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
The one who fined him should be shot for treason the constitution guramtees him the right to fly the American flag shoot the traitors
outrageous a veteran who put his life on the line for our freedoms God and Country. The flag is our personal right to freedom that didn’t come free. Personally everyone in that community should stand with this man and everyone get a flag and put it in your pot. Proud to be an AMERICAN. Besides ISIS and the Muslim Brotherhood are attacking citizens in Florida. Petty is what this issue is all about money and there are bigger fish to fry in Florida, wake up people we are at war! Thank God you have a trained man in your neighborhood and FLY YOUR FLAGS!
Buy a few hundred of them and put them everywhere in the neighborhood.
Time to Flush Politicians and change Stupid regulations against our Flag.
This has got to stop! As Americans we should be able to fly the Flag anywhere we want,if it offends anyone let them move back where they came from! They knew they were coming to the greatest country in the world so what’s their problem!?
bull
Disgusting
why do we as AMERICAN CITIZENS STAND FOR THIS ??? WE NEED TO PROTEST THIS TYPE OF ACTION FROM OUR GOVERMENT !!!
At Least he was not Burning It.
Sam Sam Sawlone – I agree with someone on this thread that this Vet should contact Jay Sekulow at ACLJ.