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                                                                   Exhibit 10.3

                     EARNINGS PARTICIPATION AWARD AGREEMENT

            THIS EARNINGS PARTICIPATION AWARD AGREEMENT, dated March 27, 2003
(the "Agreement"), is made between Avatar Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company") and Gerald D. Kelfer (the "Participant").

1.       AWARD. Pursuant to the provisions of the (i) Avatar Holdings Inc.
Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, as the same may be amended, modified and
supplemented from time to time (the "Executive Plan") the Committee (with
respect to the Cash Award (as defined below) such term shall have the meaning
set forth in the Executive Plan) hereby awards to the Participant, on the date
hereof, subject to the terms and conditions of the Executive Plan and subject
further to the other provisions herein set forth, the Cash Award and (ii)
Amended and Restated Avatar Holdings Inc. 1997 Incentive and Capital
Accumulation Plan, as the same may be amended, modified and supplemented from
time to time (the "1997 Plan" and together with the Executive Plan,
collectively the Plans) the Committee (with respect to the Stock Award (as
defined below) such term shall have the meaning set forth in the 1997 Plan)
hereby awards to the Participant, on the date hereof, subject to the terms and
conditions of the 1997 Plan and subject further to the terms and conditions and
other provisions herein set forth, the Stock Award if, as of an applicable
Performance Goal Test Date (as defined below), the Performance Goal (as defined
below) applicable to a Cash Award or the Stock Award, as the case may be, is
satisfied.

2.       CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

         (a)      Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Plans.

         (b)      Each reference contained in this Agreement to:

                  "Actual Gross Profit Amount" shall mean the Company's
         cumulative Gross Profit during the Performance Period.

                  "Business Plan" shall mean the Company's business plan for
         the period commencing on January 1, 2003 and ending on December 31,
         2007, in such form that the Compensation Committee approved on or
         prior to the date hereof.

                  "Common Stock" shall mean common stock, par value $1.00 per
         share, of the Company.

                  "Cash Award" shall mean, with respect to each fiscal year
         during the Performance Period ending on a Performance Goal Test Date,
         a cash payment equal to, the excess, if any, of (x) two and one-half
         percent (2.5%) of the Gross

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         Profit earned by the Company for such fiscal year, over (y) the
         Minimum Gross Profit Level for such fiscal year.

                  "Excluded Amounts" shall mean, with respect to a fiscal year
         of the Company, as at any date of determination, an amount equal to
         the dollar amount of any Gross Profit attributable to Harbor Islands
         and the Rio Rico Excluded Properties for such fiscal year.

                  "Fair Market Value" shall mean the average of the closing
         prices of the Common Stock for the fifteen trading days ending with
         and including the measuring date if the Common Stock is readily
         tradeable on a national securities exchange, the National Association
         of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or other national
         market system, provided, however, if such exchange or system is not
         open for business on any day during such period or the Common Stock
         was not traded on any day during such period, the Fair Market Value
         shall be determined as of the most recent fifteen trading days ending
         with and including the measuring date on which such exchange or system
         shall have been open for business and the Common Stock was traded, and
         if the Common Stock is not readily tradable as set forth above, Fair
         Market Value shall mean the amount determined in good faith by the
         Committee as the fair market value of the Common Stock of the Company.

                  "Gross Profit" shall mean, with respect to a fiscal year of
         the Company, the excess, if any, of (x) the sum of (i) the amount set
         forth in the Company's audited Consolidated Statements of Operations
         as set forth in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K (the "Income
         Statement") for such fiscal year with respect to the line item "Net
         income (loss)" plus (ii) the amount, if any, set forth in the
         Company's Income Statement for such fiscal year with respect to the
         line item "Income tax expense (benefit)", to the extent that there is
         "Income tax expense" less (iii) the amount, if any, set forth in the
         Company's Income Statement for such fiscal year with respect to the
         line item "Income tax expense (benefit)", to the extent that there is
         "Income tax (benefit)" plus (iv) the amount(s), if any, set forth in
         the Company's Income Statement for such fiscal year relating to any
         income tax expense included in any income or (loss) attributable to
         the discontinued operations and/or extraordinary items set forth in
         the Income Statement less (v) the amount(s), if any, set forth in the
         Company's Income Statement for such fiscal year relating to any income
         tax (benefit) included in any income or (loss) attributable to such
         discontinued operations and/or extraordinary items set forth in the
         Income Statement, over (y) the Excluded Amounts for such fiscal year.

