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<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>
    <periodOfReport>2003-07-31</periodOfReport>
    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000855424</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>HOME SOLUTIONS OF AMERICA INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>HOM</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001259019</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OBRIEN RICK JUSTIN</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O FIBER SEAL SYSTEMS L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>5565 RED BIRD CENTER DRIVE SUITE 150</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DALLAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75237</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>1</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther><officerTitle>Vice President</officerTitle></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>No Securities owned</value><footnoteId id="F1"/></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>0</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding></nonDerivativeTable><derivativeTable/><footnotes><footnote id="F1">The acquisition of 300,000 shares of common stock and a stock option for 250,000 shares of common stock is being reported on  a Form 4 that will be filed simultaneously with this Form 3.</footnote></footnotes><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ Rick J. O'Brien</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-08-08</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

