As you said, it could simply be a process error and not a deliberate criminal act. 

It looks like a bath mat in front of the toilet.The key is to make it look like it is by design and deliberate, and high end.

Hope some of this helps with your deliberation,Paul

Use new screws (probably stainless) on reassembly - chances are good that they're the same as the other inner door panel screws, if you need a sample to take to the hardware store.The original problem may well be the timer, but sometimes the timer deliberately turns off the power to its own motor and waits for another device (like a float switch or a thermostat) to bring the power back. 

I was certain this was a deliberate process to keep people from cancelling their service. 

You need to be looking at the proposed HEROES Act that the House has already passed and the Senate is deliberating. 

After much deliberation (based on your comments, and other conversations), I am likely going to go with General Business Liability Insurance attached to the Rental Dwelling Insurance Coverage, and an LLC.

But if the architecture is good (ordered and deliberate), then the finishes become less important.

@Awais Sheikh - I am in a very similar situation now - deliberating between the 2 options.

He deliberately wrote you bad checks to get into the place.