UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549



 

FORM 10-K



 

 
x   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009.

OR

 
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from  to 

Commission File Number: 1-12762



 

MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 
TENNESSEE   62-1543819
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 
6584 POPLAR AVENUE
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
  38138
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(901) 682-6600

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 
Title of Each Class   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Par
value $.01 per share
  New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None



 

Indicate by check mark if registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act

 
Large Accelerated Filer x   Accelerated Filer o
Non-Accelerated Filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller Reporting Company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

As of June 30, 2009, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $1,022,339,066, based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

 
Class   Outstanding at February 5, 2010
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share   29,211,776 shares

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 
Document   Parts into Which Incorporated
Certain portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 27, 2010 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A, not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.   Part III
 

 


 
 

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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.

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Item   Page
PART I
        

1.

Business

    2  

1A.

Risk Factors

    8  

1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

    16  

2.

Properties

    16  

3.

Legal Proceedings

    23  

4.

Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders

    23  
PART II
        

5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

    24  

6.

Selected Financial Data

    26  

7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

    28  

7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

    41  

8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

    42  

9.

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

    42  

9A.

Controls and Procedures

    42  

9A(T).

Controls and Procedures

    42  

9B.

Other Information

    42  
PART III
        

10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

    43  

11.

Executive Compensation

    43  

12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

    43  

13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

    43  

14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

    43  
PART IV
        

15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

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PART I

RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. considers this and other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, with respect to our expectations for future periods. Forward looking statements do not discuss historical fact, but instead include statements related to expectations, projections, intentions or other items related to the future. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning property acquisitions and dispositions, development and renovation activity as well as other capital expenditures, capital raising activities, rent growth, occupancy, and rental expense growth. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results of operations or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among other things, unanticipated adverse business developments affecting us, or our properties, adverse changes in the real estate markets and general and local economies and business conditions. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore such forward-looking statements included in this report may not prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans will be achieved.

The following factors, among others, could cause our future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements:

inability to generate sufficient cash flows due to market conditions, changes in supply and/or demand, competition, uninsured losses, changes in tax and housing laws, or other factors;
increasing real estate taxes and insurance costs;
failure of new acquisitions to achieve anticipated results or be efficiently integrated into us;
failure of development communities to lease-up as anticipated;
inability of a joint venture to perform as expected;
inability to acquire additional or dispose of existing apartment units on favorable economic terms;
losses from catastrophes in excess of our insurance coverage;
unexpected capital needs;
inability to attract and retain qualified personnel;
potential liability for environmental contamination;
adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes;
litigation and compliance costs associated with laws requiring access for disabled persons;
imposition of federal taxes if we fail to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code in any taxable year or foregone opportunities to ensure REIT status;
inability to acquire funding through the capital markets;
inability to pay required distributions to maintain REIT status due to required debt payments;
changes in interest rate levels, including that of variable rate debt, such as extensively used by us;
loss of hedge accounting treatment for interest rate swaps;
the continuation of the good credit of our interest rate swap and cap providers;

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the availability of credit, including mortgage financing, and the liquidity of the debt markets, including a material deterioration of the financial condition of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, at present operating under the conservatorship of the United States Government;
inability to meet loan covenants; and
significant decline in market value of real estate serving as collateral for mortgage obligations.

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

OVERVIEW

Founded in 1994, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. is a Memphis, Tennessee-based self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, that focuses on acquiring, owning and operating apartment communities in the Sunbelt region of the United States. As of December 31, 2009, we owned 100% of 144 properties representing 42,684 apartment units. As of December 31, 2009, we also had 33.33% ownership interests in Mid-America Multifamily Fund I, LLC, or Fund I, and Mid-America Multifamily Fund II, LLC, or Fund II, which owned two properties containing 626 apartment units and one property containing 294 apartment units, respectively. These apartment communities were located across 13 states.

Our business is conducted principally through Mid-America Apartments, L.P., which we refer to as our operating partnership. We are the sole general partner of the operating partnership, holding 297,176 common units of partnership interest, or common units, comprising a 1% general partnership interest in the operating partnership as of December 31, 2009. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.’s wholly-owned qualified REIT subsidiary, MAC II of Delaware, Inc. is a limited partner in the operating partnership and, as of December 31, 2009, held 27,114,739 common units, or 91.24% of all outstanding common units. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to “we,” “us,” “our,” “the company,” or “Mid-America” refer collectively to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Our corporate offices are located at 6584 Poplar Avenue, Memphis Tennessee 38138 and our telephone number is (901) 682-6600. As of December 31, 2009, we had 1,204 full time employees and 78 part time employees.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT SEGMENTS

As each of our apartment communities has similar economic characteristics, residents, and products and services, our operations have been aggregated into one reportable segment. See our consolidated financial statements and notes included thereto in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for certain information required by Item 1.

BUSINESS OBJECTIVES

Our primary business objectives are to protect and grow existing property values, to maintain a stable and increasing cash flow that will fund our dividend through all parts of the real estate investment cycle, and to create new shareholder value by growing in a disciplined manner. To achieve these objectives, we intend to continue to pursue the following goals and strategies:

effectively and efficiently operate our existing properties with intense property and asset management focus and a decentralized structure;
when accretive to shareholder value, acquire additional high-quality properties throughout the Sunbelt region of the United States;
selectively dispose of properties that no longer meet our ownership guidelines;
develop, renovate and reposition existing properties;
enter into joint ventures to acquire and reposition properties; and
actively manage our capital structure.

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OPERATION STRATEGY

Our goal is to maximize our return on investment collectively and in each apartment community by increasing revenues, tightly controlling operating expenses, maintaining high occupancy levels and reinvesting as appropriate. The steps taken to meet these objectives include:

diversifying portfolio investments across both large and secondary markets;
providing management information and improved customer services through technology innovations;
utilizing systems to enhance property managers’ ability to optimize revenue by adjusting rents in response to local market conditions and individual unit amenities;
developing new ancillary income programs aimed at offering new services to residents, including telephone, cable, and internet access, on which we generate revenue;
implementing programs to control expenses through investment in cost-saving initiatives, including measuring and passing on to residents the cost of various expenses, including water and other utility costs;
analyzing individual asset productivity performances to identify best practices and improvement areas;
proactively maintaining the physical condition of each property;
improving the “curb appeal” of the apartment communities through extensive landscaping and exterior improvements, and repositioning apartment communities from time-to-time to maintain market leadership positions;
compensating employees through performance-based compensation and stock ownership programs;
maintaining a hands-on management style and “flat” organizational structure that emphasizes senior management's continued close contact with the market and employees;
selling or exchanging underperforming assets;
repurchasing or issuing shares of common or preferred stock when cost of capital and asset values permit;
aggressively managing lease expirations to align with peak leasing traffic patterns and to maximize productivity of property staffing;
allocating additional capital, including capital for selective interior and exterior improvements, where the investment will generate the highest returns;
acquiring and from time to time developing properties when expected returns exceed our investment hurdle rate; and
maintaining disciplined investment and capital allocation practices as a value investor.

Decentralized Operational Structure

We operate in a decentralized manner. We believe that our decentralized operating structure capitalizes on specific market knowledge, provides greater personal accountability than a centralized structure and is beneficial in the acquisition and redevelopment processes. To support this decentralized operational structure, senior and executive management, along with various asset management functions, are proactively involved in supporting and reviewing property management through extensive reporting processes and frequent on-site visitations. To maximize the amount of information shared between senior and executive management and the properties on a real time basis, we utilize a web-based property management system. The system contains property and accounting modules which allow for operating efficiencies, continued expense control, provide for various expanded revenue management practices, and improve the support provided to on-site property operations. We use a “yield management” pricing program that helps our property managers optimize rental revenues and we also utilize purchase order and accounts payable software to provide improved controls and

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management information. We have also implemented revised utility billing processes, rolled out new web-sites enabling on-line lease applications and improved web-based marketing programs.

Intensive Property and Asset Management Focus

We have traditionally emphasized property management, and over the past several years, we have deepened our asset management functions to provide additional support in marketing, training, ancillary income and, most recently, revenue management. A large majority of our property managers are Certified Apartment Managers, a designation established by the National Apartment Association, which provides training for on-site manager professionals. We also provide our own in-house leadership development program consisting of an 18-month, three-module program followed by two comprehensive case studies which was developed with the assistance of U.S. Learning, Inc.

ACQUISITION STRATEGY

One of our growth strategies is to acquire and redevelop apartment communities diversified over both large and secondary markets throughout the Sunbelt region of the United States that meet our investment criteria when the expected leveraged returns exceed our investment hurdle rate, generally defined as our estimated cost of equity plus 20%. We have extensive experience and research-based skills in the acquisition and repositioning of multifamily communities. In addition, Mid-America will acquire newly built and developed communities that can be purchased on a favorable pricing basis. We will continue to evaluate opportunities that arise, and will utilize this strategy to increase the number of apartment communities in strong and growing markets.

The following apartment communities were purchased during 2009:

     
Property   Location   Number
of Units
  Date Purchased
100% Owned Properties:
                          
Sky View Ranch     Gilbert (Phoenix), AZ       232       June 12, 2009  
Park Crest at Innisbrook     Palm Harbor (Tampa), FL       432       October 9, 2009  
Stone Ranch at Westover Hills     San Antonio, TX       400       December 4, 2009  
Legacy at Western Oaks     Austin, TX       479       December 30, 2009  
Village Oaks(1)     Temple Terrace (Tampa), FL       7       Various  
             1,550        
33.33% Owned Properties Through Joint Ventures:
                 
Ansley Village     Macon, GA       294       July 24, 2009  
             294        
Total 2009 Acquisitions           1,844        

(1) On August 27, 2008, we purchased 215 units of the 234-unit Village Oaks apartments located in Temple Terrace, Florida, a suburb of Tampa. The remaining 19 units had previously been sold as condominiums and it is our intent to acquire these units if and when they become available, and operate them as apartment rentals with the rest of the community. During the remainder of 2008, we acquired four of the remaining 19 units and in 2009 we acquired an additional seven units.

DISPOSITION STRATEGY

We have one of the younger portfolios in the multifamily REIT sector, and strive to maintain a young portfolio of our assets in excellent condition, believing that continuous capital replacement and maintenance will lead to higher long-run returns on investment. From time-to-time we dispose of mature assets, defined as those apartment communities that no longer meet our investment criteria and long-term strategic objectives, to ensure that our portfolio consists primarily of high quality, well-located properties within our market area. Typically, we select assets for disposition that do not meet our present investment criteria, including estimated future return on investment, location, market, potential for growth, and capital needs. From time-to-time we also may dispose of assets for which we receive an offer meeting or exceeding our return on investment criteria even though those assets may not meet the disposition criteria disclosed above.

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The following apartment communities were sold during 2009:

     
Property   Location   Number of Units   Date Sold
100% Owned Properties:
                          
Woodstream      Greensboro, NC       304       January 15, 2009  
Riverhills       Grenada, MS       96       May 12, 2009  
River Trace      Memphis, TN       440       December 17, 2009  
                840           
Total 2009 Dispositions           840        

RENOVATION, REPOSITIONING AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

In 2006, we began some limited expansion development projects on adjacent land to existing apartment communities using fixed price contracts. In 2009, we completed construction on these projects. We do not currently have any additional development projects planned nor intend to maintain a dedicated development staff or to expand into development in a significant way. We prefer to capture accretive new growth through opportunistically acquiring new properties.

Beginning in 2005, we began an initiative of upgrading a significant number of our existing apartment communities in key markets across our portfolio. We focus on both interior unit upgrades and shared exterior amenities above and beyond routine capital upkeep in markets that we feel continue to have growth potential and can support the increased rent. As of December 31, 2009, we have renovated 9,090 units achieving a combined 12% rent increase above the normal renewal rate.

JOINT VENTURE STRATEGY

One of our strategies is to co-invest with partners in joint venture opportunities to the extent we believe that a joint venture will enable us to obtain a higher return on our investment through management and other fees, which leverage our skills in acquiring, repositioning, redeveloping and managing multifamily investments. In addition, the joint venture investment strategy can provide a platform for creating more capital diversification and lower investment risk for us. At present, we have focused our joint venture investment strategy on properties seven years old or older, with younger acquisitions becoming part of the wholly-owned portfolio.

As of December 31, 2009, we were partners in two joint ventures: Mid-America Multifamily Fund I, LLC, or Fund I, and Mid-America Multifamily Fund II, LLC, or Fund II.

CAPITAL STRUCTURE STRATEGY

We use a combination of debt and equity sources to fund our portfolio of assets, focused on producing the overall lowest cost and most flexible capital structure. We focus on improving the net present value of each share of our common stock by generating cash flows from our portfolio of investments above the estimated total cost of debt and equity capital. We routinely make new investments when we believe it can add to value per share. In the past, we have sold assets to fund share repurchases when, in management’s view, shareholder value would be enhanced.

At December 31, 2009, 46% of our total capitalization consisted of borrowings. We currently intend to target our total debt to a range of approximately 45% to 55% of the undepreciated book value of our assets, although our charter and bylaws do not limit our debt levels. We may issue new equity to maintain our debt within this target range. Circumstances may cause us to exceed that target from time-to-time. As of December 31, 2009, our ratio of debt to undepreciated book value was approximately 50%. Our Board of Directors can modify this policy at any time which could allow us to become more highly leveraged but may decrease our ability to make distributions to our shareholders.

COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK

We continuously review opportunities for lowering our cost of capital, and increasing net present value per share. We evaluate opportunities to repurchase stock when we believe that our stock price is below our net present value. We also look for opportunities where we can acquire or develop apartment communities,

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selectively funded or partially funded by stock sales, when the investment return is projected to substantially exceed our cost of capital. We will also opportunistically seek to lower our cost of capital through refinancing preferred stock.

On November 3, 2006, Mid-America entered into a sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. to sell up to 2,000,000 shares of Mid-America’s common stock, from time-to-time in at-the-market offerings or negotiated transactions through a controlled equity offering program. In July, 2008, we entered into a second controlled equity offering sales agreement with similar terms authorizing the sale of up to 1,350,000 shares of common stock.

The following are the issuances of common stock which have been made through these agreements through December 31, 2009:

     
  Number of
Shares Sold
  Net Proceeds   Net Average
Sales Price
2006     194,000     $ 11,481,292     $ 59.18  
2007     323,700     $ 18,773,485     $ 58.00  
2008     1,955,300     $ 103,588,758     $ 52.98  
2009     763,000     $ 32,774,757     $ 42.96  
Total     3,236,000     $ 166,618,292     $ 51.49  

In November 2009, we entered into a third controlled equity offering sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. with similar terms authorizing the sale of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock. No sales were made under this agreement as of December 31, 2009.

In October 2007, we redeemed all of our issued and outstanding 9¼% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for $11.9 million.

We also have a direct stock purchase plan which allows for the optional cash purchase of common stock of at least $250, but not more than $5,000 in any given month, free of brokerage commissions and charges. We, in our absolute discretion, may grant waivers to allow for optional cash payments in excess of $5,000. Throughout 2009, we issued a total of 1,100 shares through the direct stock purchase plan. We did not offer a discount during 2009, nor grant any waivers during 2009.

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

In 1999, our Board of Directors approved an increase in the number of shares of our common stock authorized to be repurchased to 4 million shares. As of December 31, 2009, Mid-America had repurchased a total of approximately 1.86 million shares (8% of the shares of common stock and common units outstanding as of the beginning of the repurchase program). From time-to-time, we intend to sell assets based on our disposition strategy outlined in this Annual Report and use the proceeds to repurchase shares when we believe that shareholder value is enhanced. Factors affecting this determination include the share price, asset dispositions and pricing, financing agreements and rates of return. No shares were repurchased from 2002 through 2009 under this plan.

COMPETITION

All of our apartment communities are located in areas that include other apartment communities. Occupancy and rental rates are affected by the number of competitive apartment communities in a particular area. The owners of competing apartment communities may have greater resources than us, and the managers of these apartment communities may have more experience than our management. Moreover, single-family rental housing, manufactured housing, condominiums and the new and existing home markets provide housing alternatives to potential residents of apartment communities.

Apartment communities compete on the basis of monthly rent, discounts, and facilities offered such as apartment size and amenities, and apartment community amenities, including recreational facilities, resident services, and physical property condition. We make capital improvements to both our apartment communities and individual apartments on a regular basis in order to maintain a competitive position in each individual market.

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ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

As part of the acquisition process, we obtain environmental studies on all of our apartment communities from various outside environmental engineering firms. The purpose of these studies is to identify potential sources of contamination at the apartment communities and to assess the status of environmental regulatory compliance. These studies generally include historical reviews of the apartment communities, reviews of certain public records, preliminary investigations of the sites and surrounding properties, visual inspection for the presence of asbestos, poly-chlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, and underground storage tanks and the preparation and issuance of written reports. Depending on the results of these studies, more invasive procedures, such as soil sampling or ground water analysis, will be performed to investigate potential sources of contamination. These studies must be satisfactorily completed before we take ownership of an acquisition community; however, no assurance can be given that the studies identify all significant environmental problems.

Under various federal, state and local laws and regulations, an owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances on properties. Such laws often impose such liability without regard to whether the owner caused or knew of the presence of hazardous or toxic substances and whether the storage of such substances was in violation of a resident’s lease. Furthermore, the cost of remediation and removal of such substances may be substantial, and the presence of such substances, or the failure to promptly remediate such substances, may adversely affect the owner’s ability to sell such real estate or to borrow using such real estate as collateral.

We are aware of environmental concerns specifically relating to potential issues resulting from mold in residential properties and have in place an active management and preventive maintenance program that includes procedures specifically related to mold. We have established a policy requiring residents to sign a mold addendum to lease. We have also purchased a $5 million insurance policy that covers remediation and exposure to mold. The current policy expires in 2010 but is renewable at that time. Therefore, we believe that our exposure to this issue is limited and controlled.

The environmental studies we received have not revealed any material environmental liabilities. We are not aware of any existing conditions that would currently be considered an environmental liability. Nevertheless, it is possible that the studies do not reveal all environmental liabilities or that there are material environmental liabilities of which we are not aware. Moreover, no assurance can be given concerning future laws, ordinances or regulations, or the potential introduction of hazardous or toxic substances by neighboring properties or residents.

We believe that our apartment communities are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal, state and local ordinances and regulations regarding hazardous or toxic substances and other environmental matters.

WEBSITE ACCESS TO REGISTRANT’S REPORTS

We file annual and periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All filings made by us with the SEC may be copied or read at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC as Mid-America does. The website is http://www.sec.gov.

Additionally, a copy of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, along with Mid-America’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to the aforementioned filings, are available on our website free of charge. The filings can be found on the Investor Relations page under SEC Filings. Our website also contains our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the charters of the committees of the Board of Directors. These items can be found on the Investor Relations page under Governance Documents. Our website address is http://www.maac.net. Reference to our website does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on the site and should not be considered

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part of this document. All of the aforementioned materials may also be obtained free of charge by contacting the Investor Relations Department at Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., 6584 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38138.

QUALIFICATION AS A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code. To continue to qualify as a REIT, we must continue to meet certain tests which, among other things, generally require that our assets consist primarily of real estate assets, our income be derived primarily from real estate assets, and that we distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (other than our net capital gain) to our shareholders annually. As a qualified REIT, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes at the corporate level on our net income to the extent we distribute such net income to our shareholders annually. Even if we continue to qualify as a REIT, we will continue to be subject to certain federal, state and local taxes on our income and our property. In 2009, we declared total distributions of $2.46 per common share to our shareholders which was above the 90% REIT distribution requirement.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Dispositions

On January 28, 2010, Mid-America Apartments, LP sold Legacy at Western Oaks to Fund II, one of our joint ventures. For tax purposes, this transaction was considered a contribution.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have identified the following additional risks and uncertainties that may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Investors should carefully consider the risks described below before making an investment decision. Our business faces significant risks and the risks described below may not be the only risks we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations. If any of these risks occur, our business, results of operations or financial condition could suffer, the market price of our common stock could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment in our common stock.

Economic slowdown in the United States and the related downturn in the housing and real estate markets have adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations

There has been a significant decline in economic growth, both in the United States and globally, in the second half of 2008 and throughout 2009. The trends in both the real estate industry and the broader United States economy continue to be unfavorable and continue to adversely affect our revenues. The weakened economy and related reduction in spending, falling home prices and mounting job losses, together with the price volatility, dislocations and liquidity disruptions in the financial and credit markets could, among other things, impede the ability of our tenants and other parties with which we conduct business to perform their contractual obligations, which could lead to an increase in defaults by our tenants and other contracting parties, which could adversely affect our revenues. Furthermore, our ability to lease our properties at favorable rates, or at all, is adversely affected by the increase in supply and deterioration in the multifamily market and is dependent upon the overall level of spending in the economy, which is adversely affected by, among other things, job losses and unemployment levels, recession, personal debt levels, the downturn in the housing market, stock market volatility and uncertainty about the future. With regard to our ability to lease our multifamily properties, the increasing rental of excess for-sale condominiums and single family homes, which increases the supply of multifamily units and housing alternatives, may further reduce our ability to lease our multifamily units and further depress rental rates in certain markets. We cannot predict how long demand and other factors in the real estate market will remain unfavorable, but if the markets remain weak or deteriorate further, our ability to lease our properties, our ability to increase or maintain rental rates in certain markets may continue to weaken during 2010.

Failure to generate sufficient cash flows could limit our ability to pay distributions to shareholders

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access to the markets for debt and equity financing. Funds from operations and the value of our apartment communities may be insufficient because of factors which are beyond our control. Such events or conditions could include:

competition from other apartment communities;
overbuilding of new apartment units or oversupply of available apartment units in our markets, which might adversely affect apartment occupancy or rental rates and/or require rent concessions in order to lease apartment units;
conversion of condominiums and single family houses to rental use;
weakness in the overall economy which lowers job growth and the associated demand for apartment housing;
increases in operating costs (including real estate taxes and insurance premiums) due to inflation and other factors, which may not be offset by increased rents;
inability to initially, or subsequently after lease terminations, rent apartments on favorable economic terms;
changes in governmental regulations and the related costs of compliance;
changes in laws including, but not limited to, tax laws and housing laws including the enactment of rent control laws or other laws regulating multifamily housing;
withdrawal of Government support of apartment financing through its financial backing of the Federal National Mortgage Association, or FNMA, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac;
an uninsured loss, including those resulting from a catastrophic storm, earthquake, or act of terrorism;
changes in interest rate levels and the availability of financing, borrower credit standards, and down-payment requirements which could lead renters to purchase homes (if interest rates decrease and home loans are more readily available) or increase our acquisition and operating costs (if interest rates increase and financing is less readily available); and
the relative illiquidity of real estate investments.

At times, we rely on external funding sources to fully fund the payment of distributions to shareholders and our capital investment program (including our existing property expansion developments). While we have sufficient liquidity to permit distributions at current rates through additional borrowings if necessary, any significant and sustained deterioration in operations could result in our financial resources being insufficient to pay distributions to shareholders at the current rate, in which event we would be required to reduce the distribution rate. Any decline in our funds from operations could adversely affect our ability to make distributions to our shareholders or to meet our loan covenants and could have a material adverse effect on our stock price.

Our financing could be impacted by negative capital market conditions

Recently, domestic financial markets have experienced unusual volatility and uncertainty. Liquidity has tightened in financial markets, including the investment grade debt, the CMBS, commercial paper, and equity capital markets. A large majority of apartment financing, and as of December 31, 2009, 93% of our outstanding debt, is provided by or credit-enhanced by FNMA and Freddie Mac, which are now under the conservatorship of the U.S. Government. We have seen an increase in the volatility of short term interest rates and changes in historic relationships between LIBOR (which is the basis for the majority of the payments to us by our swap counterparties) and the actual interest rate we pay through the FNMA Discount Mortgage Backed Security, or DMBS, and the Freddie Mac Reference Bill programs, which we believe to be temporary. This creates a risk that our interest expense will fluctuate to a greater extent than it has in the past, and it makes forecasting more difficult. Were our credit arrangements with Prudential Mortgage Capital, credit-enhanced by FNMA, or with Financial Federal, credit-enhanced by Freddie Mac, to fail, or their ability

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to lend money to finance apartment communities to become impaired, we would have to seek alternative sources of capital, which might not be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all. In addition, any such event would most likely cause our interest costs to rise. This could also cause our swaps to become ineffective, triggering a default in one or more of our credit agreements. If any of the foregoing events were to occur it could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and prospects.

