THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I was all set to buy a house with Lennar and stumbled upon your video and fell down a rabbit hole of more and more evidence of reasons NOT to purchase a Lennar home. You saved a single mother from devastation.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit against them. Ridiculous that you can make such a poor quality home. You would think consumer protection laws would be strongest for homes.
You are absolutely right. I went into this assuming the protections for a new home would be the strongest and found out the hard way that they are almost non-existent. Builders work very hard - and pay a lot of money - to keep it that way. I hope this helps others understand what I wish I had before getting into this. Thank you for the comment as well!
MisterBinx I’m currently in a class action lawsuit against Lennar homes. We had an inspector come over yesterday to take pictures. I sure hope the payout will be well worth the loss we’ve taken trying to fix everything in our home. I would sell the house but I wouldn’t even put my worst enemy through the bullshit this house put us through.
I'm so glad I saw this video. Thank you so much for the input kris, you're beyond right. I just wish there was a way to find justice for this. I'm at my end with the stress, and no one understands. But I'm still gonna fight, this video is the best thing I could watch because no one understands why I'm so upset. It's the most infuriating thing I've ever dealt with, I wanna scream into a pillow til I can't feel anymore.
Sorry to hear that. Within a year I had to deal with the ceiling in my bathroom leaking, microwave needs to be replaced, dishwasher leaking where I had to replace some of my kitchens cabinets.
Needless to say, you have opened my eyes regarding Lennar home builders and other builders for that matter. Having said that, I was considering purchasing a 4 bedroom home with Lennar. Unquestionably, I just happened to come across to your informative blog and decided against the purchase. At this level, we as consumers need to join together and bring this to the light to the proper authorities, in order to receive a resolution to this dilemma and have a voice of concern as future home buyers.
Romano - you made a wise decision. Unfortunately, I've found (as many others have as well) that the people who should prevent this and take action when it happens to protect us - are the same people who make money from Lennar. It has been an eye-opening experience. I never thought things like this actually happened and I learned that they do the hard way. This is how Lennar is able to continue these practices - the people who should protect us actually make money from Lennar. It's unfortunate and needs to change.
I want to figure out what to do, I'm in their las vegas division but I think this is a problem in all of their work. I've tried everything, when something goes wrong they treat you like you're at walmart returning a clearance item for having a scratch on it. No, IT OUR HOMES. and I've put too much into my house I unfortunately fell for buying and I'm losing my mind dealing with this manipulative, irresponsible, non holding themselves accountable for anything company. I dont want anyone to deal with what I have.
@@KristopherFannin THANK YOU, I AM SO HAPPY TO HEAR SOMEONE ELSE SAY WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID. ITS UNACCEPTABLE. they have affected so much of my life and caused me so much stress and money and time, it's so sad. I dont even want the house anymore, they put such bad energy in me, the house, my relationship...they do not care.
Kris, I just ran across this info as I was considering a new home in Riverview. Thank you for bringing this out into the open and to people’s attention. I’m sure you’ve saved many many people from health and financial ruin. That being said, I hope that now you are approximately one year (?) out of your home, that things are much better for you and that your health has been restored! I am sorry for all that you went through. I too bought a house in 2013 (not a new construction) that I found out was uninhabitable the day after moving in. I ended up losing tens of thousands of dollars and almost everything I owned. Thank you for saving me from another life altering mistake.
Scared, I’m considering a Lennar home. I built a Taylor Morrison Atlanta home in 2017. There were glitches before and after closing, but for the most part, I think they did good with responding to issues. The house will never be perfect at closing. Settling will result in minor drywall cracks or nail pops that they took care off at the 11 month mark. My only regret is that the AC was sluggish just before the warranty expired and I should have had the builder resolve it instead of myself. The AC guy said it looks like the suction line got kinked because they twisted behind plumbing. Do your due diligence, take pictures, record, document, file things ASAP. Air out the new home often, get an purifier that gets rid of formaldehyde like some of the higher end Dyson ones.
Same issues with Lennar. They are EXPERTS at dodging the issues and are able to postpone or avoid repairs by claiming we this it's to code. Prove that the construction isn't to code. None of the crafts work is up to par in my mind. Very sloppy and hastily constructed home.
