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They makes houses that will split itself in two and assure you (as if you stupid) that the cracks running across your floors and ceilings and splitting the outside brick walls is completely normal. Do better.

If you want a house that will literally split in two within a year, these are your people!

⚠️ BUYERS, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE BUYING FROM LENNAR ⚠️ I want to share my experience with Lennar so other families can be extremely careful before giving them a deposit. In my experience, I felt misled throughout this process. I was initially told that I qualified and was asked to provide a deposit. I was also told that if I did not qualify, my deposit would be returned. Based on those representations, I moved forward and paid a $10,000 deposit. Another MAJOR RED FLAG: if they tell you that your own real estate agent cannot help you or is “not qualified,” and then tell you, “Don’t worry, we will help you,” PLEASE think twice before agreeing. Do not turn your back on your own agent just because the builder’s team tells you they can take care of everything. In my experience, removing independent representation was a huge mistake. Always have someone working for YOU, not just people connected to the builder, lender, sales office, warranty department, or transaction. My advice: NEVER give a large deposit simply because someone tells you that you qualify or promises that your money will be returned if financing does not work out. Get EVERYTHING in writing and have the contract independently reviewed before signing or paying. For me, this entire experience has been a huge red flag. I personally would NOT recommend buying from Lennar based on what happened to my family. Follow up on everything yourself. Ask questions. Keep emails and text messages. Do not rely only on verbal promises. Also, do your OWN independent home inspection even though you are buying a brand-new house. Do not assume that “new home” or “warranty” means you will have no problems. In my experience, I had concerns about safety and construction issues, and I was not satisfied with how the warranty process and staff handled things. Research the LOCATION before buying too. If you are considering Plumas Lake, look carefully at zoning, roads, traffic, emergency access, evacuation routes, schools, future development, and everything around the community. Do not just fall in love with the model home. Also remember that your mortgage payment is NOT necessarily your only major monthly housing expense. Look carefully at property taxes, Mello-Roos/special assessments, HOA if applicable, insurance, utilities, and other costs. Those additional charges can add hundreds of dollars to what you expected to pay. In our situation, we were looking at approximately $400 plus another roughly $700–$800 in taxes/Mello-Roos-related housing costs, so buyers should verify the exact numbers for their own property before signing anything. And please understand: WHAT YOU SEE IN THE MODEL HOME MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU GET. The model home can look beautiful because it may contain many upgrades. Before signing, ask for a WRITTEN LIST showing exactly what is included in your home, what is an upgrade, what costs extra, and what will actually be delivered. My family worked very hard for our money, and having our $10,000 deposit tied up in this situation has been extremely upsetting. I am pursuing my available options regarding the return of my deposit, including legal options if necessary. Based on my experience, I would tell future buyers: DON'T RUSH. DON'T REMOVE YOUR OWN REPRESENTATION JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE TELLS YOU THEY WILL “HELP YOU.” DON'T RELY ON VERBAL PROMISES. DON'T SKIP YOUR OWN INSPECTION. AND DON'T HAND OVER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITHOUT FULLY UNDERSTANDING THE CONTRACT. I wish someone had warned me this strongly before I went through this. Please do your research before buying. One day, you may thank yourself for taking the extra time before signing. If anyone else has had a similar experience involving Lennar, financing, a deposit that was not returned, or promises made during the buying process, feel free to contact me and share your experience.

They have left partially constructed homes standing for many months, during heavy flooding rains, without any AC installed. They had the walls completed, so the sheetrock no doubt is going to be COATED IN BLACK MOLD INSIDE ALL THE WALLS OF ALL LENNAR HOMES IN SAN ANTONIO AND ALL SURROUNDING AREAS. Safe bet that it's happening at every single subdivision they have attempted to erect their garbage shacks in across the entire country, from all their toxic mold news reports!!!

My experience with Janet Isela Garcia concerns inaccurate property information associated with the purchase and listing of my home. Janet previously worked as the seller’s agent associated with the builder when I purchased the property and now works with Lennar. I later discovered that my home, which has 2.5 bathrooms, was being represented with an incorrect bathroom count across major real estate platforms. The property description itself references the additional half bathroom, and comparable homes with the same configuration have been represented as having 3 bathrooms on some platforms. As a former licensed real estate professional, I understand that property information entered into the MLS can be distributed to numerous third-party real estate websites. Accuracy at the source is therefore important because incorrect information can continue following a property long after the original transaction. I have since spent considerable time contacting the companies displaying the information and seeking correction of the underlying property data. My concern is that accurate information should have been entered and verified from the beginning, and when a discrepancy is identified, there should be a clear process for correcting it. Based on my experience, I would not recommend working with Janet Isela Garcia. Buyers and homeowners should be able to expect accurate property information, attention to detail, transparency, and accountability from the real estate professionals involved in a transaction.

