UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D/A

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*
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                           HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                 CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    442487203
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                            GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
                             CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD,
                      PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                             WASHINGTON HOMES, INC.
                              1802 BRIGHTSEAT ROAD
                          LANDOVER, MARYLAND 20785-4235
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            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                    Copy to:

                              JOHN W. GRIFFIN, ESQ.
                          DUANE, MORRIS & HECKSCHER LLP
                         1667 K STREET, N. W., SUITE 700
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20006
                                 (202) 776-7854

                                 AUGUST 28, 2000
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following box .

NOTE:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties
to whom copies are to be sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

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CUSIP No.  442487203             SCHEDULE 13D/A                Page 2 of 4 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

     Washington Homes, Inc.
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a)  [_]
                                                                 (b)  [x]
________________________________________________________________________________
3    SEC USE ONLY


________________________________________________________________________________
4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*

                  OO
________________________________________________________________________________
5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
     PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                   [_]


________________________________________________________________________________
6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Maryland
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               7    SOLE VOTING POWER

  NUMBER OF
                          0
   SHARES      _________________________________________________________________
               8    SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY

  OWNED BY            12,076,493(1) (See Item 5 herein)
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING
                           0
   PERSON      _________________________________________________________________
               10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    WITH

                      12,076,493(1) (See Item 5 herein)
________________________________________________________________________________
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                   0
________________________________________________________________________________
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                      [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                  70.7%(1)
________________________________________________________________________________
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                  CO
________________________________________________________________________________
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





         This  Amendment No. 1 amends  footnote 1 to the preceding  table of the
Schedule 13D filed by Washington Homes,  Inc. on September 11, 2000,  pertaining
to  the  Class  A  Common  Stock,  par  value  $0.01  per  share,  of  Hovnanian
Enterprises,  Inc.,  by deleting the  bracketed  language as set forth below and
substituting therefor the underscored language as set forth below:

     (1) Washington Homes, Inc.  ("Washington  Homes") has entered into a Voting
Agreement,  dated  August 28,  2000,  with  certain  stockholders  of  Hovnanian
Enterprises, Inc., ("Hovnanian") which provides that signatory stockholders will
vote their shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share of Hovnanian
(the "Hovnanian Class A Common Stock"), and Class B Common Stock, par value $.01
per share (the  "Hovnanian  Class B Common  Stock"),  in favor of [a proposal to
adopt the Merger  Agreement]  the Share Issuance (as defined  hereinafter).  The
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stockholders  of Hovnanian who are  signatories to such Voting  Agreement own in
the  aggregate  6,341,345  shares  of the  Hovnanian  Class A Common  Stock  and
5,735,148  shares of the Hovnanian  Class B Common Stock.  The Hovnanian Class B
Common Stock is convertible into the Hovnanian Class A Common Stock.  Unless the
context otherwise requires, the Hovnanian Class A Common Stock and the Hovnanian
Class B Common Stock may sometimes be referred to  collectively in this Schedule
13D as the "Hovnanian  Common Stock."  Washington Homes does not have any rights
as a stockholder of Hovnanian  pursuant to said Voting  Agreement.  Accordingly,
Washington Homes expressly disclaims  beneficial ownership of all shares subject
to said Voting Agreement.

         Other  than the  change  to  footnote  1 as set forth  above,  no other
portion of the Schedule 13D filed by  Washington  Homes,  Inc. on September  11,
2000,  or  document  incorporated  therein  by  reference,  is  changed  by this
Amendment No. 1.

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                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, I
certify that the  information  set forth in this Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule
13D is true, complete and correct.

                                                          WASHINGTON HOMES, INC.



                                              By /s/ Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                    Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
                                                     Chairman of the Board,
                                                      President and Chief
                                                       Executive Officer

Dated:   October 25, 2000


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