There can be a door latch stuck open or a door latch stuck closed but the reasons for each can vary quite a bit.
House door stuck in locked position.
Gently move the extractor up and down.
Troubleshooting a stuck door latch try to open the door while it is shut.
The most pressing will be when your deadbolt door lock is stuck in the open position because your deadbolt provides the real security for a building.
First off you re going to have to take the door handle off.
Yesterday the lock got stuck in locked position and turning the knob on the inside no longer worked to unlock it.
The door lock on my house door is stuck shut in locked position and the door will not open.
With your door lock stuck in unlocked the position your home can be made vulnerable.
The first step is to troubleshoot the issue and get a sense of what the symptoms are with the door latch stuck in its position.
I will show you an easy way to remove the door lock and open it manually as this.
Make sure the lock is unlocked before you do this.
Spray general use lubricant into the keyhole and insert the barbed end of the extractor so that the teeth of the extractor face the teeth of the stuck key.
You can do this by using the phillips head screw driver to unscrew both screws on the door handle.