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
BS
What direction should we take in America to satisfy people who should be living somewhere else if they hate this country so much?
tell them to go $#%&!@* themselves and spraypaint the office serious
we should be revolting against them all,armed f course
put up a mid eastern countries flag, tell them you’re a deserter and what they say
LEAVE THE $#%&!@*ING VETS ALONE YOU $#%&!@*S
we really need to take this country back. Maybe a real tea party
RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!
Where are all the Veterans Associations? I once complained that in our town the Canadian flag was being flown as high as or higher than the American flag and our local VFW went to the Town Hall and got the matter corrected immediately. Larry, don’t pay the fine and Sue the Homeowners Assn. Get your local VFW involved!
man this is bull$#%&!@* last time i heard we have the right to display our nations flag and no one has the right to say we can’t this fine is bogus and should be Illegal for them to do