However, lenders often add their own requirements, and many interpret the “intent to occupy” as a longer-term commitment, sometimes defaulting to the 1-year rule as a safeguard. 

Very simple - tell them to call me if they can't figure it out.I would not tell the tenant what I was doing and if it was ever discovered that I had done it - I would explain that I did it as a standard safeguarding of my property - in case the original thermostat should ever fail while no one was there to monitor the space temperature - the backup thermostat would save us all from freezing damage.

@Matt Meier, thank you for being sensitive to the lenders and their commission.

You take this action to safeguard yourself in the event that the general contractor neglects to compensate the subcontractors.

Also, townhomes are a great bridge property, it's a common trend that those in townhomes are aspiring for home ownership meaning credit sensitive and with that right mindset. 

Switching the utilities into their name without safeguards in place—knowing the tenant might act out—seems like a misstep on their part.While it’s true you’ll ultimately have to cover the cost, it doesn’t feel entirely fair for you to shoulder the consequence of their decision.

Grounding conductors reduce the chance of electrical fire and damage to sensitive equipment.

I could easily train virtual assistants to handle these payments and have an app created for encrypting sensitive data for facilitating the transactions through financial service partners from my main line of business.

Our site is RIDICULOUSLY sensitive to spam.

I think the best way to safeguard yourself for situations like this is to ask for referrals of current students who joined for the same reason you are interested in learning.