Application Policy
Rental Application Policy - updated 4 3 2024
Thank you for applying with PMI Integrity Properties for your housing needs. In order to best serve you, we feel it is imperative that you are made aware of, and fully understand our application policies and procedures.
PMI Integrity Properties fully complies with the Fair Housing Law. We do not discriminate against persons because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin or age. We also comply with all state and local fair housing laws.
Approval is based on Seven factors:
I understand and agree that I may share, in good faith, a statement of two hundred words or less explaining why I have experienced financial hardship resulting from a state or federally declared disaster or emergency and how that hardship impacted my credit, employment, or rental history. If I choose to provide this statement, it shall reference the cause of my hardship, including but not limited to Covid-19 and/or hurricanes.
An application will contain:
Required Supportive Documentation:
General Rental Criteria
Example: Applicant 1 Credit Score = 540 + Co-signer 1 Credit Score = 700, Average Credit Score = 620
Maximum Occupancy:Please note that these are the maximum number of occupants who may occupy homes with the number of bedrooms noted:Efficiency - 2 Occupants1 Bedroom - 2 Occupants2 Bedrooms - 4 Occupants3 Bedrooms - 6 Occupants4 Bedrooms - 8 Occupants5 Bedrooms - 8 OccupantsRoommates: 3 or more adults, non-related persons will be considered roommates. There will be an additional Security Deposit required for roommates.3 Bedrooms - 3 Roommates = 1.5 times Security Deposit4 Bedrooms - 4 Roommates = 2 times Security Deposit5 Bedrooms - 5 Roommates = 3 times Security Deposit
Resident Liability Insurance: PMI Integrity Properties requires you to have Resident Liability Insurance. (Addendum Attached) (REQUIRED IF NO POLICY IN PLACE)
Credit Reporting Program: PMI Integrity Properties offers an excellent program to build your credit by doing something that you already do, paying your rent on time. (Addendum Attached) (OPTIONAL)Resident Application/listings
OPTIONAL: The PMI Integrity Properties Resident Benefits Package (RBP) delivers savings and convenient, professional services that make taking care of your home second nature. Applicant agrees to be enrolled and to pay the applicable cost relevant to Property. Your RBP may include:
Non-Disparagement Clause: You will be required to sign a Mutual Non-Disparagement Clause with your lease. This Clause protects yourself and PMI Integrity Properties from disparaging comments, verbally or in writing that could be injurious to business, reputation, property or disparaging comments which are false. (Addendum Attached)Upon Approval:The applicant(s) will be notified by phone, email or both. Once your application has been approved, you will have 24 hours to submit the required Security Deposit. Once the Security Deposit has been received, you will have 24 hours to sign the lease once it has been sent to take the property off the market. If the lease is not signed within the allotted time PMI Integrity Properties reserves the right to process the next application received or consider any other approved applications.
Property Condition: Applicant is strongly encouraged to view the Property prior to signing any lease. Landlord makes no express or implied warranties as to the Property's condition. Should Applicant and Landlord enter into a lease, Applicant can request repairs or treatments (see question section below).
Sight Unseen Addendum: If any lease holders have not physically seen the property prior to a lease being signed, a “Sight Unseen Addendum” will be required to be signed by all lease holders.
Lease Processing Fee: There will be a one-time lease processing fee of $50.00 charged and it will need to be paid at the time of your lease signing. A $50 Lease Renewal Fee will be charged at the time a lease is renewed for 6 months or more. $25 Lease renewal fee will be charged for lease renewals for 6 months or less.
OPTIONAL Lockbox Move-in Convenience Fee: A fee of $25 is charged for the convenience of having a lockbox located on the property at the time of move to allow you to have a more convenient move-in process with regards to the transfer of keys. If you do not wish to take advantage of this convenience you can pick up your keys for move in by making an appointment with our office to come by and pick up the keys during our business hours, Only a lessee (name located on the first page of the lease) is authorized to pick up keys for move in and must present their photo ID.(Optional Service - If your move in is within 7 days this service is non-optional/required) PMI Integrity Properties, is an Equal Opportunity Housing Company. Our staff members adhere to a strict Code of Ethics, and to the Federal Fair Housing Law.
