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
What a SHAME< you can't put up your American Flag without some ungreatful person has to object
Sounds like they got a Muslim as the leader or at least the instigator in his HOA!
this is American , he has a right to fly his flag, I would take it to the supereme court.
Attorneys are what got us to this place you want this kind of thing to stop get rid of the attorneys
I can not believe this story if it is true than AMERICA is in plain English going crazy insane and all of this insanity started with your beloved (LOL) LEADER OBAMA tell the world this is not true getting fined 8000.00 dollars for a AMERICAN FLAG IN A FLOWER POT .tell us the rest of the world it is not true.
Terrible travesty
I thought that place is in the uSA so another bunch of fruit cakes taken our values in the garbage..
Everyone in the States needs to put up an American Flag and if it offends you keep your damn mouth shut and carry tour ass somewhere else! And when this man goes to court a whole mass of people need to go and have a flag and display it with pride what are they going to do arrest them all for carrying a flag. They sure did not mind him serving his country and protecting their asses while they sat on them. He needs to move , I know he should not have to this is supposed to be the “land of the free” buy you arenot too damn free when they make you take down an american flag, this is not the only person who has been harrassed for hanging an american flag. What about all the things we Americans find offensive, we leave it alone . These people are doing nothing but harrassing this man and the legal system is letting them, and fining him? REALLY! Go Home if our Flag offends you!! Go back to your country. It is sad it is so bad you can not Proudly display a flag or wear a military uniform in public because you might “offend” someone.Everyone who has any part in any of this kind of censorship of all things American need to accompany the non Americans back home.
contact FOX NEWS
I will fly my flag when and where I want and it will only come down when the fight is over and I am dead. Obama and all the liberals can kiss my ass. I hope to offend the damn muslims and when the come there better be a hell of a lot of em cause I am locked loaded and stocked with ammo