Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated December 20, 2018 relating to the consolidated financial statements of GTIS – HOV Holdings V LLC as of and for the years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017 and the period from April 29, 2016 (date of inception) through October 31, 2016, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. for the year ended October 31, 2018.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 

New York, New York

March 20, 2019