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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: September 4, 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 September 4, 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 one-month and two-month periods ended August 31, 2002. For additional information, please see the press release.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits

99.1    Press release issued September 4, 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: September 5, 2002	By:	/s/ David S. Weiss
	David S. Weiss Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Item 5. Other Events.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Press Release
For Immediate Release

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Reports August Home Orders

Atlanta, Georgia, September 4, 2002—Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) (www.beazer.com) today released preliminary unit net orders for the one-month and two-month periods ended August 31, 2002.

	New Orders (Units) for the Month Ended August 31,
	Beazer 2002	Crossmann 2002	Total 2002	Beazer 2001	% Change
Southeast	310	127	437	315	38.7	%
West	414	—	414	335	23.6	%
Central	118	—	118	92	28.3	%
Mid-Atlantic	102	—	102	116	(12.1	)%
Midwest	—	321	321	—	n/a
Total	944	448	1,392	858	62.2	%

	New Orders (Units) for the Two Months Ended August 31,
	Beazer 2002	Crossmann 2002	Total 2002	Beazer 2001	% Change
Southeast	599	234	833	587	41.9	%
West	778	—	778	642	21.2	%
Central	246	—	246	202	21.8	%
Mid-Atlantic	195	—	195	236	(17.4	)%
Midwest	—	603	603	—	n/a
Total	1,818	837	2,655	1,667	59.3	%

New orders for the one-month and two-month periods ended August 31, 2002, include orders from Crossmann Communities, Inc., which Beazer acquired effective April 17, 2002. On a pro forma basis, new orders for the one-month and two-month periods ended August 31, 2001, including Crossmann's orders would have been 1,141 and 2,385 respectively.

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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Exhibit 99.1