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
Thought we had rights in this country, hope you win Sir.
This is a perfect case of the Law is out of order. Which idiot issue such an order?
I am trying to order small American Flags to out all over my yard, but I can not find any that are not made in China, and I sure as hell am not going to buy their trash…
NO NO NO !! WTF !! COME TRY IT WITH ME ! I JUST DARE WHOEVER HAS NO SPINE & A LACK OF COMMON SENSE TO TRY IT. AND….. I HAVE ONE FLYING UPSIDE DOWN TOO.
Absolutely outrageous! God deliver us from the idiots who perpetrated this insane action!
THIS ABSOLUTELY STINKS!!!!
Let it be so.
Outrageous!!!!!
this is weird, if the law is on his side he should heir a lawyer and go to court!
its not a free united states anymore.