                  "Harbor Islands" shall mean the development and/or sale of
         the Company's property in Hollywood, Florida, generally known by the
         Company as parcels 1, 8 and 9 at "Harbor Islands."

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                  "Minimum Cumulative Gross Profit Level" shall mean that as of
         the Last Day of the Performance Period (x) the Actual Gross Profit
         Amount is greater than (y) the Target Gross Profit Amount.

                  "Minimum Gross Profit Level" shall mean the Gross Profit set
         forth opposite each fiscal year ending on the dates set forth below:

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                   FISCAL YEAR END                          GROSS PROFIT
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                   <S>                                      <C>
                   December 31, 2003                        $10,000,000
                   December 31, 2004                        $12,000,000
                   December 31, 2005                        $14,400,000
                   December 31, 2006                        $17,280,000
                   December 31, 2007                        $20,736,000
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                  "Payment Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
         in Section 3(c).

                  "Performance Goal" shall mean (i) in the case of the Cash
         Award, the achievement of the Minimum Gross Profit Level in any fiscal
         year, ending on December 31, during the Performance Period and (ii) in
         the case of the Stock Award, the achievement of the Minimum Cumulative
         Gross Profit Level for the entire Performance Period.

                  "Performance Goal Test Date" shall mean with respect to the
         Cash Award, December 31 of each year within the Performance Period and
         with respect to the Stock Award, the Last Day of the Performance
         Period.

                  "Performance Period" shall mean the period commencing January
         1, 2003 and ending on December 31, 2007 (December 31, 2007, being the
         "Last Day of the Performance Period").

                  "Rio Rico Excluded Properties" shall mean those parcels of
         land not suitable for development in accordance with the Company's
         current Business Plan due to environmental factors located in the
         Company's property in Rio Rico, Arizona, generally known by the
         Company as "Rio Rico".

                  "Stock Award" shall mean a grant of a number of shares of
         Common Stock having a Fair Market Value on the Payment Date equal to
         two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the excess, if any, of (x) the
         Actual Gross Profit Amount over (y) the Target Gross Profit Amount.

                  "Target Gross Profit Amount" shall mean $186,956,000.

3.       TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The Cash Award and the Stock Award (together the
"Awards") evidenced by this Agreement are subject to the following terms and
conditions:

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         (a)      The payment of performance based compensation described
herein is contingent upon the achievement of the Performance Goal applicable to
a Cash Award or the Stock Award, as the case may be.

         (b)      Subject to Section 4 hereof (i) the Participant shall be
entitled to receive a payment pursuant to the Cash Award, if the applicable
Performance Goal is satisfied on the applicable Performance Goal Test Date on
the related Payment Date and (ii) the Participant shall be entitled to receive
the Common Stock pursuant to the Stock Award, if the applicable Performance
Goal is satisfied on the applicable Performance Goal Test Date on the related
Payment Date.

         (c)      The applicable Committee shall determine whether a
Performance Goal has been met as of the applicable Performance Goal Test Date
and, (i) if it has, shall so certify in writing and ascertain the amount of
cash to be paid, if any, or Common Stock to be issued, if any, to the
Participant and (ii) if it has not, shall so certify in writing with a brief
explanation as to why the Committee has determined that such Performance Goal
has not been met. Payments of cash, if any, or the issuance of Common Stock, if
any, pursuant to the Awards shall be made to the Participant, in each case
within 30 days following the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
of an annual report on Form 10-K (which contains audited financial statements)
for the year ended as of the applicable Performance Goal Test Date (each such
date being a "Payment Date").

