Seminole Tribe sues Miami-based Lennar over 552 ‘defective’ new houses
Hundreds of homes built by the Miami-based Lennar Corp. on tribal land over the last five years are in such shoddy condition that no one can safely live in them, according to a lawsuit against the construction company filed by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
The lawsuit was filed in March, but efforts to resolve the dispute between the Tribe and the builder through mediation have fallen apart, and the tribe filed an amended complaint last week spelling out defects in every one of the 552 homes, from roofs that need replacing to health-threatening mold accumulation .The homes are in Seminole land in Broward, Glades, Hendry, St. Lucie, Hillsborough, Lake and Collier counties.
The most recent homes built in Broward went up in 2023 and 2024, east of State Road 7 and a few blocks south of Stirling Road near Hollywood.