I did not buy a Lennar home but instead bought from KB Home. I’m in full compassion for you because I too am experiencing significant construction defects. The state I live in makes it nearly impossible to hold the builders accountable. There are hardly any protections for new construction home owners, so disappointing.
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I first saw this video shortly after I purchased my Lennar home in S.C. in august of 2018 . Needless to say i was very concerned i spoke with my realtor who assured me that these homes were in line with several other area builders and that she had never had any of the experiences your referring to, needless to say I had already made a large down payment and was commented. Keeping your statements in mind i hired a home inspector to thoroughly check the house over, knowing that they don't get to deep into the actual construction , but he did note some issues that I may have not seen (i'm not a builder but have done a lot of remodeling and home improvement work on top of having been in the tool & die making industry for over 35yrs. so i do have a good eye for detail). I have now been in my home for just over 1yr and have worked thru my extensive list of issues mostly small easy to repair items but have had a couple of large ones, bottom line I have to say we are happy with our home we have a very good energy rating low utilities, it is sad that Lennar builds these homes so fast and has the belief that if it is cheaper for them to come back and preform repairs that the homeowners rise rather then slowing down and getting it right the first time. My hit list was not as long as yous but most of it could have been avoided if only a little better oversight had taken place during the construction and better planning, you don't paint bright white trim around the bottom of the home before you plant grass or sod to prevent dirt stains from discoloring the paint or have the painters crawling around on a new roof in work boots when it is 90 degrees outside or you will have to replace sections of that roof. These are some of the things i'm referring to. A lot of my issue was that I had a shitty warranty representative for a couple of months but fortunately he quite and the new guy was pretty on the spot, I was able to get all my issues addressed but it does take time , my wife and I are retired so we could be available at any time to allow for workers to preform repairs , this was the hardest thing to contend with seeing that they would never show up as planned but generally it was on the day planned . At this point I think i can contend with any new issues provided that there are the standard day to day repairs, as for new homes being like new cars you have to understand that cars go thru months and sometime years of prototyping , and running changes during production as well as extensive recalls and there are 10's of thousands of each model manufactured and no they do not always get it right , i'm not making excuses for Lennar or any one else just trying to be fair. I did not pay for a custom builder but at this point think I got a pretty fair if not good deal, hope that I still think so as time passes. Good luck
Soooo… What does one do if the house from a builder is already built? So now I wouldn’t have had oppor for independent inspection at foundation time and pre-walling
I live in new construction in the Tampa (Pasco County) area. My neighbors, to include myself, are having nothing but issues. We are all still under the first year warranty and I'm scared to death what will happen after the warranty ends. So far, I have had a water leak from an improperly installed Dish Washer. Two electrical issues. Believe me, I could go on and on. These homes look pretty, but buyer beware. I feel so sorry for this man. I hope we wins in the end. The politicians are owned by the companies.
All of this and so sorry you are dealing with the same. You are absolutely spot on - it's the politicians who let this happen and enable it to continue. I never thought that was possible until I started dealing with all of my issues with Lennar.
Was thinking about buying a new lennar home here in viera florida , will be very cautious now after watching your video. I can feel your pain and frustration and you made very good points.
slater246 that was my question. Even went to the Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn whose office issues everything including inspections. I documented everything they said and when I kept asking how it passed, he blocked me on social media.
Without a doubt they are - there are two issues at the Westshore Yacht Club - the land it was built on (a former nuclear steam generation testing site that was never remediated) and the horrible construction (exasperated by the former) - the Mayor licensing and inspection office had no answers as to how this 1) passed inspection and 2) why the land was allowed to be built on without remediation.
Man just when I was looking into owning a new home development by Lennar! Here in Cali there are lots of real estate laws that protect consumers. That said I’m not worried about getting burned.
cayce lyntin there are two developments (Hunters Point and another one I can't remember right now) that were built on toxic land. Specifically Navy shipyards that did nuclear testing.
Kris Fannin San Fran development I think your referring to as hunters point and that while erea has been genocidal. I e. Forced people out. Ok. Well I'll keep checking. Good luck.
