INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN HOMES INC
SC 13D/A, 1996-04-17
OPERATIVE BUILDERS
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549
                            _______________________

                                 SCHEDULE 13D


                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (AMENDMENT NO. 2)
                            _______________________

                       INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN HOMES, INC.
                               (Name of Issuer)

                    COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 459004 20 6
                                (CUSIP Number)
                            _______________________

                              Michael P. Villa,
                      c/o International American Homes, Inc.
                        4640 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 330, 
                      Lanham, Maryland  20706, 301-306-5306
                    __________________________________________
                    (Name, Address and Telephone Number of
                     Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                              and Communications)
                            _______________________

                                 March 26, 1996
                     (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                              of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
statement because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ].  (A fee
is not required only if the  reporting  person:  (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial  ownership  of more than five percent of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2)  has  filed  no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or  less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits,  should  be  filed
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial  filing  on  this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The  information  required  on  the  remainder  of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18  of  the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities  of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act  (however,  see
the Notes).

CUSIP NO.  459004 20 6                                    Page 1 of 5 Pages


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                             SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP NO.  459004 20 6                                    Page 2 of 5 Pages




1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

             ROBERT J. SUAREZ
             ###-##-####

2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) [ ]
                                                              (B) [ ]

3            SEC USE ONLY

4            SOURCE OF FUNDS

             PF

5            CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED 
             PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                        [ ]

6            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             United States of America

             7                   SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES                                  559,124 (See Item 5)
BENEFICIALLY                            
OWNED BY                                
EACH                                    
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
             8                   SHARED VOTING POWER

                                        -0-

             9                   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        559,124 (See Item 5)

             10                  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        -0-

11           AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             559,124 (See Item 5)

12           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
             SHARES                                                       [ ]

13           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

             20.22%

14           TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

             IN

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                             Page 3


Item 1.   SECURITY AND ISSUER

     This  Statement is the Second Amendment to a Statement on Schedule 13D
dated June 10,  1994  (the "Schedule 13D") and relates to the common stock,
par value $.01 per share  (the  "Common  Stock")  of International American
Homes,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  (the  "Issuer").    The  principal
executive office of the Issuer is located at 4640 Forbes Boulevard, Lanham,
Maryland 20706.

Item 2.   IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

     (a)  This  Statement  is  being  filed on behalf of Robert J.  Suarez,
hereinafter referred to as the "Reporting Person."

     (b)  The  business  address of the Reporting  Person  is  4640  Forbes
Boulevard, Lanham, Maryland 20706.

     (c)  The present principal  occupation  or employment of the Reporting
Person is President and Chairman of the Issuer.   The principal business of
the  Issuer  is  a  homebuilding company which, through  its  subsidiaries,
designs, builds, and sells single-family homes and townhomes.

     (d)  During the  last  five  years,  the Reporting Person has not been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).

     (e)  During the last five years, the Reporting  Person was not a party
to  a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative  body  of  competent
jurisdiction  and  as  a  result of such proceeding was or is subject to as
judgement,  decree  or final  order  enjoining  future  violations  of,  or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities
laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

     (f)  The Reporting  Person  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States of
America.

Item 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

     On  March  1,  1996  the  Reporting Person purchased 43,570 shares  of
Common Stock from Sylvia Garshag for a purchase price of $34,856.

     On March 27, 1996 the Reporting  Person  purchased  81,222  shares  of
Common  Stock  from  the Archdiocese of New Orleans for a purchase price of
$97,000.

     On March 29, 1996  the  Reporting  Person  purchased  4,892  shares of
Common  Stock for a purchase price of $4,892.  This stock had been held  in
trust for  the benefit of the Company's creditors pursuant to the Company's
Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan and it was determined that such stock was in
excess of the  amount needed for distribution to the Creditors and pursuant
to 

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action  of the  Company's  Board  of  Directors  was sold to the Reporting
Person and to other Directors.

     The purchase price for each of the above  transactions was paid out of
the personal funds of the Reporting Person.

Item 4.   PURPOSE OF THE TRANSACTION

     The shares of Common Stock beneficially owned  by the Reporting Person
are being held for investment purposes.

Item 5.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     (a)  The  Reporting Person beneficially owns an aggregate  of  559,124
shares of Common  Stock,  which  constitute  approximately  20.22%  of  the
outstanding  shares of Common Stock (including shares which are issuable to
the Reporting  Person upon the exercise by such Reporting Person of options
that are exercisable  within  60  days  from the date hereof).  Such shares
include (i) shares of Common Stock held of  record  by  him and (ii) 50,000
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of stock  options granted
to  him  by  the Issuer that are exercisable within 60 days from  the  date
hereof.

     (b)  The  Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or to direct the
vote and the sole  power  to  dispose  or  to direct the disposition of the
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Reporting Person.

     (c)  Except as set forth above, and as  set  forth  in  the  Statement
filed  by  the Reporting Person on February 15, 1996 as the First Amendment
to the Statement  on Schedule 13D dated June 10, 1994, the Reporting Person
has not effected any  transaction  in  shares  of  Common  Stock during the
preceding 60 days.

     (d)  To  the best knowledge of the Reporting Person, no  person  other
than the Reporting  Person  has the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares
of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.

     (e)  Not Applicable.

Item 6.   CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS,  UNDERSTANDINGS,  OR RELATIONSHIPS, WITH
          RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     Except as described elsewhere in this Statement, to the best knowledge
of   the   Reporting  Person  there  exists  no  contract  arrangement   or
understanding  or  relationship  (legal or otherwise) between the Reporting
Person  and  any person with respect  to  any  securities  of  the  Issuer,
including but  not  limited  to  transfer  or voting of any the securities,
finder's fees, joint ventures, 

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loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division 
of profits or loss,  or  the  giving  or withholding of proxies.

Item 7.   MATERIALS TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

     None


Signature

     After reasonable inquiry  and to the best of his knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the  information set forth in this Statement
is true complete and correct.





Date:  April 17, 1996    /S/ ROBERT J. SUAREZ
                         ----------------------------
                         Robert J. Suarez







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