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 $8,000 and they put a foreclosure lien on my house,” he continued.
Action News wanted to know how that’s possible, so we took our questions to legal and safety expert Dale Carson.
“There’s an actual Florida statute that says he can display this flag,” Carson said.
Federal law from 2005 also backs that up. We reached out to the law office that reprsents the HOA and got attorney Michelle Haines. She tells me if payment is not made within 30 days, the law office can move forward with foreclosure on Murphree’s home. – See more at: http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/veteran-may-lose-home-over-flag-fight/ngRCt/#sthash.OTe76VXL.dpuf
IMPEACH! We want America back
How ridiculous! Anyone should be able to fly an American flag on their own property. That )That HOA is not even following Florida law.
If congress wont pass a law that the American flag is the only flag in America you can fly or put in yard and not lose home or sued or made to take it down as long as it is not oversized then we are in trouble- state flags and American flag is the only flags that should be allowed to fly- not gay flag or Mexican or any other country flag or sexual flag-
Just another treasonest act by the liberal’s
I’m gonna put the biggest American flag I can safely install on my house and dare anyone to say I can’t. Then I need to put a big sign that says American Christian Caucasian heterosexual male and proud, let’s see how they like that one.
Time to STOP ALL THIS CRAZY C**P.
Crazy
Total bull$#%&!@*
NEVER buy a home in a HOA community. If u do,this is what happens
Is this how we treat our veteran? Wake up america!