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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-24-110526
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240918
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240930
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240930

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hovnanian Alexander A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002037933
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08551
		FILM NUMBER:		241341038

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
		STREET 2:		90 MATAWAN ROAD, 5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			MATAWAN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07747

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000357294
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	05 Real Estate & Construction
		IRS NUMBER:				221851059
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		90 MATAWAN ROAD, 5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			MATAWAN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07747
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7327477800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		90 MATAWAN ROAD, 5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			MATAWAN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07747
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        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his potential pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of the beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose</footnote>
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    <remarks>Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney.</remarks>

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  <p style="text-indent:4.173%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:8.6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:'Tahoma',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Elizabeth D. Tice, Shauna Ehlers, Cheryl O'Brien and Brad O'Connor signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful <br>attorney-in-fact to:</font></p>
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  <p style="text-indent:4%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:8.05pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:'Tahoma',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></p>
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