Exhibit 5.4

[Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Letterhead]

September 16, 2013

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

110 West Front Street

P.O. Box 500

Red Bank, New Jersey 07701

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

110 West Front Street

P.O. Box 500

Red Bank, New Jersey 07701

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am Vice President and Corporate Counsel of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Hovnanian”), K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hovnanian (“K. Hovnanian”) and certain other subsidiaries of Hovnanian (the “Subsidiary Registrants”). Hovnanian, K. Hovnanian and the Subsidiary Registrants have filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-189802) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to which K. Hovnanian has issued $41,581,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.25% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”), unconditionally guaranteed (each a “Guarantee,” and collectively, the “Guarantees”) on a senior unsecured basis by Hovnanian and the Subsidiary Registrants (together, in such capacity, the “Guarantors”), pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated September 11, 2013, among K. Hovnanian, the Guarantors and the underwriter named therein (the “Underwriting Agreement”).

I have examined the Registration Statement as it became effective under the Securities Act; K. Hovnanian’s and the Guarantors’ prospectus dated August 23, 2013 (the “Base Prospectus”), as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated September 11, 2013 (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”), filed by K. Hovnanian and the Guarantors pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act; the Indenture dated as of August 8, 2005 (the “Base Indenture”), among K. Hovnanian, Hovnanian, the other Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as successor trustee (the “Trustee”); the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 16, 2013 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture and as otherwise amended or supplemented as of the date hereof, the “Indenture”) among K. Hovnanian, Hovnanian, the other Guarantors and the Trustee; a duplicate of the global note representing the Notes; a duplicate of the Guarantees annexed to the Notes; and the Underwriting Agreement. I also have examined the originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such records, agreements, documents and other instruments and have made such other investigations as I have deemed relevant and necessary in connection with the opinions hereinafter set forth. As to questions of fact material to this opinion, I have relied upon certificates or comparable documents or statements of public officials and of officers and representatives of Hovnanian and K. Hovnanian.

In rendering the opinions set forth below, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me as duplicates or certified or conformed copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. I also have assumed that the Indenture is the valid and legally binding obligation of the Trustee.

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Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein, I am of the opinion that:

I do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the applicable corporate or limited liability company law for the jurisdiction of organization of K. Hovnanian and each Guarantor (including the statutory provisions and reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing), as the case may be.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Hovnanian filed with the Commission in connection with the closing of the offering of the Notes and to the use of my name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus.

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