Various traunches of our credit facilities with FNMA and Freddie Mac mature from 2011 through 2018, and we anticipate that replacement facilities will be at a higher cost and have less attractive terms, if available at all.

A change in U.S. government policy with regard to FNMA and Freddie Mac could seriously impact our financial condition

The U.S. government has committed preferred equity to FNMA and Freddie Mac, placing them in conservatorship and the Treasury Department increased FNMA and Freddie Mac’s portfolio caps which are required to be reduced over time. Through expansion of their off-balance sheet lending products (which form the large majority of our borrowing), we believe that FNMA and Freddie Mac balance sheet limitations will not restrict their support of lending to the multifamily industry and to us in particular. Statements supporting their involvement in apartment lending by the heads of multifamily lending of FNMA, Freddie Mac, and their regulator have been reiterated. Should this support change, it would have a material adverse affect on both us and the multifamily industry, and we would seek alternative sources of funding. This could jeopardize the effectiveness of our interest rate swaps, require us to post collateral up to the value of the interest rate swaps, and either of these occurrences could potentially cause a breach in one or more of our loan covenants, and through reduced loan availability, impact the value of multifamily assets, which could impair the value of our properties.

A change in the value of our assets could cause us to experience a cash shortfall, be in default of our loan covenants, or incur a charge for the impairment of assets

We borrow on a secured basis from FNMA, Freddie Mac, and Regions Bank. A significant reduction in the value of our assets could require us to post additional collateral. While we believe that we have significant excess collateral and capacity, future asset values are uncertain. If we were unable to meet a request to add collateral to a credit facility, this would have a material adverse affect on our liquidity and our ability to meet our loan covenants. We may determine that the value of an individual asset, or group of assets, was irrevocably impaired, and that we may need to record a charge to write-down the value of the asset to reflect its current value.

Debt level, refinancing and loan covenant risk may adversely affect our financial condition and operating results and our ability to maintain our status as a REIT

At December 31, 2009, we had total debt outstanding of $1.4 billion. Payments of principal and interest on borrowings may leave us with insufficient cash resources to operate the apartment communities or pay distributions that are required to be paid in order for us to maintain our qualification as a REIT. We currently intend to limit our total debt to a range of approximately 45% to 55% of the undepreciated book value of our assets, although our charter and bylaws do not limit our debt levels. Circumstances may cause us to exceed that target from time-to-time. As of December 31, 2009, our ratio of debt to undepreciated book value was approximately 50%. Our Board of Directors can modify this policy at any time, which could allow us to become more highly leveraged and decrease our ability to make distributions to our shareholders. In addition, we must repay our debt upon maturity, and the inability to access debt or equity capital at attractive rates could adversely affect our financial condition and/or our funds from operations. We rely on FNMA and Freddie Mac, which we refer to as the Agencies, for the majority of our debt financing and have agreements with the Agencies and with other lenders that require us to comply with certain covenants, including maintaining adequate collateral that is subject to revaluation quarterly. The breach of any one of these covenants would place us in default with our lenders and may have serious consequences on our operations.

Interest rate hedging may be ineffective

We rely on the financial markets to refinance debt maturities, and also are heavily reliant on the Agencies, which provide credit or credit enhancement for approximately $1.3 billion of our outstanding debt as of December 31, 2009. The debt is provided under the terms of credit facilities with Prudential Mortgage

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Capital (credit-enhanced by FNMA) and Financial Federal (credit-enhanced by Freddie Mac). We pay fees to the credit facility providers and the Agencies plus interest which is based on the FNMA DMBS rate, and the Freddie Mac Reference Bill Rate. The Agencies have been placed into conservatorship by the U.S. Government (under the supervision of the Federal Housing Finance Agency), which has committed $200 billion of capital to each, if needed.

The interest rate market for the FNMA DMBS rate and the Freddie Mac Reference Bill Rate, both of which have been highly correlated with LIBOR interest rates, are also an important component of our liquidity and interest rate swap effectiveness. In our experience, the FNMA DMBS rate has historically averaged 16 basis points below three-month LIBOR, and the Freddie Mac Reference Bill rate has averaged 40 basis points below the associated LIBOR rate, but in the past 28 months the spreads increased significantly and have been more volatile than we have historically seen before recently contracting closer to more normal levels. We believe that the current market illiquidity is an anomaly and that the spreads and the volatility will return to more stable historic levels, but we cannot forecast when or if the uncertainty and volatility in the market may change. Continued unusual volatility over a period of time could cause us to lose hedge accounting treatment for our interest rate swaps, resulting in material changes to our consolidated statements of operations and balance sheet, and potentially cause a breach with one of our debt covenants.

Fluctuations in interest rate spreads between the DMBS and Reference Bill rates and three-month LIBOR causes ineffectiveness to flow through interest expense in the current period if in an overhedged position, and together with the unrecognized ineffectiveness, reduces the effectiveness of the swaps.

We also rely on the credit of the counterparties that provide swaps to hedge the interest rate risk on our credit facilities. We use three major banks to provide nearly 80% of our swaps, JP Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada, and Deutsche Bank, all of which have high investment grade ratings from Moody’s and S&P. In the event that one of our swap providers should suffer a significant downgrade of its credit rating or fail, our swaps may become ineffective, in which case the value of the swap would be adjusted to value in the current period, possibly causing a substantial loss sufficient to cause a breach with one of our debt covenants.

One or more interest rate swap or cap counterparties could default, causing us significant financial exposure

We enter into interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements only with counterparties that are highly rated (generally, AA- or above by Standard & Poors, or Aa3 or above by Moody’s). We also try to diversify our risk amongst several counterparties. In the event one or more of these counterparties were to go into liquidation or to experience a significant rating downgrade, this could cause us to liquidate the interest rate swap, or lose the interest rate protection of an interest rate cap. Liquidation of an interest rate swap could cause us to be required to pay the swap counter party the net present value of the swap, which may represent a significant current period cash charge, possibly sufficient to cause us to breach one or more loan covenants.

Variable interest rates may adversely affect funds from operations

At December 31, 2009, effectively $263 million of our debt bore interest at a variable rate and was not hedged by interest rate swaps or caps. We may incur additional debt in the future that also bears interest at variable rates. Variable rate debt creates higher debt service requirements if market interest rates increase, which would adversely affect our funds from operations and the amount of cash available to pay distributions to shareholders. Our $1.0 billion secured credit facilities with Prudential Mortgage Capital, credit enhanced by FNMA, were predominately floating rate facilities during 2009. We also have credit facilities with Freddie Mac totaling $300 million that are variable rate facilities. At December 31, 2009, a total of $1.3 billion was outstanding under these facilities. These facilities represent the majority of the variable interest rates we were exposed to at December 31, 2009. Large portions of the interest rates on these facilities have been hedged by means of a number of interest rate swaps and caps. Upon the termination of these swaps and caps, we will be exposed to the risks of varying interest rates.

Losses from catastrophes may exceed our insurance coverage

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exercise our discretion in determining amounts, coverage limits and deductibility provisions of insurance, with a view to maintaining appropriate insurance on our investments at a reasonable cost and on suitable terms. If we suffer a substantial loss, our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to pay the full current market value or current replacement value of our lost investment. Inflation, changes in building codes and ordinances, environmental considerations and other factors also might make it infeasible to use insurance proceeds to replace a property after it has been damaged or destroyed.

Increasing real estate taxes and insurance costs may negatively impact financial condition

As a result of our substantial real estate holdings, the cost of real estate taxes and insuring our apartment communities is a significant component of expense. Real estate taxes and insurance premiums are subject to significant increases and fluctuations, which can be widely outside of our control. If the costs associated with real estate taxes and insurance should rise, our financial condition could be negatively impacted and our ability to pay our dividend could be affected.

Property insurance limits may be inadequate and deductibles may be excessive in the event of a catastrophic loss or a series of major losses, and may cause a breach of loan covenants

We have a significant proportion of our assets in areas exposed to windstorms and to the New Madrid seismic zone. A major wind or earthquake loss, or series of losses, could require that we pay significant deductibles as well as additional amounts above the per occurrence limit of our insurance for these risks. We may then be judged to have breached one or more of our loan covenants, and any of the foregoing events could have a material adverse effect on our assets, financial condition, and results of operation.

Issuances of additional debt or equity may adversely impact our financial condition

Our capital requirements depend on numerous factors, including the occupancy and turnover rates of our apartment communities, development and capital expenditures, costs of operations and potential acquisitions. We cannot accurately predict the timing and amount of our capital requirements. If our capital requirements vary materially from our plans, we may require additional financing sooner than anticipated. Accordingly, we could become more leveraged, resulting in increased risk of default on our obligations and in an increase in our debt service requirements, both of which could adversely affect our financial condition and ability to access debt and equity capital markets in the future.

We are dependent on key personnel

Our success depends in part on our ability to attract and retain the services of executive officers and other personnel. There is substantial competition for qualified personnel in the real estate industry and the loss of several of our key personnel could have an adverse effect on us.

New acquisitions may fail to perform as expected and failure to integrate acquired communities and new personnel could create inefficiencies

We intend to actively acquire and improve multifamily communities for rental operations. We may underestimate the costs necessary to bring an acquired community up to standards established for our intended market position. Additionally, to grow successfully, we must be able to apply our experience in managing our existing portfolio of apartment communities to a larger number of properties. We must also be able to integrate new management and operations personnel as our organization grows in size and complexity. Failures in either area will result in inefficiencies that could adversely affect our overall profitability.

We may not be able to sell communities when appropriate

Real estate investments are relatively illiquid and generally cannot be sold quickly. We may not be able to change our portfolio promptly in response to economic or other conditions. Further, we own seven communities which are subject to restrictions on sale, and are required to be exchanged through a 1031b tax-free exchange, unless we pay the tax liability of the contributing partners. This inability to respond promptly to changes in the performance of our investments could adversely affect our financial condition and ability to make distributions to our security holders.

Environmental problems are possible and can be costly

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or petroleum product releases at such community. The owner or operator may have to pay a governmental entity or third parties for property damage and for investigation and clean-up costs incurred by such parties in connection with the contamination. These laws typically impose clean-up responsibility and liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of or caused the presence of the contaminants. Even if more than one person may have been responsible for the contamination each person covered by the environmental laws may be held responsible for all of the clean-up costs incurred. In addition, third parties may sue the owner or operator of a site for damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from that site. All of our communities have been the subject of environmental assessments completed by qualified independent environmental consultant companies. These environmental assessments have not revealed, nor are we aware of, any environmental liability that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. Over the past several years, there have been an increasing number of lawsuits against owners and managers of multifamily properties alleging personal injury and property damage caused by the presence of mold in residential real estate.

Some of these lawsuits have resulted in substantial monetary judgments or settlements. We cannot be assured that existing environmental assessments of our communities reveal all environmental liabilities, that any prior owner of any of our properties did not create a material environmental condition not known to us, or that a material environmental condition does not otherwise exist.

Our ownership limit restricts the transferability of our capital stock

Our charter limits ownership of our capital stock by any single shareholder to 9.9% of the value of all outstanding shares of our capital stock, both common and preferred. The charter also prohibits anyone from buying shares if the purchase would result in our losing REIT status. This could happen if a share transaction results in fewer than 100 persons owning all of our shares or in five or fewer persons, applying certain broad attribution rules of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, owning 50% or more of our shares. If you acquire shares in excess of the ownership limit or in violation of the ownership requirements of the Code for REITs, we:

will consider the transfer to be null and void;
will not reflect the transaction on our books;
may institute legal action to enjoin the transaction;
will not pay dividends or other distributions with respect to those shares;
will not recognize any voting rights for those shares;
will consider the shares held in trust for our benefit; and
will either direct you to sell the shares and turn over any profit to us, or we will redeem the shares. If we redeem the shares, you will be paid a price equal to the lesser of:
1. the price you paid for the shares; or
2. the average of the last reported sales prices on the New York Stock Exchange on the ten trading days immediately preceding the date fixed for redemption by our Board of Directors.

If you acquire shares in violation of the limits on ownership described above:

you may lose your power to dispose of the shares;
you may not recognize profit from the sale of such shares if the market price of the shares increases; and
you may be required to recognize a loss from the sale of such shares if the market price decreases.

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Provisions of our charter and Tennessee law may limit the ability of a third party to acquire control of us

Ownership Limit

The 9.9% ownership limit discussed above may have the effect of precluding acquisition of control of us by a third party without the consent of our Board of Directors.

Preferred Stock

Our charter authorizes our Board of Directors to issue up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The Board of Directors may establish the preferences and rights of any preferred shares issued. The issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying or preventing someone from taking control of us, even if a change in control were in our shareholders’ best interests. Currently, we have 6,200,000 shares of 8.30% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

Tennessee Anti-Takeover Statutes

As a Tennessee corporation, we are subject to various legislative acts, which impose restrictions on and require compliance with procedures designed to protect shareholders against unfair or coercive mergers and acquisitions. These statutes may delay or prevent offers to acquire us and increase the difficulty of consummating any such offers, even if our acquisition would be in our shareholders’ best interests.

Our investments in joint ventures may involve risks

Investments in joint ventures may involve risks that may not otherwise be present in our direct investments such as:

the potential inability of our joint venture partner to perform;
the joint venture partner may have economic or business interests or goals which are inconsistent with or adverse to ours;
the joint venture partner may take actions contrary to our requests or instructions or contrary to our objectives or policies; and
the joint venturers may not be able to agree on matters relating to the property they jointly own.

Although each joint owner will have a right of first refusal to purchase the other owner’s interest, in the event a sale is desired, the joint owner may not have sufficient resources to exercise such right of first refusal.

Market interest rates and low trading volume may have an adverse effect on the market value of our common shares

The market price of shares of a REIT may be affected by the distribution rate on those shares, as a percentage of the price of the shares, relative to market interest rates. If market interest rates increase, prospective purchasers of our shares may expect a higher annual distribution rate. Higher interest rates would not, however, result in more funds for us to distribute and, in fact, would likely increase our borrowing costs and potentially decrease funds available for distribution. This could cause the market price of our common shares to go down. In addition, although our common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the daily trading volume of our shares may be lower than the trading volume for other industries. As a result, our investors who desire to liquidate substantial holdings may find that they are unable to dispose of their shares in the market without causing a substantial decline in the market value of the shares.

Changes in market conditions or a failure to meet the market’s expectations with regard to our earnings and cash distributions could adversely affect the market price of our common shares

We believe that the market value of a REIT’s equity securities is based primarily upon the market’s perception of the REIT’s growth potential and its current and potential future cash distributions, and is secondarily based upon the real estate market value of the underlying assets. For that reason, our shares may trade at prices that are higher or lower than the net asset value per share. To the extent we retain operating cash flow for investment purposes, working capital reserves or other purposes, these retained funds, while increasing the value of our underlying assets, may not correspondingly increase the market price of our

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common shares. In addition, we are subject to the risk that our cash flow will be insufficient to pay distributions to our shareholders. Our failure to meet the market’s expectations with regard to future earnings and cash distributions would likely adversely affect the market price of our shares.

The stock markets, including The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on which we list our common shares, have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. As a result, the market price of our common shares could be similarly volatile, and investors in our common shares may experience a decrease in the value of their shares, including decreases unrelated to our operating performance or prospects. Among the market conditions that may affect the market price of our publicly traded securities are the following:

our financial condition and operating performance and the performance of other similar companies;
actual or anticipated differences in our quarterly operating results;
changes in our revenues or earnings estimates or recommendations by securities analysts;
publication of research reports about us or our industry by securities analysts;
additions and departures of key personnel;
strategic decisions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions, divestments, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic investments or changes in business strategy;
the reputation of REITs generally and the reputation of REITs with portfolios similar to ours;
the attractiveness of the securities of REITs in comparison to securities issued by other entities (including securities issued by other real estate companies);
an increase in market interest rates, which may lead prospective investors to demand a higher distribution rate in relation to the price paid for our shares;
the passage of legislation or other regulatory developments that adversely affect us or our industry;
speculation in the press or investment community;
actions by institutional shareholders or hedge funds;
changes in accounting principles;
terrorist acts; and
general market conditions, including factors unrelated to our performance.

In the past, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in their stock price. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources.

Failure to qualify as a REIT would cause us to be taxed as a corporation

If we failed to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we would be taxed as a corporation. The Internal Revenue Service may challenge our qualification as a REIT for prior years, and new legislation, regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions may change the tax laws with respect to qualification as a REIT or the federal tax consequences of such qualification. For any taxable year that we fail to qualify as a REIT, we would be subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at corporate rates, plus any applicable alternative minimum tax. In addition, unless entitled to relief under applicable statutory provisions, we would be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification is lost. This treatment would reduce our net earnings available for investment or distribution to shareholders because of the additional tax liability for the year or years involved. In addition, distributions would no longer qualify for the dividends paid deduction nor be required to be made in order to preserve REIT status. We might be required to borrow funds or to liquidate some of our investments to pay any applicable tax resulting from our failure to qualify as a REIT.

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Compliance or failure to comply with laws requiring access to our properties by disabled persons could result in substantial cost

The Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act of 1988 and other federal, state and local laws generally require that public accommodations be made accessible to disabled persons. Noncompliance could result in the imposition of fines by the government or the award of damages to private litigants. These laws may require us to modify our existing communities. These laws may also restrict renovations by requiring improved access to such buildings by disabled persons or may require us to add other structural features that increase our construction costs. Legislation or regulations adopted in the future may impose further burdens or restrictions on us with respect to improved access by disabled persons. We cannot ascertain the costs of compliance with these laws, which may be substantial.

Failure to make required distributions would subject us to income taxation

In order to qualify as a REIT, each year we must distribute to stockholders at least 90% of our taxable income (determined without regard to the dividend paid deduction and by excluding net capital gains). To the extent that we satisfy the distribution requirement, but distribute less than 100% of taxable income, we will be subject to federal corporate income tax on the undistributed income. In addition, we will incur a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which our distributions in any year are less than the sum of:

85% of ordinary income for that year;
95% of capital gain net income for that year; and
100% of undistributed taxable income from prior years.

Differences in timing between the recognition of income and the related cash receipts or the effect of required debt amortization payments could require us to borrow money or sell assets to pay out enough of the taxable income to satisfy the distribution requirement and to avoid corporate income tax and the 4% nondeductible excise tax in a particular year.

Complying with REIT requirements may cause us to forgo otherwise attractive opportunities or engage in marginal investment opportunities

To qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, the sources of income, the nature and diversification of assets, the amounts distributed to shareholders and the ownership of our stock. In order to meet these tests, we may be required to forgo attractive business or investment opportunities or engage in marginal investment opportunities. Thus, compliance with the REIT requirements may hinder our ability to operate solely on the basis of maximizing profits.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

We seek to acquire newer apartment communities and those with opportunities for repositioning through capital additions and management improvement located in the Sunbelt region of the United States that are primarily appealing to middle income residents with the potential for above average growth and return on investment. Approximately 76% of our apartment units are located in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas markets. Our strategic focus is to provide our residents high quality apartment units in attractive community settings, characterized by extensive landscaping and attention to aesthetic detail. We utilize our experience and expertise in maintenance, landscaping, marketing and management to effectively reposition many of the apartment communities we acquire to raise occupancy levels and per unit average rents.

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The following table sets forth certain historical information for the apartment communities we owned at December 31, 2009:

                     
  Location   Year
Completed
  Year
Management
Commenced
  Number
of Units
  Approximate
Rentable
Area
(Square
Footage)
  Average
Unit
Size
(Square
Footage)
  Monthly
Rent per
Unit at
December 31,
2009
  Average
Occupancy
Percent at
December 31,
2009
  Encumbrances at
December 31, 2009
Property   Mortgage/
Bond
Principal
(000's)
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
100% Owned
                                                                                                  
Eagle Ridge     Birmingham, AL       1986       1998       200       181,400       907     $ 699.93       92.50 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Abbington Place     Huntsville, AL       1987       1998       152       162,792       1,071     $ 622.16       94.08 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Paddock Club Huntsville     Huntsville, AL       1989/98       1997       392       414,736       1,058     $ 699.47       95.66 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Paddock Club Montgomery     Montgomery, AL       1999       1998       208       230,880       1,110     $ 730.96       96.63 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
                         952       989,808       1,040     $ 694.10       94.96%                    
Calais Forest     Little Rock, AR       1987       1994       260       195,000       750     $ 665.55       96.92 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Napa Valley     Little Rock, AR       1984       1996       240       183,120       763     $ 631.07       93.75 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Westside Creek I & II     Little Rock, AR       1984/86       1997       308       320,936       1,042     $ 686.62       97.40 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
                         808       699,056       865     $ 663.34       96.16%                    
Edge at Lyon's Gate     Phoenix, AZ       2007       2008       312       299,208       959     $ 790.40       93.27 %    $                    
Talus Ranch     Phoenix, AZ       2005       2006       480       437,280       911     $ 690.42       90.63 %    $                    
Sky View Ranch     Gilbert, AZ       2007       2009       232       225,272       971     $ 798.80       91.81 %    $              
                         1,024       961,760       939     $ 745.44       91.70%                    
Tiffany Oaks     Altamonte Springs, FL       1985       1996       288       234,144       813     $ 720.81       97.57 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Marsh Oaks     Atlantic Beach, FL       1986       1995       120       93,240       777     $ 658.71       98.33 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Indigo Point     Brandon, FL       1989       2000       240       194,640       811     $ 781.02       96.25 %    $                    
Paddock Club Brandon     Brandon, FL       1997/99       1997       440       516,120       1,173     $ 881.38       95.00 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Preserve at Coral Square     Coral Springs, FL       1996       2004       480       528,480       1,101     $ 1,249.30       95.63 %    $ (6)      (6)       (6)  
Anatole     Daytona Beach, FL       1986       1995       208       149,136       717     $ 679.18       94.71 %    $ 7,000 (9)      1.175 %(9)      10/15/2032 (9) 
Paddock Club Gainesville     Gainesville, FL       1999       1998       264       293,040       1,110     $ 854.73       98.86 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Cooper's Hawk     Jacksonville, FL       1987       1995       208       218,400       1,050     $ 762.25       98.08 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Hunter's Ridge at Deerwood     Jacksonville, FL       1987       1997       336       295,008       878     $ 762.71       95.24 %    $ (7)      (7)       (7)  
Lakeside     Jacksonville, FL       1985       1996       416       344,032       827     $ 693.45       95.43 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Lighthouse at Fleming Island     Jacksonville, FL       2003       2003       501       556,110       1,110     $ 869.38       96.61 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Paddock Club Jacksonville     Jacksonville, FL       1989/96       1997       440       475,200       1,080     $ 831.57       92.50 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Paddock Club Mandarin     Jacksonville, FL       1998       1998       288       330,336       1,147     $ 858.01       97.22 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
St. Augustine I & II     Jacksonville, FL       1987/2008       1995       524       423,392       808     $ 724.60       95.80 %    $ 13,235 (19)      (19)       (19)  
Woodbridge at the Lake     Jacksonville, FL       1985       1994       188       166,004       883     $ 699.79       94.15 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Woodhollow     Jacksonville, FL       1986       1997       450       342,000       760     $ 666.02       96.22 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Paddock Club Lakeland     Lakeland, FL       1988/90       1997       464       505,296       1,089     $ 710.59       96.12 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Savannahs at James Landing     Melbourne, FL       1990       1995       256       238,592       932     $ 699.11       96.09 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Paddock Park Ocala     Ocala, FL       1986/88       1997       480       485,280       1,011     $ 651.86       95.21 %    $ 6,805 (2)(3)      (2)(3)       (2)(3)  

