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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950144-09-000207
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090113
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090113
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090113

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BEAZER HOMES USA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000915840
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531]
		IRS NUMBER:				582086934
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12822
		FILM NUMBER:		09522872

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5775 PEACHTREE DUNW00DY RD
		STREET 2:		STE B 200
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30342
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4042503420

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5775 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY RD
		STREET 2:		STE C-200
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30342
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Date
of Report: January&nbsp;13, 2009</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.</B>
</DIV>

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">DELAWARE<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction <BR>
of incorporation)
</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">001-12822<BR>
(Commission<BR>
File Number)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">54-2086934<BR>
(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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1000 Abernathy Road, Suite&nbsp;1200<BR>

Atlanta, Georgia 30328<BR>

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">
(770)&nbsp;829-3700<BR>

(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)</DIV>


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None<BR>

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Results of Operations and Financial Condition</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On January&nbsp;13, 2009, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. issued a press release announcing preliminary fiscal
first quarter home closings and new home orders and its cash and cash equivalents as of December
31, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.</DIV>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;99.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press Release dated January&nbsp;13, 2009.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.<br><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">Date: January 13, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/Allan P. Merrill
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Allan P. Merrill&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 50%"><B><U>Press Release</U><BR>
For Immediate Release</B>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">
<B>Beazer Homes Provides Preliminary First Quarter Data</B><BR>

<B><I>Release of First Quarter Financial Results Scheduled for February&nbsp;9, 2009</I></B></DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>ATLANTA, January&nbsp;13, 2009 </B>&#151; Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com) today
provided preliminary first quarter home closings and new home orders and its cash and cash
equivalents as of December&nbsp;31, 2008. The Company&#146;s practice is to release such information as part
of its quarterly financial reporting, but is providing this information in advance of an upcoming
investor conference and investor meetings. The Company currently expects to announce its financial
results for the quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2008 on Monday, February&nbsp;9, 2009.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Home closings for the quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2008 totaled 938, a 53.2% decline from 2,006 homes
closed during the same period in the prior fiscal year. Net new home orders totaled 551 for the
quarter, a decrease of 56.0% from 1,252 net orders in the first quarter of the prior fiscal year.
Net orders declined 48.9% in markets where the Company maintains a presence and 93.9% in markets
the Company had previously announced it was exiting. The cancellation rate for the first quarter
was 45.6%, compared to 46.6% for the same period in the prior year.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">With respect to the Company&#146;s cash position, at December&nbsp;31, 2008, the Company had cash and cash
equivalents of $436.9&nbsp;million, compared to $584.3&nbsp;million at September&nbsp;30, 2008 and $236.5&nbsp;million
at December&nbsp;31, 2007. In addition, as of December&nbsp;31, 2008, the Company had restricted
approximately $19.0&nbsp;million in cash to sufficiently collateralize outstanding letters of credit
under the Company&#146;s secured revolving credit facility.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Beazer Homes USA, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the country&#146;s ten largest single-family
homebuilders with continuing operations in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the ticker symbol &#147;BZH.&#148;</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B><I>Forward Looking Statements</I></B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent
our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described
in this press release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements,
including, among other things, (i)&nbsp;the timing and final outcome of the United States</I></DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Attorney investigation and other state and federal agency investigations, the putative class action
lawsuits, the derivative claims, multi-party suits and similar proceedings as well as the results
of any other litigation or government proceedings; (ii)&nbsp;additional asset impairment charges or
writedowns; (iii)&nbsp;economic changes nationally or in local markets, including changes in consumer
confidence, volatility of mortgage interest rates and inflation; (iv)&nbsp;continued or increased
downturn in the homebuilding industry; (v)&nbsp;estimates related to homes to be delivered in the future
(backlog)&nbsp;are imprecise as they are subject to various cancellation risks which cannot be fully
controlled, (vi)&nbsp;continued or increased disruption in the availability of mortgage financing; (vii)
our cost of and ability to access capital and otherwise meet our ongoing liquidity needs including
the impact of any further downgrades of our credit ratings or reductions in our tangible net worth
or liquidity levels; (viii)&nbsp;potential inability to comply with covenants in our debt agreements;
(ix)&nbsp;increased competition or delays in reacting to changing consumer preference in home design;
(x)&nbsp;shortages of or increased prices for labor, land or raw materials used in housing production;
(xi)&nbsp;factors affecting margins such as decreased land values underlying land option agreements,
increased land development costs on projects under development or delays or difficulties in
implementing initiatives to reduce production and overhead cost structure; (xii)&nbsp;the performance of
our joint ventures and our joint venture partners; (xiii)&nbsp;the impact of construction defect and
home warranty claims and the cost and availability of insurance, including the availability of
insurance for the presence of moisture intrusion; (xiv)&nbsp;delays in land development or home
construction resulting from adverse weather conditions; (xv)&nbsp;potential delays or increased costs in
obtaining necessary permits as a result of changes to, or complying with, laws, regulations, or
governmental policies and possible penalties for failure to comply with such laws, regulations and
governmental policies; (xvi)&nbsp;effects of changes in accounting policies, standards, guidelines or
principles; or (xvii)&nbsp;terrorist acts, acts of war and other factors over which the Company has
little or no control.</I></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and,
except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New
factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors.</I></DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;<BR><BR>
CONTACT: Beazer Homes USA, Inc.<BR>
Leslie H. Kratcoski<BR>
Vice President,<BR>
Investor Relations &#38; Corporate Communications<BR>
770-829-3700<BR>
lkratcos@beazer.com

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