Locked Out of Your House? What to Do Right Now
Updated: November 2026
If you're locked out of your house in Sunrise, first make sure everyone is safe, then try the free options — a spare key, your landlord or condo office — and only then call a locksmith who gives you a full price on the phone. Here's the order we'd follow ourselves.
- Licensed & insured
- 6-month workmanship warranty
- About 20 min to you
1. Is anyone in danger?
A child, an older person or a pet locked inside, a stove on, water running — call 911. Firefighters can enter faster than anyone.
2. Who else has a key?
- A family member, roommate or neighbor
- Your landlord or property manager (renters)
- Your condo office — many Florida associations keep a key to each unit
- Your HOA's gatehouse, if you left one there — Artesia, for one, is guard-gated
3. Check every door and window — carefully
A back door, garage-to-house door or unlocked slider. Don't climb or break glass — a cut hand costs more than a locksmith.
4. Call a locksmith — the right way
Before anyone drives over, ask:
- "What's the total, including the trip?" — not just "the service call"
- "What's the business name, and who is coming?"
- "Will you try to open it without drilling?" If you hear only "$19" or "$29 service call," that's a classic bait-price pattern Florida consumer offices warn about (Palm Beach County Consumer Affairs). More: How to check a locksmith in Broward.
5. When the locksmith arrives
- Ask for ID and check the name matches what you were told
- Confirm the total before work starts
- Have something with your address ready to show (it can be inside)
After you're in
Keys gone for good rather than sitting on the counter inside? Then rekey the locks, so the person who picks them up off a Sunrise sidewalk can't use them.
In Sunrise
Our house lockouts start at $95, typically $95–160, same price day or night, and we usually arrive in about 20 minutes anywhere in the city — from a Sunrise Lakes condo to a Sawgrass Estates house; the exact time comes on the call. Turn the quoted total down on your doorstep and the visit is free. Call (954) 287-8377
Locked out? Call — the price comes first.
Same price at any hour. A Sunrise technician comes to you.
Call (954) 287-8377