         (d)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this

Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the 1997 Plan) of
the Company, this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and
effect and the Participant shall no longer be entitled to receive (i) any cash
payments pursuant to the Cash Award for any period after the end of the
previous Performance Period or (ii) an issuance of shares of Common Stock
pursuant to the Stock Award, provided, however, that with respect to the fiscal
year in which such Change in Control occurs, the Committee shall have the
discretion to award in an equitable manner, based on the financial results of
the Company to the date of the consummation of the Change in Control (as
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion in consultation with the
Company's advisors), a pro rata portion of the Cash Award for the fiscal year
in which the Change in Control is consummated. The determination of the
Committee as to any partial award shall be final and binding on all parties,
including the Participant and the Company.

4.       CAP ON COMPENSATION. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
the maximum payment of cash pursuant to the Cash Award or the issuance of
Common Stock pursuant to the Stock Award to the Participant hereunder shall be
subject to the limitations in the Plans and the Participant's employment
agreement with the Company or a subsidiary thereof, each as may be amended from
time to time.

5.       TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

         (a)      Subject to Section 3 hereof:

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                  (i)      if the Participant's employment with the Company is
terminated by the Company for "cause" (as defined below) or by the Participant,
prior to any Performance Goal Test Date, for other than "good reason" (as
defined below), in addition to any other consequences of such termination
provided for by this Agreement or any other agreement, notwithstanding Section
3 hereof, Participant shall forfeit any right to cash payments or Common Stock
issuances pursuant to this Agreement from and after the date of such
termination;

                  (ii)     if the Participant's employment with the Company is
terminated by the Company other than for "cause" or by the Participant for
"good reason," the Participant shall be entitled to continue to receive such
cash payments or Common Stock issuances as would otherwise be made pursuant to
this Agreement as though the Participant's employment had not been terminated;
and

                  (iii)    if the Participant dies while employed by the
Company or in the event the Participant's employment with the Company is
terminated by the Company by reason of the Participant's "disability" (as
defined below), notwithstanding Section 3 hereof:

                           (A)      the Participant shall be entitled to
receive only that portion of any cash payments or Common Stock issuances
otherwise payable pursuant to Section 3(c) hereof following such termination,
equal to the product of (x) a fraction (which in no event shall exceed one (1))
the numerator of which is the number of completed whole months elapsed after
the first day of the Performance Period to the date of death or disability, as
the case may be, and the denominator of which is the number of whole months
from the first day of the Performance Period until the applicable Performance
Goal Test Date and (y) the amount of any cash payments or Common Stock
issuances that would have been payable pursuant to Section 3(c) hereof if the
Participant remained an employee of the Company through and including the Last
Day of the Performance Period; provided, however, that with respect to cash
payments pursuant to the Cash Award, the Participant shall only be eligible to
receive a cash payment for the fiscal year in which the Participant's
employment was terminated for death or disability, as the case may be, and the
Participant shall not be eligible for any additional cash payments; and

                           (B)      the Participant will have no right to any
other payments hereunder.

                  Any payments shall be made to the Participant (or the
executor or administrator of the deceased Participant's estate or the person or
persons to whom the deceased Participant's rights shall pass by will or the
laws of descent or distribution, as applicable) no later than the relevant
Payment Date.

         (b)      For purposes of Section 5(a) hereof, the terms "cause", "good
reason" and "permanent disability", shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Participant's employment agreement with the Company or a
subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, as amended from time to time; provided,
however, if the Participant is no

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longer employed pursuant to an employment agreement but is continuing in
employ, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
employment agreement last in effect.

6.       FORFEITURE UPON BREACH OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, if the Participant
breaches any provision relating to the Participant's covenant to keep
information confidential, not to compete, not to solicit or similar restrictive
covenant contained in the Participant's employment or other agreement with the
Company or any of its subsidiaries (after the expiration of any notice and cure
period), then in addition to any other rights or remedies arising from or
relating to such breach the Participant shall forfeit any right to any cash
payments or Common Stock issuances pursuant to this Agreement from and after
the date of such breach.

