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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 (Date of earliest event reported): March 17, 2000


                              U.S. HOME CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




        DELAWARE                      1 - 5899              21-0718930
(State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission          (IRS Employer
      incorporation)                 File Number)        Identification No.)


              10707 CLAY ROAD, HOUSTON, TEXAS                  77041
        (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 877-2311

                                       N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)









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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

         On February 17, 2000, U.S. Home Corporation ("U.S. Home") announced
that it had entered into a Plan and Agreement of Merger (the "Merger
Agreement"), dated as of February 16, 2000, as amended as of March 17, 2000,
with Lennar Corporation ("Lennar") and Len Acquisition Corporation, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Lennar ("Acquisition"), pursuant to which U.S. Home
will merge into Acquisition, with the result that the surviving corporation will
be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lennar and will be renamed U.S. Home
Corporation. Pursuant to the merger, stockholders of U.S. Home will receive
$36.00 for each share of U.S. Home common stock, comprised of $18.00 in cash and
$18.00 in shares of Lennar common stock (with the stock portion, and therefore
the total, subject to adjustment if the price of Lennar's common stock varies
within certain specified limits). U.S. Home stockholders will have the right to
elect to receive all of the merger consideration in either cash or stock,
subject to prorations that would permit up to 55% of the total value of the
merger consideration to be cash. The transaction is subject to approval by the
shareholders of both companies and to any required regulatory approvals and to
other customary closing conditions. A copy of the Merger Agreement was filed
with the U.S. Home Form 8-K on February 28, 2000. A copy of the Amendment to
Merger Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.



ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

        (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

                  None.

        (b) Pro forma financial information.

                  None.

        (c) Exhibits.

                  99.1    Amendment to Merger Agreement, dated as of March 17,
                          2000, by and among U.S. Home Corporation, Lennar
                          Corporation and Len Acquisition Corporation.
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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.



                                          U.S. HOME CORPORATION



Date: April 13, 2000                       By:  /s/ Chester P. Sadowski
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                                                Chester P. Sadowski
                                                Senior Vice President -
                                                Controller and Chief Accounting
                                                Officer
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit No.      Exhibit
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99.1             Amendment to Merger Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2000, by
                 and among Lennar Corporation, Len Acquisition Corporation and
                 U.S. Home Corporation.













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                          AMENDMENT TO MERGER AGREEMENT


     This is an agreement dated as of March 17, 2000 among U.S. Home Corporation
(the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, Lennar Corporation ("Lennar"), a
Delaware corporation, and Len Acquisition Corporation ("Acquisition"), a
Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lennar, amending a Plan
and Agreement of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated as of February 16, 2000
among the Company, Lennar and Acquisition.

     The Merger Agreement is amended as follows:

     1. Clause (ii) of Paragraph 1.7(d)(x) of the Merger Agreement is amended to
state the following:

          (ii) the holder will receive in lieu of the shares of Lennar Common
          Stock the holder does not receive because of the reduction, cash equal
          to (w) $18, times, (x) the number of shares of U.S. Home Common Stock
          as to which the holder made the Stock Election, times (y) the total
          number of shares of Lennar Common Stock which holders of U.S. Home
          Common Stock did not receive because of the reduction, all divided by
          (z) the total number of shares of Lennar Common Stock (in excess of
          the Stock Consideration described in clause (i) of Paragraph 1.7(a)
          and in Paragraph 1.7(b)) which holders of U.S. Home Common Stock who
          made Stock Elections would have received as a result of the Stock
          Elections if there had been no reduction, and

     2. The reference to 30 days in the first sentence of Paragraph 1.11(a) is
changed to 25 days.

     3. Paragraph 1.11 (b) of the Merger Agreement is amended to state the
following:


               (b) To make an election under Paragraph 1.7(d), a holder
          of U.S. Home Common Stock or a holder of an option to purchase U.S.
          Home Common Stock must complete an Election Form and send or deliver
          it, accompanied by either the shares of U.S. Home Common Stock to
          which it relates or a completed and signed option exercise notice to
          the address specified in the instructions to the Election Form, and
          the Election Form and shares or option exercise notice must be
          received at that address not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
          on the day before the day on which the Company's Merger Stockholders
          Meeting is held.

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     4. Paragraph 1.11(c) of the Merger Agreement is amended to state the
following:

               (c) An election under Paragraph 1.7(d) may be rescinded, and a
          new election delivered, at any time before 5:00 p.m, New York City
          time, on the day before the day on which the Company's Merger
          Stockholders Meeting is held in the manner which will be specified in
          the instructions to the Election Form. The latest Election Form which
          has been delivered and not rescinded by a holder of U.S. Home Common
          Stock shall be treated as the valid Election Form of that holder. If
          an election is rescinded but no new election is timely delivered, the
          shares of U.S. Home Common Stock as to which the election was made (i)
          will be treated as Non-Election Shares and (ii) will be returned
          promptly to the stockholder who made the election.

