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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: April 6, 2004

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.)

1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1200
Atlanta Georgia 30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(770) 829-3700
(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 April 6, 2004.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

        On April 6, 2004, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (the "Company") reported home orders, closings and backlog for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2004. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1. For additional information, please see the press release.

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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: April 6, 2004	By:	/s/  JAMES O'LEARY
	James O'Leary Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

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EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Press Release
For Immediate Release

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Reports Home Orders,
Closings and Backlog for the
Quarter and Six Months Ended March 31, 2004

Atlanta, Ga., April 6, 2004—Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) (www.beazer.com) today released preliminary unit net orders, closings and backlog for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2004.

	New Orders (Units)
	For the Quarter Ended March 31,				For the Six Months Ended March 31,
	2004	2003	% Change		2004	2003	% Change
Southeast	1,636	1,628	0.5	%	2,679	2,643	1.4	%
West	1,885	1,277	47.6	%	3,339	2,216	50.7	%
Central	351	296	18.6	%	536	528	1.5	%
Mid-Atlantic	403	496	(18.8	)%	719	948	(24.2	)%
Midwest	757	882	(14.2	)%	1,063	1,385	(23.2	)%
Total	5,032	4,579	9.9	%	8,336	7,720	8.0	%

	Closings (Units)
	For the Quarter Ended March 31,				For the Six Months Ended March 31,
	2004	2003	% Change		2004	2003	% Change
Southeast	1,197	1,093	9.5	%	2,454	2,186	12.3	%
West	1,404	1,095	28.2	%	2,618	2,135	22.6	%
Central	208	272	(23.5	)%	448	538	(16.7	)%
Mid-Atlantic	367	233	57.5	%	685	528	29.7	%
Midwest	508	604	(15.9	)%	1,087	1,392	(21.9	)%
Total	3,684	3,297	11.7	%	7,292	6,779	7.6	%

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	Backlog (Units) As of March 31,
	2004	2003	% Change
Southeast	2,546	2,324	9.6	%
West	3,008	1,914	57.2	%
Central	484	497	(2.6	)%
Mid-Atlantic	1,151	1,120	2.8	%
Midwest	1,281	1,605	(20.2	)%
Total	8,470	7,460	13.5	%

        Preliminary backlog sales value as of March 31, 2004 totals $2.04 billion, up 37% from the backlog sales value of $1.49 billion as of March 31, 2003.

        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: Leslie H. Kratcoski
Director, Investor Relations
(770) 829-3700
lkratcos@beazer.com

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Exhibit 99.1

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Reports Home Orders, Closings and Backlog for the Quarter and Six Months Ended March 31, 2004