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 $8,000 and they put a foreclosure lien on my house,” he continued.
Action News wanted to know how that’s possible, so we took our questions to legal and safety expert Dale Carson.
“There’s an actual Florida statute that says he can display this flag,” Carson said.
Federal law from 2005 also backs that up. We reached out to the law office that reprsents the HOA and got attorney Michelle Haines. She tells me if payment is not made within 30 days, the law office can move forward with foreclosure on Murphree’s home. – See more at: http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/veteran-may-lose-home-over-flag-fight/ngRCt/#sthash.OTe76VXL.dpuf
How is it anyone can tell in American too remove the American Flag in America. Where is the cons$#%&!@*ution Where is the Senate or the Congress the President and for sure where is the Governor.
even its against moral.
This is ridiculous!!!
it time to start fighting back through blood. screw the illegal out of control coward judges backing radical Muslims out of fear.
Seems that it would cons$#%&!@*ute an unlawful contractual agreement. The flag of the country isn’t some random personal artwork created or displayed by the owner! It is this nation’s official colors! Boycott that .H.O.A. Have some people in this country lost their mind? Maybe they will change their mind if they see the flag of some foreign dictatorship over the capital. Just saying…
welcome to obamas’ america
Huh???
Amen
For the upteenth time in this thread…the HOA isn’t saying that he can’t fly the flag at all. They are saying that, if he wants to fly the flag, it has to be on a flagpole attached to his house. That was the contract he signed. Nothing unlawful about it. He just doesn’t want to live by the HOA rules.
Extortion plain and simple.