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 happened to America???
counter sue maybe pot head john morgan will take the case but sue
WTF?
as many veterans as possible should show up there and harrass the Homeowners group ,do whatever it takes but make them regret effing with a vet and the same goes wherever they are trying to pull this c**p and the $8,000,simple if they get it make it cost them more to repair their property !!!!!
I’m as patriotic as one can get but I have a hard time believing every story on this site.
This is OUTRAGEOUS! Where is the ACLU? Where is Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and all the rest? This used to be America! I, personally hate HOA’s. Little people, who think they are important, and make rules the the rest of us! What kind of stupidity is this? This man has every right under our Constitution!
Where is our American justice?
This is wrong and if he should lose his home over something every American has the right to do I hope he sues and wins a bundle of money. If foreigners and illegal aliens don’t like our flag then they can get the hell out of our country.
I hope you win buddy! This is so wrong one many levels.
Whay a bunch of communist what is next etase all memory of our great USA? NO WAY as mexicans day