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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: July 7, 2003

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 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits

99.1

Press release issued July 7, 2003.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

        On July 7, 2003, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (the "Company") reported home orders for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1. For additional information, please see the press release. The information in exhibit 99.1 is being provided pursuant to both Item 9 and Item 12 of Form 8-K.

        Limitation on Incorporation by Reference. The information being furnished shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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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: July 7, 2003	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.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

SIGNATURES

EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Press Release
For Immediate Release

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Reports Home Orders
for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2003

Atlanta, Ga., July 7, 2003—Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) (www.beazer.com) today released preliminary unit net orders for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.

	New Orders (Units) For the Quarter Ended June 30,
	2003	2002	% Change
Southeast	1,673	1,387	20.6	%
West	1,474	1,248	18.1	%
Central	332	327	1.5	%
Mid-Atlantic	434	337	28.8	%
Midwest	821	928	-11.5	%
Total	4,734	4,227	12.0	%

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, Delaware, 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 & Chief Financial Officer
	(404) 250-3420
	dweiss@beazer.com

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Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Reports Home Orders for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2003