Water shutoff for repairs

[Shandra S.]

I own a 9-unit apartment in Los Angeles. The water pipes servicing the building are old and need to be replaced. The plumber told me this would take 48hours or so, and he would need to shut off the water for that entire duration.

I will provide port-a-potties and distribute 5-gallon water jugs to all the tenants to use for teeth brushing, washing, etc. I will also provide rent abatement for 4 days (just to try and keep tenants happy, even though we will only shut off water for 2). Is this sufficient?

What are my obligations as a landlord? I tried looking up specifics in the CA Landlords Law book, but there were no specifics. Not sure if I need to put tenants up in hotels during this maintenance period.

Thanks