From Lumisa we do not recommend the discharge of water, electricity and gas supplies, since they are considered basic elements in a dwelling and would make the dwelling as not habitable and, therefore, the complaint filed for occupation of a dwelling would be dismissed. Such a decision may result in a complaint to the owner for lack of coercion under article 620.2 of the Criminal Code, which carries a fine of 10 to 20 days. The reason for this, according to jurisprudence, is that it would be the cause of the shortage of a primary resource to people in a vulnerable situation.
The most advisable solution is to make a complaint with legal title of the occupation of your dwelling or premises through two ways:
Civil proceedings (Article 430 of the Civil Code): is the recommended way by the lawyers, in this case and through the latest legal reform that has entered into force on 2 July 2018, it will not be necessary to identify the squatters. These squatters may oppose the eviction only if they can present a legal title entitling them to remain in the dwelling, with a maximum period of 10 days to present it.
Criminal proceedings  (Article 245 of the Criminal Code): This type of complaint must be directed against specific individuals, which will lead to an investigation into the identity of the squatters. In addition, criminal proceedings have different stages involving different courts, which lengthens and complicates the process.
Only in cases where the lessor can prove that he is not acting coercively is when the lessor does not pay to the supply company because he is unable to pay the bills, only in those cases will the court be able to appreciate the absence of coercion.