OWNER MEMBER: Shall consist of (1) an owner of rental housing or (2) a licensed Texas Real Estate Broker who manages or operates rental, multi-housing or condominium housing or (3) a management company or management company representative engaged in multi-housing or property management, ownership or owner representation or (4) a property that joins the Lubbock Apartment Association directly. All properties 50 units and over must have their own membership.
1. Maintain and operate multi-family housing communities in accordance with fair and honorable standards of competition, ever mindful of the purposes of the Lubbock Apartment Association, Inc., in compliance with the Bylaws thereof.
3. Not use the National or Texas Apartment Association logos on forms other than official National or Texas Apartment Association lease related forms or give an incorrect impression that a form is approved by the National or Texas Apartment Associations.
4. Not knowingly use any unlawfully reproduced or reprinted National or Texas Apartment Association / Lubbock Apartment Association, Inc. or Lubbockapartments.com forms or publications.
5. Not use the Lubbock Apartment Association, Inc. or Lubbockapartments.com logo in any manner without permission and while using the phrase ‘member of’ above and in conjunction with the logo.
6. Not infringe upon or violate National or Texas Apartment Association’s copyright on any official National or Texas Apartment Association lease forms.
7. Abide by all national, state and local laws of every kind and nature.
8. Promote, employ and maintain a high standard of integrity in the performance of all rental obligations and services in the operation of multi-family housing communities.
9. Strive continually to promote the education and fraternity of the membership and to promote the progress and dignity of the multi-family housing industry in creating a better image of itself in order that the public may be better served.
10. Seek to provide better values, so that an even greater share of the public may enjoy the many benefits of multi-family housing living.
11. Establish high ethical standards of conduct with multi-family housing rental agencies, suppliers, and others doing business with the multi-family housing industry.
12. Endeavor to expose all schemes to mislead or defraud the multi-family housing residing public and to aid in the exposure of those responsible.
13. Refrain from attempting to obtain residents, through advertising or otherwise, by means of deceptive, misleading or fraudulent statements, misrepresentations or the use of implications, unwarranted by fact or reasonable probability.
Disciplinary action for any violation of the above Code of Ethics shall be delegated to and be the exclusive responsibility of the Board of Directors of the Lubbock Apartment Association, Inc.
Whenever herein the singular is used, the same shall include the plural, and words of any gender, shall include each other gender.
Being acquainted with the purposes of, and subscribing to the Code of Ethics of the Lubbock Apartment Association, Inc. I hereby apply for membership. I hereby certify that the above information is correct as of this date, and I agree to certify annually hereafter the number of rental units owned or managed on or before the renewal date of the membership. I certify that the above owner and/or management company are authorized to do business under the Texas Real Estate License Act and the Texas Occupations Code as relating to real property and housing. In the event of termination of membership in the Association for any reason, I agree to discontinue the use of LAA, Lubbockapartments.com, TAA and/or NAA insignia and signs in any form.