MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC
8-K, 1996-08-07
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                             UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

                               FORM 8-K

                            CURRENT REPORT

               PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                
                            August 7, 1996
            Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
          (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
      
       TENNESSEE                1-12762                   62-1543819
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File         (I.R.S. Employer
                                 Number)            Identification Number)


                      6584 POPLAR AVENUE, SUITE 340
                         MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38138
                (Address of principal executive offices)


                             (901) 682-6600
           Registrant's telephone number, including area code


          ______________________________________________________
          (Former name or address, if changed since last report)

<PAGE>

Item 5.  Other Events.
Following notification of the New York Stock Exchange, the following press
release was released to the press on July 25, 1996.

The audited Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses
of the three properties for the previous fiscal year are included herein as
an exhibit.
_______________

Memphis,  Tennessee,  July 25, 1996:  Mid-America  Apartment Communities, Inc.
(NYSE:MAA) today announced  that  it  had completed  of  the  purchase of
three apartment communities totaling 816 units.

Crosswinds, located in a surburb of Jackson, Mississippi, has 360  apartment
units each averaging 1,230 sf.  The  property was  built in  1989  and is
presently 98%  occupied  at an average rent of $570.

Two of the  acquisitions  are located  in DeSoto  County, Mississippi,
contiguous to Memphis. Sutton Place  was  built in  1990  and has 252
apartments averaging 1,062 sf with  an average  rent of $525. Savannah Creek
was built in 1989  and has 204 apartments averaging 1,162 sf at an average
rent  of $549. These properties are also 98% occupied.

The  total purchase price and closing costs will total $32.1 million, which
will be funded by $7.3 million cash from  the sale in June of the Company's
Laguna Pointe property and the balance  by   the  Company's line  of  credit.

The  Company anticipates  a  11%  unleveraged first year  return  on  its
investment   before replacement  reserves  and   management expense. Two of
the acquisitions are being used to defer the taxable   gain  made  on  the
Laguna  sale.   The Company anticipates  making a further $1 million
investment  in  the properties  over  the  next two years for  upgrades  and
to install water meters at Crosswinds.

Separately, the Company announced that it has increased  its unsecured  line
of credit from $40 million to  $65  million with  its banks, AmSouth Bank of
Alabama and First Tennessee Bank  National  Association.  The  line continues
to  bear interest at 175 over LIBOR.

Mid-America  Apartment Communities is a self-advised,  self-managed  REIT
which, following the above acquisitions,  owns 19,226 apartment units
(including 234 development units)  in 12 states, primarily in the southeast.

For further information, please contact Louise Bagby at 901682-6668, ext.105.

<PAGE>

                           SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                 MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.



Date:  August 7, 1996            /s/ SIMON R.C. WADSWORTH
       ----------------          -----------------------------
                                 Simon R.C. Wadsworth
                                 Executive Vice President
                                 (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)



                                
             MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
                                
               Historical Summary of Gross Income
                  and Direct Operating Expenses
                (Crosswinds/Northgate Apartments)
                                
                        December 31, 1995
                                
                                
<PAGE>

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Morgan Keegan Tower, Suite 900
Fifty North Front Street
Memphis, Tennessee   38103



                  Independent Auditors' Report


The Board of Directors
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.:


We  have  audited  the accompanying Historical Summary  of  Gross
Income and Direct Operating Expenses (Historical Summary) of  the
Acquisition   Property  (Crosswinds/Northgate   Apartments),   as
described in Note 1, for the year ended December 31, 1995.   This
historical  summary  is  the responsibility  of  the  Acquisition
Property's  management.   Our responsibility  is  to  express  an
opinion  on this Historical Summary for the Acquisition  Property
based on our audit.

We  conducted  our  audit in accordance with  generally  accepted
auditing  standards.  Those standards require that  we  plan  and
perform  the  audit to obtain reasonable assurance about  whether
the  statement  is  free  of  material  misstatement.   An  audit
includes  examining,  on  a test basis, evidence  supporting  the
amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  historical  summary  for  the
Acquisition  Property.   An  audit also  includes  assessing  the
accounting principles used and the significant estimates made  by
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
Historical Summary for the Acquisition Property.  We believe that
our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The  accompanying Historical Summary for the Acquisition Property
was  prepared  for the purpose of complying with  the  rules  and
regulations   of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission   as
described  in  Note  1  and  is not intended  to  be  a  complete
presentation of the Acquisition Property's revenues and expenses.

