Good lesson on how to be civil with neighbors.

You want to know how much they charge per hour, You ask how long it would take to litigate and what the projected cost would be to go to trial.

Or they send me a demand letter after they're out and they find out they should have received money to move, which is required before suing in small claims court (they're not likely to actually pay for a lawyer and sue in civil court), and then I'd say, whoops, sorry, here you go.I know, I'm shameless. 

@Steve Rozenberg  How is it that they or anyone else accomplish this without a civil rights violation is essentially my question.

Civil court.

Spent the first 12 years of my career as a commercial litigator, so I've taken, defended, and sat through dozens of depositions.  

If the neighbors call, just say you can’t get involved in civil issues and tell them they need to call the cops.

Actually, the more I think about it, CA landlords might want to start including a clause that says just that - the landlord is not liable for PG&E outages.I found the following from this website: https://www.stimmel-law.com/en/articles/landlord-obligations-habitable-premises-basic-california-lawThe Statute:In terms of residential leases, in order for a landlord to be allowed to place rental units on the market, the landlord must first ensure that all of the following conditions which make the building ‘fit for human occupancy’ are met: [Civil Code Secs. 1929, 1941]Effective waterproofing and weather protection of roof and exterior wallsWell-maintained plumbing and gas facilities compliant with law in effect at the time of installationWater supply compliant with applicable law that is capable of producing hot and cold running waterWell-maintained heating facilities compliant with applicable law at the time of installationWell-maintained electrical lighting compliant with applicable law at the time of installationBuilding, grounds, and appurtenances kept sanitary and free from debris and vermin at the time of rent or leaseSufficient number of receptacles for garbageWell-maintained floors, stairways, and railingsLocks conforming to code [CA Civil Code Sec. 1941.3]Dead bolt lock on each main swinging entry doorWindow security or locking devices for windows capable of being opened

@Praveen Gudimetla sounds like you may need to have a civil engineer involved if there are water issues that are affecting your property as well.

In SEC. 3 of the bill (Section 1947.12 that was added to the Civil Code), it exempts "Residential real property that is alienable separate from the title to any other dwelling unit".