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  Location   Year
Completed
  Year
Management
Commenced
  Number
of Units
  Approximate
Rentable
Area
(Square
Footage)
  Average
Unit
Size
(Square
Footage)
  Monthly
Rent per
Unit at
December 31,
2009
  Average
Occupancy
Percent at
December 31,
2009
  Encumbrances at
December 31, 2009
Property   Mortgage/
Bond
Principal
(000's)
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
Paddock Club Panama City     Panama City, FL       2000       1998       254       283,972       1,118     $ 882.27       94.09 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Paddock Club Tallahassee     Tallahassee, FL       1990/95       1997       304       329,232       1,083     $ 810.10       93.75 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Belmere     Tampa, FL       1984       1994       210       202,440       964     $ 777.32       98.10 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Links at Carrollwood     Tampa, FL       1980       1998       230       214,820       934     $ 831.90       97.83 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Village Oaks     Tampa, FL       2005       2008       226       260,804       1,154     $ 994.75       97.35 %    $                    
Park Crest at Innisbrook     Palm Harbor, FL       2000       2009       432       461,808       1,069     $ 894.98       95.37 %    $              
                         8,247       8,141,526       987     $ 806.26       95.85%                    
High Ridge     Athens, GA       1987       1997       160       186,560       1,166     $ 720.07       93.75 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Sanctuary at Oglethorpe     Atlanta, GA       1994       2008       250       287,500       1,150     $ 1,149.25       97.60 %    $ 23,500       6.210 %      11/5/2015  
Bradford Pointe     Augusta, GA       1986       1997       192       156,288       814     $ 649.29       92.19 %    $ (4)      (4)       (4)  
Shenandoah Ridge     Augusta, GA       1982       1994       272       222,768       819     $ 601.34       93.01 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Westbury Creek     Augusta, GA       1984       1997       120       107,040       892     $ 671.78       92.50 %    $ 3,480 (14)      (14)       5/15/2033 (14) 
Fountain Lake     Brunswick, GA       1983       1997       110       129,800       1,180     $ 752.18       91.82 %    $ (4)      (4)       (4)  
Park Walk     College Park, GA       1985       1997       124       112,716       909     $ 597.10       95.97 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Whisperwood     Columbus, GA       80/82/84/86/98       1997       1,008       1,220,688       1,211     $ 765.38       89.88 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Willow Creek     Columbus, GA       1971/77       1997       285       246,810       866     $ 570.24       94.39 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Terraces at Fieldstone     Conyers, GA       1999       1998       316       351,076       1,111     $ 780.94       97.15 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Prescott     Duluth, GA       2001       2004       384       370,176       964     $ 779.63       94.79 %    $ (5)      (5)       (5)  
Lanier     Gainesville, GA       1998       2005       344       395,944       1,151     $ 763.22       94.77 %    $ 18,363       5.300 %      3/1/2014  
Lake Club     Gainesville, GA       2001       2005       313       359,950       1,150     $ 710.07       93.29 %    $ (5)      (5)       (5)  
Whispering Pines     LaGrange, GA       1982/84       1997       216       223,128       1,033     $ 608.28       95.83 %    $ (4)      (4)       (4)  
Westbury Springs     Lilburn, GA       1983       1997       150       137,700       918     $ 639.45       96.00 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Austin Chase     Macon, GA       1996       1997       256       292,864       1,144     $ 711.42       98.44 %    $ (7)      (7)       (7)  
The Vistas     Macon, GA       1985       1997       144       153,792       1,068     $ 648.02       96.53 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Walden Run     McDonough, GA       1997       1998       240       271,200       1,130     $ 692.31       99.17 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Georgetown Grove     Savannah, GA       1997       1998       220       239,800       1,090     $ 824.23       97.27 %    $ (6)      (6)       (6)  
Oaks at Wilmington Island     Savannah, GA       1999       2006       306       300,492       982     $ 837.08       98.04 %    $ (6)      (6)       (6)  
Wildwood     Thomasville, GA       1980/84       1997       216       223,128       1,033     $ 616.45       97.22 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Hidden Lake     Union City, GA       1985/87       1997       320       342,400       1,070     $ 657.87       96.56 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Three Oaks     Valdosta, GA       1983/84       1997       240       247,920       1,033     $ 666.47       97.08 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Huntington Chase     Warner Robins, GA       1997       2000       200       218,400       1,092     $ 695.81       96.50 %    $ (6)      (6)       (6)  
Southland Station     Warner Robins, GA       1987/90       1997       304       354,768       1,167     $ 675.62       97.04 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Terraces at Townelake     Woodstock, GA       1999       1998       502       575,794       1,147     $ 725.29       96.41 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
                         7,192       7,728,702       1,075     $ 724.66       95.06%                    
Fairways at Hartland     Bowling Green, KY       1996       1997       240       251,280       1,047     $ 706.31       96.25 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Paddock Club Florence     Florence, KY       1994       1997       200       207,000       1,035     $ 736.35       91.00 %    $ 9,295       5.875 %      1/1/2044  
Grand Reserve Lexington     Lexington, KY       2000       1999       370       432,530       1,169     $ 851.01       94.32 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  

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  Location   Year
Completed
  Year
Management
Commenced
  Number
of Units
  Approximate
Rentable
Area
(Square
Footage)
  Average
Unit
Size
(Square
Footage)
  Monthly
Rent per
Unit at
December 31,
2009
  Average
Occupancy
Percent at
December 31,
2009
  Encumbrances at
December 31, 2009
Property   Mortgage/
Bond
Principal
(000's)
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
Lakepointe     Lexington, KY       1986       1994       118       90,624       768     $ 622.75       98.31 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Mansion, The     Lexington, KY       1989       1994       184       138,736       754     $ 628.27       96.20 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Village, The     Lexington, KY       1989       1994       252       182,700       725     $ 617.31       98.41 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Stonemill Village     Louisville, KY       1985       1994       384       324,096       844     $ 631.49       95.05 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
                         1,748       1,626,966       931     $ 697.25       95.42%                    
Crosswinds     Jackson, MS       1988/90       1996       360       443,160       1,231     $ 737.62       97.22 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Pear Orchard     Jackson, MS       1985       1994       389       338,430       870     $ 701.49       96.92 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Reflection Pointe     Jackson, MS       1986       1988       296       254,856       861     $ 715.34       98.31 %    $ 5,880 (10)      1.035 %(10)      5/15/2031 (10) 
Lakeshore Landing     Ridgeland, MS       1974       1994       196       171,108       873     $ 651.57       95.41 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Savannah Creek     Southaven, MS       1989       1996       204       237,048       1,162     $ 722.67       99.02 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Sutton Place     Southaven, MS       1991       1996       253       268,686       1,062     $ 688.23       98.81 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
                         1,698       1,713,288       1,009     $ 706.37       97.59%                    
Hermitage at Beechtree     Cary, NC       1988       1997       194       169,750       875     $ 679.36       92.27 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Waterford Forest     Cary, NC       1996       2005       384       344,448       897     $ 659.23       97.92 %    $ (5)      (5)       (5)  
Preserve at Brier Creek     Raleigh, NC       2002/07       2006       450       518,850       1,153     $ 896.54       96.22 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Providence at Brier Creek     Raleigh, NC       2007       2008       313       297,037       949     $ 844.03       94.57 %    $           
Corners, The     Winston-Salem, NC       1982       1993       240       173,520       723     $ 554.33       95.83 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
                         1,581       1,503,605       951     $ 749.91       95.76%                    
Fairways at Royal Oak     Cincinnati, OH       1988       1994       214       214,428       1,002     $ 656.61       95.79 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
                         214       214,428       1,002     $ 656.61       95.79%                    
Colony at South Park     Aiken, SC       1989/91       1997       184       174,800       950     $ 731.13       96.74 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Woodwinds     Aiken, SC       1988       1997       144       165,168       1,147     $ 733.69       89.58 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Tanglewood     Anderson, SC       1980       1994       168       146,664       873     $ 578.56       90.48 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Fairways, The     Columbia, SC       1992       1994       240       213,840       891     $ 640.43       95.42 %    $ 7,735 (11)      1.035 %(11)      5/15/2031 (11) 
Paddock Club Columbia     Columbia, SC       1989/95       1997       336       367,584       1,094     $ 747.56       92.86 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Highland Ridge     Greenville, SC       1984       1995       168       143,976       857     $ 524.86       98.81 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Howell Commons     Greenville, SC       1986/88       1997       348       292,668       841     $ 545.24       95.69 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Paddock Club Greenville     Greenville, SC       1996       1997       208       212,160       1,020     $ 685.27       92.79 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Park Haywood     Greenville, SC       1983       1993       208       156,832       754     $ 537.75       90.87 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Spring Creek     Greenville, SC       1985       1995       208       182,000       875     $ 565.99       95.67 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Runaway Bay     Mt. Pleasant, SC       1988       1995       208       177,840       855     $ 909.21       94.71 %    $ 8,365 (8)      1.205 %(8)      11/15/2035 (8) 
Park Place     Spartanburg, SC       1987       1997       184       195,224       1,061     $ 624.89       95.65 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Farmington Village     Summerville, SC       2007       2007       280       307,440       1,098     $ 834.97       93.93 %    $ 15,200       3.579 %      12/10/2015  
                         2,884       2,736,196       949     $ 669.27       94.17%                    
Hamilton Pointe     Chattanooga, TN       1989       1992       361       256,671       711     $ 549.17       96.68 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Hidden Creek     Chattanooga, TN       1987       1988       300       259,200       864     $ 574.48       97.00 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Steeplechase     Chattanooga, TN       1986       1991       108       98,604       913     $ 653.37       92.59 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Windridge     Chattanooga, TN       1984       1997       174       238,728       1,372     $ 855.61       95.40 %    $ 5,465 (15)      (15)       5/15/2033(15)  

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  Location   Year
Completed
  Year
Management
Commenced
  Number
of Units
  Approximate
Rentable
Area
(Square
Footage)
  Average
Unit
Size
(Square
Footage)
  Monthly
Rent per
Unit at
December 31,
2009
  Average
Occupancy
Percent at
December 31,
2009
  Encumbrances at
December 31, 2009
Property   Mortgage/
Bond
Principal
(000's)
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
Oaks, The     Jackson, TN       1978       1993       100       87,500       875     $ 548.49       98.00 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Post House Jackson     Jackson, TN       1987       1989       150       163,650       1,091     $ 624.89       98.00 %    $ 5,095       1.035 %      10/15/2032  
Post House North     Jackson, TN       1987       1989       145       145,725       1,005     $ 616.26       97.24 %    $ 3,375 (12)      1.035 %(12)      5/15/2031 (12) 
Bradford Chase     Jackson, TN       1987       1994       148       121,360       820     $ 570.22       95.95 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Woods at Post House     Jackson, TN       1997       1995       122       118,950       975     $ 652.21       99.18 %    $ 4,727       6.070 %      9/1/2035  
Cedar Mill     Memphis, TN       1973/86       1982/94       276       297,804       1,079     $ 574.40       96.74 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Greenbrook     Memphis, TN       1974/78/83/86       1988       1,037       939,522       906     $ 608.68       95.08 %    $                    
Kirby Station     Memphis, TN       1978       1994       371       310,156       836     $ 673.10       98.92 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Lincoln on the Green     Memphis, TN       1988/98       1994       618       535,188       866     $ 696.71       93.85 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Park Estate     Memphis, TN       1974       1977       82       96,924       1,182     $ 992.37       92.68 %    $                    
Reserve at Dexter Lake     Memphis, TN       1999/01       1998       740       792,540       1,071     $ 806.48       92.84 %    $ (4)      (4)       (4)  
Paddock Club Murfreesboro     Murfreesboro, TN       1999       1998       240       268,800       1,120     $ 827.15       93.33 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Brentwood Downs     Nashville, TN       1986       1994       286       220,220       770     $ 762.04       93.01 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Grand View Nashville     Nashville, TN       2001       1999       433       479,331       1,107     $ 862.31       94.69 %    $ (1)      (1)       (1)  
Monthaven Park     Nashville, TN       1999/01       2004       456       427,728       938     $ 769.64       91.89 %    $ (6)      (6)       (6)  
Park at Hermitage     Nashville, TN       1987       1995       440       392,480       892     $ 626.38       92.50 %    $ 6,645 (16)      1.035 %(16)      2/15/2034 (16) 
                         6,587       6,251,081       949     $ 691.75       94.79%                    
Northwood     Arlington, TX       1980       1998       270       224,100       830     $ 587.62       94.81 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Balcones Woods     Austin, TX       1983       1997       384       313,728       817     $ 738.03       98.18 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Grand Reserve at Sunset Valley     Austin, TX       1996       2004       210       198,240       944     $ 887.91       96.67 %    $ (6)      (6)       (6)  
Silverado     Austin, TX       2003       2006       312       303,264       972     $ 783.55       96.15 %    $ (6)      (6)       (6)  
Stassney Woods     Austin, TX       1985       1995       288       248,832       864     $ 651.43       95.83 %    $ 4,050 (17)      1.035 %(17)      2/15/2034 (17) 
Travis Station     Austin, TX       1987       1995       304       249,888       822     $ 591.65       90.79 %    $ 3,585 (18)      1.035 %(18)      2/15/2034 (18) 
Woods, The     Austin, TX       1977       1997       278       214,060       770     $ 855.12       91.73 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Legacy at Western Oaks     Austin, TX       2001       2009       479       467,504       976     $ 968.71       95.20 %    $                    
Celery Stalk     Dallas, TX       1978       1994       410       374,740       914     $ 655.92       97.56 %    $ (5)      (5)       (5)  
Courtyards at Campbell     Dallas, TX       1986       1998       232       168,200       725     $ 676.74       96.98 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Deer Run     Dallas, TX       1985       1998       304       206,720       680     $ 586.55       94.08 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Grand Courtyard     Dallas, TX       2000       2006       390       341,250       875     $ 801.68       96.15 %    $ (6)      (6)       (6)  
Lodge at Timberglen     Dallas, TX       1983       1994       260       226,200       870     $ 632.45       89.62 %    $ (5)      (5)       (5)  
Watermark     Dallas, TX       2002       2004       240       205,200       855     $ 736.01       95.00 %    $ (5)      (5)       (5)  
Legacy Pines     Houston, TX       1999       2003       308       283,360       920     $ 807.42       93.51 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Park Place (Houston)     Houston, TX       1996       2007       229       207,016       904     $ 891.98       92.14 %    $                    
Ranchstone     Houston, TX       1996       2007       220       193,160       878     $ 791.54       97.73 %    $ (6)      (6)       (6)  
Reserve at Woodwind Lakes     Houston, TX       1999       2006       328       316,192       964     $ 818.56       90.85 %    $ 14,191       5.930 %      6/15/2015  
Cascade at Fall Creek     Humble, TX       2007       2008       246       227,796       926     $ 896.41       92.68 %    $                    
Chalet at Fall Creek     Humble, TX       2006       2007       268       260,228       971     $ 890.55       91.04 %    $ (6)      (6)       (6)  

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  Location   Year
Completed
  Year
Management
Commenced
  Number
of Units
  Approximate
Rentable
Area
(Square
Footage)
  Average
Unit
Size
(Square
Footage)
  Monthly
Rent per
Unit at
December 31,
2009
  Average
Occupancy
Percent at
December 31,
2009
  Encumbrances at
December 31, 2009
Property   Mortgage/
Bond
Principal
(000's)
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
Westborough Crossing     Katy, TX       1984       1994       274       197,280       720     $ 620.02       97.45 %    $ (5)      (5)       (5)  
Kenwood Club     Katy, TX       2000       1999       320       318,080       994     $ 779.10       94.06 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Lane at Towne Crossing     Mesquite, TX       1983       1994       384       277,632       723     $ 555.52       97.66 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Highwood     Plano, TX       1983       1998       196       156,800       800     $ 706.04       95.41 %    $                    
Los Rios Park     Plano, TX       2000       2003       498       470,112       944     $ 790.13       95.38 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Boulder Ridge     Roanoke, TX       1999/2008       2005       494       446,082       903     $ 775.04       95.14 %    $ (2)      (2)       (2)  
Copper Ridge     Roanoke, TX       2008       2008       245       311,150       1,270     $ 937.76       95.10 %    $                    
Stone Ranch at Westover Hills     San Antonio, TX       2008       2009       400       334,400       836     $ 754.19       88.00 %    $                    
Cypresswood Court     Spring, TX       1984       1994       208       160,576       772     $ 660.27       91.83 %    $ (5)      (5)       (5)  
Villages at Kirkwood     Stafford, TX       1996       2004       274       244,682       893     $ 828.27       95.26 %    $ (6)      (6)       (6)  
Green Tree Place     Woodlands, TX       1984       1994       200       152,200       761     $ 697.12       98.50 %    $ (5)      (5)       (5)  
                         9,453       8,298,672       878     $ 709.07       94.56%                    
Township     Hampton, VA       1987       1995       296       248,048       838     $ 944.89       94.26 %    $ 10,800 (13)      1.175 %(13)      10/15/2032 (13) 
                         296       248,048       838     $ 944.89       94.26%                    
Subtotal 100% Owned                       42,684       41,113,136       963     $ 727.08       95.08%       176,791              
Joint Venture Properties
                                                                                                  
Milstead Village     Kennesaw, GA       1998       2008       310       356,190       1,149     $ 862.78       94.52 %      N/A                    
Greenwood Forest     Houston, TX       1994       2008       316       310,944       984     $ 806.90       97.47 %      N/A                    
Ansley Village     Macon, GA       2007       2009       294       324,354       1,103     $ 771.45       92.86 %      N/A              
Subtotal Joint Venture Properties                       920       991,488       1,078     $ 814.40       95.00%     $              
Total 100% Owned and Joint Venture Properties                       43,604       42,104,624       966     $ 728.92       95.08%     $ 176,791              

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(1) Encumbered by a $691.8 million FNMA facility, with $691.8 million available and $686.8 million outstanding with a variable interest rate of 0.75% on which there exists in combination with the FNMA facility mentioned in note (2) eighteen interest rate swap agreements totaling $640 million at an average rate of 5.37% and three interest rate caps totalling $75 million at an average rate of 4.67% at December 31, 2009.
(2) Encumbered by a $243.2 million FNMA facility, with $243.2 million available and $208.6 million outstanding with a variable interest rate of 0.77% on which there exists interest rate swaps and caps as mentioned in note (1) at December 31, 2009.
(3) Phase I of Paddock Park — Ocala is encumbered by $6.8 million in bonds on which there exists a $6.8 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on October 24, 2012.
(4) Encumbered by a credit line with AmSouth Bank, with no outstanding balance at December 31, 2009.
(5) Encumbered by a $100 million Freddie Mac facility, with $100 million available and an outstanding balance of $100 million and a variable interest rate of 0.78% on which there exists five interest rate swap agreements totaling $83 million at an average rate of 5.41% at December 31, 2009.
(6) Encumbered by a $200 million Freddie Mac facility, with $198.2 million available and an outstanding balance of $198.2 million and a variable interest rate of 0.73% on which there exists eight interest rate swap agreements totaling $134 million at an average rate of 5.18% and a $15 million interest rate cap of 5% at December 31, 2009.
(7) Encumbered by a mortgage securing a tax-exempt bond amortizing over 25 years with a principal balance of $11.2 million at December 31, 2009, and an average interest rate of 5.27%.
(8) Encumbered by $8.4 million in bonds on which there exists a $8.4 million interest rate swap agreement fixed at 4.73% and maturing on September 15, 2010.
(9) Encumbered by $7.0 million in bonds on which there exists a $7.0 million interest rate swap agreement fixed at 4.42% and maturing on October 15, 2012.
(10) Encumbered by $5.9 million in bonds on which there exists a $5.9 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on October 31, 2012.
(11) Encumbered by $7.7 million in bonds on which there exists a $7.7 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on October 31, 2012.
(12) Encumbered by $3.4 million in bonds on which there exists a $3.4 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on October 31, 2012.
(13) Encumbered by $10.8 million in bonds on which there exists a $10.8 million interest rate swap agreement fixed at 4.42% and maturing on October 15, 2012.
(14) Encumbered by $3.5 million in bonds $0.5 million having a variable rate of 1.224% and $3.0 million with a variable rate of 1.035% on which there exists a $3.0 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on May 31, 2013.
(15) Encumbered by $5.5 million in bonds $0.5 million having a variable rate of 1.224% and $5.0 million with a variable rate of 1.035% on which there exists a $5.0 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on May 31, 2013.
(16) Encumbered by $6.6 million in bonds on which there exists a $6.6 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on November 15, 2011. Also encumbered by a $17.9 million FNMA facility maturing on March 1, 2014 with a variable interest rate of 0.87% which there exists a $6.2 million and a $11.7 million interest rate cap of 6.50% and 5.00% respectively which terminates on March 1, 2011 and March 1, 2014 respectively.
(17) Encumbered by $4.1 million in bonds on which there exists a $4.1 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on November 15, 2011. Also encumbered by a $17.9 million FNMA facility maturing on March 1, 2014 with a variable interest rate of 0.87% which there exists a $6.2 million and a $11.7 million interest rate cap of 6.50% and 5.00% respectively which terminates on March 1, 2011 and March 1, 2014 respectively.
(18) Encumbered by $3.6 million in bonds on which there exists a $3.6 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on November 15, 2011. Also encumbered by a $17.9 million FNMA facility maturing on March 1, 2014 with a variable interest rate of 0.87% which there exists a $6.2 million and a $11.7 million interest rate cap of 6.50% and 5.00% respectively which terminates on March 1, 2011 and March 1, 2014 respectively.

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(19) Phase I of St. Augustine is encumbered by $13.2 million in bonds on which there exists a $13.2 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on March 15, 2011. Also encumbered by a $17.9 million FNMA facility maturing on March 1, 2014 with a variable interest rate of 0.87% which there exists a $6.2 million and a $11.7 million interest rate cap of 6.50% and 5.00% respectively which terminates on March 1, 2011 and March 1, 2014 respectively.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not presently subject to any material litigation nor, to our knowledge, are any material litigation threatened against us. We are presently subject to routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which is expected to be covered by liability insurance and none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Our common stock has been listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol “MAA” since our initial public offering in February 1994. On February 5, 2010, the reported last sale price of our common stock on the NYSE was $46.76 per share, and there were approximately 1,700 holders of record of the common stock. We believe we have a significantly larger number of beneficial owners of our common stock. The following table sets forth the quarterly high and low sales prices of our common stock and the dividends declared by us with respect to the periods indicated.

       
  Sales Prices   Dividends Paid   Dividends Declared
     High   Low
2009:
                                   
First Quarter   $ 37.480     $ 22.220     $ 0.615     $ 0.615  
Second Quarter   $ 39.850     $ 29.340     $ 0.615     $ 0.615  
Third Quarter   $ 50.580     $ 34.770     $ 0.615     $ 0.615  
Fourth Quarter   $ 49.820     $ 41.950     $ 0.615     $ 0.615  
2008:
                                   
First Quarter   $ 54.700     $ 38.280     $ 0.615     $ 0.615  
Second Quarter   $ 57.820     $ 49.760     $ 0.615     $ 0.615  
Third Quarter   $ 60.660     $ 45.000     $ 0.615     $ 0.615  
Fourth Quarter   $ 49.560     $ 23.630     $ 0.615     $ 0.615  

Our quarterly dividend rate is currently $0.615 per common share. Our Board of Directors reviews and declares the dividend rate quarterly. Actual dividends made by us will be affected by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the gross revenues received from the apartment communities, our operating expenses, the interest expense incurred on borrowings and unanticipated capital expenditures.

