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  0001077821
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000357294
  HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC
  001-08551
  90 MATAWAN ROAD, 5TH FLOOR
  MATAWAN
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  07747
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  MARENGI JOSEPH A
  Director
  Class A
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  4962
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  5316323
  08/23/2024
  NYSE
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  /s/ Daniel Tucci, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Joseph Marengi