Certification Pursuant To
 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
			Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


	In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hovnanian Enterprises,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the quarter ending January 31,
2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the "Report"), I, J. Larry Sorsby, Chief Financial Officer of
the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.


By,


/S/J. LARRY SORSBY
J. Larry Sorsby
Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 12, 2003