You could not get away with that where I live. The tenants themselves could rip the doors of the unit and then call authority's who would inform you that if you did not replace there doors then you were going to be in deep trouble. The tenants can trash the house....Rip lights of the ceiling...whatever...Then they call the health department and you get a notice that your the landlord are in violation of state law. If you don't fix it you will be finned, and you cannot rent the property again until they tell you it is OK. By the way...once the tenant calls the health department you can not evict them due to so called "Retaliation Laws". If you evict them after you have received notice then you are break and even more serious law and your goose is cooked.
Or how about this....The tenants trash is piling up outside and attracting rats. The health department gets wind of it. Guess who gets the notice of violation...Yep the landlord. Clean up the trash or else.
There is no justice anymore. The law does not allow it. Of course your best chance is to get a lawyer who is going to charge you $200 to $400 dollars an hour. If your tenants have little or no income then they can apply to legal aid who will pitch a half dozen of there lawyer against your lawyer...driving up your cost. The cost to the teannant...Zero...Zip...notta...That comes out of your taxes. Like I said...no justice...Just laws that protect criminals.
I have friends that did the same thing. If a tenant gets too late on their rent, they just take the door away while they "repair" it and keep it until the tenants either pay up or move. I have no idea if it is legal; but maybe worth a try. Good Luck!