Privacy NoticeYou have chosen to do business with PMI Integrity Properties and we are obligated to honor the relationship with great care, beginning with the confidential information that may come into our possession during the course of your transaction with us. We believe that your privacy should not be compromised and are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of that information.You can be assured that we are respecting your privacy and safeguarding your “nonpublic personal information”. Non public personal information is information about you that we collect in connection with providing a financial product or service to you. Nonpublic personal information does not include information that is available from public sources, such as telephone directories or governmental records.
We collect personal information about you from the following sources:
-We respect the privacy of our customers, and we will not disclose nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.-We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those employees who need that information to provide products to you.-We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.-We will not disclose nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to nonaffiliated third parties, except permitted by law.
PMI Integrity Properties recognizes and respects the privacy expectations of our customers. We want our customers to understand our commitment to privacy in our use of customer information. Customers who have any questions about the Privacy Policy or have any questions about the privacy of their customer information should call PMI Integrity Properties.
Criminal Background Criteria Disqualification From Residency For Life(Convictions ONLY)
Pet PolicyPMI Integrity Properties has a very basic pet policy. Most of our properties allow almost any pet you could imagine! We have had Labs and Chihuahuas, cats and mice (not together of course), snakes, ferrets, birds and rabbits. We understand that a pet plays a significant part in many people's lives, so we strive to allow most animals in most of our rental properties. Please make sure to ask if the property that has caught your eye accepts pets. Pet Screening Profiles are required for all animals looking to be accepted in one of our properties. Pet Screenings can be completed by going to: petscreening.com/referral/wbXzX30WBYjB
The only general restriction we have is that your animal must be one year of age or older. We are willing to work with some puppies and kittens, depending on age and training and the general application information of their owners; however this is handled on a case by case basis (pet rent will be charged according to the anticipated full grown weight of your animal).
If you have several pets, please call to make sure that we have a property suitable for a large number of animals. Regardless of prior consent, Integrity Properties reserves the right to have any pet removed from the property if it is determined that the pet poses a threat to the safety or condition of the property or any people in the property or the community.
PMI Integrity Properties charges pet rent each month for each of your animals. The term “pet rent” is simply rent you will pay for the allowance of your pet to occupy the rental unit with you. Pet rent is charged on a monthly basis and is paid with your rent. The charges breakdown as follows for different types and sizes of animals:
Refundable Pet Deposit & Processing Fee for Non-Caged Animals Processing Fee (non-refundable) $150 (one time flat fee) Pet Deposit (refundable) $200 per animal (one time fee)
Pet Rent (Paid Monthly with Property Rent) Domestic Dogs (per dog) $20 TO $50 Domestic Cats (per cat) $20 Birds (per cage)Small Breeds (ie. Budgies & Finches) - Large Breeds (ie. Parrots & Cockatoos)$10 Caged Animals (per cage) (Hamsters, Gerbils, Guinea Pigs, etc…)$10 Water Filled Tanks “Fish Tanks” (per tank)(10 - 24 gals.) $10 / (25 gals. +) $15 Farm/Exotic Animals Case By Case BasisBreeds that are NOT accepted for Landlord Insurance Issues are as followed:Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Terriers, Rottweilers, German Shepherds, Presa Canarios, Chows Chows, Doberman Pinschers, Akitas, Wolf-hybrids, Mastiffs, Cane Corsos, Great Danes, Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian Huskies, and any mix with these breeds.
Resident Liability Insurance - What A Resident Needs To Know
As a condition of our lease, and during its duration, we require all residents to carry liability insurance (minimum $100,000 coverage) for damages caused to the property resulting from the resident’s action or inaction. To satisfy this lease minimum insurance requirement, you have two options:Option 1: Do nothing and you will be enrolled in our Resident Liability (RL) Insurance Program:This is an easy, convenient, and low cost way to meet your lease requirement but does NOT cover your personal belongings. You pay the monthly premium together with rent. (See Complete details below). Cost $12.95/month
Option 2: Purchase Renters Insurance from a licensed agent and provide proof of coverageHaving renters insurance will meet your lease requirement and also provide protection for your personal belongings from theft or damage. Cost: More than RL policy and depends upon factors including your insurance provider, applicant’s creditworthiness, coverage, etc.