We expect to make future quarterly distributions to shareholders; however, future distributions by us will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our actual funds from operations, our financial condition, capital requirements, the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and such other factors as our Board of Directors deems relevant.

We have established the Direct Stock Purchase and Distribution Reinvestment Plan, or DRSPP, under which holders of common stock, preferred stock and limited partnership interests in our operating partnership. can elect to automatically reinvest their distributions in additional shares of common stock. The plan also allows for the optional purchase of common stock of at least $250, but not more than $5,000 in any given month, free of brokerage commissions and charges. In our absolute discretion, may grant waivers to allow for optional cash payments in excess of $5,000. To fulfill our obligations under the DRSPP, we may either issue additional shares of common stock or repurchase common stock in the open market. We may elect to sell shares under the DRSPP at up to a 5% discount.

In 2007, we issued a total of 136,483 shares through our DRSPP and offered an average discount of 1.5% for optional cash purchases. In 2008, we issued a total of 421,794 shares through our DRSPP and offered an average discount of 1.5% for optional cash purchases. In 2009, we issued a total of 25,406 shares through our DRSPP and did not offer a discount for optional cash purchases.

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The following table provides information with respect to compensation plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance as of December 31, 2009.

     
  Number of Securities
to be Issued
upon Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
(a)(1)
  Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options
Warrants and Rights
(b)(1)
  Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance under
Equity Compensation
Plans (excluding securities
reflected in column (a))
(c)(2)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders     23,157     $ 25.37       439,063  
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders     N/A       N/A       N/A  
Total     23,157     $ 25.37       439,063  

(1) Columns (a) and (b) above do not include 50,219 shares of restricted stock that are subject to vesting requirements which were issued through our Fourth Amended and Restated 1994 Restricted Stock and Stock Option Plan, 30,276 shares of restricted stock that are subject to vesting requirements which were issued through our 2004 Stock Plan, or 71,863 shares of common stock which have been purchased by employees through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. See Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2 for more information on these plans.
(2) Column (c) above includes 360,926 shares available to be issued under our 2004 Stock Plan and 78,137 shares available to be issued under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan. See Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2 for more information on these plans.

We have not granted any stock options since 2002.

The following graph compares the cumulative total returns of the shareholders of Mid-America since December 31, 2004 with the S&P 500 Index and the FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index prepared by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT. The graph assumes that the base share price for Mid-America’s common stock and each index is $100 and that all dividends are reinvested. The performance graph is not necessarily indicative of future investment performance.

[GRAPHIC MISSING]

           
  Dec '04   Dec '05   Dec '06   Dec '07   Dec '08   Dec '09
Mid-America   $ 100.00     $ 124.51     $ 153.47     $ 119.69     $ 109.62     $ 152.72  
S&P 500   $ 100.00     $ 104.91     $ 121.48     $ 128.16     $ 80.74     $ 102.11  
FTSE NAREIT Equity Index   $ 100.00     $ 112.16     $ 151.49     $ 127.72     $ 79.53     $ 101.79  

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth selected financial data on a historical basis for us. This data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
  
Selected Financial Data
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)

         
  Year Ended December 31,
     2009   2008   2007   2006   2005
Operating Data:
                                            
Total operating revenues   $ 378,544     $ 370,011     $ 347,444     $ 318,475     $ 288,643  
Expenses:
                                            
Property operating expenses     159,705       155,310       142,381       132,608       121,768  
Depreciation     96,019       90,168       84,789       77,545       72,590  
Acquisition expenses     950                          
Property management and general and administrative expenses     28,540       28,636       28,726       23,001       20,862  
Income from continuing operations before non-operating items     93,330       95,897       91,548       85,321       73,423  
Interest and other non-property income     385       509       195       663       495  
Interest expense     (57,094 )      (62,010 )      (63,639 )      (62,308 )      (57,318 ) 
Loss on debt extinguishment     (140 )      (116 )      (123 )      (578 )      (419 ) 
Amortization of deferred financing costs     (2,374 )      (2,307 )      (2,407 )      (2,036 )      (2,011 ) 
Incentive fees from real estate joint ventures                 1,019             1,723  
Net casualty gains (loss) and other settlement proceeds     32       (247 )      589       84       749  
Gains (loss) on sale of non-depreciable assets     15       (3 )      534       50       18  
Income from continuing operations before investments in real estate joint ventures     34,154       31,723       27,716       21,196       16,660  
(Loss) gain from real estate joint ventures     (816 )      (844 )      5,330       (114 )      3,099  
Income from continuing operations     33,338       30,879       33,046       21,082       19,759  
Discontinued operations:
                                            
Income from discontinued operations before asset impairment, settlement proceeds and gain on sale     1,234       1,312       1,246       1,453       1,824  
Asset impairment of discontinued operations                             (243 ) 
Net loss on insurance and other settlement proceeds of discontinued operations                             (25 ) 
Gains (loss) on sale of discontinued operations     4,649       (120 )      9,164              
Consolidated net income     39,221       32,071       43,456       22,535       21,315  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (2,010 )      (1,822 )      (3,510 )      (1,590 )      (1,571 ) 
Net income attributable to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.(1)     37,211       30,249       39,946       20,945       19,744  
Preferred dividend distributions     12,865       12,865       13,688       13,962       14,329  
Premiums and original issuance costs associated with the redemption of preferred stock                 589              
Net income available for common shareholders   $ 24,346     $ 17,384     $ 25,669     $ 6,983     $ 5,415  
Per Share Data:
                                            
Weighted average shares outstanding
(in thousands):
                                            
Basic     28,341       26,943       25,296       23,474       21,405  
Effect of dilutive stock options     7       141       207       258       181  
Diluted     28,348       27,084       25,503       23,732       21,586  

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  Year Ended December 31,
     2009   2008   2007   2006   2005
Net income available for common shareholders   $ 24,346     $ 17,384     $ 25,669     $ 6,983     $ 5,415  
Discontinued property operations     (5,883 )      (1,192 )      (10,410 )      (1,453 )      (1,556 ) 
Income from continuing operations available for common shareholders   $ 18,463     $ 16,192     $ 15,259     $ 5,530     $ 3,859  
Earnings per share – basic:(1)
                                            
Income from continuing operations available for common shareholders   $ 0.65     $ 0.60     $ 0.60     $ 0.24     $ 0.18  
Discontinued property operations     0.20       0.04       0.41       0.06       0.07  
Net income available for common shareholders   $ 0.85     $ 0.64     $ 1.01     $ 0.30     $ 0.25  
Earnings per share – diluted:(1)
                                            
Income from continuing operations available for common shareholders   $ 0.65     $ 0.60     $ 0.60     $ 0.23     $ 0.18  
Discontinued property operations     0.20       0.04       0.41       0.06       0.07  
Net income available for common shareholders   $ 0.85     $ 0.64     $ 1.01     $ 0.29     $ 0.25  
Dividends declared(2)   $ 2.460     $ 2.460     $ 2.430     $ 2.985     $ 2.350  
Balance Sheet Data:
                                            
Real estate owned, at cost   $ 2,732,218     $ 2,552,808     $ 2,343,130     $ 2,218,532     $ 1,987,853  
Real estate assets, net   $ 1,935,221     $ 1,851,331     $ 1,720,553     $ 1,669,539     $ 1,510,289  
Total assets   $ 1,986,826     $ 1,921,955     $ 1,783,822     $ 1,746,646     $ 1,580,125  
Total debt   $ 1,399,596     $ 1,323,056     $ 1,264,620     $ 1,196,349     $ 1,140,046  
Noncontrolling interest   $ 22,660     $ 25,648     $ 27,624     $ 33,647     $ 30,469  
Total Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. shareholders’ equity and redeemable stock   $ 433,368     $ 418,774     $ 404,774     $ 448,019     $ 361,855  
Other Data (at end of period):
                                            
Market capitalization (shares and units)(3)   $ 1,671,036     $ 1,293,145     $ 1,358,100     $ 1,745,674     $ 1,358,725  
Ratio of total debt to total capitalization(4)     45.6 %      50.6 %      48.2 %      40.7 %      45.6 % 
Number of properties, including joint venture ownership interest(5)     147       145       137       138       132  
Number of apartment units, including joint venture ownership interest(5)     43,604       42,554       40,248       40,293       38,227  

(1) In accordance with a change in accounting standards governing stock based compensation, we recognized $668,862 in net income attributable to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2006 resulting in an increase of approximately $0.03 in basic earnings per share and $0.02 in diluted earnings per share.
(2) Beginning in 2006, at their regularly scheduled meetings, the Board of Directors began routinely declaring dividends for payment in the following quarter. This can result in dividends declared during a calendar year being different from dividends paid during a calendar year.
(3) Market capitalization includes all series of preferred shares (value based on $25 per share liquidation preference) and common shares, regardless of classification on balance sheet, as well as partnership units (value based on common stock equivalency).
(4) Total capitalization is market capitalization plus total debt.
(5) Property and apartment unit totals have not been adjusted to exclude properties held for sale.

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, and the notes thereto, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make a number of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions based upon historical experience and various other factors and circumstances. We believe that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances; however, actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions.

We believe that the estimates and assumptions listed below are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations because they require the greatest subjective determinations and form the basis of accounting policies deemed to be most critical. These critical accounting policies include revenue recognition, capitalization of expenditures and depreciation of assets, impairment of long-lived assets, including goodwill, and fair value of derivative financial instruments.

Revenue recognition

We lease multifamily residential apartments under operating leases primarily with terms of one year or less. Rental revenues are recognized using a method that represents a straight-line basis over the term of the lease and other revenues are recorded when earned.

We record all gains and losses on real estate in accordance with accounting standards governing the sale of real estate.

Capitalization of expenditures and depreciation of assets

We carry real estate assets at depreciated cost. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which range from 8 to 40 years for land improvements and buildings, 5 years for furniture, fixtures, and equipment, 3 to 5 years for computers and software, and 6 months for acquired leases, all of which are subjective determinations. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred while significant improvements, renovations, and replacements are capitalized. The cost to complete any deferred repairs and maintenance at properties acquired by us in order to elevate the condition of the property to our standards are capitalized as incurred.

Development costs are capitalized in accordance with accounting standards for costs and initial rental operations of real estate projects and standards for the capitalization of interest cost.

Impairment of long-lived assets, including goodwill

We account for long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of accounting standards for the impairment or disposal on long-lived assets and evaluate goodwill for impairment under accounting standards for goodwill and other intangible assets. We evaluate goodwill for impairment on at least an annual basis, or more frequently if a goodwill impairment indicator is identified. We periodically evaluate long-lived assets, including investments in real estate and goodwill, for indicators that would suggest that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. The judgments regarding the existence of such indicators are based on factors such as operating performance, market conditions, and legal factors.

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Long-lived assets, such as real estate assets, equipment and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are separately presented on the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposed group classified as held for sale are presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability sections of the balance sheet.

Goodwill is tested annually for impairment, and is tested for impairment more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss for goodwill is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the asset’s fair value. This determination is made at the reporting unit level and consists of two steps. First, we determine the fair value of a reporting unit and compare it to its carrying amount. In the apartment industry, the primary method used for determining fair value is to divide annual operating cash flows by an appropriate capitalization rate. We determine the appropriate capitalization rate by reviewing the prevailing rates in a property’s market or submarket. Second, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation, in accordance with accounting standards for business combinations. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill.

Fair value of derivative financial instruments

We utilize certain derivative financial instruments, primarily interest rate swaps and caps, during the normal course of business to manage, or hedge, the interest rate risk associated with our variable rate debt or as hedges in anticipation of future debt transactions to manage well-defined interest rate risk associated with the transaction.

In order for a derivative contract to be designated as a hedging instrument, the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item must be highly effective. While our calculation of hedge effectiveness contains some subjective determinations, the historical correlation of the hedging instruments and the underlying hedge are measured by us before entering into the hedging relationship and have been found to be highly correlated.

We measure ineffectiveness using the change in the variable cash flows method for interest rate swaps and the hypothetical derivative method for interest rate caps for each reporting period through the term of the hedging instruments. Any amounts determined to be ineffective are recorded in earnings. The change in fair value of the interest rate swaps and the intrinsic value or fair value of caps designated as cash flow hedges are recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income in the statement of shareholders’ equity.

The valuation of our derivative financial instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. The fair values of interest rate caps are determined using the market standard methodology of discounting the future expected cash receipts that would occur if variable interest rates rise above the strike rate of the caps. The variable interest rates used in the calculation of projected receipts on the cap are based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves and volatilities. Additionally, we incorporate credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. Changes in the fair values of our derivatives are primarily the result of fluctuations in interest rates. See Note 7 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009

We experienced a decrease in income from continuing operations before non-operating items in 2009 as the increases in revenues from new acquisitions and renovation projects were more than offset by the decrease in revenues from our same store portfolio of 1.2% over 2008. Our same store portfolio represents those communities that have been held and have been stabilized for at least 12 months. Communities excluded from the same store portfolio would include recent acquisitions, communities being developed or in lease-up, communities undergoing extensive renovations, and communities identified as discontinued operations.

We have grown externally during the past three years by following our acquisition strategy to invest in large and mid-sized growing markets in the Sunbelt region of the United States. We acquired four properties in 2007, five properties in 2008 and four properties in 2009. We also purchased one property through a joint venture in 2009 and two properties in 2008. Offsetting some of this increased revenue stream were five property dispositions in 2007, one of which was through a joint venture, and three property dispositions in 2009.

We benefited from reduced interest expense in 2009 as our twelve month average interest rate dropped from 4.9% in 2008 to 4.3% in 2009.

As of December 31, 2009, the total number of apartment units Mid-America owned or had an ownership interest in was 43,604 in 147 communities, compared to 42,554 apartment units in 145 communities at December 31, 2008, and 40,248 apartment units in 137 communities at December 31, 2007. For communities owned 100% by Mid-America, the average effective rent per apartment unit, excluding units in lease-up, decreased to $715 at December 31, 2009 from $750 at December 31, 2008, and $737 at December 31, 2007. For these same units, overall occupancy at December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 was 95.2%, 93.4%, and 94.7%, respectively.

The following is a discussion of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007. This discussion should be read in conjunction with all of the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2009, to the Year Ended December 31, 2008

Property revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009, increased by approximately $8.4 million from the year ended December 31, 2008, due to (i) a $2.6 million increase in property revenues from the four properties acquired in 2009, or the 2009 acquisitions, (ii) a $7.1 million increase in property revenues from the five properties acquired in 2008, or the 2008 acquisitions, and (iii) a $2.5 million increase in property revenues from our development communities. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in property revenues of $3.8 million from the properties held throughout both periods. The decrease in property revenues from properties held throughout both periods was due primarily to Mid-America’s same store portfolio and was driven by a 2.2% decrease in average effective rent per unit in 2009 over 2008.

Property operating expenses include costs for property personnel, building repairs and maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, utilities, landscaping and other property related costs. Property operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009, increased by approximately $4.4 million from the year ended December 31, 2008, due primarily to increases of property operating expenses of (i) $1.2 million from the 2009 acquisitions, (ii) $2.8 million from the 2008 acquisitions, and (iii) $0.9 million from our development communities. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in property operating expenses of $0.5 million from the properties held throughout both periods. The decrease in property operating expenses from the properties held throughout both periods was due primarily to Mid-America’s same store portfolio and represented real estate tax expense which reflected the favorable impact of successful prior year appeals and assessment challenges.

Depreciation expense increased by approximately $5.9 million primarily due to the increases of depreciation expense of (i) $0.6 million from the 2009 acquisitions, (ii) $2.1 million from the 2008 acquisitions, (iii) $0.7 million from our development communities, and (iv) $3.5 million from fixed asset additions at communities held throughout both periods. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in depreciation expense of $1.0 million from the expiration of the amortization of fair value of in place leases of communities which we previously acquired.

Interest expense decreased approximately $4.9 million in 2009 from 2008 due primarily to the decrease in our average annual borrowing cost from 4.9% in 2008 to 4.3% in 2009. This decrease was somewhat offset by an increase in our average debt outstanding by approximately $34.9 million from 2008 to 2009 to fund acquisitions and our development and redevelopment programs.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, we recorded total gains of approximately $4.6 million from the sale of three communities. We had no property dispositions in 2008.

Primarily as a result of the foregoing, net income attributable to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. increased by approximately $7.0 million in 2009 from 2008.

Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2008, to the Year Ended December 31, 2007

Property revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008, increased by approximately $22.4 million from the year ended December 31, 2008, due to (i) a $7.2 million increase in property revenues from the 2008 acquisitions, (ii) a $5.8 million increase in property revenues from the four properties acquired in 2007, or the 2007 acquisitions, (iii) a $1.7 million increase in property revenues from our development communities, and (iv) a $7.7 million increase in property revenues from the properties held throughout both periods. The increase in property revenues from properties held throughout both periods was generated primarily by our same store portfolio and was driven by a 1.8% increase in average effective rent per unit in 2008 over 2007.

Property operating expenses include costs for property personnel, building repairs and maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, utilities, landscaping and other property related costs. Property operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008, increased by approximately $12.9 million from the year ended December 31, 2007, due primarily to increases of property operating expenses of (i) $3.5 million from the 2008 acquisitions, (ii) $2.9 million from the 2007 acquisitions, (iii) $0.8 million from our development communities, and (iv) $5.7 million from the properties held throughout both periods. The increase in property

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operating expenses from the properties held throughout both periods consisted primarily of our same store portfolio and represented an average 3.5% increase over prior year expenses and included $591,000 of expense related to Hurricane Ike.

Depreciation expense increased by approximately $5.4 million primarily due to the increases of depreciation expense of (i) $2.3 million from the 2008 acquisitions, (ii) $1.6 million from the 2007 acquisitions, (iii) $0.3 million from our development communities, and (iv) $3.0 million from fixed asset additions at communities held throughout both periods. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in depreciation expense of $1.8 million from the expiration of the amortization of fair value of in place leases of communities which we previously acquired.

Property management expenses decreased by approximately $1.1 million from the year ended December 31, 2007, to the year ended December 31, 2008, due to decreased incentive compensation. General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $1.0 million over this same period mainly as a result of increased personnel costs.

Interest expense decreased approximately $1.6 million in 2008 from 2007 due primarily to the decrease in our average annual borrowing cost from 5.4% in 2007 to 4.9% in 2008. This decrease was somewhat offset by an increase in our average debt outstanding by approximately $83.8 million from 2007 to 2008 to fund acquisitions and our development and redevelopment programs.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, we recorded total gains of approximately $5.4 million from the sale of a community owned through a joint venture. The sale of this community resulted in an additional incentive fee being paid to us of approximately $1.0 million in 2007. In 2007, we also benefited from a $9.2 million gain resulting from the sale of four communities owned directly by us. We had no property dispositions in 2008.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, we recorded net casualty gains and other settlement proceeds and gains on sale of land totaling $1.1 million. For the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded a loss of $0.3 million for these same items.

Primarily as a result of the foregoing, net income attributable to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. decreased by approximately $9.7 million in 2008 from 2007.

Funds from Operations

Funds from operations, or FFO, represents net income (computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP) excluding extraordinary items, minority interest in operating partnership income, gains on disposition of real estate assets, plus depreciation of real estate, and adjustments for joint ventures to reflect FFO on the same basis. This definition of FFO is in accordance with the NAREIT definition. Disposition of real estate assets includes sales of discontinued operations as well as proceeds received from insurance and other settlements from property damage.

In response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Policy Statement relating to EITF Topic D-42 concerning the calculation of earnings per share for the redemption of preferred stock, we have included the amount charged to retire preferred stock in excess of carrying values in our FFO calculation.

Our policy is to expense the cost of interior painting, vinyl flooring, and blinds as incurred for stabilized properties. During the stabilization period for acquisition properties, these items are capitalized as part of the total repositioning program of newly acquired properties, and, thus are not deducted in calculating FFO.

FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other GAAP measurement of performance, as an indicator of operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow from operating, investing, and financing activities as a measure of liquidity. We believe that FFO is helpful to investors in understanding our operating performance in that such calculation excludes depreciation expense on real estate assets. We believe that GAAP historical cost depreciation of real estate assets is generally not correlated with changes in the value of those assets, whose value does not diminish predictably over time, as historical cost depreciation implies. Our calculation of FFO may differ from the methodology for calculating FFO utilized by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

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The following table is a reconciliation of FFO to consolidated net income for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 (dollars and shares in thousands):

     
  Years Ended December 31,
     2009   2008   2007
Consolidated net income   $ 39,221     $ 32,071     $ 43,456  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (2,010 )      (1,822 )      (3,510 ) 
Net income attributable to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     37,211       30,249       39,946  
Depreciation of real estate assets     94,020       88,555       83,532  
Net casualty (gains) loss and other settlement proceeds
    (32 )      247       (589 ) 
Gains on dispositions within real estate joint ventures           (38 )      (5,388 ) 
Depreciation of real estate assets of discontinued operations           706       1,517  
(Gains) loss on sales of discontinued operations     (4,649 )      120       (9,164 ) 
Depreciation of real estate assets of real estate joint ventures     970       953       15  
Preferred dividend distribution     (12,865 )      (12,865 )      (13,688 ) 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests     2,010       1,822       3,510  
Premiums and original issuance costs associated with the redemption of preferred stock                 (589 ) 
Funds from operations   $ 116,665     $ 109,749     $ 99,102  

FFO increases for both 2009 over 2008, and 2008 over 2007 benefited from the addition of communities from the 2007 acquisitions, 2008 acquisitions and 2009 acquisitions as previously reviewed in the net income discussion above. The FFO increase for 2008 over 2007 also benefited from improved community operations from our same store portfolio.

Trends

During 2009, rental demand for apartments was weaker in most of our markets when compared to 2008. One of the primary drivers of apartment demand is job formation, and the job losses across our markets impacted apartment demand and pricing. However, relative job losses in 2009 for our markets combined were less than the national average.

An important part of our portfolio strategy is to maintain a broad diversity of markets across the Sunbelt region of the United States. The diversity of markets tends to mitigate exposure to economic issues in any one geographic market or area. We have found that a well diversified portfolio, including both large and select secondary markets, has tended to perform well in “up” cycles as well as weather “down” cycles better. At the end of 2009, we were invested in over 48 separate markets, with 59% of our gross assets in large markets and 41% of our gross assets in select secondary markets.

Partially mitigating the severe job losses in 2009 was lower resident turnover, primarily due to fewer move-outs from buying homes. The primary reason that our residents leave us is to buy a house. In 2009, we saw both the number and the percent of total move-outs due to home buying drop as compared to 2008. According to the Census Bureau, homeownership increased from 65% to 69% of households over the ten years ending 2005. Despite the tightened credit market, in 2009 the home ownership rate was still in the 67% to 68% range. The increase from historical levels was driven primarily by the availability of new mortgage products, many requiring no down-payment and minimal credit ratings. With a reversion of mortgage underwriting back to more traditional standards, it is possible that a long-term correction will occur, and that home ownership may return to more sustainable levels. This could be quite significant for the apartment business, and we believe, if this occurs, it could benefit us for several years.

We also benefited on the supply side, as supply declined from 2008 and ran below historical new supply delivery averages. Competition from condominiums reverting back to rental units, or new condominiums being converted to rental, was not a major factor in our markets because most of our markets and submarkets

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have not been primary areas for condominium development. We have found the same to be true for rental competition from single family homes. We have avoided committing a significant amount of capital to markets where most of the excessive inflation in house prices has occurred. We saw significant rental competition from condominiums and/or single family houses in only a few submarkets. We expect this relative new supply compression to be an even larger factor over the next several quarters as supply is expected to contract even further.

Our focus during 2009 was on sustaining occupancy as we operated in a weaker leasing market. By focusing on aggressive efforts to build and sustain traffic, and pricing aggressively, we were largely successful at this, as our same store occupancy ended the year 170 basis points over year-end 2008 and dropped only 90 basis points from the record levels of the quarter ended September 30, 2009, despite the normal seasonal decline in traffic.

