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 country is now a communist Obamanized marxist state. Soviet-Nazi style America. They dob’t teach history any longer. The more you’re ignorant, the more they think of you as a citizen
Not true hoa’s are limited as of jan 1 2013 that they can’t do anything except take you to court for fines that’s it no more forclosures allowed! So whoever came up with this is wrong and it’s f**e
Holy C**p! You’ve got to be kidding ! Are we not in America any more ?
After Obama took office its like this is not America anymore but Muslim country ,i don’t care now i will fly both flags the American flag and the confederate flag both of these flags stand for America …
something must be done with these lunatics…
PROOF THAT LIBERALS HAVE A SERVER MENTAL DISORDER,FOOLS THIS IS AMERICA AND THE FLAG FLIES ALL OVER THE NATION AND WILL ALL WAYS FLY NO MATER WHAT U SAY OR DUE,SUE THERE ASSES
You dont like out flag, then you pack your c**p and get out of the country. If you touch our vets then we will ralley up and force you from your home and from OUR country
Be sure to include the name and location of the development. That way Ah***s will know enough to move there and good people will know enough to avoid the commie community.
Who is they. Why hasn t some attorney come forward to do a counter suit for him
this is just bs and so wrong on all levels