POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Nancy Marrazzo, Michael Discafani, Amy Sharples, and J. Larry
Sorsby signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact with
full powers of substitution and revocation, for and in his/her name to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5
(and any amendments thereto), and timely file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;
and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
  undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
  contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
  attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	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, as amended, and the
rules thereunder.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 12th day of March 2013.

							Signature:

							/s/Thomas J. Pellerito