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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Lennar Corporation


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
Lennar Corporation (333-45527) on Form S-3 of our report dated January 20, 1998,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lennar Corporation for the year
ended November 30, 1997 and to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Experts" in the Prospectus Supplement dated Febuary 19, 1999, which is a part
of the Registration Statement.




DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Miami, Florida

Febuary 23, 1999














