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
Like we often say: “Only in America…….”
Where are all those bikers?
Maybe a decent attorney would step up to help this veteran…maybe an attorney who is him/herself a veteran.
That’s not right.
This is BS
The psychopathic home owner committee needs a contract put out on them. Psychopaths deserve to pay for their abuse of others.
Karma visits can be a real bitch.
jail his HOA scumbags
These home owners assns are are a real Nazi type of peopl. Most of them are Ola Men and Old Womanthat never had a job overseeing employees. Not they are god and love to push people around and tell them what time they can go to the bathroom. Thank God I would live under their conditions , may be better to live in Russia , same conditions
we got one sick, corrupt bunch in office, that flag mean something, to the American people.
This is only the begining, America and every other country in the world seems to want us citizens worse than slaves. Gun control is only for us to not be able to fight back, cant think of anything els.