7.       TAXES. Any cash payment pursuant to a Cash Award or Common Stock
issuance pursuant to the Stock Award shall be net of any amounts required to be
withheld pursuant to applicable federal, state, local and foreign tax
withholding requirements. The Company shall have the right to withhold the
amount of such taxes from any other sums due or to become due from the Company
to the Participant as the Committee shall prescribe.

8.       NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. This Agreement does not confer upon
the Participant any right to continued employment by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliated companies, nor shall it interfere in any way with
the right of the Participant's employer to terminate the Participant's
employment at any time for any reason or no reason.

9.       NO OBLIGATION TO PURSUE PROJECT. This Agreement shall in no way
obligate the Company to pursue any projects, developments or sales of any
assets, and the Company may limit, abandon or change any projects, developments
or sales of any assets at any time in its sole discretion and the Company shall
have no obligation to take any action or provide any financing with respect to
any projects, developments or sales of any assets.

10.      UNSECURED CREDITOR STATUS; NO PARTNERSHIP. The Participant shall rely
solely upon the unsecured promise of the Company, as set forth herein, for
payment hereunder, and nothing herein contained shall be construed to give to
or vest in the Participant or any other person now or at any time in the
future, any right, title, interest, or claim in or to any specific asset, fund,
reserve, account, insurance or annuity policy or contract, or other property of
any kind whatsoever owned by the Company, or in which the Company may have any
right, title, or interest, nor at any time in the future. This Agreement is an
agreement to pay compensation for services provided by the Participant and is
not a partnership or joint venture and is not intended to create a partnership
or joint venture between the Company and the Participant or any other person.
The Participant shall take no position inconsistent with this characterization.

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11.      ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.

         (a)      The Cash Award, Stock Award and any interest of the
Participant in any such awards may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged,
hypothecated or otherwise disposed of. Any attempt to transfer any such Awards
in contravention of this Section 11(a) is void ab initio. The Awards shall not
be subject to execution, attachment or other process.

         (b)      The Company's rights and obligations hereunder may be
assigned or transferred by the Company to and may be assumed by and become
binding upon and may inure to the benefit of any affiliate of or successor to
the Company. The term "successor" shall mean, with respect to the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, any other corporation or other business entity which,
by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets, or otherwise, acquires all or a
material part of the assets of the Company.

         (c)      In the event of the Participant's death, the Participant's
rights and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the Participant's heirs and legal representatives.

12.      CONSTRUCTION. The Plans and this Agreement will be construed by and
administered under the supervision of the applicable Committee in such
Committee's sole and absolute discretion, and all determinations of such
Committee will be final and binding on the Participant.

13.      NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall
be deemed given when delivered personally, or when deposited in a United States
Post Office, postage prepaid, addressed, as appropriate, (i) to the Participant
at the last address specified in the Participant's employment records, or such
other address as the Participant may designate in writing to the Company, or
(ii) to the Company, Avatar Holdings Inc., 201 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables,
Florida 33134 Attention: Chief Executive Officer, with a copy to the Company's
Corporate Secretary, or such other address as the Company may designate in
writing to the Participant.

14.      FAILURE TO ENFORCE NOT A WAIVER. The failure of either party hereto to
enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall in no way be
construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.

15.      GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
according to the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts
of laws provisions thereof.

16.      INCORPORATION OF PLANS. Each of the Plans is hereby incorporated by
reference and made a part of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be
subject to the terms of the Plans, as the Plans may be amended from time to
time.

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17.      STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL OF 1997 PLAN. In the event that the requisite
number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 1997 Plan to
issue the Common Stock pursuant to the Stock Award to the Participant are not
available, the Company may submit an amendment to the 1997 Plan (the "1997 Plan
Amendment"), which increases the number of shares available for issuance
thereunder to satisfy the Company's obligations pursuant to the Stock Award for
approval by stockholders at an annual meeting or meetings (or at a special
meeting or special meetings) after it is determined that additional shares of
Common Stock are needed for issuance pursuant to the Stock Award. The
Participant agrees that the failure of the Company to submit the 1997 Plan
Amendment to the Company's stockholders or, if submitted, the failure of the
Company's stockholders to approve the 1997 Plan Amendment (and any adverse
financial consequences to Participant resulting therefrom) shall not constitute
a "good reason" under the Participant's employment with Company or any
subsidiary of the Company.

