Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

HOVNANIAN ARA K

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC [HOV]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of Bd., Pres. & CEO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC., 90 MATAWAN ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/16/2024

(Street)

MATAWAN, NJ 07747

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	09/17/2024		S		4,415	D	$ 220.04 ⁽¹⁾	20,522.872 ⁽²⁾	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Lucy K. Kalian's family ⁽³⁾
Class A Common Stock	09/16/2024		S		720	D	$ 212.42 ⁽⁴⁾	60,110.872 ⁽²⁾	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Sossie K. Najarian's family ⁽⁵⁾
Class A Common Stock	09/16/2024		S		945	D	$ 216.85 ⁽⁶⁾	59,165.872 ⁽²⁾	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Sossie K. Najarian's family ⁽⁵⁾
Class A Common Stock	09/16/2024		S		2,983	D	$ 214.175 ⁽⁷⁾	56,182.872 ⁽²⁾	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Sossie K. Najarian's family ⁽⁵⁾
Class A Common Stock	09/16/2024		S		3,216	D	$ 216.16 ⁽⁸⁾	52,966.872 ⁽²⁾	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Sossie K. Najarian's family ⁽⁵⁾
Class A Common Stock	09/16/2024		S		5,688	D	$ 215.13 ⁽⁹⁾	47,278.872 ⁽²⁾	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Sossie K. Najarian's family ⁽⁵⁾
Class A Common Stock								12,890	D
Class A Common Stock								53,514.872 ⁽²⁾	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Esther K. Barry's family ⁽¹⁰⁾
Class A Common Stock								63,504.872 ⁽²⁾	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Nadia K. Rodriguez's family ⁽¹¹⁾
Class A Common Stock								3,563.96 ⁽²⁾	I	Held by trusts for Esther K. Barry's family ⁽¹²⁾
Class A Common Stock								4,132.76 ⁽²⁾	I	Held by trusts for Lucy K. Kalian's family ⁽¹³⁾
Class A Common Stock								720 ⁽²⁾	I	Held by trusts for Nadia K. Rodriguez's family ⁽¹⁴⁾
Class A Common Stock								720 ⁽²⁾	I	Held by trusts for Sossie K. Najarian's family ⁽¹⁵⁾
Class A Common Stock								668	I	Held by wife

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HOVNANIAN ARA K C/O HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. 90 MATAWAN ROAD MATAWAN, NJ 07747	X	X	Chairman of Bd., Pres. & CEO

Signatures

Elizabeth D. Tice Attorney-in-Fact		09/17/2024
^**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)	Represents the weighted average sales price for price increments ranging from $220.00 to $220.50. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.
(2)	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
(3)	Held by trusts for the benefit of the family of Lucy K. Kalian, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest, including shares held through a limited liability interest in the 2012 LLC
(4)	Represents the weighted average sales price for price increments ranging from $211.875 to $212.815. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.
(5)	Held by trusts for the benefit of the family of Sossie K. Najarian, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest, including shares held through a limited liability interest in the 2012 LLC
(6)	Represents the weighted average sales price for price increments ranging from $216.65 to $217.055. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.
(7)	Represents the weighted average sales price for price increments ranging from $213.56 to $214.54. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.
(8)	Represents the weighted average sales price for price increments ranging from $215.57 to $216.445. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.
(9)	Represents the weighted average sales price for price increments ranging from $214.56 to $215.525. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.
(10)	Held by trusts for the benefit of the family of Esther K. Barry, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest, including shares held through a limited liability interest in the Hovnanian Family 2012 LLC (the "2012 LLC").
(11)	Held by trusts for the benefit of the family of Nadia K. Rodriguez, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest, including shares held through a limited liability interest in the 2012 LLC
(12)	Held by The Esther K. Barry Family 1994 Long-Term Trust, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest
(13)	Held by The Lucy K. Kalian Family 1994 Long-Term Trust, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest
(14)	Held by The Nadia K. Rodriguez Family 1994 Long-Term Trust, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest
(15)	Held by The Sossie K. Najarian Family 1994 Long-Term Trust, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest

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