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Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Elects Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr. as a Director; Thomas B. Howard, Jr. Retires

February 11, 2003 at 4:22 PM EST
ATLANTA, Feb 11, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com) today announced that its shareholders have elected Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr. as a Director. Beazers' Board of Directors has also appointed Mr. Zelnak to the Board's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. The Company also announced that Thomas B. Howard, Jr. has retired from the Board of Directors.

Mr. Zelnak is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. He joined Martin Marietta Corporation in 1981 and prior to assuming his current position in 1993, has been the President of Martin Marietta Corporation's Materials Group and of Martin Marietta's Aggregates Division. Mr. Zelnak received a bachelors degree from Georgia Institute of Technology and masters degrees in Administrative Science and Business Administration from the University of Alabama System.

Brian C. Beazer, Chairman of Beazer's Board of Directors said, "We are extremely pleased to add someone with Steve's extensive business experience in building materials to our Board of Directors. We believe he will be an excellent addition to the Board, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. At the same time, we thank Tom Howard for his years of service and guidance on our Board."

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.

SOURCE Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

CONTACT:          David S. Weiss, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
                  Officer of Beazer Homes, +1-404-250-3420, or dweiss@beazer.com