Updates and updates, none of them good.
In my previous review I mentioned that the general consensus from Legacy homeowners is that responsiveness and dedication from the Legacy warranty department is nonexistent. In other words, virtually every single fellow resident in my Legacy neighborhood that I have spoken to believes the Legacy warranty department sucks. I would say the warranty department is about as accessible, responsive, and transparent as the North Korean government. Prove me wrong.
Over 5 weeks ago, on June 17, relatively mild 20-25 mph winds ripped some optional/upgraded architectural "shake" siding loose from my house (see my photos). I reached out to the warranty department that day, and a couple times a week over the past 5+ weeks, with photos and explained that they needed to replace it anyway since it had been identified as far back as December 2020 (60 post-closing warranty inspection) as being warped and inferior.
After 3 phone calls and a ton of emails to Legacy, including photos of the damage, 5+ weeks have come and gone and nothing has been done. In fact, the Legacy warranty department has not even given me the courtesy of telling me that they have ordered replacement material, or when it might get repaired/replaced. They have given me nothing. This is on top of all the other warranty work that was identified a couple months ago and back in December 2020 and more in May 2021.
I was warned early on by a neighbor about inferior sub-floor work and squeaky wood floors. Sure enough, virtually every square foot of my (engineered) wood floor in the kitchen snaps, crackles, and pops so much it sounds like I'm eating Rice Krispies and walking on bubble wrap at the same time. I was warned and sure enough, my kitchen floor - all of it - sounds HORRIBLE! I was also warned the warranty repairs to "fix" the squeaky wood flooring is kinda of ghetto...we shall see.
We all knew that Legacy was in trouble with the departure of one of their owners as well as a lot of their best employees either being fired or quitting (Abby, Bob, Oscar, Merlin, and more). Now it's my understanding that Legacy had to sell to another business in town in order to avoid going out of business. In a housing economy that's booming, there's no excuse for this...it indicates horrible leadership and management, which is also evidenced by the lousy warranty department responsiveness, shoddy construction quality (you just ask 10/20/30 random homeowners in my neighborhood), cutting corners to save a buck, and disregard for who they claim to be. There's no telling what that means for the future of warranty work that should be covered by Legacy, but I can assure you Legacy's reputation among homeowners in my neighborhood is in the crapper, and it's going to take a lot of work by the new ownership/management to regain all the trust that's been damaged and lost. Again, don't take my word for it; ask 10 or 12 random homeowners how they feel about the quality of their home and the quality of the warranty department.
As I have always said in my reviews (including the Legacy design center reviews on Google Maps), if anything I have said is factually false then I welcome a response from Legacy to set the record straight. I would also love a freaking response from Legacy, as would every other homeowner in the neighborhood, from the warranty department to get crap fixed. As for every claim I have made about Legacy here on Yelp and in my Google review, I have photos and videos and emails to back up everything.
After 4 weeks of no action, no updates, no communication from Legacy following the damage to my siding (that's still flapping in the wind for everyone who walks or drives by to see), I printed 27 pages of emails to Legacy about this and dropped it off on 7/17/2021 for management to read...let's see if they respond and make things right. If not, I'll update every review I've left and continue to publicize the facts about Legacy. read more