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
this is bs
one wonders who these dictating communists are.
Wake up America and be counted.
What is wrong with the libtard idiot morons making these asinine decisions
I can’t believe these things are happening in America. Wake up people! We are loosing more of our freedoms every day.
Only cowards treat Veteran’s, and the American People for that matter, like this.
This is nothing less than a complete disgrace against not only our entire country, but against every american soldier, male or female, living or deceased!! Why in the name of god and justice, do we let this kind of c**p happen? Any one who comes here should be happy and proud that we display our flag! Why did they they come here if it offends them? We all need to grow a pair, and send these 3rd world people oacking ( RIGHT NOW )!!!!
We all need to fly the flag & defy them
FIGHT IT
Anti American HOA’s etc need to be deported as well. Look at how having love for our country is continuously being attacked and banned.