My tenants are tired of walking through a lake to get to their cars everytime it rains and I want to explore options for fixing this before going with the plumber and literally throwing money down the drain. 

Made a call to title company and she found an abstract of judgement for $37,000 and $190,000 due to make loan current.

Best case is you roll some paint on and the problem goes away because some windows are open and/or the air is cut on.Is there water actively coming in the basement even when there's no rain?

You really have to use you best judgement on the furnace and hot water tanks and cross your fingers when it comes time to turn the water and gas on.

The disclosure forms ask about water infiltration, not whether it was due to a hurricane, rain storm, or backed up storm drain on the road.

If you take them to court and get a judgement, it will also show up on their credit report.Also please note it is not legal to "double dip" for rent.

It's harder to do deals when personal judgement gets into play.

If you own more than one house in your personal name and there is a lawsuit that ends in a judgement, they can literally pick and choose through your assets until the judgement is satisfied.

I submitted a claim under normal rain as I didn’t think it was caused by hurricane.

Rain?