18.      COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together
shall represent one and the same agreement.

19.      MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement cannot be changed or terminated orally.
This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement between the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof. The section headings herein are intended
for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation hereof.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.

                                             AVATAR HOLDINGS INC.

                                             By: /s/  Charles L. McNairy
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                                                Name: Charles L. McNairy
                                                Title: Executive Vice President

                                             /s/  Gerald D. Kelfer
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                                             Gerald D. Kelfer

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.4

                         RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

                  This RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated
March 27, 2003, between Avatar Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") and Gerald D. Kelfer (the "Participant").

         1.       AWARD. Pursuant to the provisions of the Amended and Restated
1997 Incentive and Capital Accumulation Plan, as the same may be amended,
modified and supplemented (the "Plan"), the Compensation Committee (the
"Committee") of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") hereby
awards to the Participant, on the date hereof, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan and subject further to the terms and conditions herein
set forth, an opportunity to receive 50,000 Performance Conditioned Restricted
Stock Units ("Units"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. This award is intended to constitute
a Performance-Based Award within the meaning of the Plan.

         2.       TERMS AND CONDITIONS. It is understood and agreed that the
award evidenced by this Agreement is subject to the following terms and
conditions:

         (a) The Participant shall be granted, automatically and without further
authorization on the part of the Committee, 50,000 Units upon satisfaction of
the following condition (the date on which such condition is satisfied being
hereinafter referred to as the "Grant Date"): (i) the closing stock price of the
Common Stock on its principal trading market shall have been at least $34.00 per
share for 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days or the Company
consummates a transaction which results in the stockholders of the Company
receiving cash, securities, or other property (or any combination thereof)
having a "value" as determined by the Committee of at least $34.00 per share in
either case, during the period beginning on the date immediately following the
date hereof and ending on December 31, 2008 (the "Hurdle Price Condition");
provided, however, that no Units shall be granted if the Participant's
employment with the Company has terminated for any reason on or prior to the
time the Hurdle Price Condition is satisfied. For purposes of this Section 2(a),
"value" shall mean the amount received by the stockholders of the Company taking
into account the net present value of any debt, securities, future payments,
contingent rights or other non-cash consideration to be paid to such
stockholders.

         (b)      The Participant shall not possess any incidents of ownership
(including, without limitation, dividend and voting rights) in shares of Common
Stock in respect of the Units until such Units have vested and been distributed
to the Participant in the form of shares of Common Stock in accordance with
Sections 3 and 4 hereof.

         (c)      Except as provided in this Section 2(c), the Units and any
interest of the Participant therein may not be sold, assigned, transferred,
pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of. Any attempt to transfer Units in
contravention of this Section 2(c)

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is void ab initio. Units shall not be subject to execution, attachment or other
process. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with the written consent of the
Committee, the Participant shall be permitted to transfer such Units to members
of his immediate family (i.e., children, grandchildren or spouse), trusts for
the benefit of such family members, and partnerships whose only partners are
such family members; provided, however, that no consideration can be paid for
the transfer of the Units and the transferee of the Units shall be subject to
all conditions applicable to the Units (including all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement) prior to transfer.

         3.       VESTING AND CONVERSION OF UNITS. On December 31, 2008, the
Units granted to the Participant pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, if any, shall
vest in full and such vested Units shall be converted into an equivalent number
of shares of Common Stock that will be immediately distributed to the
Participant; provided, however, that subject to the provisions of Section 4
hereof, no Units shall vest or be converted and distributed to the Participant
unless the Participant is an employee of the Company on December 31, 2008.

         Upon the distribution of the shares of Common Stock in respect of the
Units, the Company shall issue to the Participant or the Participant's personal
representative a stock certificate representing such shares of Common Stock,
free of any restrictions, subject to Section 8 hereof.

