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
Get serious! Since when has it been illegal to be patriotic???
Now if the ACLU wanted to do something good and right they would take this and run with it!
Land of the FREE, HUH!!!!! not in OVOMIT’S America
where is the aclu they need to stop this
this is a free country, the government is just greedy and looking for stupid reasons to get money
Sew the bastards
Who fined him? They have no right to do this!
Come on American citizen this man fought for the right to fly the American flag do not allow this to happen to one of OUR HERO’S. He fought for YOUR Rights and Freedoms, now YOU fight for HIS Rights and Freedoms to fly the flag of America!!
MUST BE ONE OF THOSE DESPICABLE HOAS! 🙁
I would go to jail before I paid it Sue them for a wrongfull fine