Here is where she is declaring it is an unsafe environment and they are concerned for their safety:"The circuit breaker is a safety device; simply switching the circuit back on without investigating the underlying problem could become costly in the long run and, in many cases, extremely dangerous.

here is a great threadThe landlord evicts for his or her personal occupancy, a resident manager, or that of the landlord's spouse, parents, or children (LAMC 151.09.A.8) - Landlords must file a Landlord Declaration of Intent to Evict prior to giving notice to tenants (see, Evictions For Occupancy By Landlord, Landlord's Immediate Family, or Resident Manager);http://www.yourlegalcorner.com/articles.asp?

You can always ask your agent for the Dwelling amount or look at your policy declaration page to see what the property is actually insured for.As reference, there are a couple ways insurance companies will insure your property. 

2 months ago I bought what seemed like a legal 3-family, is registered with the assessor's office as a 3-family, yet now the fire marshal declared 1 unit inhabitable and the city planning and permits office saying the 3rd floor isn't a legal apartment it's "half-storage" whatever that means..Meanwhile the tenant was immediately evacuated to emergency housing (hotel) which the city made clear I will be billed for

What they do up here to delay a tax lien sale (& foreclosures) is to declare bankruptcy then they get the taxes paid asap.

We don't know if she will try to force us by declaring a need for an ESA.

If Tenant fails to comply with the notice, the Owner/Owner’s Broker may declare this Lease terminated and institute action to evict Tenant from the Premises without limiting the liability of Tenant for rent due. 

You could go down to your local county clerk of court and ask the friendly government employee there to give you record of recent eviction notices declared.

As an investor, you are likely not eligible for the 10% assessment rate or the homestead exemption.To use an example, a property with a tax appraisal of $100,000 that is owner occupied residential with a declared homestead exemption will have taxes calculated as follows:  10% of $100,000 tax appraised value = $10,000 tax assessed value. 

An attorney can do the legal paperwork for a condo declaration.