Buying a Lennar home was a major mistake. After only 2 years of purchasing a new construction townhome, I have already had to pay out of pocket for 2 ceiling/roof leak repairs due to poor construction quality (which were also very expensive to repair due to the attic being poorly designed with almost no access to most of the house including piping/electrical wiring) and just had to repair an HVAC refrigerant leak that cost $2800 after diagnostic fees, etc. even with the HVAC system still on warranty. I bought this house for affordability as a first-time homebuyer, but have spent so much money repairing this house in the first 2 years of owning it (again, brand new) that it would have been more cost effective to just buy a $50k+ more expensive house with decent construction quality or even keep renting an apartment. The sub-floor upstairs is not fastened down properly, which has gradually led to the entire upstairs floor now creaking loudly with every step. The front door deadbolt lock has recently worn down beyond function and we have to just keep it locked and use the back door or garage door instead. There are also many cosmetic defects such as walls not being square, non-level surfaces, unpainted sections of ceiling, and the staircase railing not being fully attached to the wall. The entire townhome complex being built within 4 months should have been the first red flag.

I am a Florida Realtor, My customer flew in from Colorado to close in person to sign all their docs and flew back. That was a week ago and I am still waiting on my commission check. They said there was a document requested from buyer before closing and are still waiting on. Why didn't they have them sign it at closing. Lennar Title/ Lakewood Ranch really is disappointing! I hope I don't have to deal with them again.

** Phoenix - Western Gardens Location! I have never had the misfortune to have to leave such a terrible review for anything, or anyone, in my entire life before. This experience saddens me beyond belief, and whilst one might think that it is because I have had such a terrible go at this ... in reality, it is because my neighbors are no doubt experiencing it alongside me. I purchased a Lennar home, in the Western Gardens neighborhood of Phoenix, six (6) months ago. Since then, I have not been able to focus on work, school or home life - as I have had to dedicate my entire existence to protecting myself and family from this godawful Lennar home, and even more urgently, this HOA company. My family and I were, quite literally, lied to and then bullied by Lennar's representatives since the initial purchase of the home. Now that I've been in six months, the entire house is falling down around me, and despite me trying to literally keep the walls from crumbling down, I do not have enough hands (or feet, or fingers, or...) to hold the place up. Craftsmanship? Doesn't exist here. These are houses that look ugly on the outside, but that is nothing compared to the shoddy materials, construction, appliances. But any reviewer can read up themselves on Lennar's reputation - not just in the Phoenix area - but their extraordinarily poor reputation seems to live up in almost every state they build houses in. Please - do your research. Since moving in six months ago, we have also been terrorized by the HOA company. And when I say terrorized, I mean TERRORIZED. My family filed one complaint about an inordinate amount of garbage throughout our neighborhood ... such an inordinate amount that folks were electing NOT to buy here, due to how trashy the grounds are. This lowers property values and obviously keeps any sane person from wanting to invest $600K to live here. Unfortunately - but not surprisingly - the HOA responded with the use of bullying tactics. They threatened to fine us. Or to throw us out! For what? Nothing - as we are the only people in the neighborhood who actually abide by ALL of the restrictions upon which we were imposed. But, no worry, if you haven't committed any of the sins that they lay out in their billion-page restriction guide, they will simply find an infraction to blame you for anyhow... You cannot have more than two "decorative" items visible to any neighbor at any given time. So you put a wreath on your door and a small flower pot on your front porch and call it a day, right? Wrong. They fine you and say it's because your doormat is also "decorative". They say you have to take your garbage bins into your garage no later than Tuesday before 8pm, but then they fine you if the actual trash trucks have not yet come to pick up the trash by then. You know that strip of rocks between your sidewalk and the street - the one that is "HOA property"? They will let all of the plants there die, but then they fine you if you attempt to pull up the old scraps, and they fine you if you attempt to - or even ask to! - replant living shrubs there! How are they going to fine you for asking a question, you ask? Who knows! But they do! My family is now terrified to report even the smallest concerns or ask the easiest, most innocuous questions. I had some neighboring teenagers threaten to kill me and my elderly mother on a walk one day, so I asked the HOA to simply keep an eye out for them and perhaps warn the others in the neighborhood that these teeneagers are dangerous (or nuisances, at best). The HOA told us that, despite their rule book stating that they have the authority to handle such matters, they prefer not to be involved or know anything about it at all. "That is not our problem, it's yours." So now we just don't leave the house, because she is too afraid of being shot to go anywhere. I mean, WOW, what a fantastic and safe place to live! Do yourself a favor and steer clear of this place. All it boils down to is money, and if you aren't making them money in some way/shape/fashion, then YOU are the problem. Save your own hide and buy in another community - ANY other community!