Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
OBRIEN RICK JUSTIN
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOME SOLUTIONS OF AMERICA INC [HOM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1500 DRAGON STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2006
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75207		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/16/2006   M   83,333 A $ 1.75 286,499 D  
Common Stock 05/16/2006   M   83,334 A $ 2 369,833 D  
Common Stock 05/16/2006   M   83,333 A $ 1.75 453,166 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.75 05/16/2006   M     83,333 07/31/2005(1) 07/31/2013 Common Stock 83,333 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 2 05/16/2006   M     83,334 08/30/2005(2) 07/31/2013 Common Stock 83,334 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.75 05/16/2006   M     83,333 08/30/2005(3) 12/02/2013 Common Stock 83,333 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
OBRIEN RICK JUSTIN
1500 DRAGON STREET
DALLAS, TX 75207		       President and COO  

Signatures

 /s/Rick J. O'Brien   05/16/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents 83,333 stock options exercised from an aggregate of 250,000 stock options granted to Mr. O'Brien on July 31, 2003. The stock options granted July 31, 2003 initially vested in equal increments over thirty-six months, but were amended on August 30, 2005 with respect to all unvested stock options to vest immediately as of such date. The 83,333 stock options exercised by Mr. O'Brien vested monthly in equal increments of 6,944.41 shares over the period from July 31, 2004 through July 31, 2005.
(2) Represents 83,334 stock options exercised from an aggregate of 250,000 stock options granted to Mr. O'Brien on July 31, 2003. The stock options granted July 31, 2003 initially vested in equal increments over thirty-six months, but were amended on August 30, 2005 with respect to all unvested stock options to vest immediately as of such date. The 83,334 stock options exercised by Mr. O'Brien, as disclosed above, vested immediately on August 30, 2005.
(3) Represents 83,333 stock options exercised from an aggregate of 250,000 stock options granted to Mr. O'Brien on December 2, 2003. The stock options granted December 2, 2003 initially vested in equal increments over thirty-six months, but were amended on August 30, 2005 with respect to all unvested stock options to vest immediately as of such date. The 83,334 stock options exercised by Mr. O'Brien, as disclosed above, vested monthly in equal increments of 6,944.41 shares over the period from December 2, 2004 through August 30, 2005, at which time all remaining unvested shares immediately vested.

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