I think you mean gentrified??? idk. But El Toro in Irvine is also contaminated and I believe lennar is or was building on it, or owns the land or some shit. it's in the documentary Paydirt (on vimeo)
I understand you 110%...I am going through a nightmare with them right now after living here for 4 months. No one answers, they treat me like an animal...its terrible and I've never been so stressed out and sick to my stomach and tired in my life. Everything you say is exactly how I feel, especially how exhausting it really is to keep repeating yourself and have to deal with people with absolutely no empathy or care that this is not a defective TV, a table missing a part, it is your HOUSE. I am so sick over what I'm going through with Lennar, not in Florida but Vegas, and I cant enjoy my home AT ALL. Thank you so much for making this video so I know im not crazy or alone. I wish no one else ever has to go through this.
Update, it's now 7 months in and NOTHING has changed, and I'm not allowed to speak to anyone. Theres pipes torn up and big holes all over my yard and giant nails...I dont know what to do anymore. I've cried, I've called everyone I could. I've invested too much time into this, I refuse to give up. They are the worst people and make me absolutely hate my house because I associate it with them. This is the most unfair, and one of the worst things I've ever gone through. I feel helpless and robbed. I'm treated like the enemy when we bought the house. Anyone who tries to help me and gives me some hope ends up texting me apologizing that they're sorry because they can't speak to me anymore because JOY BRODDLE LAS VEGAS DIVISION PRESIDENT will not let them talk to me anymore. nor will the construction manager and the house is still under warrantee..if anyone can offer me some advice please contact me. I'd love to share pictures of everything, I'll probably end up just contacting the news. But, point is...DO NOT BUY.
@@gogetyourgunn It's horrible. Lennar does this on purpose. I would try and sell as soon as possible - it's not worth it. I lost everything selling this house, but I'm so glad I did - it was the worst 5 years of my life.
We have pigeons in the roof and I'm finding tons of rusted big nails all over my yard and I asked her what the nails are because I have dogs...she said she had no clue what they were...but shes the construction manager. Basically they left them all over my yard underneath their horrible job of the landscape we paid thousands for, the whole thing is screwed up. I just want to make people see this so it never happens to them.
Empathize with the frustration & so many critical issues experienced, but is this 100% completely transparent & honest? From some research and understanding, was Lennar even the developer of the sketchy house being discussed? Or, was it a DIFFERENT builder that was purchased by Lennar several YEARS (!!) later After the Fact? IF the latter is the case, this review & video has very little to do with Lennar, and NOT a review of Lennar Homes, development process, & Quality Control -- it's a review of the ORIGINAL builder. Also, if that's the case, having this review/video posted as current could result in defamation.
Thank you for the second part of your video I have took heed to your 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩warnings from the first video I will not buy a home from this company I have my own experience I never bought a home I was thinking to buy one but they have became very very annoying with a lot of phone calls over 10 text messages very unprofessional and annoying got a couple anyway and there is others beside you that have a bad experience with his home company thanks for the warning🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
Shon, thank you for watching and your comment. Here is one more Lennar Home story from a consumer: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xMG0YMWTj9I.html
Sounds like your lawyer took you for a ride. I'm sorry that happened to you. The rule of thumb is that if you are suing someone then never pay an attorney out of your pocket. They should be willing to work o commission of the lawsuit winnings. If you pay them from your pocket, they will even take a case that they know that cannot win. If they work on commission, they will only take your case if it is a strong case.
Was your home built by Lennar or by a company that Lennar acquired? From a quick search it looks like WCI actually built you home and did the shoddy work, not Lennar. WCI was acquired by Lennar in 2017 so it is a bit misleading on your part to suggest that Lennar was the builder. Granted, they inherited the problem when they bought WCI and their customer service is of serious concern. I think they should have treated you better and been much more responsive to your situation. However, I think you should be a little more clear instead of implying Lennar was the problem from day one. To some degree though, if they didn't buy WCI until 2017 which was 4 years after your home was built and after your warranty expired, it is somewhat a rock vs. hard place here. I am guessing you have documentation to show the history of problems from day 1 which if the same problems continued from the first day it would seem some type of lemon law would apply. However, if the AC problems didn't show up until year 3 and your warranty was expired on day 1 of year 2, then unfortunately, that problem becomes yours, even if it was shoddy work that caused the problem 3 years later. Not sure what legal obligation Lennar would have to a product built by another builder 4 years earlier. They might have an ethical obligation but probably not a legal one. Did you try contacting the local press to see if they might be able to get Lennar to assist?
