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
Enough who are the $#%&!@*heads that are doing this? names please.
This is so sad people wake up our freedom is going slowly day by day .it’s happening all around us .God bless America .
His friends should start a charity drive and use the funds to raise public awareness. Start a petition to change the law. Get active, stand up and speak out, do something, before it’s too late.
I say let’s set up a fund site and he can plant a thousand flags if we each send a dollar to pay his stupid fine.
This is BS
When you lose the to an American flag in America it’s no longer America, am I right or am I right
counter sue for $1.000.000 on your rights freedom of speech
Thank Obama and all his loyal cronies for another act of disrespect for our nation,our flag and our personal rights.They will not be content until all displays of patriotism are removed from view.
The only way to stop this is for people to show up at the homeowners in support of him and all carry flags. This is AMERICA. If we dont stand up for him and others being oppressed. If anyone shows up from the home owners throw eggs at them.
How can they legally do that!! So f’d up!! I suppose if he was Muslim and beheaded a Christian it would be okay and probably have his home paid off. His home, his property, don’t like, don’t visit him or look at his home. It makes you want to go freakin postal!! I swear there seems to be more stupid people every day!