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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the Caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of K. Hovnanian
Enterprises, Inc. and Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. for the registration of
$150,000,000 10 1/2% Senior Notes due 2007 and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our report dated December 16, 1999, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended October 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
December 27, 2000