Lennar executives came to the home, found all the issues and then went silent. They even took the neighborhood off their website even though tens of millions of development is still available there. Why? Because they knew the land it was build on is toxic. Lennar executives are nothing more than a bunch of crooks.
I am confused who built the house? If Lennar did not build the house then why are they being named for building shitty homes. I need a review on a house that Lennar built themselves. Granted the right thing to do would be to fix it since they took over but who is really responsible.
I wonder why prosecutors or attorneys general don’t get involved. This sure seems like criminal fraud to sell a product that you have every exception is substandard and defective with a warranty that you will not honor.
Probably not built by Lennar employees. Probably built by independent contractors who were beaten into prices so low as to "require" that they do shoddy work in order to survive economically.
It has to be based on the states they’re in. I’ve never heard anything nearly as bad like this from Lennar here in Washington, or even any national builders here for that matter. Even DR Horton here looks significantly better than in other states. Don’t know what it is lol
You know what it will take to get Lennar, Pulte, KB, Toll Brothers and all the other sleazy home builders to clean up their act, if people just walk away from their homes and surrender them to the bank. Only then will the banks look at the crap fest on their books and the banks will decide not to allow mortgages on these substandard homes. It sucks that it will destroy the lives of so many home buyers. But it’s the only thing that could work.
Show us the defects in the house on video. Show us the inspection report. Give us the case number to your lawsuit. Some of your monetary claims are beyond ridiculous like time off from work. My gut says you have legitimate grievances, but they're grossly exaggerated which really hurts your credibility especially in a future civil jury trial.
I now realize there are many of them - Lennar especially. They pay a lot of money to make sure there are few if any (depending on the state) consumer protections. That's how they continue to get away with really bad construction and business practices.
+Kris Fannin i'm sorry this happened to you, Kris. THE biggest purchase of your life should not thrust you into a starring role of a "Buyer Beware" story. What IS great is; you're speaking out, helping others avoid literal "ruin". Don't think for a moment that your kind turn won't find its way back you x 10. & in a way that cannot be measured in money. In this "information age" i'm sure you'd be stunned to realize how many you've helped already. Don't underestimate the power of your own voice! xoxox. (and keep fighting - no matter what!)
I cannot thank you enough for this - that's my exact goal - I can't change what happened to me, but I can change it happening to others. I needed to hear what you said today! xoxoxo
Lennar and DR Horton run! ! ! Run from these builders! Now in 2023 they are building even cheaper and worst homes! Faster and cheaper than ever, the quality is even worst! They put up entire communities in 5 months. Cheap bad quality
The orientation tells you in the beginning not to turn off your AC for a certain amount of time due to it being a new home, or it could cause mold if not allowed to dry out properly. I read all this in the manual I was given. I also seen the housing dump before I bought the home, it wasn’t hidden 🤷🏻♀️ I haven’t moved into my home yet, but you can guarantee I won’t be one to sit still and allow it. I would contact a lawyer immediately if my issues weren’t taken care of.
Read your Lennar contract. All you are allowed to do is arbitration and all you can then hope for is what you paid for. I spent tens of thousands of dollars in attorney fees for nothing.
Depending on the state you might be able to sue, arbitration or not. But anyways, I more want to know how is your home Corina now? I was thinking about getting a lennar home
Nano Nano Really? I’m interested. I’ve been going back and forth with them looking at model and available homes. Now, idk who to go with. KB, I here is even worse.
For anyone interested, here is the background around my WCI and Lennar experiences - all defects are also documented in this website, as well as builder responses. Buyers beware. mylennarhome.com/lennar-homes-background
