If they can't afford to keep up the house, how are they going to pay for the appliances and the electrical service; Is the electricity fairy going to do it? The entire premise of the short SCRIPTED story is completely false. I felt my IQ dropping while I watched this.
We have tens of thousands of Amish and Mennonites living without electricity by choice--and others who live "off-grid" by choice. If they aren't squatters, and they own the land, perhaps they should put in place a small dam and electrical generation equipment--OH <THAT"S RIGHT> THEY WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO PAY FOR IT.
Don't give me stories about multigenerational gypsy squatters and expect me to feel sorry for them.