Overall same store revenues decreased 1.2% compared to 2008. We believe that the decline in same store revenue will continue into 2010, primarily due to the impact of lower rents on leases signed in the latter half of 2009. However, revenue growth should resume after the economic growth returns and, most importantly, when job growth resumes which some economists project could be as soon as the middle to latter part of 2010. We also believe reduced availability of financing for new apartment construction will likely limit new apartment supply, and more sustainable credit terms for residential mortgages should work to favor rental demand at existing multi-family properties. At the same time, we expect long-term demographic trends, including the growth of prime age groups for rentals, immigration, and population movement to the southeast and southwest will continue to build apartment rental demand for our markets.

While expected continued weak employment growth is expected to keep new demand subdued, we think that the supply of new apartments is not excessive, and that positive absorption of apartments will return for most of our markets later in 2010. Should the economy fall into a deeper recession, the limited new supply of apartments and the more disciplined mortgage financing for single family home buying should lessen the impact.

We continue to develop improved products, operating systems and procedures that enable us to capture more revenues. The continued roll-out of ancillary services (such as re-selling cable television), improved collections, and utility reimbursements enable us to capture increased revenue dollars. We also actively work on improving processes and products to reduce expenses, such as new web-sites and internet access for our residents that enable them to transact their business with us more simply and effectively.

During 2009, we continued to have the benefit of lower interest rates resulting from an improved market for Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation debt securities. Much of this was due to government action to improve liquidity in the credit markets, and resulted in a lower cost of debt for us. Short term interest rates continue to be at historically low levels, and as a result, we are forecasting a continuation of favorable interest rates in the near term with the expectation of rising rates as the economy improves.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased by approximately $1.0 million to $136.9 million for 2009, compared to $137.9 million for 2008, mainly related to the decrease in rental rates from 2008 to 2009. Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased by approximately $19.3 million to $137.9 million for 2008 compared to $118.6 million for 2007 mainly related to our growth through acquisitions and improved operating results in 2008.

Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $150.5 million, $243.0 million and $108.8 million for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The change in net cash used in investing activities resulted mainly from the varying levels of acquisition activity. A total of approximately $125.3 million was invested in 2009 to acquire properties, this compares to approximately $156.3 million in 2008 and $88.6 million in 2007. We began limited development activities in 2006, which used net cash of approximately $14.6 million in 2007, $22.7 million in 2008 and $6.8 million in 2009. We have also been renovating select properties using net cash of approximately $7.6 million in 2009, $18.2 million in 2008 and $11.3 million in 2007. In 2007 and

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2009, we received a total of $39.2 million and $29.9 million, respectively, from the disposition of real estate assets, mainly related to property sales. No communities were sold in 2008.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $18.1 million, $97.3 million and $1.9 million for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The fluctuation in net cash provided by financing activities was mainly impacted by proceeds from issuances of common shares and units. Proceeds from issuances of common shares and units was primarily impacted by sales of common stock through our controlled equity offering program. Mid-America received a total of $32.8 million, $103.6 million and $18.8 million in net proceeds during 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, in relation to sales through this program. Net cash provided by financing activities in 2007 was also impacted by the redemption of our 9¼% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, or Series F, for $11.9 million.

During 2009, Mid-America sold 763,000 shares of common stock through our continuous equity offering program generating net proceeds of approximately $32.8 million. In 2008 and 2007, Mid-America sold 1,955,300 shares and 323,700 shares generating net proceeds of approximately $103.6 million and $18.8 million, respectively.

During 2009, Mid-America did not offer a discount through our DRSPP and issued approximately 1,100 shares of common stock through the direct stock purchase feature of this plan, generating approximately $39,000 in proceeds. However, during 2008 and 2007, Mid-America offered an average 1.5% discount through our DRSPP and issued approximately 403,000 shares and 120,000 shares of common stock through the direct stock purchase feature of this plan, generating approximately $20 million and $6 million in proceeds, respectively.

On October 16, 2007, Mid-America redeemed all of the issued and outstanding shares of Series F for the total redemption price of $11.9 million.

The weighted average interest rate at December 31, 2009 for the $1.4 billion of debt outstanding was 4.0%, compared to the weighted average interest rate of 4.8% on $1.3 billion of debt outstanding at December 31, 2008. We utilize both conventional and tax exempt debt to help finance our activities. Borrowings are made through individual property mortgages as well as company-wide secured credit facilities. We utilize fixed rate borrowings, interest rate swaps and interest rate caps to manage our current and future interest rate risk. More details on our borrowings can be found in the schedules presented later in this section.

At December 31, 2009, we had secured credit facility relationships with Prudential Mortgage Capital which are credit enhanced by the Federal National Mortgage Association, or FNMA, Financial Federal which are credit enhanced by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac, and a $50 million bank facility with a syndicate of banks. Together, these credit facilities provided a total line capacity of $1.4 billion with all but $6.0 million collateralized and available to borrow at December 31, 2009. We had total borrowings outstanding under these credit facilities of $1.3 billion at December 31, 2009.

Approximately 72% of our outstanding obligations at December 31, 2009 were borrowed through facilities with/or credit enhanced by FNMA, also referred to as the FNMA Facilities. The FNMA Facilities have a combined line limit of $1.04 billion, all of which was collateralized and available to borrow at December 31, 2009. We had total borrowings outstanding under the FNMA Facilities of approximately $1.00 billion at December 31, 2009. Various traunches of the FNMA Facilities mature from 2011 through 2018. The FNMA Facilities provide for both fixed and variable rate borrowings. The interest rate on the majority of the variable portion is based on the FNMA Discount Mortgage Backed Security, or DMBS, rate which are credit-enhanced by FNMA and are typically sold every 90 days by Prudential Mortgage Capital at interest rates approximating three-month LIBOR less a spread that has averaged 0.16% over the life of the FNMA Facilities, plus a credit enhancement fee of 0.49% to 0.67%. We have seen more volatility in the spread between the DMBS and three-month LIBOR since late 2007 than was historically prevalent. While we feel this recent volatility is an anomaly and believe that this spread will return to more historic levels, we cannot forecast when or if the uncertainty and volatility in the market may change.

Approximately 21% of our outstanding obligations at December 31, 2009 were borrowed through facilities with/or credit enhanced by Freddie Mac, also referred to as the Freddie Mac Facilities. The Freddie Mac Facilities have a combined line limit of $300 million, of which $298 million was collateralized and

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available to borrow at December 31, 2009. We had total borrowings outstanding under the Freddie Mac Facilities of approximately $298 million at December 31, 2009. The Freddie Mac facilities mature in 2011 and 2014. The interest rate on the Freddie Mac Facilities renews every 30 or 90 days and is based on the Freddie Mac Reference Bill Rate on the date of renewal, which has historically approximated the equivalent 30 or 90-day LIBOR, plus a credit enhancement fee of 0.65% to 0.69%. The Freddie Mac Reference Bill rate has traded consistently below LIBOR, and the historical average spread has risen to 0.40% below LIBOR.

Each of our secured credit facilities is subject to various covenants and conditions on usage, and is subject to periodic re-evaluation of collateral. If we were to fail to satisfy a condition to borrowing, the available credit under one or more of the facilities could not be drawn, which could adversely affect our liquidity. In the event of a reduction in real estate values the amount of available credit could be reduced. Moreover, if we were to fail to make a payment or violate a covenant under a credit facility, after applicable cure periods, one or more of our lenders could declare a default, accelerate the due date for repayment of all amounts outstanding and/or foreclose on properties securing such facilities. Any such event could have a material adverse effect.

The following schedule details the line limits, collateralized availability and the outstanding balances of our various borrowings as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

     
  Line
Limit
  Amount
Collateralized
  Amount
Borrowed
FNMA Credit Facilities   $ 1,044,429     $ 1,044,429     $ 1,004,833  
Freddie Mac Credit Facilities     300,000       298,247       298,247  
Regions Credit Facility     50,000       45,774        
Other Borrowings     96,516       96,516       96,516  
Total Debt   $ 1,490,945     $ 1,484,966     $ 1,399,596  

As of December 31, 2009, we had entered into interest rate swaps totaling a notional amount of $883 million. To date, these swaps have proven to be highly effective hedges. We had also entered into interest rate cap agreements totaling a notional amount of approximately $172 million as of December 31, 2009.

The following schedule outlines our variable versus fixed rate debt, including the impact of interest rate swaps and caps, outstanding as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

     
  Principal
Balance
  Average
Years to
Contract
Maturity
  Effective
Rate
Conventional – Fixed Rate or Swapped   $ 927,076       3.3       5.4 % 
Tax-free – Fixed Rate or Swapped     37,405       7.2       4.7 % 
Conventional – Variable Rate(1)     262,829       4.9       0.9 % 
Conventional – Variable Rate – Capped(2)     107,936       5.5       0.8 % 
Tax-free – Variable Rate – Capped(2)     64,350       2.2       1.1 % 
Total Debt Outstanding   $ 1,399,596       3.9       4.0%  

(1) Includes a $15 million mortgage with an imbedded cap at a 7% rate.
(2) When the capped rates are not reached, the average rate represents the rate on the underlying variable debt.

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The following schedule outlines the contractual maturity dates of our outstanding debt as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

         
  Line Limit   Other   Total
     Credit Facilities
     Fannie Mae   Freddie Mac   Regions
2010   $     $     $ 50,000     $     $ 50,000  
2011     80,000       100,000                   180,000  
2012     80,000                         80,000  
2013     203,193                         203,193  
2014     321,236       200,000             18,363       539,599  
2015     120,000                   52,891       172,891  
Thereafter     240,000                   25,262       265,262  
Total   $ 1,044,429     $ 300,000     $ 50,000     $ 96,516     $ 1,490,945  

The following schedule outlines the interest rate maturities of our outstanding interest rate swap agreements and fixed rate debt as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

         
  Swap Balances   Fixed Rate Balances   Total
     LIBOR   SIFMA
(formerly
BMA)
  Balance   Contract
Rate
2010   $ 140,000     $ 8,365     $     $ 148,365       5.7 % 
2011     158,000                   158,000       5.2 % 
2012     150,000       17,800             167,800       5.1 % 
2013     190,000                   190,000       5.2 % 
2014     144,000             18,363       162,363       5.7 % 
2015     75,000             37,691       112,691       5.6 % 
Thereafter                 25,262       25,262       5.6 % 
Total   $ 857,000     $ 26,165     $ 81,316     $ 964,481       5.4 % 

We believe that we have adequate resources to fund our current operations, annual refurbishment of our properties, and incremental investment in new apartment properties. We rely on the efficient operation of the financial markets to finance debt maturities, and on FNMA and Freddie Mac, or the Agencies, who have now been placed into conservatorship by the U.S. Government, and whose securities are now implicitly Government-guaranteed. The Agencies provide credit enhancement for approximately $1.3 billion of our debt as of December 31, 2009. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA, which was appointed conservator of the Agencies, recognizes the importance of multifamily housing finance for healthy secondary market and housing affordability, and expects FNMA and Freddie MAC to continue underwriting and financing sound multifamily business.

The interest rate markets for FNMA DMBS and Freddie Mac Reference Bills, which in our experience are highly liquid and highly correlated with three-month LIBOR interest rates, are also an important component of our liquidity and interest rate swap effectiveness. Prudential Mortgage Capital, a DUS lender for Fannie Mae, markets 90-day Fannie Mae Discount Mortgage Backed Securities monthly, and is obligated to advance funds to us at DMBS rates plus a credit spread under the terms of the credit agreements between Prudential and us. Financial Federal, a Freddie Mac Program Plus Lender and Servicer, is obligated to advance funds under the terms of credit agreements between Financial Federal and us.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, our net cash provided by operating activities was in excess of covering funding improvements to existing real estate assets, distributions to unitholders, and dividends paid on common and preferred shares by approximately $10.2 million, as compared to $12.7 million and $4.1 million for the same periods in 2008 and 2007, respectively. While we had sufficient liquidity to permit distributions at current rates through additional borrowings, if necessary, any significant deterioration in

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operations could result in our financial resources being insufficient to pay distributions to shareholders at the current rate, in which event we would be required to reduce the distribution rate.

The following table reflects our total contractual cash obligations which consist of our long-term debt and operating leases as of December 31, 2009, (dollars in thousands):

             
Contractual Obligations(1)   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   Thereafter   Total
Long-Term Debt(2)   $ 1,827     $ 181,929     $ 82,036     $ 170,778     $ 536,518     $ 426,508     $ 1,399,596  
Fixed Rate or Swapped Interest(3)     43,120       35,404       26,395       18,911       9,742       19,234       152,806  
Operating Lease     18       18       10                         46  
Total   $ 44,965     $ 217,351     $ 108,441     $ 189,689     $ 546,260     $ 445,742     $ 1,552,448  

(1) Fixed rate and swapped interest are shown in this table. The average interest rates of variable rate debt are shown in preceding and following tables.
(2) Represents principal payments.
(3) Swapped interest is subject to the ineffective portion of cash flow hedges as described in Note 7 to the financial statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At December 31, 2009, and 2008, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. Our two joint ventures with Crow Holdings (one terminated in 2005 and one terminated in 2007) were established to acquire approximately $200 million of multifamily properties and to enhance our return on investment through the generation of fee income. Mid-America Multifamily Fund I, LLC, was established to acquire $500 million of apartment communities with redevelopment upside offering value creation opportunity through capital improvements, operating enhancements and restructuring in-place financing. As of December 31, 2009, Mid-America Multifamily Fund I, LLC owned two properties but does not expect to acquire any additional communities. Mid-America Multifamily Fund II, LLC, was established to acquire $250 million of apartment communities with redevelopment upside offering value creation opportunity through capital improvements, operating enhancements and restructuring in-place financing. As of December 31, 2009, Mid-America Multifamily Fund II, LLC, or Fund II, owned one property. In January 2010, Mid-America contributed a property we had acquired in December 2009 to Fund II. In addition, we do not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts. As such, we are not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market, or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships. We do not have any relationships or transactions with persons or entities that derive benefits from their non-independent relationships with us or our related parties other than those disclosed in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 13.

Our investments in our real estate joint ventures are unconsolidated and are recorded using the equity method as we do not have a controlling interest.

Insurance

We renegotiated our insurance programs effective July 1, 2009. We believe that the property and casualty insurance program in place provides appropriate insurance coverage for financial protection against insurable risks such that any insurable loss experienced that can be reasonably anticipated would not have a significant impact on our liquidity, financial position or results of operation.

Inflation

Substantially all of the resident leases at the apartment communities allow, at the time of renewal, for adjustments in the rent payable there under, and thus may enable Mid-America to seek rent increases. Almost all leases are for one year or less. The short-term nature of these leases generally serves to reduce the risk to Mid-America of the adverse effects of inflation.

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Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2009, the FASB issued ASC 105-10, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — Overall which establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, or the Codification, as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants. All guidance contained in the Codification carries an equal level of authority. The Codification superseded all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification is non-authoritative. The FASB will not issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts. Instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates, or ASUs. The FASB will not consider ASUs as authoritative in their own right. ASUs will serve only to update the Codification, provide background information about the guidance and provide the bases for conclusions on the change(s) in the Codification. We adopted ASC 105-10 effective July 1, 2009 and all references made to FASB guidance throughout this document have been updated for the Codification.

In September 2006, the FASB issued ASC 820, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 was effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASC 820-10-65-1 delayed the effective date of ASC 820 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. For these items, the effective date was for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. We adopted ASC 820 effective January 1, 2008 and ASC 820-10-65-1 effective January 1, 2009. The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole.

On December 4, 2007, the FASB revised ASC 805, Business Combinations. The ASC 805 revision significantly changes the accounting for business combinations. The ASC 805 revision requires an acquiring entity to recognize all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a transaction at the acquisition-date fair value with limited exceptions. The ASC 805 revision changes the accounting treatment for certain specific items, including acquisition costs, which will generally be expensed as incurred. This could have a material impact on the way we account for property acquisitions and therefore will have a material impact on our financial statements. The ASC 805 revision applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We adopted the ASC 805 revision effective January 1, 2009, and the expensed acquisition costs increased general and administrative expenses by $950,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009, respectively. The increased expenses decreased both basic and diluted net income available for common shareholders by $0.04 per share for the year ended December 31, 2009.

On December 4, 2007, the FASB issued ASC 810-10-65, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — An Amendment of ARB No. 51. ASC 810-10-65 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. Specifically, this standard requires the recognition of a noncontrolling interest (minority interest) as equity in the consolidated financial statements and separate from the parent's equity. The amount of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest is included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement. The standard clarifies that changes in a parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation are equity transactions if the parent retains its controlling financial interest. This has impacted our financial statement presentation by requiring the interests in the operating partnership not owned by the company (noncontrolling interests) be presented as a component of equity in the company’s consolidated financial statements and income contributable to the noncontrolling interests be a component of net income. ASC 810-10-65 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We adopted ASC 810-10-65 effective January 1, 2009 and the retrospective presentation increased total equity by $30,471,000 at December 31, 2008. The adoption did not change basic or diluted earnings per share for common shareholders and its effect on net income and income from continuing operations is as follows (dollars in thousands):

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  Year Ended December 31,
     2009   2008   2007
Increase in:
                          
Income from continuing operations   $ 1,907     $ 1,718     $ 3,226  
Net income   $ 2,010     $ 1,822     $ 3,510  

On March 19, 2008, the FASB issued ASC 815-10-65, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an Amendment of FASB Statement 133. ASC 815-10-65 enhances required disclosures regarding derivatives and hedging activities, including enhanced disclosures regarding how an entity uses derivative instruments and how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under accounting standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities, and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. ASC 815-10-65 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. We adopted ASC 815-10-65 effective January 1, 2009, and the required disclosures are included in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements.

In June 2008, the FASB issued ASC 260-10-65, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities to clarify that unvested share-based awards containing nonforfeitable rights to dividends are participating securities and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing earnings per share, or EPS, under the two-class method of computing earnings per share. ASC 260-10-65 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. All prior period EPS data presented are to be adjusted retrospectively (including interim financial statements, summaries of earnings, and selected financial data) to conform with the provisions of this standard. We adopted ASC 260-10-65 effective January 1, 2009 and it had a minor impact on our number of shares. The change in our number of shares decreased net income available for common shareholders by $0.01 per share for the year ended December 31, 2008 and by $0.01 per share for the year ended December 31, 2009.

In September 2008, the FASB ratified ASC 820-10-65-3, Issuer’s Accounting for Liabilities Measured at Fair Value with a Third-Party Credit Enhancement. This accounting standard requires that the measurement of liabilities with inseparable, third-party credit enhancements carried at or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis exclude the effect of the credit enhancement. ASC 820-10-65-3 was effective on a prospective basis in the first reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We adopted this accounting standard effective January 1, 2009. This accounting standard removed the effect of the agency credit enhancements from our calculation of the fair value of our derivative instruments and materially increased the value represented on the balance sheet. The impact of ASC 820-10-65-3 on our financial position upon adoption was approximately a $2.0 million increase to the fair value of our derivative instruments.

In April 2008, the FASB issued ASC 825-10-65-1, Interim Disclosures About Fair Market Value of Financial Instruments. ASC 825-10-65-1 extends the disclosure requirements concerning the fair value of financial instruments to interim financial statements of publicly traded companies. ASC 825-10-65-1 is effective for interim financial periods ending after June 15, 2009, and the required disclosures are included in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements.

In May 2009, the FASB issued ASC 855-10, Subsequent Events, which establishes the general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. ASC 855-10 is effective for interim and financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole. For the year ended December 31, 2009, we have considered subsequent events through February 25, 2010, which is the date our consolidated financial statements were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K.

In June 2008, the FASB issued ASC 810-10-05, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). ASC 810-10-05 amends events which would require reconsidering whether an entity is a variable interest entity; it amends the criteria used to determine the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; and it expands disclosures about an enterprise’s involvement in variable interest entities. ASC 810-10-05 is effective for

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annual reporting periods beginning after November 15, 2009 and earlier application is prohibited. Management does not believe that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our primary market risk exposure is to changes in interest rates obtainable on our secured borrowings. At December 31, 2009, 46% of our total capitalization consisted of borrowings. Our interest rate risk objective is to limit the impact of interest rate fluctuations on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. To achieve this objective, we manage our exposure to fluctuations in market interest rates for borrowings through the use of fixed rate debt instruments and interest rate swaps and caps which mitigate our interest rate risk on a related financial instrument and effectively fix the interest rate on a portion of our variable debt or on future refinancings. We use our best efforts to ladder fixed rate maturities thereby limiting our exposure to interest rate changes in any one year. We do not enter into derivative instruments for trading or other speculative purposes. Approximately 81% of our outstanding debt was subject to fixed or capped rates after considering related derivative instruments at December 31, 2009. We regularly review interest rate exposure on outstanding borrowings in an effort to minimize the risk of interest rate fluctuations.

The table below provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. For debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates by expected maturity dates. For our interest rate swaps and caps, the table presents the notional amount of the swaps and caps and the years in which they expire. Weighted average variable rates are based on rates in effect at the reporting date (dollars in 000's).

               
  2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   Total
Thereafter
  Total   Fair
Value
Long-term Debt
                                                                       
Fixed Rate(1)   $ 1,827     $ 1,929     $ 2,036     $ 2,149     $ 17,035     $ 56,340     $ 81,316     $ 74,435  
Average interest rate     5.58 %      5.58 %      5.57 %      5.59 %      5.34 %      5.94 %      5.78 %          
Variable Rate(1)   $     $ 180,000     $ 80,000     $ 168,629     $ 519,483     $ 370,168     $ 1,318,280     $ 1,192,864  
Average interest rate     1.74 %      0.78 %      0.77 %      0.76 %      0.80 %      0.87 %      0.81 %          
Interest Rate Swaps
                                                                       
Variable to Fixed   $ 148,365     $ 158,000     $ 167,800     $ 190,000     $ 144,000     $ 75,000     $ 883,165     $ (55,415 ) 
Average Pay Rate
    5.07 %      4.61 %      4.41 %      4.58 %      4.95 %      4.41 %      4.68 %          
Interest Rate Cap
                                                              
Variable to Fixed   $ 5,095     $ 33,731     $ 23,795     $ 7,945     $ 26,720     $ 75,000     $ 172,286     $ 3,430  
Average Pay Rate
    6.00 %      6.09 %      6.00 %      6.00 %      5.00 %      4.67 %      5.28 %          

(1) Excluding the effect of interest rate swap and cap agreements.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Consolidated Financial Statements and Selected Quarterly Financial Information are set forth on pages F-2 to F-37 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

MANAGEMENT’S EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive and financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive and financial officers have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2009, (the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K).

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management’s report on our internal control over financial reporting is presented on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The reports of Ernst & Young LLP relating to the consolidated financial statements, notes to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting are presented on pages F-2 to F-3 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

As of the year ended December 31, 2009, there were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information contained in our 2010 Proxy Statement in the sections entitled “Information About The Board of Directors and Its Committees”, “Proposal 1 — Election of Directors”, “Executive Officers” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.

Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all officers, directors and employees, which can be found on our website at http://www.maac.net, on the Investor Relations page under Governance Documents. We will provide a copy of this document to any person, without charge, upon request, by writing to the Investor Relations Department at Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., 6584 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38138. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by posting such information on our website at the address and the locations specified above.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information contained in our 2010 Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Executive Compensation”, “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information contained in our 2010 Proxy Statement in the sections entitled “Security Ownership of Management” and “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners,” is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information contained in our 2010 Proxy Statement in the sections entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Information About The Board of Directors and Its Committees” is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The information contained in our 2010 Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Proposal 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,” is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

 

1.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

    F-1  
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     F-2  
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009, and 2008     F-4  
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007     F-5  
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007     F-6  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007     F-8  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007     F-9  

2.