     5. The first two sentences of Paragraph 1.12(d) are amended to state the
following:

          Promptly after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will
          cause the Distributing Agent to mail to each person who was a record
          holder of U.S. Home Common Stock at the Effective Time and who has not
          previously delivered their stock certificates with an Election Form, a
          form of letter of transmittal for use in effecting the surrender of
          stock certificates representing U.S. Home Common Stock
          ("Certificates"). Surrender of Certificates with an Election Form or a
          letter of transmittal will enable a holder of U.S. Home Common Stock
          to receive payment of the Merger Consideration. The Distributing Agent
          will distribute the Merger Consideration with regard to the shares
          represented by the Certificate to, or as otherwise directed in the
          Election Form or letter of transmittal by, the holder of each
          Certificate who has delivered a properly completed and executed
          Election Form, letter of transmittal and any other required document,
          and the Certificate will be canceled.

     6. Paragraph 5.1(a) of the Merger Agreement is amended to state the
following:

               (a) The representations and warranties of Lennar and Acquisition
          contained in this Agreement will, except as contemplated by this
          Agreement, be true and correct in all material respects (except that
          the representations and warranties of Lennar and Acquisition which are
          qualified as to materiality, or absence of Material Adverse Effect,
          will be true and correct in all respects) on the Merger Date with the
          same effect as though made on that date (except that representations
          or warranties which relate expressly to a specified date or a
          specified period need only have been true and correct with regard to
          the specified date or period and except to the extent that the
          representations and warranties in Paragraph 3.2(j) are not true and
          correct on the Merger Date because of occurrences or conditions which

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          are attributable to, or result directly from, the public announcement
          or the pendency of the Merger), and Lennar will have delivered to the
          Company a certificate dated that date and signed by the president or a
          vice president of Lennar to that effect.


     7. Paragraph 5.1(e) of the Merger Agreement is amended to state the
following:

               (e) Since the date of this Agreement, no events shall have
          occurred and no circumstances shall have occurred that, individually
          or in the aggregate, have resulted in or would reasonably be expected
          to result in a Material Adverse Effect on Lennar, except occurrences
          or circumstances which are attributable to, or result directly from,
          the public announcement or the pendency of the Merger or will result
          from the Merger.

     8. Paragraph 5.2(a) of the Merger Agreement is amended to state the
following:

               (a) The representations and warranties of the Company contained
          in this Agreement will, except as contemplated by this Agreement, be
          true and correct in all material respects (except that the
          representations and warranties of the Company which are qualified as
          to materiality, or absence of Material Adverse Effect, will be true
          and correct in all respects) on the Merger Date with the same effect
          as though made on that date (except that representations or warranties
          which relate expressly to a specified date or a specified period need
          only have been true and correct with regard to the specified date or
          period and except to the extent that representations and warranties
          contained in Paragraph 3.1(l) are not true and correct on the Merger
          Date because of occurrences or conditions which are attributable to,
          or result directly from, the public announcement or the pendency of
          the Merger), and the Company will have delivered to Lennar a
          certificate dated that date and signed by the president or a vice
          president of the Company to that effect.

     9. Paragraph 5.2(e) of the Merger Agreement is amended to state the
following:

               (e) Since the date of this Agreement, no events shall have
          occurred and no circumstances shall have occurred that, individually
          or in the aggregate, have resulted in or would reasonably be expected
          to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, except
          occurrences or circumstances which are attributable to, or result
          directly from, the public announcement or the pendency of the Merger
          or will result from the Merger.

     10. The first sentence of Paragraph 5.1(i) of the Merger Agreement is
amended to state the following:

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          Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, LLP shall have delivered to
          the Company and not withdrawn its written opinion, in form and
          substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that
          the Merger will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of
          Section 368(a) of the Code, and that Lennar, Acquisition and the
          Company will each be a party to a reorganization within the meaning of
          Section 368(b) of the Code.

     11. The facsimile number for Bruce Gross in Paragraph 9.12 is changed to
305-227-7115.

     12. Except as expressly stated above, the Merger Agreement remains in full
force and effect, without amendment or modification.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, Lennar and Acquisition have executed this
Amendment of Merger Agreement, intending to be legally bound by it, on the date
shown on the first page.


                                 U.S. HOME CORPORATION


                                 By: /s/ Robert J. Strudler
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                                     Title: Chairman and Co-Chief
                                            Executive Officer

                                 LENNAR CORPORATION


                                 By: /s/ Stuart A. Miller
                                     ---------------------------------
                                     Title: President and Chief
                                            Executive Officer

                                 LEN ACQUISITION CORP.


                                 By: /s/ Bruce Gross
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                                     Title: Vice President




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