cover (which is only $10 for 6 pieces on amazon). I will avoid Lennar builder at all cost in the future ... More