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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: August 5, 2002

BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 001-12822
(Commission
File Number) 54-2086934
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite B-200
Atlanta Georgia 30342
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)

(404) 250-3420
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5. Other Events.

        On August 5, 2002, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (the "Company") issued the press release attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and made a part hereof announcing its new home orders for the month ended July 31, 2002. For additional information, please see the press release.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits

99.1 Press release issued August 5, 2002.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
Date: August 7, 2002	By:	/s/  DAVID S. WEISS David S. Weiss Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

EX-99.1

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[BEAZER Letterhead]

Press Release
For Immediate Release

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Reports July Home Orders

Atlanta, Georgia, August 5, 2002—Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) (www.beazer.com) today released preliminary unit net orders for the month ended July 31, 2002.

	New Orders (units) for the Month Ended July 31,
	Beazer 2002	Crossmann 2002	Total 2002	Beazer 2001	% Change
Southeast	289	107	396	272	45.6	%
West	364	—	364	307	18.6	%
Central	128	—	128	110	16.4	%
Mid-Atlantic	93	—	93	120	(22.5	)%
Midwest	—	282	282	—	n/a
Total	874	389	1,263	809	56.1	%

        New orders for the month ended July 31, 2002, include orders from Crossmann Communities, Inc., which Beazer acquired effective April 2002. On a pro forma basis, new orders for the month ended July 31, 2001, including Crossmann's orders would have been 1,244.

        Beazer Homes USA, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the country's ten largest single-family homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Beazer Homes also provides mortgage origination and title services to its homebuyers.

Contact: David S. Weiss, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(404) 250-3420
dweiss@beazer.com

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