         4.       TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; CHANGE OF CONTROL.

         (a)      Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein:

                  (i)      if the Participant's employment with the Company is
                           terminated by the Company for "cause" (as defined
                           below) or by the Participant for other than "good
                           reason" (as defined below), the Participant shall
                           forfeit all Units granted to the Participant pursuant
                           to Section 2(a) hereof, if any, as of the date of
                           termination of employment.

                  (ii)     if the Participant's employment with the Company is
                           terminated by the Company other than for "cause", or
                           is terminated by the Participant for "good reason",
                           all Units granted to the Participant pursuant to
                           Section 2(a) hereof, if any, shall vest, be converted
                           into shares of Common Stock and be immediately
                           distributed to the Participant.

                  (iii)    if the Participant dies or in the event the
                           Participant's employment with the Company is
                           terminated by the Company for reason of the
                           Participant's "permanent disability" (as defined
                           below), the number of Units granted to the
                           Participant pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, if any,
                           which equals the greater of (i) the product of (x) a
                           fraction the numerator of which is the number of
                           completed whole months elapsed from January 1, 2003
                           to the date of death or

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                           permanent disability, as the case may be (whichever
                           is sooner), and the denominator of which seventy-two
                           (72) and (y) 50,000 or (ii) 25,000 Units, shall vest,
                           be converted into shares of Common Stock and be
                           immediately distributed to the Participant (or the
                           executor or administrator of the deceased
                           Participant's estate or the person or persons to whom
                           the deceased Participant's rights shall pass by will
                           or the laws of descent or distribution, as
                           applicable), and any portion of the Units then
                           remaining unvested shall be forfeited. If the
                           Participant's employment with the Company is
                           terminated by Participant's death or permanent
                           disability prior to the Grant Date and the Hurdle
                           Price Condition is satisfied on or before the one
                           year anniversary of Participant's termination for
                           death or "permanent disability", 25,000 Units shall
                           be granted and shall vest, be converted into shares
                           of Common Stock and be immediately distributed to the
                           Participant (or the executor or administrator of the
                           deceased Participant's estate or the person or
                           persons to whom the deceased Participant's rights
                           shall pass by will or the laws of descent or
                           distribution, as applicable), and any portion of the
                           Units then remaining unvested shall be forfeited.

                  For purposes of this Section 4(a), the terms "cause", "good
reason" and "permanent disability", shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Participant's amended and restated employment agreement with the
Company, dated as of March 27, 2003, as amended or restated from time to time.

         (b)      In the event of a Change of Control (as defined below), all
Units granted to the Participant pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, if any, shall
vest, be converted into shares of Common Stock and be immediately distributed to
the Participant. For purposes of this Section 4(b), the term "Change of Control"
shall mean any of the following events:

                  (A)      a person or entity or group of persons or entities,
         acting in concert, become the direct or indirect beneficial owner
         (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of
         1934, as amended) of securities of the Company representing ninety
         percent (90%) or more of the combined voting power of the issued and
         outstanding Common Stock (a "Significant Owner"); or

                  (B)      the Board approves any merger, consolidation or like
         business combination or reorganization of Avatar, the consummation of
         which would result in the occurrence of the event described in clause
         (A) above, and such transaction shall have been consummated.

         5.       DEFERRAL. The Participant may elect to defer the receipt of
Common Stock upon the vesting of the Units granted to the Participant pursuant
to Section 2(a) hereof and for the Company to continue to maintain such Units on
its books of account if the Participant delivers to the Company a written notice
of such election at least six

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months prior to such vesting and enters into a deferral agreement with the
Company on terms satisfactory to the Committee.

         6.       EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT. If there shall be any change in the
Common Stock of the Company, through merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split up,
spinoff, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind or other
like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash
dividends) to stockholders of the Company, in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the Participant's rights under this Agreement and the Plan, the
Committee may, in an equitable manner, adjust the number and kind of shares that
may be issued under this Agreement and make any other appropriate adjustments in
the terms of the Units and this Agreement to reflect such changes or
distributions.