Financial Statement Schedule required to be filed by Item 8 and Paragraph (b) of this Item 15:

        
Schedule III — Real Estate Investments and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2009     F-38  

3.

The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K, except as otherwise noted, have been filed with previous reports by the registrant and are herein incorporated by reference.

        

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Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
3.1     Amended and Restated Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. dated as of January 10, 1994, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on January 25, 1994 (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2     Articles of Amendment to the Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. dated as of January 28, 1994, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on January 28, 1994 (Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.3     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Preferred Stock dated as of October 9, 1996, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on October 10, 1996 (Filed as Exhibit 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on October 11, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.4     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter dated November 17, 1997, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on November 18, 1997 (Filed as Exhibit 3.6 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.5     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of November 17, 1997, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on November 18, 1997 (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on November 19, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.6     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of June 25, 1998, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on June 30, 1998 (Filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on June 26, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).  
3.7     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of A Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of December 24, 1998, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on December 30, 1998 (Filed as Exhibit 3.7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).
3.8     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of October 11, 2002, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on October 14, 2002 (Filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on October 11, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.9     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of October 28, 2002, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on October 28, 2002 (Filed as Exhibit 3.9 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).
3.10    Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of August 7, 2003, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on August 7, 2003 (Filed as Exhibit 3.10 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).
3.11    Articles of Amendment to the Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. dated as of May 20, 2008, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on June 2, 2008 (Filed as Exhibit 99.A to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement filed on March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

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Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
3.12   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (Filed as an Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 21, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.1     Form of Common Share Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2     Form of 9.5% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on October 11, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3     Form of 8 7/8% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on November 19, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.4     Form of 9 3/8% Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on June 26, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.5     Form of 9.5% Series E Cumulative Preferred Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.6     Form of 9¼% Series F Cumulative Preferred Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on October 11, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.7     Form of 8.30% Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 4.7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.8     Form of 8.30% Series H Cumulative Preferred Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.1     Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Mid-America Apartments, L.P., a Tennessee limited partnership (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2†    Employment Agreement between the Registrant and H. Eric Bolton, Jr. dated December 5, 2008 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 8, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3†    Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Simon R.C. Wadsworth, dated January 1, 2010 (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.4†    Fourth Amended and Restated 1994 Restricted Stock and Stock Option Plan (Filed as Exhibit A to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement filed on April 24, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.5     AmSouth Revolving Credit Agreement (Amended and Restated) dated July 17, 2003 (Filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.6     First Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (AmSouth) dated May 19, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.7     Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (AmSouth) dated May 23, 2005 (Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.8     Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (AmSouth) dated July 16, 2007 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.9     Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated March 30, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).

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Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
10.10    First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated March 31, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.11    Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated April 30, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.12    Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated August 3, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.13    Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated August 31, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.14    Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated October 1, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.15    Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated December 1, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.16    Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated December 15, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.17    Eighth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated March 31, 2005 (Filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.18    Ninth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated September 23, 2005 (Filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.19    Tenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated December 16, 2005 (Filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).

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Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
10.20    Eleventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated February 22, 2006 (Filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.21    Fourteenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated December 28, 2006 (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.22    Eighteenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., dated January 30, 2008 (Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.23    Third Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P., dated March 30, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.24    First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. dated March 31, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.25    Second Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. dated as of August 3, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.26    Third Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. dated as of December 1, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.27    Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. dated March 31, 2005 (Filed as Exhibit 10.24 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.28    Fifth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. dated September 23, 2005 (Filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.29    Sixth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. dated February 22, 2006 (Filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).

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Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
10.30    Ninth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P., dated December 28, 2006 (Filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.31    Thirteenth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P., dated January 30, 2008 (Filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.32    Master Reimbursement Agreement by and among Fannie Mae, Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Fairways-Columbia, L.P. dated June 1, 2001 (Filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.33    Amendment No. 1 to Master Reimbursement Agreement by and among Fannie Mae, Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Fairways-Columbia, L.P. dated December 24, 2002 (Filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.34    Amendment No. 2 to Master Reimbursement Agreement by and among Fannie Mae, Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and Fairways-Columbia, L.P. dated May 30, 2003 (Filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.35    Amendment No. 3 to Master Reimbursement Agreement by and among Fannie Mae, Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. dated March 2, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.30 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.36    Amendment No. 4 to Master Reimbursement Agreement by and among Fannie Mae, Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. dated November 17, 2005 (Filed as Exhibit 10.31 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.37    Amendment No. 5 to Master Reimbursement Agreement by and among Fannie Mae, Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. dated February 23, 2006 (Filed as Exhibit 10.32 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.38    Consent, Modification, Assumption of Indemnity Obligations and Release Agreement dated November 4, 2004, (Sunset Valley Apartments, Texas) (Filed as Exhibit 10.28 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.39    Consent, Modification, Assumption of Indemnity Obligations and Release Agreement dated November 4, 2004 (Village Apartments, Texas) (Filed as Exhibit 10.29 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.40    Consent, Modification, Assumption of Indemnity Obligations and Release Agreement dated November 4, 2004, (Coral Springs Apartments, Florida) (Filed as Exhibit 10.30 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.41    Credit Agreement dated September 28, 1998 by and among Jefferson Village, L.P., Jefferson at Sunset Valley, L.P. and JPI Coral Springs, L.P. (Filed as Exhibit 10.31 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.42    Credit Agreement by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments L.P. and Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. and Financial Federal Savings Bank dated June 29, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).

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Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
10.43    Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. and Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc. dated March 2, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.38 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.44    Amendment No. 1 to Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. and Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc. dated November 17, 2005 (Filed as Exhibit 10.39 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.45    Amendment No. 2 to Master Credit Facility Agreement by and among Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments of Texas, L.P. and Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc. dated February 23, 2006 (Filed as Exhibit 10.40 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.46†   Mid-America Apartment Communities Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan as Amended Effective January 1, 2005 (Filed as Exhibit 10.34 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.47†   Mid-America Apartment Communities 2005 Key Management Restricted Stock Plan (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.48†   2007 Executive Annual Bonus Program (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.49†   Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.50†   Amendment for the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 24, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.51    Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mid-America Multifamily Fund I, dated May 9, 2007 (Filed as Exhibit 10 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.52†   Change of Control and Termination Agreement between the Registrant and Albert M. Campbell, III, dated December 5, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 8, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.53†   Change of Control and Termination Agreement between the Registrant and Thomas L. Grimes, dated December 5, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 8, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.54†   Change of Control and Termination Agreement between the Registrant and James Andrew Taylor, dated December 5, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 8, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.55†   2008 Long Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.56†   2008 Annual Bonus Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.57†   Sales Agreement between the Registrant and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., dated July 3, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.58†   2009 Annual Bonus Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.59†   Sales Agreement between the Registrant and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., dated November 5, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 5, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
11      Statement re: computation of per share earnings (included within the Form 10-K).

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Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
14      Code of Ethics (Filed as Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
21      List of Subsidiaries
23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Ernst & Young LLP
31.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(b) Exhibits:

See Item 15(a)(3) above.

(c) Financial Statement Schedule:

See Item 15(a)(2) above.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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: February 24, 2010   /s/ H. Eric Bolton, Jr.

H. Eric Bolton, Jr.
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacity and on the dates indicated.

 
Date: February 24, 2010   /s/ H. Eric Bolton, Jr.
H. Eric Bolton, Jr.
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: February 24, 2010   /s/ Albert M. Campbell, III
Albert M. Campbell, III
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date: February 24, 2010   /s/ Alan B. Graf, Jr.
Alan B. Graf, Jr.
Director
Date: February 24, 2010   /s/ John S. Grinalds
John S. Grinalds
Director
Date: February 24, 2010   /s/ Ralph Horn
Ralph Horn
Director
Date: February 24, 2010   /s/ Philip W. Norwood
Philip W. Norwood
Director
Date: February 24, 2010   /s/ William B. Sansom
William B. Sansom
Director
Date: February 24, 2010   /s/ Simon R.C. Wadsworth
Simon R.C. Wadsworth
Director

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management of Mid-America is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of Mid-America’s consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Mid-America; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of Mid-America are being made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management and directors of Mid-America; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Mid-America’s assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Due to its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management conducted an assessment of Mid-America’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 using the framework specified in Internal Control  — Integrated Framework, published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on such assessment, management has concluded that Mid-America’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009.

The effectiveness of Mid-America’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is presented herein.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These consolidated financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 25, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Memphis, Tennessee
February 25, 2010

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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

We have audited Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and our report dated February 25, 2010, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Memphis, Tennessee
February 25, 2010

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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2009 and 2008
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   
  December 31,
2009
  December 31,
2008
Assets:
                 
Real estate assets:
                 
Land   $ 255,425     $ 240,426  
Buildings and improvements     2,364,918       2,198,063  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment     73,975       65,540  
Capital improvements in progress     10,517       25,268  
       2,704,835       2,529,297  
Less accumulated depreciation     (788,260 )      (694,054 ) 
       1,916,575       1,835,243  
Land held for future development     1,306       1,306  
Commercial properties, net     8,721       7,958  
Investments in real estate joint ventures     8,619       6,824  
Real estate assets, net     1,935,221       1,851,331  
Cash and cash equivalents     13,819       9,426  
Restricted cash     561       414  
Deferred financing costs, net     13,369       15,681  
Other assets     19,731       16,840  
Goodwill     4,106       4,106  
Assets held for sale     19       24,157  
Total assets   $ 1,986,826     $ 1,921,955  
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
                 
Liabilities:
                 
Notes payable   $ 1,399,596     $ 1,323,056  
Accounts payable     1,702       1,234  
Fair market value of interest rate swaps     51,160       76,961  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     69,528       66,982  
Security deposits     8,789       8,705  
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale     23       595  
Total liabilities     1,530,798       1,477,533  
Redeemable stock     2,802       1,805  
Shareholders' equity:
                 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 20,000,000 shares authorized, $155,000 or $25 per share liquidation preference; 8.30% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 6,200,000 shares authorized, 6,200,000 shares issued and outstanding     62       62  
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 29,095,251 and 28,224,708 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively(1)     290       282  
Additional paid-in capital     988,642       954,127  
Accumulated distributions in excess of net income     (510,993 )      (464,617 ) 
Accumulated other comprehensive income     (47,435 )      (72,885 ) 
Total Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. shareholders' equity     430,566       416,969  
Noncontrolling interest     22,660       25,648  
Total Equity     453,226       442,617  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 1,986,826     $ 1,921,955  

(1) Number of shares issued and outstanding represent total shares of common stock regardless of classification on the consolidated balance sheet. The number of shares classified as redeemable stock on the consolidated balance sheet for December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, are 58,038, 48,579 and 60,212, respectively.

 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

     
  2009   2008   2007
Operating revenues:
                          
Rental revenues   $ 357,008     $ 352,414     $ 331,640  
Other property revenues     21,243       17,391       15,770  
Total property revenues     378,251       369,805       347,410  
Management fee income     293       206       34  
Total operating revenues     378,544       370,011       347,444  
Property operating expenses:
                          
Personnel     47,633       46,139       42,102  
Building repairs and maintenance     14,161       13,688       12,900  
Real estate taxes and insurance     45,572       45,652       42,639  
Utilities     22,334       21,908       20,009  
Landscaping     9,548       9,146       8,594  
Other operating     20,457       18,777       16,137  
Depreciation     96,019       90,168       84,789  
Total property operating expenses     255,724       245,478       227,170  
Acquisition expenses     950              
Property management expenses     17,220       16,799       17,918  
General and administrative expenses     11,320       11,837       10,808  
Income from continuing operations before non-operating items     93,330       95,897       91,548  
Interest and other non-property income     385       509       195  
Interest expense     (57,094 )      (62,010 )      (63,639 ) 
Loss on debt extinguishment     (140 )      (116 )      (123 ) 
Amortization of deferred financing costs     (2,374 )      (2,307 )      (2,407 ) 
Incentive fees from real estate joint ventures                 1,019  
Net casualty loss and other settlement proceeds     32       (247 )      589  
Gain (loss) on sale of non-depreciable assets     15       (3 )      534  
Income from continuing operations before loss from real estate joint ventures     34,154       31,723       27,716  
(Loss) gain from real estate joint ventures     (816 )      (844 )      5,330  
Income from continuing operations     33,338       30,879       33,046  
Discontinued operations:
                 
Income from discontinued operations before gain (loss) on sale     1,234       1,312       1,246  
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations     4,649       (120 )      9,164  
Consolidated net income     39,221       32,071       43,456  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests     2,010       1,822       3,510  
Net income attributable to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     37,211       30,249       39,946  
Preferred dividend distributions     12,865       12,865       13,688  
Premiums and original issuance costs associated with the redemption of preferred stock                 589  
Net income available for common shareholders   $ 24,346     $ 17,384     $ 25,669  
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands):
                          
Basic     28,341       26,943       25,296  
Effect of dilutive securities     7       141       207  
Diluted     28,348       27,084       25,503  
Net income available for common shareholders   $ 24,346     $ 17,384     $ 25,669  
Discontinued property operations     (5,883 )      (1,192 )      (10,410 ) 
Income from continuing operations available for common shareholders   $ 18,463     $ 16,192     $ 15,259  
Earnings per share – basic:
                 
Income from continuing operations available for common shareholders   $ 0.65     $ 0.60     $ 0.60  
Discontinued property operations     0.20       0.04       0.41  
Net income available for common shareholders   $ 0.85     $ 0.64     $ 1.01  
Earnings per share – diluted:
                 
Income from continuing operations available for common shareholders   $ 0.65     $ 0.60     $ 0.60  
Discontinued property operations     0.20       0.04       0.41  
Net income available for common shareholders   $ 0.85     $ 0.64     $ 1.01  
Dividends declared per common share(1)   $ 2.460     $ 2.460     $ 2.430  

(1) Beginning in 2006, at their regularly scheduled meetings, the Board of Directors began routinely declaring dividends for payment in the following quarter. This can result in dividends declared during a calendar year being different from dividends paid during a calendar year. Mid-America paid dividends of $2.46, $2.46 and $2.42 in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Consolidated Statements of Equity
Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

                 
                 
  Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Shareholders    
     Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Accumulated
Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Noncontrolling
Interest
  Total
     Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
EQUITY AT DECEMBER 31, 2006     6,675     $ 67       25,033     $ 251     $ 814,006     $ (379,573 )    $ 9,850     $ 33,647     $ 478,248  
Comprehensive income:
                                                                                
Net income                                   39,946             3,510       43,456  
Other comprehensive income –  derivative instruments (cash flow hedges)                                         (25,514 )      (2,291 )      (27,805 ) 
Comprehensive income                                                     15,651  
Issuance and registration of common shares                 461       5       25,381                         25,386  
Shares repurchased and retired                 (2 )            (123 )                        (123 ) 
Exercise of stock options                 81             2,040                         2,040  
Stock issued to employee stock ownership plan                 17             876                         876  
Shares issued in exchange for units                 65       1       762                   (763 )       
Shares issued in exchange from redeemable stock                                                      
Redeemable stock fair market value                                   830                   830  
Adjustment for Noncontrolling Interest Ownership in operating partnership                             274                   (274 )       
Amortization of unearned compensation                             571                         571  
Dividends on common stock ($2.43 per share)                                   (61,892 )                  (61,892 ) 
Dividends on noncontrolling interest units ($2.43 per unit)                                               (6,205 )      (6,205 ) 
Redemption of preferred stock     (475 )      (5 )                  (11,276 )      (589 )                  (11,870 ) 
Dividends on preferred stock                                   (13,688 )                  (13,688 ) 
EQUITY BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2007     6,200     $ 62       25,655     $ 257     $ 832,511     $ (414,966 )    $ (15,664 )    $ 27,624     $ 429,824  
Comprehensive income:
                                                                                
Net income                                   30,249             1,822       32,071  
Other comprehensive income –  derivative instruments (cash flow hedges)                                         (57,221 )      (3,579 )      (60,800 ) 
Comprehensive income                                                     (28,729 ) 
Issuance and registration of common shares                 2,402       24       124,111                         124,135  
Shares repurchased and retired                 (14 )            (679 )                        (679 ) 
Exercise of stock options                 81       1       1,862                         1,863  
Stock issued to employee stock ownership plan                 22             991                         991  
Shares issued in exchange for units                 20             236                   (236 )       
Shares issued in exchange from redeemable stock                 10             413                         413  
Redeemable stock fair market value                                   312                   312  
Adjustment for Noncontrolling Interest Ownership in operating partnership                             (6,317 )                  6,317        
Amortization of unearned compensation                             999                         999  
Dividends on common stock ($2.46 per share)                                   (67,347 )                  (67,347 ) 
Dividends on noncontrolling interest units ($2.46 per unit)                                               (6,300 )      (6,300 ) 
Dividends on preferred stock                                   (12,865 )                  (12,865 ) 
EQUITY BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2008     6,200     $ 62       28,176     $ 282     $ 954,127     $ (464,617 )    $ (72,885 )    $ 25,648     $ 442,617  

 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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  Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Shareholders    
     Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Accumulated
Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Noncontrolling
Interest
  Total
     Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
Comprehensive income:
                                                                                
Net income                                   37,211             2,010       39,221  
Other comprehensive income –  derivative instruments (cash flow hedges)                                         25,450       1,509       26,959  
Comprehensive income                                                     66,180  
Issuance and registration of common shares                 789       8       33,694                         33,702  
Shares repurchased and retired                 (27 )            (964 )                        (964 ) 
Exercise of stock options                 2             54                         54  
Shares issued in exchange for units                 97             1,132                   (1,132 )       
Redeemable stock fair market value                                   (646 )                  (646 ) 
Adjustment for Noncontrolling Interest Ownership in operating partnership                             (693 )                  693        
Amortization of unearned compensation                             1,292                         1,292  
Dividends on common stock ($2.46 per share)                                   (70,076 )                  (70,076 ) 
Dividends on noncontrolling interest units ($2.46 per unit)                                               (6,068 )      (6,068 ) 
Dividends on preferred stock                                   (12,865 )                  (12,865 ) 
EQUITY BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2009     6,200     $ 62       29,037     $ 290     $ 988,642     $ (510,993 )    $ (47,435 )    $ 22,660     $ 453,226  

 
 
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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007
(Dollars in thousands)

     
  2009   2008   2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
                          
Consolidated net income   $ 39,221     $ 32,071     $ 43,456  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                          
Depreciation and amortization of deferred financing costs     98,393       93,181       88,713  
Stock compensation expense     1,328       1,027       764  
Stock issued to employee stock ownership plan           991       876  
Compensation expense/redeemable stock issued     351       422       434  
Amortization of debt premium     (360 )      (1,410 )      (2,037 ) 
Loss from investments in real estate joint ventures     816       882       58  
Loss on debt extinguishment     140       116       123  
Ineffectiveness of derivative contracts     780       39       (397 ) 
(Gain) loss on sale of non-depreciable assets     (15 )      3       (534 ) 
(Gain) loss on sale of discontinued operations     (4,649 )      120       (9,164 ) 
Gains on disposition within real estate joint ventures           (38 )      (5,388 ) 
Incentive fees from real estate joint ventures                 (1,019 ) 
Net casualty loss (gain) and other settlement proceeds     (32 )      247       (589 ) 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                          
Restricted cash     (86 )      3,249       421  
Other assets     177       5,649       2,559  
Accounts payable     473       145       (1,674 ) 
Accrued expenses and other     446       787       1,279  
Security deposits     (113 )      448       696  
Net cash provided by operating activities     136,870       137,929       118,577  
Cash flows from investing activities:
                          
Purchases of real estate and other assets     (125,299 )      (156,305 )      (88,601 ) 
Improvements to existing real estate assets     (38,133 )      (40,248 )      (33,261 ) 
Renovations to existing real estate assets     (7,622 )      (18,192 )      (11,323 ) 
Development     (6,813 )      (22,699 )      (14,555 ) 
Distributions from real estate joint ventures     120       1       9,855  
Contributions to real estate joint ventures     (2,731 )      (7,567 )      (243 ) 
Proceeds from disposition of real estate assets     29,932       1,967       29,336  
Net cash used in investing activities     (150,546 )      (243,043 )      (108,792 ) 
Cash flows from financing activities:
                          
Net change in credit lines     121,657       106,058       83,199  
Proceeds from notes payable           38,700        
Principal payments on notes payable     (44,757 )      (84,912 )      (12,891 ) 
Payment of deferred financing costs     (3,123 )      (2,835 )      (1,650 ) 
Repurchase of common stock     (964 )      (679 )      (123 ) 
Proceeds from issuances of common shares and units     33,754       126,003       26,454  
Distributions to noncontrolling interests     (6,128 )      (6,313 )      (6,221 ) 
Dividends paid on common shares     (69,505 )      (65,809 )      (61,257 ) 
Dividends paid on preferred shares     (12,865 )      (12,865 )      (13,779 ) 
Redemption of preferred stock                 (11,870 ) 
Net cash provided by financing activities     18,069       97,348       1,862  
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents     4,393       (7,766 )      11,647  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year     9,426       17,192       5,545  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year   $ 13,819     $ 9,426     $ 17,192  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                          
Interest paid   $ 55,579     $ 63,722       67,345  
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
                          
Conversion of units to common shares   $ 1,132     $ 236       763  
Accrued construction in progress   $ 1,209     $ 3,416       1,865  
Interest capitalized   $ 252     $ 826       795  
Marked-to-market adjustment on derivative instruments   $ 26,179     $ (60,707 )      (27,805 ) 
Reclass of redeemable stock from equity to liabilities   $     $ 482       448  

 
 
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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization and Formation of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (“Mid-America”) is a self-administrated and self-managed real estate investment trust which owns, acquires and operates multifamily apartment communities mainly in the Sunbelt region of the United States. Mid-America owned and operated 144 apartment communities principally through its majority owned subsidiary, Mid-America Apartments, L.P., or the Operating Partnership, as of December 31, 2009. Mid-America also owned a 33.33% interest in two real estate joint ventures, Mid-America Multifamily Fund I, LLC, or Fund I, and Mid-America Multifamily Fund II, LLC, or Fund II, at December 31, 2009. Through these joint ventures Mid-America owned interest in an additional 3 communities as of December 31, 2009.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements presented herein include the accounts of Mid-America, the Operating Partnership, and all other subsidiaries. Mid-America owns 51% to 100% of all consolidated subsidiaries.

Mid-America uses the equity method of accounting for its investments in entities for which we exercise significant influence, but do not have the ability to exercise control. Entities not consolidated are not variable interest entities. The factors considered in determining that Mid-America does not have the ability to exercise control included ownership of voting interests, protective rights of investors and participatory rights of investors.

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

Management of Mid-America has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses to prepare these financial statements and notes in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Mid-America leases multifamily residential apartments under operating leases primarily with terms of one year or less. Rental revenues are recognized using a method that represents a straight-line basis over the term of the lease and other revenues are recorded when earned.

Mid-America records all gains and losses on real estate in accordance with accounting standards governing the sale of real estate.

Rental Costs

Costs associated with rental activities are expensed as incurred. Certain costs associated with the lease-up of development projects, including cost of model units, their furnishings, signs, and “grand openings” are capitalized and amortized over their respective estimated useful lives. All other costs relating to renting development projects are expensed as incurred.

Earnings Per Share

In accordance with the provisions of accounting standards for earnings per share, basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. All outstanding unvested restricted share awards, which contain rights to non-forfeitable dividends, participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders and, accordingly, are considered participating securities that are included in the two-class method of computing basic earnings

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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

per share. Both the unvested restricted shares and other potentially dilutive common shares, and the related impact to earnings, are considered when calculating earnings per share on a diluted basis. For periods where Mid-America reports a net loss available for common shareholders, the effect of dilutive shares is excluded from earnings per share calculations because including such shares would be anti-dilutive.

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 is presented on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Mid-America considers cash, investments in money market accounts and certificates of deposit with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of escrow deposits held by lenders for property taxes, insurance, debt service and replacement reserves.

