Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to fine him $8,000 and slap a lien on his home? Obama's America in action. Hate the US first.

Quote: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS Tampa) – A veteran could lose his home because of a small American flag he has placed in a flower pot in front of his home.

Larry Murphree explained that his homeowners’ association in the Sweetwater community wants him to remove the flag because it violates home display rules. Furthermore, he is facing $8,000 in fines if he doesn’t take it out of his flower pot.

“I want it to go away. It’s such a minor little thing and they keep coming after me,” Murphree told WAWS. “They just sent me a letter that says I owe them around $8,000 and they put a foreclosure lien on my house.”

Murphree has 30 days to pay the fines and remove the flag or the homeowners’ association will move forward with the foreclosure.

The veteran had a similar fight with the homeowners’ association last year and he filed a lawsuit which was settled out of court. Now the homeowners’ association flag display rules have been rewritten since then.

Florida statute 720.304 section 2a states that “Any homeowner may display one portable, removable United States flag…in a respectful manner…not larger than 4 1/2 feet by 6 feet…regardless of any covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements of the [homeowners'] association.”

Murphree said he won’t stop until he can fly his flag freely at his home.

http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2014/06/26/vet...lay-rules/

(06-27-2014 10:40 AM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to fine him $8,000 and slap a lien on his home? Obama's America in action. Hate the US first.

Quote: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS Tampa) – A veteran could lose his home because of a small American flag he has placed in a flower pot in front of his home.

Larry Murphree explained that his homeowners’ association in the Sweetwater community wants him to remove the flag because it violates home display rules. Furthermore, he is facing $8,000 in fines if he doesn’t take it out of his flower pot.

“I want it to go away. It’s such a minor little thing and they keep coming after me,” Murphree told WAWS. “They just sent me a letter that says I owe them around $8,000 and they put a foreclosure lien on my house.”

Murphree has 30 days to pay the fines and remove the flag or the homeowners’ association will move forward with the foreclosure.

The veteran had a similar fight with the homeowners’ association last year and he filed a lawsuit which was settled out of court. Now the homeowners’ association flag display rules have been rewritten since then.

Florida statute 720.304 section 2a states that “Any homeowner may display one portable, removable United States flag…in a respectful manner…not larger than 4 1/2 feet by 6 feet…regardless of any covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements of the [homeowners'] association.”

Murphree said he won’t stop until he can fly his flag freely at his home.

http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2014/06/26/vet...lay-rules/

Ridiculousness!

Sounds like a personal fight between some folks who hate each other and the flag is just the excuse.

Scratch an HOA, find a closet fascist.

(06-27-2014 10:54 AM)Smaug Wrote:  Scratch an HOA, find a closet fascist.

(06-27-2014 10:49 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Sounds like a personal fight between some folks who hate each other and the flag is just the excuse.

+1.


I think the HOA is out of line for this but I guess neighborhood rules are rules.

(06-27-2014 10:40 AM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to fine him $8,000 and slap a lien on his home? Obama's America in action. Hate the US first.

Quote: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS Tampa) – A veteran could lose his home because of a small American flag he has placed in a flower pot in front of his home.

Larry Murphree explained that his homeowners’ association in the Sweetwater community wants him to remove the flag because it violates home display rules. Furthermore, he is facing $8,000 in fines if he doesn’t take it out of his flower pot.

“I want it to go away. It’s such a minor little thing and they keep coming after me,” Murphree told WAWS. “They just sent me a letter that says I owe them around $8,000 and they put a foreclosure lien on my house.”

Murphree has 30 days to pay the fines and remove the flag or the homeowners’ association will move forward with the foreclosure.

The veteran had a similar fight with the homeowners’ association last year and he filed a lawsuit which was settled out of court. Now the homeowners’ association flag display rules have been rewritten since then.

Florida statute 720.304 section 2a states that “Any homeowner may display one portable, removable United States flag…in a respectful manner…not larger than 4 1/2 feet by 6 feet…regardless of any covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements of the [homeowners'] association.”

Murphree said he won’t stop until he can fly his flag freely at his home.

http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2014/06/26/vet...lay-rules/

White, gated community on the outskirts of Jacksonville....sure sounds like a liberal infested area to me..

I woke up to a pimple on my upper lip this morning.

**** YOU OBAMA!!!!!!!

(06-27-2014 10:49 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Sounds like a personal fight between some folks who hate each other and the flag is just the excuse.

Uh no. Sounds like some liberals have been allowed to write and pass statutes.

(06-27-2014 11:08 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(06-27-2014 10:49 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Sounds like a personal fight between some folks who hate each other and the flag is just the excuse.

Uh no. Sounds like some liberals have been allowed to write and pass statutes.

Vindictive libs no doubt. The vet sued the HOA last year, settled out of court so he won.
Then the HOA wrote new rules about displaying a flag, targeted at him, although state law clearly allows for displaying a flag. This Vet is going to win again then the HOA will write a new rule saying it is against the rules for a Vet to live own in the their little lib enclave. Libs are so incredibly intolerant.

Jacksonville is about as Republican as you can get in Florida. That said, it's silly, and the neighborhood association is not on the right side of this.