# Texas homeowner wins $100K after nightmare 6-year battle with HOA over tiny backyard office

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/texas-homeowner-wins-100k-after-nightmare-6-year-battle-with-hoa-over-tiny-backyard-office/
- Published: 2026-11-09T20:45:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T21:24:53+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/real-estate/texas-homeowner-wins-hoa-lawsuit-after-6-year-legal-battle/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Texas courts ruled for homeowner Masha Davis in her HOA dispute.
- Her proposed backyard office measured 160 square feet.
- The HOA’s bill reached about $153,264 by 5 November.

## Summary

Masha Davis has won a six-year legal dispute with her Austin homeowners’ association over plans for a small backyard office. The courts found the HOA had no valid basis to reject the structure under the applicable rules, and the case has left the association facing a substantial bill.

Davis proposed a 160-square-foot office, with electricity and air conditioning but no plumbing, for consulting work and family isolation during the pandemic. A court awarded her $100,000 in legal fees, and Texas’s Third Court of Appeals upheld that award on 29 September 2026, adding $30,000 in conditional appellate fees. By 5 November, the HOA’s total liability was about $153,264, with interest accruing at roughly $34 a day; Davis is seeking changes to Texas HOA accountability rules.

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