I made these little signs in those plastic, desk standing photo frames from Dollar Tree.

In the end you just need to know what you are trying to accomplish first THEN find the solutions for it.

If a STR has a typical homeowner's policy and just Aircover, and the property burns or a tree falls on the home, it will not be covered at all because it was operating as a business under a homeowner's policy.  

I think your best and maybe only solution is to put in a french drain across the yard with a large catch basin at the low point.

Anyone telling you that it needs to be CF positive is missing the forest for the trees.

People find creative new solutions.

Will be breaking ground on a few projects in LA and Joshua Tree area soon.

Although this is probably less likely than the water leaking in through the window wells, it is possible, and you'll want to eliminate it as a cause of the flooding before deciding on how to fix the issue, because if it's groundwater, then the solution to the problem may be completely different than if it's water coming from other sources.As you consider these questions, keep in mind that water follows the path of least resistance--for example, water will flow through a gravel-filled trench much quicker than through solid earth/clay.

But to bust somebody's rear for painting  a house or planting trees in a lawn is just plain ridiculous because it's over $500.  

It is always extremely eye opening to see how our community can creatively find solutions as one.