Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BESSETTE DIANE J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LENNAR CORP /NEW/ [LEN, LEN.B]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President and Controller
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
700 NORTHWEST 107TH AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2006
(Street)

MIAMI, FL 33172
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 01/03/2006   M   5,000 A $ 8.25 0 D  
Class A Common Stock 01/03/2006   M/K   5,000 A $ 8.235 0 D  
Class A Common Stock 01/03/2006   S   10,000 D $ 60.537 28,279 (7) D  
Class A Common Stock 01/03/2006   S   3 (1) D $ 62.52 0 I By ESOP Trust
Class B Common Stock 01/03/2006   M   1,000 A $ 0 (2) 0 D  
Class B Common Stock 01/04/2006   S   1,000 D $ 57.33 2,200 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class A Common Stock (3) $ 0             08/08/1988(4) 08/08/1988(4) Class A Common Stock 28,000   28,000 D  
Class B Common Stock (3) $ 0             08/08/1988(4) 08/08/1988(4) Class B Common Stock 2,800   2,800 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 8.25 01/03/2006   M     5,000 02/07/2001(6) 02/07/2010 Class A Common Stock 5,000 $ 0 0 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 0 (2) 01/03/2006   M     500 02/07/2001(6) 02/07/2010 Class B Common Stock 500 $ 0 0 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 8.235 01/03/2006   M     5,000 11/03/1998(5) 11/03/2007 Class A Common Stock 5,000 $ 0 0 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 0 (2) 01/03/2006   M     500 11/03/1998(5) 11/03/2007 Class B Common Stock 500 $ 0 0 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 0 (4)             08/08/1988(4) 08/08/1988(4) Class A Common Stock 195,602   195,602 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 0 (4)             08/08/1988(4) 08/08/1988(4) Class B Common Stock 10,560   10,560 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BESSETTE DIANE J
700 NORTHWEST 107TH AVENUE
MIAMI, FL 33172
      Vice President and Controller  

Signatures

 Michael Francis as Attorney-In-Fact for Diane J. Bessette   01/05/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Sale of shares held indirectly by ESOP Trust.
(2) The Class B Common Stock was issued as a result of anti-dilution provisions with regard to exercises of options that originally related to Class A Common Stock.
(3) Contractual right to receive shares in the future.
(4) No activity is being reported. The SEC staff has designated 8/8/88 as a "dummy date." Information is included to disclose holdings following the reported transactions or other holdings not affected by the reported transactions.
(5) These options were granted on 11/3/97 and vest in nine annual installments, 10% on each of the first eight anniversaries of the grant date and the remaining 20% on the ninth anniversary of the grant date.
(6) These options were granted on 2/7/00 and vest in four annual installments, 10% on the first anniversary of the grant date and 30% on each of the following three anniversaries of the grant date.
(7) 20,000 of these shares were granted on 6/22/05 under the Issuer's 2003 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, subject to forfeiture. 10% of the restricted stock vests on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 90% of the restricted stock vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the second anniversary of the grant date.

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