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
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Yes more to the story – he was told to remove or face $100 a day fine – he chose to make this an ordeal. The HOA has guidelines where a flag can be flown. Again don’t expect do to do want you want to your property if you live in a community with a HOA.
I hope and pray a law is p$#%&!@*ed out lawing HOA’S . THEY ARE NI THING MORE THAN A BUNCH OF CONTROL FREAKS WHO LIKE TO THROW THEIR WEIGHT AROUND, BULLIES OF THE ADULT NATURE.
Every American in this country needs to have an American flag flying!
What happened to being PROUD of being an American? I’m sick and tired of being PC about EVERYTHING
Unbelieveable how you MERKKKANS are having your freedoms taking away from you while you sit back on your lazy-boys and shove $#%&!@*ies down your throat and do nothing…..your country is sliding into MARXISM ,…it’ s like watching a train wreck in slow motion…..Meanwhile in the greatest country on the planet we can fly the Canadian flag wherever we fuking please….and to think that someone could put a lien on your house for doing such a hideous act is completely absurd……
Sell. I Wouldnt want to live there anyway.
Yeah. Dude, your country will follow suit. Watch.
So crazy. Treason for obomba. Take back back our country.
This is disgusting. No one should lose their home, much less a vet. To something like this. People who cause this kind of trouble, should hang their head in shame. The flag should be displayed with honor. Be proud of living in AMERICA!!?
Who made this Law that we can not fly our American and State flags?? We used to keep our flags flying every day, what has happen to change all that? Why have they changed it? This is America we are gratefull and thank full of our Country, and who ever don’t like it leave,!