================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------------- FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)___ ------------------------------------------------------- U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter) 111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000 Chicago, Illinois 60601 36-4046888 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) I.R.S. Employer Identification No. Michael T. Goodwin 111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Telephone (312) 228-9455 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 58-2086934 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Suite C-550 Atlanta, Georgia 30342 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (Guarantors are identified on the next page ) 8 7/8% Senior Notes due 2008 (Title of the Indenture Securities) ================================================================================ Guarantors Beazer Homes Corp. Beazer/Squires Realty, Inc. Beazer Homes Sales Arizona, Inc. Beazer Realty Corp. Panitz Homes Realty, Inc. Beazer Mortgage Corporation Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. Beazer Homes Texas Holdings, Inc. Beazer Homes Texas, L.P. 2 FORM T-1 Item 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee. a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. Comptroller of the Currency Washington, D.C. b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Yes Item 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation. None Items 3-15 Not applicable because, to the best of Trustee's knowledge, the Trustee is not a trustee under any other indenture under which any other securities or certificates of interest or participation in any other securities of the obligor are outstanding and there is not, nor has there been, a default with respect to securities issued under this indenture. Item 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification. 1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee now in effect, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 of Form T-1, Registration No. 333-18235. 2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to Item 16 of Form T-1, Registration No. 333-18235 3. A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 to Item 16 of Form T-1, Registration No. 333-18235 4. A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee, as now in effect, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 of Form T-1, Registration No. 333-18235 5. Not applicable. 6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 of Form T-1, Registration No. 333-18235 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, filed herewith. 8. Not applicable. 9. Not applicable. 3 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, F/K/A FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago,State of Illinois on the 24th day of April, 1998. U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION f/k/a FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: /s/ Michael T.Goodwin --------------------- Michael T. Goodwin Assistant Vice President and Assistant Secretary 4 CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION FOR INSURED COMMERCIAL AND STATE-CHARTERED SAVINGS BANKS FOR DECEMBER 31, 1997 All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the Last business day of the quarter. Schedule RC - Balance Sheet - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS Dollar Amounts in Thousands --------------------------- 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from schedule RC-A): RCON ---- a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin (1) 0081....... 55,536 1.a -------- b. Interest-bearing balances (2) 0071....... 0 1.b -------------------------------- 2. Securities: a. Held-to-maturity securities (from schedule RC-B, column A) 1754....... 0 2.a ---------- b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B column D) 1773....... 3,216 2.b --------- 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreement to resell 1350....... 0 3. ---------------------------------------------------- 4. Loans and lease financing receivables: RCON ---- a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RC-C) 2122.....0 ............................... 4.a ------------------------------------- b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses 3123.....0 ............................... 4.b ---------------- c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve 3128.....0 ............................... 4.c -------------------- d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, 2125....... allowance, and reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) 0 4.d ------------------- 5. Trading assets 3545....... 0 5. ----------------------------------------------------------- 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) 2145....... 95 6. ------------------ 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) 2150....... 0 7. ------------------------------ 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associates companies (from Schedule RC-M) 2130....... 0 8. ------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding 2155....... 0 9. -------------- 10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) 2143....... 48,072 10. ------------------------------------ 11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) 2160....... 2,435 11. ----------------------------------------- 12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) 2170....... 109,354 12. ---------------------------------- - ------- (1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits. (2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading. Schedule RC - Balance Sheet - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIABILITIES 13. Deposits: RCON ---- a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E) 2200....... 0 13.a ----------------------------------- RCON ---- (1) Noninterest-bearing (1) 6631.....0 ................................ 13.a.1 --------------------------- (2) Interest-bearing 6636.....0 ................ ............... 13.a.2 ---------------------------------- b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, ............................... and IBFs ............................... ------------------------------------------------- (1) Noninterest-bearing ............................... ------------------------------- (2) Interest-bearing ------------------------------- 14. Federal funds purchase and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 2800....... 0 14. ------------------------------------------------- 15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury 2840....... 0 15.a ------------------------------ b. Trading liabilities 3548 ...... 0 15.b --------------------------------------------------- 16. Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases): a. With a remaining maturity of one year or less 2332....... 0 16.a ------------------------- b. With a remaining maturity of more than one year through three years A547....... 0 16.b ------------------------- c. With a remaining maturity of more than three years A548....... 0 16.c ------------------- 17. Not applicable 18. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding 2920....... 0 18. ------------------ 19. Subordinated notes and debentures (2) 3200....... 0 19. ------------------------------------- 20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) 2930....... 2,072 20. ------------------------------------ 21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) 2948....... 2,072 21 ---------------------------- 22. Not applicable EQUITY CAPITAL 23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus 3838....... 0 23. ----------------------------- 24. Common stock 3230....... 1,000 24. -------------------------------------------------------------- 25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) 3839 106,712 25. ------------------ 26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves 3632....... ( 430) 26.a -------------------------------- b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities 8434....... 0 26.b ----------------------------------------------------------- 27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ............................... ----------------------- 28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) 3210....... 107,282 28. ------------------------- 29. Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28) 3300....... 109,354 29. ------------- Schedule RC - Balance Sheet - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memorandum To be reported only with the March Report of Condition. 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 1996_______________________ 6724....... N/A M.1 1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance 5 = Review of the bank's financial statements by external with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified auditors public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank 2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company 6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing external auditors standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately) 3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in 7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work) accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority) 4 = Directors' examination of the bank performed by other 8 = No external audit work external auditors (may be required by state chartering authority) - ---------- (1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits. (2) Includes limited life preferred stock and related surplus. Schedule RC-A - Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclude assets held for trading. Dollar Amounts in Thousands --------------------- 1. Cash items in process of collection, unposted debits, and currency and coin: RCON ---- a. Cash items in process of collection and unposted debits 0020... 0 1.a ---------------------------- b. Currency and coin 0080... 0 1.b ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Balances due from depository institutions in the U.S.: a. U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks 0083... 0 2.a ---------------------------------------- b. Other commercial banks in the U.S. and other depository institutions in the U.S. 0085... 55,536 2.b --- 3. Balances due from banks in foreign countries and foreign central banks: a. Foreign branches of other U.S. banks 0073... 0 3.a ----------------------------------------------- b. Other banks in foreign countries and foreign central banks 0074... 0 3.b ------------------------- 4. Balances due from Federal Reserve Banks 0090... 0 4. ------------------------------------------------ 5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (must equal Schedule RC, sum of items 1.a and 1.b) 0010... 55,536 5. ---- Memorandum - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollar Amounts in Thousands --------------------- 1. Noninterest-bearing balances due from commercial banks in the U.S. RCON ---- (included in items 2.a and 2.b above) 0050... 55,536 M.1 --------------------------------------------------