Raccoons fall through ceiling, attack a Kansas City woman sleeping in bed: lawsuit

A Kansas City woman has filed suit against a property management company, saying that poor maintenance at her rented apartment caused several raccoons to fall through her ceiling and onto her head while she slept.

Amanda Howery, 49, was living in a property on E. 82nd Street in Kansas City, managed by Sage Door Property Management, when the alleged wildlife incident happened in 2023, according to the lawsuit filed Aug. 16.

Howery was asleep in bed on Feb. 14, 2023, when the raccoons fell through her ceiling, the lawsuit states.

Howery said she was attacked by the the raccoons and reporting multiple injuries for which she was hospitalized, according to the lawsuit.

Howery said she was aware her ceiling had been damaged before the incident, the lawsuit states, and that she had informed her landlords about the damage.

Based in Blue Springs, Sage Door Property Management oversees multiple rental properties in the Kansas City metropolitan area, focused mainly on standalone houses.

The building where Howery lived during the attack is owned by SC REI LLC, a Colorado investment corporation also named in the lawsuit.

Representatives for Safe Door, SC REI and Howery were not immediately available for comment Tuesday.