Real Estate Assets and Depreciation

Real estate assets are carried at depreciated cost. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred while significant improvements, renovations, and recurring capital replacements are capitalized. Recurring capital replacements typically include scheduled carpet replacement, new roofs, HVAC units, plumbing, concrete, masonry and other paving, pools and various exterior building improvements. These expenditures extend the useful life of the property and increase the property’s fair market value. The cost of interior painting, vinyl flooring and blinds are expensed as incurred.

In conjunction with acquisitions of properties, Mid-America’s policy is to provide in its acquisition budgets adequate funds to complete any deferred capital improvement items to bring the properties to the required standard, including the cost of replacement appliances, carpet, interior painting, vinyl flooring and blinds. These costs are capitalized.

Development projects and the related carrying costs, including interest, property taxes, insurance and allocated development overhead during the construction period, are capitalized and reported in the accompanying balance sheets as “construction in progress” during the construction period. Upon completion and certification for occupancy of individual units within a development, amounts representing the completed unit's portion of total estimated development costs for the project are transferred to land, buildings, and furniture, fixtures and equipment as real estate held for investment. Capitalization of interest, property taxes, insurance and allocated development overhead costs cease upon the transfer, and the assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives in accordance with accounting standards governing the capitalization of interest. Total interest capitalized during 2009, 2008 and 2007 was approximately $252,000, $826,000 and $795,000, respectively.

Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets which range from 8 to 40 years for land improvements and buildings and 5 years for furniture, fixtures and equipment and 3 to 5 years for computers and software.

In accordance with accounting standards for business combinations, the fair value of the real estate acquired is allocated to the acquired tangible assets, consisting of land, building, furniture, fixtures and equipment, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of above and below market leases, resident relationship values and the value of in-place leases.

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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property (land, building, furniture, fixtures and equipment) is determined by valuing the property as if it were vacant. The “as-if-vacant” value is then allocated to land, building, furniture, fixtures and equipment based on management’s determination of the relative fair values of these assets. Management determines the as-if-vacant fair value of a property using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers. Factors considered by management in performing these analyses include an estimate of carrying costs during the period of time that would be required in the current market conditions to lease-up the property to determine the fair value of the in-place leases and resident relationships. Management includes real estate taxes, insurance, operating expenses and lost rentals as well as the costs required to execute similar leases in the estimated carrying costs.

In allocating the fair value of identified intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired property, the in-place leases are compared to current market conditions. Based on these evaluations, management believes that the leases acquired on each of its property acquisitions were at market rates since the lease terms generally do not extend beyond one year.

The fair value of the in-place leases and resident relationships is then amortized over the remaining term of the resident leases. The amount of these resident lease intangibles included in gross real estate assets totaled $24.9 million, $23.3 million and $20.7 million as of December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. The amortization recorded as depreciation expense was $1.7 million, $2.8 million and $4.6 million for the years ending December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively, with accumulated amortization totaling $23.6 million, $20.2 million and $14.8 million as of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Mid-America accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of accounting standards for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and evaluates goodwill for impairment under accounting standards for goodwill and other intangible assets. Mid-America evaluates its goodwill for impairment on at least an annual basis, or more frequently if a goodwill impairment indicator is identified. Mid-America periodically evaluates its long-lived assets, including its investments in real estate and goodwill, for indicators that would suggest that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. The judgments regarding the existence of such indicators are based on factors such as operating performance, market conditions, and legal factors.

Long-lived assets, such as real estate assets, and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposed group classified as held for sale are presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability sections of the balance sheet.

Goodwill is tested annually for impairment, and is tested for impairment more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the asset’s fair value. This determination is made at the reporting unit level and consists of two steps. First, Mid-America determines the fair value of a reporting unit and compares it to its carrying amount. In the apartment industry, the primary method used for determining fair value is to divide annual operating cash flows by an appropriate capitalization rate. Mid-America determines the appropriate capitalization rate by reviewing the prevailing rates in a property’s market or submarket. Second, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation, in accordance with accounting standards for business combinations. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill.

Land Held for Future Development

Real estate held for future development are sites intended for future multifamily developments and are carried at the lower of cost or fair value in accordance.

Investment In and Advances to Real Estate Joint Ventures

Mid-America’s investments in our unconsolidated real estate joint ventures are recorded on the equity method as we are able to exert significant influence, but do not have a controlling interest in the joint venture.

Deferred Financing Costs

Deferred financing costs are amortized over the terms of the related debt using a method which approximates the interest method.

Other Assets

Other assets consist of deferred rental concessions which are recognized on a straight line basis over the life of the leases, receivables and deposits from residents, and other prepaid expenses including prepaid insurance and prepaid interest.

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

Accrued expenses consist of accrued real estate taxes, accrued interest payable, other accrued expenses payable, unearned income and the adjustment for the fair market value of Mid-America’s derivative financial instruments.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2009, the FASB issued ASC 105-10, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — Overall which establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, or the Codification, as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants. All guidance contained in the Codification carries an equal level of authority. The Codification superseded all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification is non-authoritative. The FASB will not issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts. Instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates, or ASUs. The FASB will not consider ASUs as authoritative in their own right. ASUs will serve only to update the Codification, provide background information about the guidance and provide the bases for conclusions on the change(s) in the Codification. We adopted ASC 105-10 effective July 1, 2009 and all references made to FASB guidance throughout this document have been updated for the Codification.

In September 2006, the FASB issued ASC 820, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 was effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASC 820-10-65-1 delayed the effective date of ASC 820 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. For these items, the

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Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

effective date was for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. We adopted ASC 820 effective January 1, 2008 and ASC 820-10-65-1 effective January 1, 2009. The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole.

On December 4, 2007, the FASB revised ASC 805, Business Combinations. The ASC 805 revision significantly changes the accounting for business combinations. The ASC 805 revision requires an acquiring entity to recognize all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a transaction at the acquisition-date fair value with limited exceptions. The ASC 805 revision changes the accounting treatment for certain specific items, including acquisition costs, which will generally be expensed as incurred. This could have a material impact on the way we account for property acquisitions and therefore will have a material impact on our financial statements. The ASC 805 revision applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We adopted the ASC 805 revision effective January 1, 2009, and the expensed acquisition costs increased general and administrative expenses by $950,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009, respectively. The increased expenses decreased both basic and diluted net income available for common shareholders by $0.04 per share for the year ended December 31, 2009.

On December 4, 2007, the FASB issued ASC 810-10-65, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — An Amendment of ARB No. 51. ASC 810-10-65 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. Specifically, this standard requires the recognition of a noncontrolling interest (minority interest) as equity in the consolidated financial statements and separate from the parent's equity. The amount of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest is included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement. The standard clarifies that changes in a parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation are equity transactions if the parent retains its controlling financial interest. This has impacted our financial statement presentation by requiring the interests in the operating partnership not owned by the company (noncontrolling interests) be presented as a component of equity in the company’s consolidated financial statements and income contributable to the noncontrolling interests be a component of net income. ASC 810-10-65 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We adopted ASC 810-10-65 effective January 1, 2009 and the retrospective presentation increased total equity by $30,471,000 at December 31, 2008. The adoption did not change basic or diluted earnings per share for common shareholders and its effect on net income and income from continuing operations is as follows (dollars in thousands):

     
  Year ended December 31,
     2009   2008   2007
Increase in:
                          
Income from continuing operations   $ 1,907     $ 1,718     $ 3,226  
Net income   $ 2,010     $ 1,822     $ 3,510  

On March 19, 2008, the FASB issued ASC 815-10-65, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an Amendment of FASB Statement 133. ASC 815-10-65 enhances required disclosures regarding derivatives and hedging activities, including enhanced disclosures regarding how an entity uses derivative instruments and how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under accounting standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities, and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. ASC 815-10-65 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. We adopted ASC 815-10-65 effective January 1, 2009, and the required disclosures are included in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

In June 2008, the FASB issued ASC 260-10-65, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities to clarify that unvested share-based awards containing nonforfeitable rights to dividends are participating securities and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing earnings per share, or EPS, under the two-class method of computing earnings per share. ASC 260-10-65 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. All prior period EPS data presented are to be adjusted retrospectively (including interim financial statements, summaries of earnings, and selected financial data) to conform with the provisions of this standard. We adopted ASC 260-10-65 effective January 1, 2009 and it had a minor impact on our number of shares. The change in our number of shares decreased net income available for common shareholders by $0.01 per share for the year ended December 31, 2008 and $0.01 per share for the year ended December 31, 2009.

In September 2008, the FASB ratified ASC 820-10-65-3, Issuer’s Accounting for Liabilities Measured at Fair Value with a Third-Party Credit Enhancement. This accounting standard requires that the measurement of liabilities with inseparable, third-party credit enhancements carried at or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis exclude the effect of the credit enhancement. ASC 820-10-65-3 was effective on a prospective basis in the first reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We adopted this accounting standard effective January 1, 2009. This accounting standard removed the effect of the agency credit enhancements from our calculation of the fair value of our derivative instruments and materially increased the value represented on the balance sheet. The impact of ASC 820-10-65-3 on our financial position upon adoption was approximately a $2.0 million increase to the fair value of our derivative instruments.

In April 2008, the FASB issued ASC 825-10-65-1, Interim Disclosures About Fair Market Value of Financial Instruments. ASC 825-10-65-1 extends the disclosure requirements concerning the fair value of financial instruments to interim financial statements of publicly traded companies. ASC 825-10-65-1 is effective for interim financial periods ending after June 15, 2009, and the required disclosures are included in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements. See also discussions in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 6.

In May 2009, the FASB issued ASC 855-10, Subsequent Events, which establishes the general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. ASC 855-10 is effective for interim and financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole. For the year ended December 31, 2009, we have considered subsequent events through February 25, 2010, which is the date our consolidated financial statements were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K.

In June 2008, the FASB issued ASC 810-10-05, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). ASC 810-10-05 amends events which would require reconsidering whether an entity is a variable interest entity; it amends the criteria used to determine the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; and it expands disclosures about an enterprise’s involvement in variable interest entities. ASC 810-10-05 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after November 15, 2009 and earlier application is prohibited. Management does not believe that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2009 presentation. Approximately $193,000, $148,000, $128,000 and $138,000 of certain bulk cable related revenues have been reclassed from Rental Revenues to Other Property Revenues for 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Additionally, certain expenses related to bulk cable which were previously netted against revenues were reclassed from Other Property Revenues to Other Operating Expenses. The expense reclassification amounts for prior years

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

were approximately $160,000, $98,000, $105,000 and $107,000 for 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005. The reclassifications had no effect on net income available for common shareholders.

2. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

In accordance with accounting standards governing stock based compensation Mid-American measures the amount of compensation cost based on the grant-date fair value of the equity or the liability instruments issued, and remeasures liability awards at each reporting period. Compensation cost is recognized over the period that an employee provides service in exchange for the award.

Incentive Plans Overview and Summary

Mid-America’s stock compensation plans consist of an employee stock purchase plan and a number of incentives provided to attract and retain independent directors, executive officers and key employees. Incentives are currently granted under the 2004 Stock Plan which was approved at the May 24, 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. This plan replaced the 1994 Restricted Stock and Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “Plans”) under which no further awards may be granted as of January 31, 2004. The 1994 Restricted Stock and Stock Option Plan allowed for the grant of restricted stock and stock options up to a total of 2.4 million shares. The 2004 Stock Plan allows for the grant of restricted stock and stock options up to a total of 500,000 shares. Mid-America believes that such awards better align the interests of our employees with those of our shareholders. Total compensation costs under the Plans were approximately $1,314,000, $1,022,000 and $697,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to the Plans was approximately $2,630,000. This cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of 1.7 years. Information concerning specific grants under the Plans is listed below.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP, provides a means for employees to purchase common stock of Mid-America at a discounted price. The Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of 150,000 shares for the plan. The ESPP is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors who may annually grant options to employees to purchase annually up to an aggregate of 15,000 shares of common stock at a price equal to 85% of the market price of the common stock. Shares are purchased semi-annually on June 30 and December 31. During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, 6,427, 5,581 and 4,894 shares, respectively, were purchased through the ESPP. Because it is not possible to reasonably estimate fair value at the grant date, Mid-America estimates the compensation costs based on intrinsic values updated until the date of the settlement. Compensation cost recognized for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, was approximately $38,000, $35,000 and $35,000, respectively.

Options

All option awards made under the Plans have been granted with the exercise price equal to the market price on the day of grant. The options vest over five years of continuous service at a rate of 10%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 30%, and expire 10 years from grant date. Mid-America issues new shares when options are exercised. Dividends are not paid on unexercised options.

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes method, which utilizes the assumptions noted in the following table. Volatility is based on the historical volatility of Mid-America’s common stock. Expected life of the option is estimated using historical data to estimate option exercise and employee termination. Mid-America uses a U.S. constant-maturity Treasury close to the same expected life of the option to represent the risk-free rate. Turnover is based on the historical rate at which

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

2. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION  – (continued)

options are exercised. Mid-America uses its current dividend yield at the time of grant to estimate the dividend yield over the life of the option. No options were granted during 2009, 2008 or 2007; therefore, no fair value was calculated.

A summary of option activity under the Plans as of December 31, 2009, and the changes during the year then ended follows:

       
Options   Shares   Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
  Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2008     25,782     $ 25.38                    
Granted                              
Exercised     (2,125 )      25.52                    
Forfeited     (500 )      25.52                    
Expired                              
Outstanding at December 31, 2009     23,157     $ 25.37       2.1     $ 530,588  
Exercisable at December 31, 2009     23,157     $ 25.37       2.1     $ 530,588  

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2009, was approximately $29,000. Cash received from the exercise of options for the year ended December 31, 2009, was approximately $54,000.

Executive 2000 Restricted Stock

In 2000, Mid-America issued 10,750 restricted shares of common stock to executive officers with a grant date fair value of $22.1875 per share. The grant date fair value was determined by the closing trading price of Mid-America’s shares on the day prior to the date of the grant. These shares vest 10% each over ten years through 2010. The executive officers have the option to accelerate the vesting in lieu of bonuses. As of December 31, 2009, no shares have been vested early. Recipients receive dividend payments on the shares of restricted stock prior to vesting.

A summary of the status of the Executive 2000 Restricted Stock nonvested shares as of December 31, 2009, and the changes for the year ended December 31, 2009, is presented below:

   
Nonvested Shares   Shares   Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2009     2,150     $ 22.19  
Granted      
Vested     (1,075 )    $ 22.19  
Forfeited            
Nonvested at December 31, 2009     1,075     $ 22.19  

As of December 31, 2009, there was approximately $4,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested shares granted. This cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of 0.05 years. The total fair value of shares vesting during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, was approximately $24,000, $24,000 and $24,000, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

2. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION  – (continued)

Key Managers 2002 Restricted Stock

In 2002, Mid-America issued 97,881 restricted shares of common stock to key managers with a grant date fair value of $25.65 per share. The grant date fair value was determined by the closing trading price of Mid-America’s shares on the day prior to the date of the grant. As a result of three managers leaving the employment of Mid-America, as of December 31, 2009, only 81,916 shares remain issued. These shares will vest 20% on March 31 of each year for five consecutive years beginning in 2008. Recipients receive dividend payments on the shares of restricted stock prior to vesting.

A summary of the status of the Key Management 2002 Restricted Stock nonvested shares as of December 31, 2009, and the changes for the year ended December 31, 2009, is presented below:

   
Nonvested Shares   Shares   Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2009     65,529     $ 25.65  
Granted      
Vested     (16,385 )    $ 25.65  
Forfeited            
Nonvested at December 31, 2009     49,144     $ 25.65  

As of December 31, 2009, there was approximately $440,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested shares granted. This cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of 1.5 years. The total fair value of shares vesting during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $420,000 and $420,000, respectively. No shares vested during the year ended December 31, 2007.

Director Restricted Stock Plan

Starting with the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, non-employee directors elected to the Board of Directors received a grant of $75,000 worth of restricted shares of common stock. The shares vest in three equal installments over the director’s three-year term. To begin the program, non-employee directors not sitting for re-election at the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders received a pro-rata grant representing the number of years left in their term. Non-employee directors appointed to the Board outside of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders may be issued partial or initial grants. No shares of restricted stock were granted to non-employee directors during 2007. At our 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, a proposal was approved to move to annual elections of directors and director grants were increased from what was effectively an annual grant of $25,000 under the previous program to annual grants of $30,000. Directors have the right to receive their grants either in shares of restricted stock that will vest after one year of service on the Board of Directors or have them issued into a deferred compensation plan.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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2. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION  – (continued)

A summary of the status of the Director Restricted Stock nonvested shares as of December 31, 2009, and the changes for the year ended December 31, 2009, is presented below:

   
Nonvested Shares   Shares   Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2009     4,002     $ 54.92  
Granted     2,568     $ 35.03  
Vested     (2,541 )    $ 55.04  
Forfeited     (477 )    $ 52.34  
Nonvested at December 31, 2008     3,552     $ 40.80  

As of December 31, 2009, there was approximately $58,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted. This cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of 0.17 years. The total fair value of shares vesting during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, was approximately $140,000, $150,000 and $187,000, respectively.

Key Managers 2005 Restricted Stock

In 2005, the Board of Directors adopted the 2005 Key Management Restricted Stock Plan, or the 2005 Plan, a long-term incentive program for key managers and executive officers. The 2005 Plan grants shares of restricted stock based on a sliding scale of total shareholder return over three 12-month periods ending in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Any restricted stock earned will vest 100% three years after the date of the restricted stock issuance. Recipients will receive dividend payments on the shares of restricted stock during the restriction periods. There is no automatic vesting of the shares. Based on Mid-America’s performance from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, 25,034 restricted shares of common stock were issued to key managers and executive officers on June 30, 2006. No shares of restricted stock were issued in 2007 or 2008. As a result of three managers leaving the employment of Mid-America, as of January 1, 2009, only 22,532 shares remained issued under this plan.

The fair value of the stock award was estimated on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation with the assumptions noted in the following table. Volatility is based on the historical volatility of Mid-America’s common stock. The expected term of the 2005 Plan is based on the criteria for the plan and the expected life of the awards. Mid-America uses a U.S. constant-maturity Treasury with the same term as the expected term of the 2005 Plan to represent the risk-free rate. Turnover is based on the historical experience for the key managers and executive officers. Mid-America uses its current dividend yield at the time of grant to estimate the dividend yield over the life of the plan.

 
Volatility     17.10 % 
Expected life in years     3  
Risk-free rate     3.77 % 
Dividend yield     5.20 % 

As of December 31, 2009, there was approximately $318,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted. Mid-America’s policy is to recognize compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for an entire award (rather than each portion of an award). Accordingly, the $318,000 unrecognized cost will be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of 1.16 years. The total fair value of shares vesting during the year ended December 31, 2009 was approximately $556,000. No shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2008 or 2007 under this plan.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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2. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION  – (continued)

Long-Term Performance Based Incentive Plan for Executive Officers

The Compensation Committee, by authorization of the Board of Directors of Mid-America, submitted the Long-Term Performance Based Incentive Plan for Executive Officers (the “Long-Term Plan”), which was approved by shareholders on June 2, 2003. The Long-Term Plan allowed executive management to earn performance units that converted into shares of restricted stock based on achieving defined total shareholder investment performance levels. Based on Mid-America’s performance from January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2005, 74,895 restricted shares of common stock were issued to executive management on March 14, 2006. While these shares of restricted stock will be entitled to dividend payments, they will not be transferable or have voting privileges until they vest. Dependent upon the executive officer’s continued employment with Mid-America, these shares of restricted stock vest 20% annually from 2006 through 2010.

The fair value of the stock award was estimated on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation with the assumptions noted in the following table. Volatility is based on the historical volatility of Mid-America’s common stock. The expected term of the Long-Term Plan is based on the criteria for the plan and the expected life of the awards. Mid-America uses a U.S. constant-maturity Treasury for the same term as the expected term of the Long-Term Plan to represent the risk-free rate. Turnover is based on the historical experience for the key managers and executive officers. Mid-America uses its current dividend yield at the time of grant to estimate the dividend yield over the life of the plan.

 
Volatility     6.38 % 
Expected life in years     3  
Risk-free rate     1.99 % 
Dividend yield     9.60 % 

For the year ended December 31, 2009, compensation costs related to the Long-Term Plan were approximately $41,000. As of December 31, 2009, there was approximately $41,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted. This unrecognized cost will be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of 1.0 years. The total fair value of shares vesting during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, was approximately $66,200, $66,200, and $66,200, respectively.

Key Managers 2008 Restricted Stock

In 2008, the Board of Directors adopted the 2008 Key Management Restricted Stock Plan, or the 2008 Plan, a long-term incentive program for key managers and executive officers. The 2008 Plan consists of both an annual and three year program. Under the annual program participants can earn both service and performance based shares of restricted stock. The service based shares are awarded at the beginning of the 2008 Plan with the timing of vesting dependent on employment and total shareholder return performance. The earning of restricted shares under the performance program is based on employment and total shareholder return performance. Any shares earned through the annual performance program will be issued on January 1, 2010 and will vest 50% annually beginning on January 1, 2010. Participation in the three year program is limited to the executive officers and awards shares of restricted stock based upon both Mid-America’s total shareholder return performance over a three year period and that performance in relation to that of our peers. Any shares earned through the three year program will be issued on January 1, 2012 and will vest 25% annually beginning on January 1, 2013. Recipients will receive dividend payments on any shares of restricted stock earned and issued during the restriction periods. On July 1, 2008, Mid-America issued 15,920 shares of restricted stock under the annual service based program of the 2008 Plan. As a result of two managers leaving the employment of Mid-America, as of December 31, 2009, 149 shares have been forfeited and 473 shares have early vested.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

2. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION  – (continued)

The fair value of the stock award was estimated on the grant date using a multifactor Monte Carlo simulation. The valuation used an interest rate term structure as of July 1, 2008 based on a zero coupon risk-free rate to represent the risk-free rate for the simulation which varied between 1.95% for 0.25 years to 3.24% for 4.00 years. The dividend yield assumption was 4.669% and was based on the closing stock price of $52.69 on July 1, 2008. Volatility for Mid-America and our peers was obtained by using a blend of both historical and implied volatility calculations. Historical volatility was based on the standard deviation of daily total continuous returns and implied volatility was based on the trailing month average of interpolating between the volatilities implied by stock call option contracts that were closest to the terms and closest to the money. Volatility for Mid-America was 34.87% for year 1, 30.92% for year 2, 29.63% for year 3, and 28.61% for year 4. Volatilities for our peers ranged from 25.05% to 49.94%. The requisite service period of the 2008 Plan is based on the criteria for the separate programs and is 5.5 years for the annual service based program, 2.5 years for the annual performance based program and 7.5 years for the three-year program. Turnover is based on the historical experience for the key managers and executive officers.

As of December 31, 2009, there was approximately $1,769,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted. Mid-America’s policy is to recognize compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for an entire award (rather than each portion of an award). Accordingly, the $1,769,000 unrecognized cost will be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of 2.0 years. No shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2009 or 2008.

3. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Total comprehensive income and its components for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

     
  Years ended December 31,
     2009   2008   2007
Consolidated net income   $ 39,221     $ 32,071     $ 43,456  
Marked-to-market adjustment on derivative instruments     26,959       (60,800 )      (27,805 ) 
Total comprehensive (loss) income     66,180       (28,729 )      15,651  
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests     3,519       (1,757 )      1,219  
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.   $ 62,661     $ (26,972 )    $ 14,432  

4. REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURES

In 2004, Mid-America entered into a joint venture (“CH/Realty II”) with Crow Holdings with the purchase of the Verandas at Timberglen apartments. Mid-America owned a 33.33% interest in CH/Realty II, and contributed 33.33% of the capital necessary to establish the joint venture. On January 12, 2007, CH/Realty II sold the Verandas at Timberglen apartments and Mid-America sold its ownership interest in CH/Realty II to Crow Holdings. As a result, Mid-America booked a gain on sale of $5.4 million and an incentive fee of $1 million, both of which are recorded in Mid-America’s 2007 consolidated financial statements. Following the sale of the property from the joint venture, Mid-America’s relationship with Crow Holdings in CH/Realty II ceased to exist.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

4. REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURES  – (continued)

In 2007, Mid-America entered into a joint venture, Mid-America Multifamily Fund I, LLC, or Fund I, with institutional capital in which we also own a 33.33% interest. In 2008, Fund I acquired two properties with a combined total of 626 units. Mid-America does not expect to make further investments through Fund I.