Resident Liability Insurance Program DetailsPolicy Coverage: $100,000 Legal Liability for damage to property.The coverage provided by our resident liability program meets the minimum insurance requirements of your lease. The policy covers only your legal liability for damage to the property (covered losses include fire, smoke, explosion, water damage or backup or overflow of sewer, drain or sump) up to $100,000. The policy is not personal liability insurance or renters insurance. The policy does not cover any of your personal belongings, additional living expenses, or liability arising out of bodily injury or property damage to any third party. If you are interested in this additional coverage(s), you should contact a licensed insurance agent or insurance company of your choice.
Policy Details: Report all claims, in writing, to your Property Manager.Please Note: You are under no obligation to participate in our resident liability insurance program. You may satisfy the lease minimum insurance requirement by obtaining and maintaining (during the duration of the lease) a personal renters insurance or liability insurance policy from an insurance agent or insurance company of your choice and providing proof of coverage (adding PMI Integrity Properties as an additional interest on the policy and providing us a copy of the declarations page).
MUTUAL NON DISPARAGEMENT CLAUSEThe parties to this agreement mutually agree and covenant not to disparage one-another by publishing to any third-party, verbally or in writing, derogatory statements, “reviews,” comments or remarks that are, or could reasonably be construed as being, injurious to the other’s business, reputation or property and/or which are false, or would tend to cast a false or negative light on the other, including without limitation, statements of opinion, comparison or evaluation.
The categories of statements expressly prohibited by this agreement shall include, but are not limited to statements, including written, photographic or video-based reviews, testimonials or evaluations, published on any internet website, crowd-sourced review publication or database (including but not limited to Yelp, Facebook, Google Maps, Twitter, Angie’s List, Manta, Rip-off Report, Consumer Affairs, Google Reviews) whose subject matter is, whether in whole or in part: (i) the performance or breach by the other party of any of such party’s obligations under any written agreement entered by the parties (whether prior or subsequent to this Agreement), including without limitation any lease or property management agreement; (ii) the performance or breach by the other party of any legal or regulatory duty; (iii) the physical condition of any real property, including without limitation required repairs or maintenance, or requests therefore; and (iv) the payment, refund or accounting for any security deposit.
Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the parties acknowledge and agree that this agreement is intended to constitute a voluntary, mutually agreed and mutually binding waiver and restriction of certain rights of the parties, including the ability to speak publically, but shall not prohibit any party from publishing or making factual and accurate statements about the other party to any of the following:
If any dispute arises regarding whether any remark, statement, or publication is disparaging or otherwise violates this agreement, the parties agree that for purposes of this provision, that any remark, statement, or publication shall be irrefutably deemed disparaging if: (1) the other party requests, in writing, that the party publishing the same removes the statement and/or publication; and (2) the statement and/or publication is not removed from publication within 72 hours of said written request.
The parties mutually agree that breach of this agreement shall subject to non-breaching party to damages, the amount of which are difficult to determine. Accordingly, the parties agree that damages for failure to comply with this provision shall be liquidated at $500.00 per day for each day that a disparaging statement remains in publication following the 72 hour notice and demand period herein specified. The parties further agree that enforcement of this provision is appropriate through injunctive relief, notwithstanding any rights of the parties under the First Amendment to the United States and/or Louisiana Constitutions or other codified statute, regulation, or code, and that any party who prevails on enforcement of this provision shall be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all costs and attorney fees associated with the enforcement hereof. The parties to this agreement agree that this provision shall survive the termination, expiration or cancellation of the lease and this agreement in enforceable at any time should any party publish a disparaging statement in violation hereof.
Thank you for applying with PMI Integrity Properties for your housing needs. In order to best serve you, we feel it is imperative that you are made aware of, and fully understand our application policies and procedures.
