Security guards are supposed to make residents feel safe, but one Oklahoma woman says she was terrified after waking up to three of them inside her home. The public housing resident claims Oklahoma City Housing Authority security guards used a master key to unlock her door without knocking around 3 a.m. on August 30 after receiving a report of “banging” coming from the home.
Good-Duck said she was undressed when she heard the men downstairs and initially feared someone had broken in. She quickly got dressed before confronting the guards and asking why they had entered her home.
According to Good-Duck, the guards questioned who was inside the home and threatened eviction if her male partner did not leave. She also claimed one guard had previously told her, “We don’t have to have a warrant, we can come in any time for ANY reason we want, and when you signed your lease, you forfeited your 4th Amendment.”
Good-Duck says the guards never knocked, announced themselves, or received permission to enter. Instead, she claims they used a master key to unlock her front door while responding to the noise complaint. She also said there was no emergency taking place inside the home and that the unexpected entry left her terrified.
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Several commenters questioned why Good-Duck hadn’t reported the incident to police. She explained that she was concerned local police might side with OCHA security because the two work closely together.
Some commenters also focused on Good-Duck’s public housing status, prompting her to clarify that she pays rent based on her income. OCHA similarly explains that residents in its public housing program pay rent based on household income and family circumstances.
Good-Duck said she plans to speak with legal aid about the incident and is considering making a police report to create a record of what happened. For her, the biggest concern now isn’t the original noise complaint but the possibility of waking up to OCHA security inside her locked home again.
