See California Civil Code Section 1102, 1103.  

Because push comes to shove if the named insured does not match what is on title, it is very easy for them to send out the denial and cause you to spend thousands litigating the claim or just take care of the claim on your own, which defeats the purpose of purchasing the policy in the first place.  

I have a Legal Shield membership and I purchase audit protection for my tax returns.It would be very uncharacteristic of me and irresponsible to not also protect my family, my person and my civil rights by being a responsibly armed Citizen.

What do you landlords do as a process, when you get a civil judgement against a previous tenant but you can't readily collect.

You could respond to ads, do online search, use the reference sites, including advo and the local Bar Association, however this may still not get you to a suitable practitioner.I'll bet there will be noticing issues, perhaps litigation. 

I tried to call local police but they said there's nothing they can do since it's a civil matter and nothing has been done. 

It would still be a good idea to have a real estate attorney to work deals through locally, but Anderson Advisers can set you up to make sure you are insulated from liability and/or totally protected from litigation should something go wrong in one of your investment properties.  

Have you been sued, why, how much did the litigation cost you and what was the outcome and how did you have your investments protected?

Personally I would hire a local geologist or civil engineer that specializes in wet basements (this will be a small local one office firm) and pay them to come tell you what the problem is.

some people absolutely freak out about threatened litigation.