- Each adult over the age of 18 years needs to submit an application.
- The Application Fee is $49 per adult and it is non-refundable.
PMI Integrity Properties fully complies with the Fair Housing Law. We do not discriminate against persons because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin or age. We also comply with all state and local fair housing laws.
Approval is based on Seven factors:
- Identification Verification
- Credit History & Verification
- Rental History & Verification
- Income History & Verification
- Employment History & Verification
- Criminal Background & Terrorist Database Search (Addendum Attached)
- Pet Criteria (Addendum Attached) “Petscreening.com Pet Profile”
I understand and agree that I may share, in good faith, a statement of two hundred words or less explaining why I have experienced financial hardship resulting from a state or federally declared disaster or emergency and how that hardship impacted my credit, employment, or rental history. If I choose to provide this statement, it shall reference the cause of my hardship, including but not limited to Covid-19 and/or hurricanes.
An application will contain:
- Signed PMI Integrity Properties General Rental Criteria, Rental Application Policy and Procedures Form
- Signed PMI Integrity Properties Privacy Notice (Full Addendum Attached)
- PMI Integrity Properties Residential Lease Application; (One for each individual 18 years and older)
- $49 Application fee for each PMI Integrity Properties Residential Lease Application submitted
Required Supportive Documentation:
- Valid Driver's License or other Photo ID for each Residential Lease Application submitted
- Verifiable Proof of Income (Min. 2 months of paystubs or 2 years of tax returns if self-employed/1099)
- Completed Pet Screening Profile (Applicable if pets are being considered); Pet Screening Profile
General Rental Criteria
- Two Years of Good Rental History:
- No Forcible Entry & Detainers (Evictions) unless you have a verifiable documentation of landlord irresponsibility. However, and FE&D due to property damage by the resident will not be accepted under any circumstance. No history of any damage to the residence, or an outstanding balance due to a previous landlord. If you have no prior rental history then you must have a qualified co-signer - the cosigner must be a resident of Louisiana, have a good credit history and be willing to sign the lease. We can accept base housing as rental history.
- Verifiable Gross Income: Minimum of three times the rent charged on the residence. Section 8 vouchers and certificates may be accepted. The resident must meet the same criteria as those seeking non-subsidized housing.
- Criminal Background Check: Residency may be denied due to criminal history (see Criminal Background Criteria)
- Credit History: Credit history must show that the resident has paid on time and does not have a history of debt write-offs or accounts that have gone into collection. Residency may be denied due to poor credit history. Contingent on your credit score, an additional Security Deposit will be required. All lease holder’s credit scores are averaged. See below:
- Credit Score below 600 will be declined.
- Co-signers are eligible to help increase your credit score if needed. Qualified co-signer’s Credit Score must have a minimum of 650 or higher.
Example: Applicant 1 Credit Score = 540 + Co-signer 1 Credit Score = 700, Average Credit Score = 620
Maximum Occupancy:Please note that these are the maximum number of occupants who may occupy homes with the number of bedrooms noted:Efficiency - 2 Occupants1 Bedroom - 2 Occupants2 Bedrooms - 4 Occupants3 Bedrooms - 6 Occupants4 Bedrooms - 8 Occupants5 Bedrooms - 8 OccupantsRoommates: 3 or more adults, non-related persons will be considered roommates. There will be an additional Security Deposit required for roommates.3 Bedrooms - 3 Roommates = 1.5 times Security Deposit4 Bedrooms - 4 Roommates = 2 times Security Deposit5 Bedrooms - 5 Roommates = 3 times Security Deposit
Resident Liability Insurance: PMI Integrity Properties requires you to have Resident Liability Insurance. (Addendum Attached) (REQUIRED IF NO POLICY IN PLACE)
Credit Reporting Program: PMI Integrity Properties offers an excellent program to build your credit by doing something that you already do, paying your rent on time. (Addendum Attached) (OPTIONAL)Resident Application/listings
OPTIONAL: The PMI Integrity Properties Resident Benefits Package (RBP) delivers savings and convenient, professional services that make taking care of your home second nature. Applicant agrees to be enrolled and to pay the applicable cost relevant to Property. Your RBP may include:
- Filter delivery: Changing filters is as easy as opening the front door. This service helps you save up to $250 per year and reduces the hassles of repairs.