         7.       TAXES. Any distribution of Common Stock pursuant to this
Agreement shall be net of any amounts required to be withheld pursuant to
applicable federal, state and local tax withholding requirements. In connection
with any such distribution, the Company may require the Participant to remit to
it an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax withholding requirements prior to
the delivery of any certificates for such Common Stock. In lieu thereof, the
Company shall have the right to withhold the amount of such taxes from any other
sums due or to become due from the Company to the Participant as the Committee
shall prescribe. The Committee may, in its discretion and subject to such rules
as it may adopt (including any as may be required to satisfy applicable tax
and/or non-tax regulatory requirements), permit the Participant to pay all or a
portion of the federal, state and local withholding taxes arising in connection
with the Units granted hereunder and any distribution of shares of Common Stock
in respect thereof by electing to have the Company withhold shares of Common
Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of tax to be withheld, such
tax calculated at rates prescribed by statute or regulation.

         8.       REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND LISTING. The issuance or delivery of
any stock certificates representing shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to
this Agreement may be postponed by the Committee for such period as may be
required to comply with any applicable requirements under the federal or state
securities laws, any applicable listing requirements of any national securities
exchange or the NASDAQ National Market System, and any applicable requirements
under any other law, rule or regulation applicable to the issuance or delivery
of such shares, and the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any such
shares of Common Stock to the Participant if either delivery thereof would
constitute a violation of any provision of any law or of any regulation of any
governmental authority, any national securities exchange or the NASDAQ National
Market System, or the Participant shall not yet have complied fully with the
provisions of Section 7 hereof.

         9.       INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS. The
Participant hereby represents that the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this
Agreement is being acquired for investment and not for sale or with a view to
distribution

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thereof. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that any sale or distribution
of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement may be made only
pursuant to either (a) a registration statement on an appropriate form under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), which registration
statement has become effective and is current with regard to the shares being
sold, or (b) a specific exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act that is confirmed in a favorable written opinion of counsel, in
form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, prior to any such
sale or distribution. The Participant hereby consents to such action as the
Committee or the Company deems necessary or appropriate from time to time to
prevent a violation of, or to perfect an exemption from, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act or to implement the provisions of this
Agreement, including but not limited to placing restrictive legends on
certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement
and delivering stop transfer instructions to the Company's stock transfer agent.

         10.      NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. This Agreement does not
confer upon the Participant any right to continued employment by the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies, nor shall it interfere in any
way with the right of the Participant's employer to terminate the Participant's
employment at any time for any reason or no reason.

         11.      CONSTRUCTION. The Plan and this Agreement will be construed by
and administered under the supervision of the Committee, and all determinations
of the Committee will be final and binding on the Participant.

         12.      NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement
shall be deemed given when delivered personally, or when deposited in a United
States Post Office, postage prepaid, addressed, as appropriate, (i) to the
Participant at the last address specified in Participant's employment records,
or such other address as the Participant may designate in writing to the
Company, or (ii) to the Company, Avatar Holdings Inc., 201 Alhambra Circle, 12th
Floor, Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Attention: Chairman of the Board, or such
other address as the Company may designate in writing to the Participant.

         13.      FAILURE TO ENFORCE NOT A WAIVER. The failure of either party
hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall in no way be
construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.

         14.      GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflicts of laws provisions thereof.

         15.      INCORPORATION OF PLAN. The Plan is hereby incorporated by
reference and made a part of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be subject
to the terms of the Plan, as the Plan may be amended from time to time.

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         16.      COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall
represent one and the same agreement.

         17.      MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement cannot be changed or terminated
orally. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof. The section headings herein are
intended for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.

                                           AVATAR HOLDINGS INC.

                                           By:     /s/ Charles L. McNairy
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name:  Charles L. McNairy
                                               Title: Executive Vice President

                                               /s/ Gerald D. Kelfer
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                   Gerald D. Kelfer

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