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Beazer Homes Announces the Addition of Senior VP, General Counsel

August 28, 2000 at 11:09 AM EDT

ATLANTA, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com ) today announced that it has appointed C. Lowell Ball Esq. to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, General Counsel, reporting directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Ian McCarthy.

Prior to joining Beazer, Mr. Ball served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, at Regent Partners, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Ball has also served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Compass Management and Leasing, Inc. and Vice President and General Counsel for DIHC Management Corporation, both in Atlanta, Georgia. Previously, Mr. Ball practiced at the law firms of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan and Long, Aldridge & Norman, both in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Ball received his J.D. and undergraduate degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar. Mr. Ball, who is 43 years old, is licensed to practice law in Georgia and North Carolina.

Ian McCarthy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Beazer Homes, said, "We are extremely pleased to bring Lowell on board into the new position of Senior Vice President, General Counsel. In this new role, he will advise Beazer on all legal matters and oversee the engagement of outside counsel both at the Corporate and Divisional Level. His depth of experience and expertise in the real estate industry will be a great asset to Beazer Homes."

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the country's ten largest single-family homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. SOURCE Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

CONTACT: David S. Weiss, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 404-250-3420, or dweiss@beazer.com /