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
and get a major Democrat with a lot of money to support you.
Disgusting, this is our country and we are allowed to display our flag.
Un freakin believable!
Is this HOA run by Muslims? Sure sounds like it is! I thought this was America! Or at least it used to be.
Theres all ways the 2 guys with baseball bats paying the midnight visit
is pure c**p and this is also why I would never live in a place that belonged to an association, Why do peopleBUY a house in this ? You never truly own your house and cannot do whatever you want to make improvments. Just crazy
This will happen to more Americans if you don’t vote the Democratic Senators out of office. Remember, you can not keep your doctor, hospital or policy, and when the President lied about that some 26 times, those Senators, never told you, that he was lying, making them liars too!
This is so stupid. Do we live in a democracy or have we go to a dictatorship, basic be.
Ridiculous.
WHERE DOES HE LIVE…THEY DONOT TAKE AWAY UOT AMERICAN FLAGS HERE. AND WE HAVE AND ASSOC.. THEY WOUL MAKE ME WANT TO PUT THE FLAG UP ,MORE THAN ONE…HE MUST HAVE SOME DAMN DIRTY FILTHY MUSLIMS LIVING CLOSE BY..KEEP THE FLAG FLYING…