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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



                                 OCTOBER 5, 2001
                                 Date of Report



                               LENNAR CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



          DELAWARE                    1-11749                  95-4337490
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)             File Number)         Identification Number)



700 NORTHWEST 107TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA                        33172
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)



                                 (305) 559-4000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

On September 20, 2001, Lennar Corporation issued a press release announcing its
third quarter earnings. A copy of that press release is included in this report
as Exhibit 99.1.



ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

                  (c)      Exhibits



Exhibit No.                Description of Document
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99.1                       Press Release, dated September 20, 2001.

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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.

Dated: October 5, 2001



                                   By:    /s/ David B. McCain
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                                      Name:   David B. McCain
                                      Title:  Vice President and Secretary



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit No.                Description of Document
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99.1                       Press Release, dated September 20, 2001.





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