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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: March 4, 2002

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


         DELAWARE                    001-12822                    54-2086934
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission                 (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)              File Number)             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)

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Item 5.  Other Events.

         On March 4, 2002, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (the "Company") issued the
press release attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and made a part hereof regarding
its home orders for the one-month and two-month periods ended February 28, 2002.
On March 7, 2002 the Company issued the press release attached hereto as exhibit
99.2 and made a part hereof announcing its plan to make a presentation on March
11, 2002 at the Deutsche Banc Alex Brown Homebuilding and Building Products
Conference. For additional information, please see the press releases.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.

         99.1     Press release issued March 4, 2002.

         99.2     Press release issued March 11, 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: March 12, 2002                   By: /s/ Ian. J. McCarthy
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                                           Ian J. McCarthy
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


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