Hundreds of homes built by the Miami-based Lennar Corporation 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.

“Tribal members have been constructively evicted from their houses due to unsafe living conditions arising from the design and construction-related defects in their dwellings,” the lawsuit states. “These victims suffer an

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