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
HIS OFFENDS ME.
This guy needs to file lawsuit for $250k for his civil rights being violated and a lien unlawfully being placed on his home – the time to start fighting back is now
BUNCH OF LOW LIFE muslim “SUCKASSES……………..
since when has it been illegal to own a homeland emblem this is our homeland we were born and raised here and we have a right to display any kind of emblem of any sort that represents our homeland
Never give up your right to fly our Flag anywhere and any time you want to. The person or person’s who are telling you that you cannot fly our Flag is nothing but a traitor to our Country. The penalty for being a traitor is death.
This is insane — how did we get here??
This is wrong. Everyone has the right to fly the Flag as far as I am concerned. We are in the USA. If they don’t like our Flag, but our freebies to them, they can get out and go back to where they came from.
WHY DO THEY DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want an ANSWER .!!!!!!
I am so sorry.