LA PLATA, Md. — During the public comments session of the Charles County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, a local resident raised concerns about builder accountability, citing unresolved issues with a Lennar Homes property. The remarks prompted direct responses from several commissioners and renewed discussion of past problems with the national homebuilder.
The speaker, identified as Anthony Bowie, stated that his newly purchased Lennar home began to exhibit driveway damage within six months of ownership. When he contacted Lennar, the company allegedly blamed the issue on ice melt. Bowie countered that the homeowners association manages snow and ice removal — still under Lennar’s control — and that residents are not responsible for applying ice melt individually.
Bowie said he filed complaints with the Better Business Bureau and the Maryland State’s Attorney’s Office and urged the board to reconsider approving future Lennar developments in Charles County unless the company improves its customer service and practices.
Commissioner Gilbert Bowling III connected the issue to a similar complaint raised in 2024 and noted that he had visited that resident, Mr. Green, at his property. Bowling also offered to visit Bowie’s property and said he would advocate with Lennar and regulatory agencies on the resident’s behalf.
“I think it’s deplorable the way they are acting,” Bowling said. “They are making improvements in new developments, but that’s because we almost demanded it before we would approve anything else.”
Commissioner Amanda Stewart echoed the concerns about Lennar and cited her prior efforts to introduce regulatory improvements through Docket 90, the development framework for the St. Charles community.
She encouraged residents to consider organizing or consulting legal counsel for potential class-action litigation.
“In my perspective, I hear a lot of complaints, and I believe there is an attorney out there who’d be willing to really listen,” Stewart said. “I think homeowners together can make a change,” she added.
While past amendments were intended to increase builder accountability, Stewart said that more significant action may need to fall on homeowners themselves.
“People don’t know, and they keep buying the houses,” Stewart said, noting that many buyers remain unaware of a builder’s history before purchase.
When The BayNet reached out for comment, Lennar Homes confirmed it is aware of the issue and is working with local partners to assess the situation.
“The HOA of this active-adult community treats resident driveways during snow and ice events as part of its regular services,” Lennar stated. “Lennar is working with the homeowner and HOA management company to evaluate the driveway and determine next steps.”
Pattern of Complaints Across Southern Maryland and Beyond
The July 8, 2025, public comment in Charles County is part of a growing pattern of homeowner complaints tied to Lennar Homes throughout Southern Maryland.
In Prince George’s County, a 2022 investigation by WUSA9 detailed the case of Adrienne Hawkins, a Brandywine resident who was unable to move into her newly built Lennar home due to structural problems — including uneven floors, ventilation defects, and unsafe trusses. Despite repeated inspections and repair attempts, Prince George’s County’s Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement issued multiple correction orders, and several nearby homes in the same Missouri Acres neighborhood remained vacant pending compliance at the time.
In Charles County, Lennar faced scrutiny as early as 2011, when the Maryland Consumer Protection Division settled a case involving the false advertisement of a promised clubhouse in the Hunters Brooke community. Lennar denied liability but paid over $210,000 in compensation to the homeowners association.
These local cases echo concerns raised nationally. A public Facebook group titled “Lennar Homeowners – Complaints and Issues” has grown to more than 39,900 members as of July 2025. The group shares stories of construction delays, warranty disputes, and structural concerns, with users from across the country — including Maryland — documenting ongoing frustrations with the builder.
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3rd world labor skills at it’s finest. I wonder how many hours they have to work to get houses from their Global Immigrant Homeownership Program?
What do people think they’re getting with these albeit crazy expensive, but slapped together in a couple month houses?
Been turning Lennar and Gwinnett County in to State of Ga EPD now since 2022 for Erosion&Sediment violations as a MS4 Inspector. Whole Lennar staff and illegal immigrant workforce needs to be shutdown. Junk houses and terrible workers building your homes.
We are having the same problem with Lennar Homes here in Delaware Dover the driveways cracking,the floors, the walls the yard. It is not fair. How we are treated when it comes to Repairs on the houses around here.
It’s happening in Myrtle Beach too!!! All the sane issues