According to media reports, a Florida judge ordered a local homeowners association to pay more than $187,000 in legal fees to a man who wanted to park his pickup truck in his driveway.

It has been reported that Hillsborough County Circuit Court Judge Martha J. Cook ruled the Eagles Masters Association, representing residents of the Eagles Community in the Tampa, Fla., area must pay $187,443.37 in legal fees for A. J. Vizzi of Odessa, Fla.

The association, which has 30 days to pay, appeal or file for reconsideration, sued Vizzi in 2006, arguing he had to park his brown Ford F-350 Super Duty commercial pickup in his garage, not in his driveway, to comply with the deed-restricted community's covenants.

WFLA-TV, Tampa, has reported that Vizzi countered that the truck would not fit in his garage and he didn't want a smaller truck because it wouldn't be able to haul his 40-foot camper.

Saying the covenant provision about trucks was unenforceable, Cook ruled in Vizzi's favor in 2008. The association appealed in 2009. In March, the 2nd District Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's ruling.

Cook then ruled the association must pay Vizzi's fees and left the two sides to determine the amount.

The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported that when communication between the two sides broke down, Cook ruled on the amount.

The newspaper quoted Vizzi attorney Daniel Anderson as saying, "We had tried to resolve the case and resolve the fees informally with the association without a hearing. But, unfortunately, the association never made us an offer." (With Inputs from Agencies)