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
It would seem to me that this Hoa has probably hired or is owned by foreign
People most likely Muslims that will do
Anything to make our life miserable. I think the VA should step in and tell that hoa that this is America
And he has the right to fly the flag!!
Check out this link:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/109/hr42
A lot of these types of communities are populated with snow birds from Canada (especially Quebec)who only come down for 6 months out of the year but try to run the HOA. I know of 1 particular HOA that tried to pass a rule that all notices to homeowners must be written FIRST in French, then English.
Keep the flag in the flower pot
I’m so tired of reading this kind of stuff. We need a president who will work with Congress to stop it once and for all.
What’s right is wrong
This guy needs a good lawyer to stop the HOA from highway robbery.
Thanks Obama!
If I was him I would put one in every corner of my yard and say this is American soil go f#%k yourself
Nurs