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
HOA’s should be extinct!!! Agree, they are small-minded little poops!
So he is being fined $8,000. and can loose his home because he did something that is LEGAL Just where the hell is the so called ACLU, if they was doing this to a person who was flying a Mexican or any other flag the ACLU and BIAS LIBERAL MEDIA would be all over this.
I would make this go national & get every law firm & lawyer who wants national coverage to join in. Since when is it illegal to display the American flag?? More Muslims?????
He should counter sue and fight this
doesnt make sense
our government of trash and thieves that belong in jail.
time to shoot these $#%&!@*ing socialist and polticians all of these dirty traitorist bastards
That is BS, what would they do if Mexicans would put there flag up?
tell the HMA or the Local politician idiot to come take a vet flag down….because then its cowboys and indians
this $#%&!@* has to stop