- Utility concierge service: One call sets up utility, cable, and internet services - and makes sure you get the best price.
- Resident rewards: Earn rewards and save on everyday expenses for the best rental experience you’ve ever had.
- 24/7 online maintenance reporting: Makes reporting those pesky maintenance issues easy and fast, either online or by phone
- Home buying assistance: for when the time is right to buy your “forever” home
- Online portal: Easy access to your account and documents.
- Vetted vendor network: We may find the technicians, but you can feel safe knowing they’re reputable, licensed, and insured for every job.
- And more . . .
Non-Disparagement Clause: You will be required to sign a Mutual Non-Disparagement Clause with your lease. This Clause protects yourself and PMI Integrity Properties from disparaging comments, verbally or in writing that could be injurious to business, reputation, property or disparaging comments which are false. (Addendum Attached)Upon Approval:The applicant(s) will be notified by phone, email or both. Once your application has been approved, you will have 24 hours to submit the required Security Deposit. Once the Security Deposit has been received, you will have 24 hours to sign the lease once it has been sent to take the property off the market. If the lease is not signed within the allotted time PMI Integrity Properties reserves the right to process the next application received or consider any other approved applications.
Property Condition: Applicant is strongly encouraged to view the Property prior to signing any lease. Landlord makes no express or implied warranties as to the Property's condition. Should Applicant and Landlord enter into a lease, Applicant can request repairs or treatments (see question section below).
Sight Unseen Addendum: If any lease holders have not physically seen the property prior to a lease being signed, a “Sight Unseen Addendum” will be required to be signed by all lease holders.
Lease Processing Fee: There will be a one-time lease processing fee of $50.00 charged and it will need to be paid at the time of your lease signing. A $50 Lease Renewal Fee will be charged at the time a lease is renewed for 6 months or more. $25 Lease renewal fee will be charged for lease renewals for 6 months or less.
OPTIONAL Lockbox Move-in Convenience Fee: A fee of $25 is charged for the convenience of having a lockbox located on the property at the time of move to allow you to have a more convenient move-in process with regards to the transfer of keys. If you do not wish to take advantage of this convenience you can pick up your keys for move in by making an appointment with our office to come by and pick up the keys during our business hours, Only a lessee (name located on the first page of the lease) is authorized to pick up keys for move in and must present their photo ID.(Optional Service - If your move in is within 7 days this service is non-optional/required) PMI Integrity Properties, is an Equal Opportunity Housing Company. Our staff members adhere to a strict Code of Ethics, and to the Federal Fair Housing Law.
Privacy NoticeYou have chosen to do business with PMI Integrity Properties and we are obligated to honor the relationship with great care, beginning with the confidential information that may come into our possession during the course of your transaction with us. We believe that your privacy should not be compromised and are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of that information.You can be assured that we are respecting your privacy and safeguarding your “nonpublic personal information”. Non public personal information is information about you that we collect in connection with providing a financial product or service to you. Nonpublic personal information does not include information that is available from public sources, such as telephone directories or governmental records.
We collect personal information about you from the following sources:
- Information we receive from you on applications or other forms
- Information about your transactions with us
- Information about your transaction with non affiliated third parties
- Information we receive from a consumer-reporting agency
-We respect the privacy of our customers, and we will not disclose nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.-We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those employees who need that information to provide products to you.-We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.-We will not disclose nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to nonaffiliated third parties, except permitted by law.
PMI Integrity Properties recognizes and respects the privacy expectations of our customers. We want our customers to understand our commitment to privacy in our use of customer information. Customers who have any questions about the Privacy Policy or have any questions about the privacy of their customer information should call PMI Integrity Properties.
