FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Wallace Scott R 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/20/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Homeowners Choice, Inc. [HCII] (Last) (First) (Middle) 5300 WEST CYPRESS STREET, SUITE 100 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Division President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) TAMPA, FL 33607 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 100,000 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wallace Scott R 5300 WEST CYPRESS STREET SUITE 100 TAMPA, FL 33607	Â	Â	  Division President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Cathy J. Welch as Attorney-in-fact for Scott R. Wallace		04/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Restricted Stock Grant effective 4/20/2012: (a) 50,000 shares of the Restricted Stock issued hereunder the Restrictions will lapse in annual increments of 10,000 shares beginning on the first anniversary of the Vesting Date. (b) The remaining 50,000 shares of the Restricted Stock issued hereunder the Restrictions will lapse: (i) as to 10,000 shares, one year after the Closing Price equals or exceeds $12 per share for 20 consecutive trading days; (ii) as to 10,000 shares, one year after the Closing Price equals or exceeds $14 per share for 20 consecutive trading days; (iii) as to 10,000 shares, one year after the Closing Price equals or exceeds $16 per share for 20 consecutive trading days; (iv) as to 10,000 shares, one year after the Closing Price equals or exceeds $18 per share for 20 consecutive trading days; (v) as to 10,000 shares, one year after the Closing Price equals or exceeds $18 per share for 20 consecutive trading days;

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