thanks for the replies everyone.  I think there should be a foolproof system where every tenant in every state provides a list of contents, signs, dates, and makes 3 copies: one for the owner, one for themselves, and one for the facility manager.  Because then, the winner of the unit has a list of contents to look for, or atleast be guaranteed those contents, i.e. the valuable stuff.  I do know what shill bidding is and it sounds messed up. 

I guess without having a record of what was supposed to be in a unit, it would be incredibly hard for a unit winner to make any sort of substantial, non-circumstantial claims that the unit was rigged to appear to have better materials than it did, no? 

Does anyone live in a state where they are provided with a contents list when they've won a unit?