In our opinion, the Historical Summary referred to above presents
fairly,  in  all material respects, the gross income  and  direct
operating expenses described in Note 1 to the Historical  Summary
for  the  year  ended  December  31,  1995,  in  conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.


                                     KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Memphis, Tennessee
June 5, 1996


<PAGE>

             MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
                                
               Historical Summary of Gross Income
                  and Direct Operating Expenses
                (Crosswinds/Northgate Apartments)
                                
                  Year ended December 31, 1995
                                
                                
<TABLE>
                                
<S>                                                 <C>
Gross income - total revenue                        $2,364,297

Direct operating expenses:
  Operating expenses                                   409,432
  Real estate taxes                                    184,527
  Repairs and maintenance                              165,440
                                                       759,399
                                                   -----------
Gross income in excess of
     direct operating expenses                      $1,604,898
                                                   ===========
</TABLE>
[FN]
See accompanying notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and
Direct Operating Expenses for the Acquisition Property.

<PAGE>

             MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
                                
           Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income
                  and Direct Operating Expenses
                (Crosswinds/Northgate Apartments)
                                
                        December 31, 1995


(1)  Accounting Policies

     Description

     The accompanying financial statement includes the operations
     of   Crosswinds/Northgate   Apartments   (the   "Acquisition
     Property")  owned  by parties unaffiliated with  Mid-America
     Apartment   Communities,   Inc.   (the   "Company").     The
     Acquisition  Property, a multi-family  residential  property
     located   in   Jackson,  Mississippi,  is   considered   for
     acquisition  by  the Company in June 1996 and  contains  360
     apartment units.

     Basis of Presentation

     The  accompanying financial statement is not  representative
     of  the actual operations for the period presented.  Certain
     expenses  have been excluded because Mid-America Apartments,
     L.P.  (the "Operating Partnership") does not anticipate that
     they  will be incurred in future operations of the property.
     Expenses  excluded consist of depreciation and amortization,
     management fees and other costs not directly related to  the
     future  operations  of the Acquisition Property.   Operating
     expenses include payroll, utilities, advertising, and  other
     general  and administrative costs.  Management is not  aware
     of   any  material  factors  relating  to  this  Acquisition
     Property that would cause this financial statement not to be
     indicative of future operating results as related  to  gross
     income and direct operating expenses.

     Income Recognition

     Revenues  from rental property are recognized when due  from
     tenants.  Leases are generally for one year or less.

(2)  Pro Forma Taxable Operating Results and
          Funds Generated From Operations (Unaudited)

     The  pro  forma table reflects the taxable operating results
     and  funds  generated  from operations  of  the  Acquisition
     Property  for  the  twelve months ended March  31,  1996  as
     adjusted for certain items which can be factually supported.
     This statement does not purport to forecast actual operating
     results for any period in the future.

<TABLE>
       <S>                                        <C>
       Pro forma net operating income (exclusive
         of depreciation and amortization)        $1,741,124
        Less estimated depreciation expense          575,280
                                                  ----------
       Pro forma taxable operating income          1,165,844
       Add depreciation not requiring
         outlay of funds                             575,280
                                                  ----------
       Pro forma funds generated from operations  $1,741,124
                                                  ==========
</TABLE>

     Depreciation for the buildings is estimated using a straight-
     line method over a 25-year life.



<PAGE>
                                
             MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
                                
               Historical Summary of Gross Income
                  and Direct Operating Expenses
                   (Savannah Creek Apartments)
                                
                        December 31, 1995
                                
                                
<PAGE> 

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Morgan Keegan Tower, Suite 900
Fifty North Front Street
Memphis, Tennessee   38103



                  Independent Auditors' Report


The Board of Directors
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.:


We  have  audited  the accompanying Historical Summary  of  Gross
Income and Direct Operating Expenses (Historical Summary) of  the
Acquisition Property (Savannah Creek Apartments), as described in
Note  1,  for the year ended December 31, 1995.  This  historical
summary  is  the  responsibility of  the  Acquisition  Property's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on  this
Historical  Summary  for the Acquisition Property  based  on  our
audit.

