There are both plastic and metal kinds; I'd use the metal kind in a rental. 

You should know, though, that it needs a heck of a lot more than just cosmetic work--your shower is leaking inside the wall (hence, the telltale plastic bag taped inside the shower because the moist wall is making the tile fall off), needs to be gutted, new shower tree built.

Plastic clear clipboard that opens up, so you can kept the permit card on site before the home is weather tight.

Thinking about mustee plastic tub.

I like faux marble for shower surround, cheap plastic bead board fades and gets soap scummy.

Look around and you will see the average joe is NOT getting six pack;meanwhile six pack book writers, gyms ,pod-casters,personal trainers, supplement sellers, workout equipment sellers,nutritionist,plastic surgeons etc are getting rich. 

. :)  I had one issue where I didn't pass an electrical inspection because I knocked out the entire clips on a plastic box but he said he would come back later in the day. 

@John Salgado my issue was a combination of poor grading (towards the house), and a downspout that wasn't pushing water away.My fix was to dig down a bit (shallow) and place some heavy plastic on that corner from the foundation out to the edge of the mulch bed.

Looks like all the other rooms were taped and had plastic put over, but they decided not to on this one?

If you are going to flip personally I would take out the plastic shower surround and do it in tile with 1/4 inch glass frame less door.