Though the Henrys complied with the code, albeit a bit late due to a prohibitive financial situation, an opportunistic code enforcer triggered a chain of events no law-abiding property owner should ever be subjected to — including the possibility their property may be raided by Oklahoma County Sheriffs under a blanket warrant in direct violation of the Fourth Amendment.

According to a GoFundMe page set up to assist the family's legal battle against the City, their low-income neighborhood typically experiences an outbreak of vandalism each spring — which the city promptly cleans up to discourage other vandals from copying.

But a startling change in city code placed the onus of responsibility for covering up vandals' handiwork on property owners, essentially victimizing them twice — particularly for Charles and Julie who don't have room in their budget to afford paint. And, as expected when spring came this year, the Henrys' privacy fence became a canvas for vandals.