We  conducted  our  audit in accordance with  generally  accepted
auditing  standards.  Those standards require that  we  plan  and
perform  the  audit to obtain reasonable assurance about  whether
the  statement  is  free  of  material  misstatement.   An  audit
includes  examining,  on  a test basis, evidence  supporting  the
amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  historical  summary  for  the
Acquisition  Property.   An  audit also  includes  assessing  the
accounting principles used and the significant estimates made  by
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
Historical Summary for the Acquisition Property.  We believe that
our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The  accompanying Historical Summary for the Acquisition Property
was  prepared  for the purpose of complying with  the  rules  and
regulations   of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission   as
described  in  Note  1  and  is not intended  to  be  a  complete
presentation of the Acquisition Property's revenues and expenses.

In our opinion, the Historical Summary referred to above presents
fairly,  in  all material respects, the gross income  and  direct
operating expenses described in Note 1 to the Historical  Summary
for  the  year  ended  December  31,  1995,  in  conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.


                                        KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Memphis, Tennessee
June 5, 1996

<PAGE>

             MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
                                
               Historical Summary of Gross Income
                   and Direct Operating Expenses
                    (Savannah Creek Apartments)
                                
                  Year ended December 31, 1995
                                
                                
<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
Gross income - total revenue                        $1,279,486

Direct operating expenses:
  Operating expenses                                   292,480
  Real estate taxes                                     83,441
  Repairs and maintenance                               76,193
                                                    ----------
                                                       452,114
Gross income in excess
  of direct operating expenses                     $   827,372
                                                   ===========

</TABLE>
[FN]
See accompanying notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and
Direct Operating Expenses for the Acquisition Property.

<PAGE>

             MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
                                
           Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income
                  and Direct Operating Expenses
                   (Savannah Creek Apartments)
                                
                        December 31, 1995


(1)  Accounting Policies

     Description

     The accompanying financial statement includes the operations
     of  Savannah  Creek Apartments (the "Acquisition  Property")
     owned  by  parties  unaffiliated with Mid-America  Apartment
     Communities,   Inc.   (the  "Company").    The   Acquisition
     Property,  a  multi-family residential property  located  in
     Southaven, Mississippi, is considered for acquisition by the
     Company in June 1996 and contains  204 apartment units.

     Basis of Presentation

     The  accompanying financial statement is not  representative
     of  the actual operations for the period presented.  Certain
     expenses  have been excluded because Mid-America Apartments,
     L.P.  (the "Operating Partnership") does not anticipate that
     they  will be incurred in future operations of the property.
     Expenses  excluded consist of depreciation and amortization,
     management fees and other costs not directly related to  the
     future  operations  of the Acquisition Property.   Operating
     expenses include payroll, utilities, advertising, and  other
     general  and administrative costs.  Management is not  aware
     of   any  material  factors  relating  to  this  Acquisition
     Property that would cause this financial statement not to be
     indicative of future operating results as related  to  gross
     income and direct operating expenses.

     Income Recognition

     Revenues  from rental property are recognized when due  from
     tenants.  Leases are generally for one year or less.

(2)  Pro Forma Taxable Operating Results and
          Funds Generated From Operations (Unaudited)

     The  pro  forma table reflects the taxable operating results
     and  funds  generated  from operations  of  the  Acquisition
     Property  for  the  twelve months ended March  31,  1996  as
     adjusted for certain items which can be factually supported.
     This statement does not purport to forecast actual operating
     results for any period in the future.

<TABLE>
       <S>                                             <C>                
       Pro forma net operating income (exclusive of
        depreciation and amortization)                 $ 898,594
        Less estimated depreciation expense              293,280
                                                       ---------   
       Pro forma taxable operating income                605,314
        Add depreciation not requiring outlay of funds   293,280

       Pro forma funds generated from operations       $ 898,594
                                                       =========

     Depreciation for the buildings is estimated using a straight-
     line method over a 25-year life.
                                
                                
<PAGE>                                
                                
             MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
                                
               Historical Summary of Gross Income
                  and Direct Operating Expenses
                    (Sutton Place Apartments)
                                
                        December 31, 1995
                                
<PAGE>                                

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Morgan Keegan Tower, Suite 900
Fifty North Front Street
Memphis, TN  38103


                  Independent Auditors' Report


The Board of Directors
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.:


We  have  audited  the accompanying Historical Summary  of  Gross
Income and Direct Operating Expenses (Historical Summary) of  the
Acquisition  Property (Sutton Place Apartments), as described  in
Note  1,  for the year ended December 31, 1995.  This  historical
summary  is  the  responsibility of  the  Acquisition  Property's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on  this
Historical  Summary  for the Acquisition Property  based  on  our
audit.

