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 $8,000 and they put a foreclosure lien on my house,” he continued.
Action News wanted to know how that’s possible, so we took our questions to legal and safety expert Dale Carson.
“There’s an actual Florida statute that says he can display this flag,” Carson said.
Federal law from 2005 also backs that up. We reached out to the law office that reprsents the HOA and got attorney Michelle Haines. She tells me if payment is not made within 30 days, the law office can move forward with foreclosure on Murphree’s home. – See more at: http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/veteran-may-lose-home-over-flag-fight/ngRCt/#sthash.OTe76VXL.dpuf
No one should buy a home where there are rules against flying an American flag!!! Buy somewhere else!
Trump for president…… #sherwyn_alexander #sherwyn #alexander #SherwynAlexander #sherwynAlex DO NOT HIRE OR LET THIS PERSON IN YOUR FACILITY.. Here is another illegal immigrant that is commenting crimes in the UNITED STATES. He is a security risk to the United States. http://sherwynalexander.blogspot.com/ https://youtu.be/gpXmY6Ls4KA
Totally wrong that terrible.
We need to rid this country of these filthy libs$#%&!@* by any means necessary.
Totally ridiculous. !!
This has got to stop or there will be a civil war coming very soon. We have rights and some people are violating those rights.
That sounds like obama
Flower shops sell arrangements with American Flags by request so this claim that placing a small flag in a flower pot is disrespectful is hogwash! These HOA’s often get infected with Liberal,$#%&!@*/Commie ( Anti-American ) activists who try to create their authoritarian utopia in a microcosm scale with their community!
He needs to sue the HOA for civil rights violations and harr$#%&!@*ment and a whole host of other things.
DON’T TREAD ON US!!!!!