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 $8,000 and they put a foreclosure lien on my house,” he continued.
Action News wanted to know how that’s possible, so we took our questions to legal and safety expert Dale Carson.
“There’s an actual Florida statute that says he can display this flag,” Carson said.
Federal law from 2005 also backs that up. We reached out to the law office that reprsents the HOA and got attorney Michelle Haines. She tells me if payment is not made within 30 days, the law office can move forward with foreclosure on Murphree’s home. – See more at: http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/veteran-may-lose-home-over-flag-fight/ngRCt/#sthash.OTe76VXL.dpuf
Yeah, Free Speech only seems to apply to Athiests, Muslims, gays and illegals these days.
Americans in Jacksonville need to rally and stand up against this tyranny. Maybe Vets need to Rally as well and have a Serious Talk with this HOA or Persuade them to do the right thing. It is our country and our Flag so let’s see just how far will Americans go to help this Vets Rights.
That’s bull$#%&!@*
This is becoming more of an atrocity in our own back yard. Everytime I read something like this it makes me sick. Whatever happened to being proud of being american? What happened to believing in this country and old glory? Is there no place in AMERICA we can call home to americans anymore? It seems everywhere is issues with the principles that this country was founded on. What took over 200 yrs. to build is taking 6+ yrs now to detroy. I am sure most of you know who I am talking about. It is time to take america back people!
Sharia Law is the most evil thing ever created by man. Arrest Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton for Treason.
No Democrats.
http://www.bnd.com/2014/09/27/3424431/hillary-clinton-uniting-religious.html
For some reason Christians are against Mrs. “Arab Spring” – “Benghazi” Clinton. Hard to tell if it is because she loves and supports Terrorists, worked with the horrible liars Joe Biden, Eric Holder, George Soros, and Barack Obama, because she helped create the Hillarycare/Obamacare Monster, or because she always lies.
In case you want Hillary in 2016, review her Achievements.
http://allenbwest.com/2014/09/radical-revealed-hillarys-deep-connection-saul-alinsky/
Fired from the Watergate Investigation for being too dishonest.
Whitewater
Cattlegate
Nannygate
Helicoptergate
Travelgate
Gennifer Flowersgate
Filegate
Vince Foster
I wonder where those Whitewater billing records came fromgate
Paula Jones Scandal
Federal Building campaign phone callgate
Lincoln bedroomgate
White House coffeegate
Donations from convicted drug and weapons dealersgate
Buddhist Templegate
Web Hubbell hush moneygate
Lippogate
Chinese Intelligence – Clinton was practically endorsed by red China Update!
Let’s blame Kenneth Starrgate
Zippergate/interngate – the Lewinsky affair itself
Perjury and jobs for Lewinskygate – the aftermath
Willeygate
Web Hubbell prison phone callgate
Selling Military Technology to the Chinese Commiesgate
Coverup for our Russian Comrades as Wellgate
Wag-the-Dog-gate
Jaunita Broaddrick gate
Benghazigate
Financing the Hamas Terrorists.
Barack Obama’s and Hilary Clinton’s Arab Spring.
Sharia Law is the War against Women.
last i remember freedom of speech and expression is guaranteed under the constitution!!! [ ? ]
every American should buy flags and fly them every day to support the vets that fought and died for us—-maybe even fly them at half mass until Obama and all the liberals are out of office
I thought this was American