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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 17, 2004
AVATAR HOLDINGS INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-7616 23-1739078
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
201 Alhambra Circle
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(305) 442-7000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 17, 2004 Avatar Holdings Inc. issued a press release reporting
on the Impact from Hurricane Charley. A copy of that press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant with the SEC,
whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filings (unless the registrant specifically
states that the information or exhibit in this particular report is incorporated
by reference).
SIGNATURE
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.
AVATAR HOLDINGS INC.
By: /s/ Juanita I. Kerrigan
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Name: Juanita I. Kerrigan
Title: Vice President and Secretary
Date: August 17, 2004