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
This is not right. This is America. Take our country back
this is America, let him fly his flag…especially if he is a veteran.. there is no law that says he can’t fly his flag. legally he is entitled to fly it
And the owners must be PC or muslime to push this issue, I say send all them PC people to the muslime countries and see how long they keep their heads.
let him fly his flag, this is America, damn HOA’S.
REDICULOUS & UNamerican !!
We all need to fly our flags if you don’t have one buy one… Get bumper stickers window decals to put on our cars…. Let it be the norm… You don’t see that around in this country… Maybe at public or government offices… But the every day citizen that’s not the norm… In these times we need to show our solidarity on this….we need to show this government and all these housing associations that flying the US Flag is the excepted norm in this country… If you do belong to a housing association that has these rules get involved with the board… And start changing things!!!!
I think they have it backwards if you don’t have a flag than you should be fined. I put my flag up every morning and it seems like that’s one of the few things I’m allowed to do in this insane environment.
Our enemies are inside the wire.
sue the HOA for conduct unbecoming a human.
Old news. Someone paid the 8k and this is water long under the bridge.