Probably not. In many places, shutting off utilities to an occupied residence is very hard to do legally without meeting a huge number of requirements. I once

Probably not. In many places, shutting off utilities to an occupied residence is very hard to do legally without meeting a huge number of requirements. I once lived in an apartment tower that didn’t pay the water bill for 3 years (because of an incompetent transfer of management responsibilities). They didn’t shut off the water. They didn’t threaten to shut off the water. After 3 years, they threatened to charge interest on the unpaid amount if it wasn’t paid within 30 days!