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
sell the house to section 8.
Why are Veterans being targeted. If it was not for them you would not be in a somewhat free nation
Time to surround the home with armed patriots and tell them to f off!
THIS IS SOOOOO WRONG!
You should get rid of them they should not be able to do that and he fought for our Country and you are doing this to him and what you can take his home are you going to put him in a nursing home Shame on all of you
When is all this C**P going to stop??? This is not America anymore.
What is this country coming to????????????
FREE OUR SOLDIER FROM MEXICO NOW!! You have spoken to the Mexican president & NOTHING was done. We did our 100k signatures & still NOTHING! Why in the WORLD are you letting them (Mexico) get away with this? You let their people cross the border DAILY and yet they won’t give one of our soldier back. WE THE PEOPLE WANT ACTION NOW!!!! Free USMC Sgt Tahmooressi from Mexican Jail
This is the USA—-not Iraq, Not Bagdad. Not Palestine! the USA FOR God’s sake. Amen
Crazy !