Criminal Background Criteria Disqualification From Residency For Life(Convictions ONLY)
- First or Second Degree Murder
- First Through Third Degree Assault
- Kidnapping
- First Through Fourth Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct
- Arson
- Harassment and Stalking
- An Attempt to Commit one of the above crimes
- A conviction in another jurisdiction that would be a violation of the above crimes
- Third Degree Murder
- Second Degree Manslaughter
- Criminal Vehicular Homicide or Injury
- Simple or Aggravated Robbery
- Any Felony Drug or Narcotics Convictions
- False Imprisonment
- Carrying a weapon without a permit or any other weapons charge
- Felony Theft
- Felony Forgery
- Felony Burglary
- Terrorist Threats
- Felony Controlled Substance
- An Attempt to commit one of the above crimes
- A Conviction in another jurisdiction that would be a violation of the above crimes
- Non-Felony Violation of Harassment and/or Stalking
- Fourth Degree Assault
- Any Misdemeanor Drug or Narcotics Conviction
- An Attempt to commit one of the above crimes
- A Conviction in another jurisdiction that would be a violation of the above crimes
Pet PolicyPMI Integrity Properties has a very basic pet policy. Most of our properties allow almost any pet you could imagine! We have had Labs and Chihuahuas, cats and mice (not together of course), snakes, ferrets, birds and rabbits. We understand that a pet plays a significant part in many people's lives, so we strive to allow most animals in most of our rental properties. Please make sure to ask if the property that has caught your eye accepts pets. Pet Screening Profiles are required for all animals looking to be accepted in one of our properties. Pet Screenings can be completed by going to: petscreening.com/referral/wbXzX30WBYjB
The only general restriction we have is that your animal must be one year of age or older. We are willing to work with some puppies and kittens, depending on age and training and the general application information of their owners; however this is handled on a case by case basis (pet rent will be charged according to the anticipated full grown weight of your animal).
If you have several pets, please call to make sure that we have a property suitable for a large number of animals. Regardless of prior consent, Integrity Properties reserves the right to have any pet removed from the property if it is determined that the pet poses a threat to the safety or condition of the property or any people in the property or the community.
PMI Integrity Properties charges pet rent each month for each of your animals. The term “pet rent” is simply rent you will pay for the allowance of your pet to occupy the rental unit with you. Pet rent is charged on a monthly basis and is paid with your rent. The charges breakdown as follows for different types and sizes of animals:
Refundable Pet Deposit & Processing Fee for Non-Caged Animals Processing Fee (non-refundable) $150 (one time flat fee) Pet Deposit (refundable) $200 per animal (one time fee)
Pet Rent (Paid Monthly with Property Rent) Domestic Dogs (per dog) $20 TO $50 Domestic Cats (per cat) $20 Birds (per cage)Small Breeds (ie. Budgies & Finches) - Large Breeds (ie. Parrots & Cockatoos)$10 Caged Animals (per cage) (Hamsters, Gerbils, Guinea Pigs, etc…)$10 Water Filled Tanks “Fish Tanks” (per tank)(10 - 24 gals.) $10 / (25 gals. +) $15 Farm/Exotic Animals Case By Case BasisBreeds that are NOT accepted for Landlord Insurance Issues are as followed:Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Terriers, Rottweilers, German Shepherds, Presa Canarios, Chows Chows, Doberman Pinschers, Akitas, Wolf-hybrids, Mastiffs, Cane Corsos, Great Danes, Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian Huskies, and any mix with these breeds.
Resident Liability Insurance - What A Resident Needs To Know
As a condition of our lease, and during its duration, we require all residents to carry liability insurance (minimum $100,000 coverage) for damages caused to the property resulting from the resident’s action or inaction. To satisfy this lease minimum insurance requirement, you have two options:Option 1: Do nothing and you will be enrolled in our Resident Liability (RL) Insurance Program:This is an easy, convenient, and low cost way to meet your lease requirement but does NOT cover your personal belongings. You pay the monthly premium together with rent. (See Complete details below). Cost $12.95/month
Option 2: Purchase Renters Insurance from a licensed agent and provide proof of coverageHaving renters insurance will meet your lease requirement and also provide protection for your personal belongings from theft or damage. Cost: More than RL policy and depends upon factors including your insurance provider, applicant’s creditworthiness, coverage, etc.
