We, the members of the Apartment Association of the Panhandle, recognizing our duty to the public and the intimate nature of the relationship between the apartment resident and the owner, or manager, and being aware of the vastly increasing role of the apartment industry in providing the home of the future, and in order to provide the apartment-residing public with each and every member, together and alone, agreeing that, so long as we remain members of the Association, and so long as nothing confined herein shall be unlawful, we shall:

• Promote, employ and maintain a high standard of integrity in the performance of all    rental obligations and services in the operation of multi-housing communities.

• Maintain and operate multi-housing communities in accordance with fair and    honorable standards of competition, ever mindful of the purposes of AAP in    compliance with the bylaws thereof.

• Strive continually to promote the education and fraternity of the Membership and to    promote the progress and dignity of the multi-housing industry in creating a better    image of  itself in order that the public may be better served.

• Seek to provide better values, so that an even greater share of the public may enjoy    the many benefits of multi-housing living.

• Establish high ethical standards of conduct with Multi-housing rental agencies,    suppliers and others Doing business with the multi-housing industry.

• Endeavor to expose all schemes to mislead or defraud the multi-housing residing    public and to aid in the exposure of those responsible.

• Refrain from attempting to obtain resident through advertising or otherwise, by    means of deceptive, misleading or fraudulent statements, misrepresentations or the    use of implications, unwarranted by fact or
   reasonable probability.

• Not use the TAA logo on forms other than official TAA lease related forms or give an    incorrect impression that a form is approved by TAA.

• Abide by all national, state and local laws of every kind and nature.

• Not reproduce or reprint any publication or form which is copyrighted by TAA and    sold by AAP.

• Not knowingly use any unlawfully reproduced or reprinted TAA forms or publications.

• Not use the TAA logo in any manner without using the phrase “Member of” above and    in conjunction with the logo.

• 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 Apartment Association of the Panhandle.