You can
listen and/or download the talk show "On The Commons" taped on
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Hosted and
produced by Shu Bartholomew, "On The
Commons" is a weekly radio show
dedicated to discussing the many issues
surrounding mandatory homeowner
associations, the fastest growing form of
residential housing in the nation.
This Week's Show
"Home is the starting place of love,
hope and dreams" it is also a place to
be safe and express our own
personalities. And "home is where our
story begins" or perhaps, where it
continues today.
Larry Murphree joins us :On The Commons".
Larry, an Air Force veteran, who, like
all the other veterans, laid his life on
the line to protect the country and the
flag that he so loves . Not a terribly
difficult concept to understand, is it?
In fact it is a lot easier to comprehend
than the complex and convoluted concept
of a private home being forced into a
residential association that is subject
to the whims, thuggery and control of
the others.
And Larry's home is where Larry's story
begins. To show his love for his country
and for his fellow troops that he shares
so much with, 7 years ago Larry put a
small flag in his flowerpot on his
porch. As you may know, flags and pink
flamingos anywhere in an HOA controlled
property is somewhat akin to waving a
red flag in front of a bull. The
reaction from the association is as
swift, brutal and often as violent as
that of a massive charging bull - except
unlike a dumb bull, HOAs know exactly
what they are doing, and Larry's HOA was
no exception. First came the violation
letter, "There is an unapproved object
in your flowerpot" followed by the
threats then the fines and the
misdirected assessments, the name
calling, the public shaming, and of
course the never-ending nitpicking,
harassment and abuse, liens and
foreclosure. All this has been going on
for over 7 years and instead of finally
stopping, it continues. Larry's next
court date is next week.
Isn't it time America woke up and
realized that HOAs are doing more harm
than good? It is time to pull the plug
on HOAs. Time to go back to private
property being truly private and home
being the place where families and loved
ones are allowed to be themselves, where
love, hope and dreams live.
7 years later: Veteran still fighting with HOA
over American
flag
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