Resident Liability Insurance Program DetailsPolicy Coverage: $100,000 Legal Liability for damage to property.The coverage provided by our resident liability program meets the minimum insurance requirements of your lease. The policy covers only your legal liability for damage to the property (covered losses include fire, smoke, explosion, water damage or backup or overflow of sewer, drain or sump) up to $100,000. The policy is not personal liability insurance or renters insurance. The policy does not cover any of your personal belongings, additional living expenses, or liability arising out of bodily injury or property damage to any third party. If you are interested in this additional coverage(s), you should contact a licensed insurance agent or insurance company of your choice.
Policy Details: Report all claims, in writing, to your Property Manager.Please Note: You are under no obligation to participate in our resident liability insurance program. You may satisfy the lease minimum insurance requirement by obtaining and maintaining (during the duration of the lease) a personal renters insurance or liability insurance policy from an insurance agent or insurance company of your choice and providing proof of coverage (adding PMI Integrity Properties as an additional interest on the policy and providing us a copy of the declarations page).
MUTUAL NON DISPARAGEMENT CLAUSEThe parties to this agreement mutually agree and covenant not to disparage one-another by publishing to any third-party, verbally or in writing, derogatory statements, “reviews,” comments or remarks that are, or could reasonably be construed as being, injurious to the other’s business, reputation or property and/or which are false, or would tend to cast a false or negative light on the other, including without limitation, statements of opinion, comparison or evaluation.
The categories of statements expressly prohibited by this agreement shall include, but are not limited to statements, including written, photographic or video-based reviews, testimonials or evaluations, published on any internet website, crowd-sourced review publication or database (including but not limited to Yelp, Facebook, Google Maps, Twitter, Angie’s List, Manta, Rip-off Report, Consumer Affairs, Google Reviews) whose subject matter is, whether in whole or in part: (i) the performance or breach by the other party of any of such party’s obligations under any written agreement entered by the parties (whether prior or subsequent to this Agreement), including without limitation any lease or property management agreement; (ii) the performance or breach by the other party of any legal or regulatory duty; (iii) the physical condition of any real property, including without limitation required repairs or maintenance, or requests therefore; and (iv) the payment, refund or accounting for any security deposit.
Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the parties acknowledge and agree that this agreement is intended to constitute a voluntary, mutually agreed and mutually binding waiver and restriction of certain rights of the parties, including the ability to speak publically, but shall not prohibit any party from publishing or making factual and accurate statements about the other party to any of the following:
- law enforcement agencies;
- regulatory agencies, including the Louisiana Real Estate Commission;
- courts of this state, to the extent that such statements are made in connection with a legal proceeding;
- an attorney representing the party making the statement(s); and/or
- any credit bureau or other reporting agency, provided that the statements otherwise comply with applicable laws.
If any dispute arises regarding whether any remark, statement, or publication is disparaging or otherwise violates this agreement, the parties agree that for purposes of this provision, that any remark, statement, or publication shall be irrefutably deemed disparaging if: (1) the other party requests, in writing, that the party publishing the same removes the statement and/or publication; and (2) the statement and/or publication is not removed from publication within 72 hours of said written request.
The parties mutually agree that breach of this agreement shall subject to non-breaching party to damages, the amount of which are difficult to determine. Accordingly, the parties agree that damages for failure to comply with this provision shall be liquidated at $500.00 per day for each day that a disparaging statement remains in publication following the 72 hour notice and demand period herein specified. The parties further agree that enforcement of this provision is appropriate through injunctive relief, notwithstanding any rights of the parties under the First Amendment to the United States and/or Louisiana Constitutions or other codified statute, regulation, or code, and that any party who prevails on enforcement of this provision shall be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all costs and attorney fees associated with the enforcement hereof. The parties to this agreement agree that this provision shall survive the termination, expiration or cancellation of the lease and this agreement in enforceable at any time should any party publish a disparaging statement in violation hereof.