We  conducted  our  audit in accordance with  generally  accepted
auditing  standards.  Those standards require that  we  plan  and
perform  the  audit to obtain reasonable assurance about  whether
the  statement  is  free  of  material  misstatement.   An  audit
includes  examining,  on  a test basis, evidence  supporting  the
amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  historical  summary  for  the
Acquisition  Property.   An  audit also  includes  assessing  the
accounting principles used and the significant estimates made  by
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
Historical Summary for the Acquisition Property.  We believe that
our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The  accompanying Historical Summary for the Acquisition Property
was  prepared  for the purpose of complying with  the  rules  and
regulations   of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission   as
described  in  Note  1  and  is not intended  to  be  a  complete
presentation of the Acquisition Property's revenues and expenses.

In our opinion, the Historical Summary referred to above presents
fairly,  in  all material respects, the gross income  and  direct
operating expenses described in Note 1 to the Historical  Summary
for  the  year  ended  December  31,  1995,  in  conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.


                                  KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Memphis, Tennessee
June 5, 1996

<PAGE>

             MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
                                
               Historical Summary of Gross Income
                 and Direct Operating Expenses
                    (Sutton Place Apartments)
                                
                  Year ended December 31, 1995
                                

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
                                
<S>                                                 <C>
Gross income - total revenue                        $1,529,763

Direct operating expenses:
  Operating expenses                                   269,517
  Real estate taxes                                    104,476
  Repairs and maintenance                               64,939
                                                    ----------
                                                       438,932
Gross income in excess
   of direct operating expenses                     $1,090,831
                                                    ==========

</TABLE>
[FN]
See accompanying notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income and
Direct Operating Expenses for the Acquisition Property.

<PAGE>
             MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
                                
           Notes to Historical Summary of Gross Income
                  and Direct Operating Expenses
                    (Sutton Place Apartments)
                                
                        December 31, 1995


(1)  Accounting Policies

     Description

     The accompanying financial statement includes the operations
     of  Sutton  Place  Apartments (the  "Acquisition  Property")
     owned  by  parties  unaffiliated with Mid-America  Apartment
     Communities,   Inc.   (the  "Company").    The   Acquisition
     Property,  a  multi-family residential property  located  in
     Hornlake, Mississippi, is considered for acquisition by  the
     Company in June 1996 and contains 252 apartment units.

     Basis of Presentation

     The  accompanying financial statement is not  representative
     of  the actual operations for the period presented.  Certain
     expenses  have been excluded because Mid-America Apartments,
     L.P.  (the "Operating Partnership") does not anticipate that
     they  will be incurred in future operations of the property.
     Expenses  excluded consist of depreciation and amortization,
     management fees and other costs not directly related to  the
     future  operations  of the Acquisition Property.   Operating
     expenses include payroll, utilities, advertising, and  other
     general  and administrative costs.  Management is not  aware
     of   any  material  factors  relating  to  this  Acquisition
     Property that would cause this financial statement not to be
     indicative of future operating results as related  to  gross
     income and direct operating expenses.

     Income Recognition

     Revenues  from rental property are recognized when due  from
     tenants.  Leases are generally for one year or less.

(2)  Pro Forma Taxable Operating Results and
          Funds Generated From Operations (Unaudited)

     The  pro  forma table reflects the taxable operating results
     and  funds  generated  from operations  of  the  Acquisition
     Property  for  the  twelve months ended March  31,  1996  as
     adjusted for certain items which can be factually supported.
     This statement does not purport to forecast actual operating
     results for any period in the future.

<TABLE>
      <S>                                             <C>
      Pro forma net operating income (exclusive of
         depreciation and amortization)               $1,189,989
         Less estimated depreciation expense             334,640
                                                      ----------
      Pro forma taxable operating income                 855,349
         Add depreciation not requiring outlay of funds  334,640
                                                      ----------
      Pro forma funds generated from operations       $1,189,989
                                                      ==========

     Depreciation for the buildings is estimated using a straight-
     line method over a 25-year life.



</TABLE>


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