A neighbor dispute is making quite a splash online.
Quesha Foster, a single mom of two, came home midday to a curious sight.
Someone had connected a garden hose to her outdoor spigot and turned the water on full blast.
Curious about where the hose led, she soon solved the mystery by following it to the backyard of the house next door.
There, the neighbor was spraying her own massive lawn with Foster’s water. As she put it in the caption of her October 24 TikTok video: “I caught my neighbor helping herself to my water like we split the water bill!”
Understandably, Foster reached her boiling point and threatened to call the police.
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In the initial first video, the agitated mom repeatedly demanded to know why her neighbor was watering the grass from her house.
Meanwhile the neighbor, who remains publicly unnamed, went from unbothered to offering to pay the bill in 40 seconds flat.
“You’re on camera, and I’m calling the police, and I’m talking to the homeowners’ association cause that’s theft,” Foster yelled.
“This is absolutely unacceptable. Cause I called about you being on my property before, and somebody tried to give me attitude…” she added.
Moreover, Foster explained in the comments section that she bought the home eight years ago and suspects this wasn’t the first time.
The anger on Foster’s behalf was palpable in the comments section.
“Oooh, the nerve!! I’m pissed off for her!!” wrote one, adding, “Ma’am, you bout to pay my water bill for a year!!!”
Another chimed in, “Not to mention all the plush, healthy plants/vegetables, etc., probably bc of the steady use of the water, smh. I would need some of that garden as well…”
Viewers were on the edge of their seats, wondering whether the dispute ended there.
But the second video showed an officer talking to the neighbor, and Foster promised her audience an update on what charges, if any, the police or prosecutors would file.
Foster shared that update on Tuesday, claiming police charged the woman with criminal trespassing and barred her from entering Foster’s property.
In addition to reporting the incident to police, Foster says she also reached out to her HOA and the water company to see how long the woman has been using her water.
Legally, stealing water counts as both theft of property and theft of utility services, and it carries criminal and civil penalties in all 50 states.
@ladyqueworld 🚨 EXCUSE ME?! NOT MY NEIGHBOR STEALING WATER FROM MY HOUSE!! 😭💦 Y’all, I cannot make this stuff up!! I caught my neighbor helping themselves to MY water like we split the water bill! 😩 Im PISSED AND CALLING THE POLICE.! #NeighborDrama #CaughtOnCamera #TheAudacity #StoryTime #YouCantMakeThisUp ♬ original sound – ladyqueworld
