Veteran Larry Murphfree from Jacksonville, FL was fined $8000 and had a foreclosure lien placed on his home for putting a small American flag in his flowerpot – even though he had a legal right to do so. If he doesn’t pay within 30 days he might lose his home.
“I want it to go away. It’s such a minor little thing and they keep coming after me,” he explained.
“They” is Murphree’s homeowner’s association. He’s lived in the Sweetwater community for years, and been at odds with the HOA for more than two. All over a flag. The veteran decided to put one in his flower pot, and has been fined as a result.
“They just sent me a letter that says I owe them around $8,000 and they put a foreclosure lien on my house,” he continued.
Action News wanted to know how that’s possible, so we took our questions to legal and safety expert Dale Carson.
“There’s an actual Florida statute that says he can display this flag,” Carson said.
Federal law from 2005 also backs that up. We reached out to the law office that reprsents the HOA and got attorney Michelle Haines. She tells me if payment is not made within 30 days, the law office can move forward with foreclosure on Murphree’s home. – See more at: http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/veteran-may-lose-home-over-flag-fight/ngRCt/#sthash.OTe76VXL.dpuf
Who made up a law that a flag can not be place in a flower pot? The only way they can foreclose his home is if he was behind on his payments or his taxes, so some one is trying to steal his home. If is the government doing this then that would be no surprise but the rest is BS for anyone to try to foreclose his home.
This sort of thing should “never” happen in America.If this can happen to this man ,imagine what can happen to the rest of us. Our Flag should be flown anywhere we want it in the United States of America. Who is it that tells him he can not have his Flag? This is beyond, wrong.
Call Jay Sekulow-A.L C J
obama’s nazi amerika
Get a lawyer
EFUBARED
Hard to believe this would happen in America. This is wrong.
I guess this is not America it’s something else I guess.This is crazy..I will fly a flag when I want to…Obama or whoever is doing this..
Lets all send him dollar!!!
How in the hell is that even legal