In 2009, Mid-America entered into a joint venture, Mid-America Multifamily Fund II, LLC, or Fund II, with institutional capital in which we as well own a 33.33% interest. In 2009, Fund II acquired one property with 294 units.

The income, contributions, distributions and ending investment balances related to Mid-America’s joint ventures consisted of the following for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 (dollars in thousands):

       
  2009
     CH/Realty II   Fund I   Fund II   Total
Joint venture loss   $     $ (649 )    $ (167 )    $ (816 ) 
Gain on joint venture asset dispositions                        
Management fee income           252       41       293  
Asset and acquisition fees           246       99       345  
Incentive fee income                        
Contributions to joint venture           (251 )      (2,480 )      (2,731 ) 
Distributions from joint venture           120             120  
Investment in at December 31           6,306       2,313       8,619  
Advances to at December 31                        

       
  2008
     CH/Realty II   Fund I   Fund II   Total
Joint venture income (loss)   $ 8     $ (890 )    $     $ (882 ) 
Gain on joint venture asset dispositions     38                   38  
Management fee income           206             206  
Incentive fee income           257             257  
Contributions to joint venture                        
Distributions from joint venture     (5 )      (7,562 )            (7,567 ) 
Investment in at December 31           1             1  
Advances to at December 31           6,824             6,824  
                          

       
  2007
     CH/Realty II   Fund I   Fund II   Total
Joint venture loss   $ (11 )    $ (47 )    $     $ (58 ) 
Gain on joint venture asset dispositions     5,388                   5,388  
Management fee income     34                   34  
Incentive fee income     1,019                   1,019  
Contributions to joint venture     (28 )      (215 )            (243 ) 
Distributions from joint venture     9,855                   9,855  
Investment in at December 31           168             168  
Advances to at December 31                        

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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

5. BORROWINGS

Mid-America maintains a total of $1,044 millionof secured credit facilities with Prudential Mortgage Capital, credit enhanced by FNMA (the “FNMA Facilities”). The FNMA Facilities provide for both fixed and variable rate borrowings and have traunches with maturities from 2011 through 2018.The interest rate on the majority of the variable portion renews every 90 days and is based on the FNMA discount mortgage backed security rate on the date of renewal, which, for Mid-America, has historically approximated three-month LIBOR less an average of 0.16% over the life of the FNMA Facilities, plus a fee of 0.49% to 0.67%. Borrowings under the FNMA Facilities totaled $1,005 million at December 31, 2009, with no fixed balances outstanding, and the entire $1,005 million under the variable rate portion of the facility at an average rate of 0.8%. The available borrowing base capacity at December 31, 2009, was $1,044 million. Commitment fees related to our unused FNMA Facilities totaled approximately $186 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2009. Mid-America has 21 interest rate swap agreements, totaling a notional amount of $666 million designed to fix the interest rate on a portion of the variable rate borrowings outstanding under the FNMA Facilities at approximately 5.3%. The interest rate swaps have maturities between 2010 and 2015. The swaps are highly effective and are designed as cash flow hedges. Mid-America has also entered into sixteen interest rate caps totaling a notional amount of $157 million which are designated against the FNMA Facilities. These interest rate caps have maturities between 2010 and 2016 and eleven are set at 6.0%, two set at 5.0%, two set at 4.5%, and one is set at 6.5%. The FNMA Facilities are subject to certain borrowing base calculations that can effectively reduce the amount that may be borrowed.

Mid-America has a $300 million credit facility with Freddie MAC (the “Freddie Mac Facility”). At December 31, 2009, Mid-America had $298 million borrowed against the Freddie Mac Facility at an interest rate of 0.7%. Commitment fees related to our Freddie Mac Facility totaled approximately $11 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2009. Mid-America has thirteen interest rate swap agreements, totaling a notional amount of $217 million designed to fix the interest rate on a portion of the variable rate borrowings outstanding under the Freddie Mac Facility at approximately 5.3%. The interest rate swaps expire between 2011 and 2014. Mid-America has also entered into one interest rate cap totaling a notional amount of $15 million which is designated against the Freddie Mac Facility. This interest rate cap has a 2014 maturity and is set at 5.0%.

Mid-America also maintains a $50 million secured credit facility with two banks led by Regions Bank (the “AmSouth Credit Line”; formerly with AmSouth Bank before their merger in 2006). The AmSouth Credit Line bears an interest rate of LIBOR plus a spread of 1.25%. This credit line expires in May 2010 and is subject to certain borrowing base calculations that effectively reduce the amount that may be borrowed. At December 31, 2009, Mid-America had $46 million available to be borrowed under the AmSouth Credit Line agreement with $0 borrowed under this facility at an interest rate of 1.7%. Approximately $2 million of the facility is used for letters of credit.

Each of Mid-America’s credit facilities is subject to various covenants and conditions on usage. If Mid-America were to fail to satisfy a condition to borrowing, the available credit under one or more of the facilities could not be drawn, which could adversely affect Mid-America’s liquidity. Moreover, if Mid-America were to fail to make a payment or violate a covenant under a credit facility, after applicable cure periods one or more of its lenders could declare a default, accelerate the due date for repayment of all amounts outstanding and/or foreclose on properties securing such facilities. Any such event could have a material adverse effect on Mid-America. Mid-America believes it was in compliance with these covenants and conditions on usage at December 31, 2009.

At December 31, 2009, Mid-America had $70 million of fixed rate conventional individual property mortgages with an average interest rate of 5.9% and an average maturity of 2020, a $15 million variable rate mortgage with an embedded cap rate of 7% at an interest rate of 3.6% with a maturity in 2015, and a $11 million fixed rate tax exempt individual property mortgage with an interest rate of 5.3% and a maturity in 2028.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

5. BORROWINGS  – (continued)

At December 31, 2009, Mid-America had $263 million (after considering the impact of interest rate swap and cap agreements in effect) conventional variable rate debt outstanding at an average interest rate of 0.9%, $108 million of capped conventional variable rate debt at an average interest rate of 0.8%, and an additional $64 million of capped tax-free variable rate debt at an average rate of1.1%. The interest rate on all other debt, totaling $964 million, was hedged or fixed at an average interest rate of 5.4%.

As of December 31, 2009, Mid-America estimated that the weighted average interest rate on Mid-America’s debt was 4.0%.

The following table summarizes Mid-America’s indebtedness at December 31, 2009, and 2008, (dollars in millions):

         
  At December 31, 2009   Balance at
December 31,
2008
     Actual
Interest Rates
  Average
Interest Rate
  Maturity   Balance
Fixed Rate:
                                            
Taxable     5.30% – 6.21 %      5.86 %      2014 – 2044     $ 70.1     $ 136.4  
Tax-exempt     5.27 %      5.27 %      2028       11.2       11.6  
Interest rate swaps     4.38% – 6.42 %      5.32 %      2010 – 2015       883.2       908.2  
                       $ 964.5     $ 1,056.2  
Variable Rate:(1)
                                            
Taxable     0.67% – 1.22 %      0.91 %      2010 – 2018       262.8       179.8  
Tax-exempt     —                           4.8  
Interest rate caps     0.71% – 1.04 %      0.89 %      2010 – 2016       172.3       82.3  
                         435.1       266.9  
                       $ 1,399.6     $ 1,323.1  

(1) Amounts are adjusted to reflect interest rate swap and cap agreements in effect at December 31, 2009, and 2008, respectively which results in Mid-America paying fixed interest payments over the terms of the interest rate swaps and on changes in interest rates above the strike rate of the cap.

The following table includes scheduled principal repayments on the borrowings at December 31, 2009, as well as the amortization of the fair market value of debt assumed (dollars in thousands):

     
Year   Amortization   Maturities   Total
2010   $ 1,827     $     $ 1,827  
2011     1,929       180,000       181,929  
2012     2,036       80,000       82,036  
2013     2,149       168,629       170,778  
2014     1,600       534,918       536,518  
Thereafter     32,840       393,668       426,508  
     $ 42,381     $ 1,357,215     $ 1,399,596  

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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

6. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Following are the details of the interest rate swaps that were entered into as of December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):

       
  Notional
Balance
  Interest Rate   Expiration
     Variable Leg Base   Fixed Leg
Interest rate swaps designated against the FNMA Facilities
                 
     $ 50,000        3-month LIBOR       5.48 %      2010  
       40,000        3-month LIBOR       5.54 %      2010  
       50,000        3-month LIBOR       5.36 %      2011  
       25,000        3-month LIBOR       5.15 %      2012  
       50,000        3-month LIBOR       5.29 %      2012  
       50,000        3-month LIBOR       5.00 %      2012  
       50,000        3-month LIBOR       5.06 %      2013  
       25,000        3-month LIBOR       5.34 %      2013  
       25,000        3-month LIBOR       5.34 %      2013  
       25,000        3-month LIBOR       5.89 %      2013  
       25,000        3-month LIBOR       6.10 %      2014  
       50,000        3-month LIBOR       6.22 %      2010  
       25,000        3-month LIBOR       6.09 %      2014  
       25,000        3-month LIBOR       5.02 %      2012  
       25,000        3-month LIBOR       5.12 %      2013  
       50,000        3-month LIBOR       4.94 %      2015  
       25,000        3-month LIBOR       4.58 %      2011  
       25,000        3-month LIBOR       5.21 %      2015  
       640,000                5.37 %          
Interest rate swaps designated against the FNMA Tax-Free Bond Facility
                 
       8,365        BMA Municipal Swap Index       4.73 %      2010  
       10,800        BMA Municipal Swap Index       4.42 %      2012  
       7,000        BMA Municipal Swap Index       4.42 %      2012  
       26,165                4.51 %          
Interest rate swaps designated against the Freddie Mac Facility
                 
       26,000        3-month LIBOR       5.40 %      2011  
       10,000        3-month LIBOR       5.11 %      2011  
       15,000        3-month LIBOR       5.19 %      2011  
       15,000        3-month LIBOR       5.72 %      2011  
       17,000        3-month LIBOR       5.53 %      2011  
       10,000        1-month LIBOR       6.25 %      2014  
       10,000        1-month LIBOR       6.42 %      2014  
       10,000        1-month LIBOR       5.87 %      2014  
       10,000        3-month LIBOR       5.72 %      2014  
       7,000        3-month LIBOR       5.72 %      2014  
       22,000        3-month LIBOR       4.38 %      2014  
       40,000        3-month LIBOR       4.82 %      2013  
       25,000        3-month LIBOR       4.87 %      2014  
       217,000             5.27 %       
Total interest rate swaps entered into as of December 31, 2009   $ 883,165             5.32 %       

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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

6. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  – (continued)

At December 31, 2009, all of Mid-America’s interest rate swaps and interest rate caps were designated as cash flow hedges. As of December 31, 2009, and 2008, we recorded a liability for derivatives of approximately $55.4 million and $78.4 million, respectively, to fair market value of interest rate swaps and accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. We also recorded approximately $3.4 million and $0.1 million as of December 31, 2009, and 2008, respectively, to other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair market value of interest rate swaps, accrued expenses and other liabilities, and other assets line items represent the fair values of the interest rate swaps and interest rate caps. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on our variable-rate debt. During 2010, we estimate that an additional $32.0 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense. See also discussions in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1 and Note 7.

7. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities and security deposits are carried at amounts which reasonably approximate their fair value due to their short term nature.

Fixed rate notes payable at December 31, 2009, and 2008, total $81 million and $148 million, respectively, and have estimated fair values of $74 million and $142 million (excluding prepayment penalties), respectively, based upon interest rates available for the issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities as of December 31, 2009, and 2008. The carrying value of variable rate notes payable (excluding the effect of interest rate swap and cap agreements) at December 31, 2009, and 2008, total $1,318 million and $1,175 million, respectively, and have estimated fair values of $1,193 million and $1,078 million (excluding prepayment penalties), respectively, based upon interest rates available for the issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities as of December 31, 2009, and 2008.

In the normal course of business, we use certain derivative financial instruments to manage, or hedge, the interest rate risk associated with our variable rate debt or to hedge anticipated future debt transactions to manage well-defined interest rate risk associated with the transaction.

We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. Further, we have a policy of entering into contracts with major financial institutions based upon their credit rating and other factors. When viewed in conjunction with the underlying and offsetting exposure that the derivatives are designated to hedge, we have not sustained any material loss from those instruments nor do we anticipate any material adverse effect on our net income attributable to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. or financial position in the future from the use of derivatives.

We utilize derivative financial instruments that can be designated as cash flow hedges and which are expected to be highly effective in reducing the interest rate risk exposure that they are designed to hedge. This effectiveness is essential for qualifying for hedge accounting. Instruments that meet the criteria qualifying for hedge accounting treatment are formally designated as hedging instruments at the inception of the derivative contract. We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as our risk-management objective, strategy for undertaking the hedge transaction, and methods of assessing effectiveness and measuring ineffectiveness. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or forecasted transactions. We also formally assess, both at the inception of the hedging relationship and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives used are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items. When it is determined that a derivative has ceased to be a highly effective hedge, we discontinue hedge accounting prospectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

7. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  – (continued)

All of our derivative financial instruments are reported at fair value, are represented on the consolidated balance sheet within other assets, fair market value of interest rate swaps, and accrued expenses and other liabilities, and are characterized as cash flow hedges. These transactions hedge the future cash flows of debt transactions through interest rate swaps that convert variable payments to fixed payments and interest rate caps that limit the exposure to rising interest rates. As of December 31, 2009, we have entered into 34 interest rate swaps and 17 interest rate caps with a total notional balance of $883.2 million and $172.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, and 2008, we recorded a liability for derivatives of approximately $55.4 million and $78.4 million, respectively, to fair market value of interest rate swaps and accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. We also recorded approximately $3.4 million and $0.1 million as of December 31, 2009, and 2008, respectively, to other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The table below presents our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2009, and 2008, respectively.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
December 31, 2009 and 2008

               
Derivatives designated
as hedging instruments
  Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives
  December 31, 2009
(dollars
in thousands)
  December 31, 2008
(dollars
in thousands)
  December 31, 2009
(dollars in thousands)
  December 31, 2008
(dollars in thousands)
  Balance
Sheet
Location
  Fair
Value
  Balance
Sheet
Location
  Fair
Value
  Balance
Sheet
Location
  Fair
Value
  Balance
Sheet
Location
  Fair
Value
Interest rate contracts     Other assets     $ 3,430       Other assets     $ 51       Fair
Market Value of
Interest Rate Swaps
& Accrued
expenses and other
liabilities
    $ 55,415       Fair
Market Value of
Interest Rate Swaps
& Accrued
expenses and other
liabilities
    $ 78,440  
Total
derivatives designated as hedging instruments
        $ 3,430           $ 51           $ 55,415           $ 78,440  

The unrealized gains/losses in the fair value of these hedging instruments are reported on the balance sheet with a corresponding adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income, with any ineffective portion of the hedging transactions reclassified to earnings. As of December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 the year-to-date ineffective portion of the hedging transactions reclassified to earnings was a $724,000 increase, a $93,000 decrease, and a $470,000 decrease, respectively, to interest expense. The current year increase to interest expense consisted of $131,000 attributable to 2009 interest rate and fair value fluctuations and a $593,000 reclassification from other comprehensive income to interest expense. The reclassification resulted from the reversal of prior period realized gains between the derivative instrument and the hedged debt transaction.

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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

7. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  – (continued)

The table below presents our financial performance of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2009, and 2008.

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in thousands)

               
               
Derivatives in Cash Flow
Hedging Relationships
 
  
Amount of
Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in OCI on
Derivative
(Effective Portion)
  Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Income
(Effective
Portion)
  Amount of
Gain or (Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Income
(Effective Portion)
  Location of
Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in Income on
Derivative
(Ineffective
Portion and Amount
Excluded from
Effectiveness
Testing)
  Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in Income on
Derivative
(Ineffective Portion
and
Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing)
  12/31/2009   12/31/2008   12/31/2009   12/31/2008   12/31/2009   12/31/2008
Interest rate contracts   $ 23,478     $ (62,826 )      Interest Expense     $ (31,920 )    $ (10,883 )      Interest Expense     $ (728 )    $ 92  
Total   $ 23,478     $ (62,826 )          $ (31,920 )    $ (10,883 )          $ (728 )    $ 92  

If it becomes probable that the underlying hedged forecasted debt transactions will not occur, or if a derivative contract no longer qualifies for hedge accounting or is terminated, all future changes in the fair value of the derivative contract are marked-to-market with changes in value included in net income for each period until the derivative instrument matures, is settled, or is re-designated. If the hedged forecasted debt transaction becomes probable of not occurring, amounts previously deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income will immediately be reclassified to net income. If the hedged forecasted debt transaction remains probable to occur, these same previously deferred amounts will be amortized over the remaining hedged forecasted debt transactions.

As of December 31, 2009, the aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a liability position is $54.5 million. Certain of our derivative contracts are credit enhanced by either FNMA or Freddie Mac. These derivative instrument contracts require that our credit enhancing party maintain credit ratings above a certain level. If the credit rating of the credit enhancing party were to fall below these levels, it would trigger additional collateral to be deposited with the counterparty up to 100 percent of the liability position of the derivative contracts. As of December 31, 2009, the total maximum liability was $54.5 million of which our credit enhancing parties would be responsible for posting up to $31.7 million and we would be responsible for posting up to $22.8 million. If our credit enhancing parties are unwilling or unable to post their portion, we could be required to post the full collateral amount. Both FNMA and Freddie Mac are currently rated Aaa by Moody’s and AAA by S&P. The following table summarizes the credit ratings that would trigger the credit-risk-related contingent features, along with the combined amount that would be required to post under each credit rating scenario, if triggered, as of December 31, 2009.

   
As of December 31, 2009
Credit Rating   Required
Collateral
Moody's   S&P
Aaa     AAA     $  
Aa1     AA+     $  
Aa2     AA     $  
Aa3     AA-     $  
A1     A+     $ (3,194,361 ) 
A2     A     $ (6,703,499 ) 
A3     A-     $ (46,114,045 ) 
Baa1     BBB+     $ (54,497,461 ) 

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MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

7. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  – (continued)

Certain of our derivative contracts contain a cross default provision under which a default under certain of our other indebtedness in excess of a threshold amount causes an event of default under the agreement. Threshold amounts range from $1 million to $75 million. As of December 31, 2009, the fair value of derivatives containing cross default provisions was in a liability position of $14.2 million. Following an event of default, a termination event may occur, and we would be required to settle our obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $14.7 million as of December 31, 2009. Although our derivative contracts are subject to master netting arrangements which serve as credit mitigants to both us and our counterparties under certain situations, we do not net our derivative fair values or any existing rights or obligations to cash collateral on the consolidated balance sheet.

In accordance with accounting standards for determining fair values, we have determined that the majority of the inputs used to value our derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. However, we have determined that the credit valuation adjustments associated with our derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, to evaluate the likelihood of our own default as well as the default of our counterparties. As of December 31, 2009, we have assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of our derivative positions and have determined that the credit valuation adjustments are significant to the overall valuation of our derivatives. As a result, we have determined that our derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The table below presents the Mid-America’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2008, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis at December 31, 2008
(dollars in thousands)

       
  Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities
(Level 1)
  Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Balance at
December 31,
2008
Assets
                                   
Derivative financial instruments   $     $     $ 51     $ 51  
Liabilities
                                   
Derivative financial instruments   $     $     $ 78,440     $ 78,440  

The table below presents Mid-America’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2009, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis at December 31, 2009
(dollars in thousands)

       
  Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities
(Level 1)
  Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Balance at
December 31,
2009
Assets
                                   
Derivative financial instruments   $     $     $ 3,430     $ 3,430  
Liabilities
                                   
Derivative financial instruments   $     $     $ 55,415     $ 55,415  

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

7. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  – (continued)

The table below presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of assets and liabilities having fair value measurements based on significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

Changes in Level 3 Assets/(Liabilities) Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
at December 31, 2009
(dollars in thousands)

           
  Balance at
12/31/2008
  Total Gain or
(Loss) Included
in Income
  Total Realized
and Unrealized
Gains Included
in Other
Comprehensive
Income
  Purchases,
Issuances
and
Settlements
  Net Transfers
In and/or
Out of
Level 3
  Balance at
12/31/2009
Derivative financial instruments   $ (78,389 )    $ (32,648 )    $ 56,125     $ 2,927     $     $ (51,985 ) 

Changes in Level 3 Assets/(Liabilities) Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
for the period October 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009
(dollars in thousands)

           
  Balance at
9/30/2009
  Total Gain or
(Loss) Included
in Income
  Total Realized
and Unrealized
Gains Included
in Other
Comprehensive
Income
  Purchases,
Issuances and
Settlements
  Net Transfers In and/or
Out of
Level 3
  Balance at
12/31/2009
Derivative financial instruments   $ (60,893 )    $ (9,403 )    $ 17,139     $ 1,172     $     $ (51,985 ) 

Of the instruments for which Mid-America utilized significant Level 3 inputs to determine fair value and that were still held by Mid-America at December 31, 2009, the unrealized gain for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $56.0 million. The fair value of these instruments is reported on the balance sheet in Other assets, Fair market value of interest rate swaps, and Accrued expenses and other liabilities, with a corresponding adjustment for the unrealized gains/losses to Accumulated other comprehensive income, with any ineffective portion of the hedging transactions reclassified to interest expense. We use three major banks to provide approximately 80% of our swaps, JP Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada, and Deutsche Bank, all of which have high investment grade ratings from Moody’s and S&P. Our interest rate swaps with JP Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada, and Deutsche Bank had liability positions on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $5.6 million, $20.8 million and $22.2 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2009.

Both observable and unobservable inputs may be used to determine the fair value of positions that Mid-America has classified within the Level 3 category. As a result, the unrealized gains and losses for assets and liabilities within the Level 3 category presented in the tables above may include changes in fair value that were attributable to both observable and unobservable inputs.

The fair value estimates presented herein are based on information available to management as of December 31, 2009, and 2008. These estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts Mid-America could ultimately realize. See also discussions in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1 and Note 6.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Mid-America is not presently subject to any material litigation nor, to Mid-America’s knowledge, with advice of legal counsel, is any material litigation threatened against us. We are subject to routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which is expected to be covered by liability insurance and none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Mid-America had operating lease expense of approximately $17,600, $13,000 and $11,300 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Mid-America has commitments of approximately $18,200 in 2010, $17,600 in 2011 and $9,700 in 2012 under operating lease agreements outstanding at December 31, 2009.

9. INCOME TAXES

No provision for federal income taxes has been made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Mid-America has made an election to be taxed as a Real Estate Investment Trust, or REIT, under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, Mid-America is generally not subject to federal income tax to the extent that we distribute 100% of our taxable income to our shareholders. We must meet certain requirements, including the requirement to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income, to maintain REIT status. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, Mid-America will be subject to the federal income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. Even though we qualify for taxation as a REIT, Mid-America may be subject to certain federal, state and local taxes on our income and property and to federal income and excise tax on our undistributed income.

Earnings and profits, which determine the taxability of dividends to shareholders, differ from net income reported for financial reporting purposes primarily because of differences in depreciable lives, bases of certain assets and liabilities and in the timing of recognition of earnings upon disposition of properties. For federal income tax purposes, the following summarizes the taxability of cash distributions paid on the common shares in 2008 and 2007 and the estimated taxability for 2009:

     
  2009   2008   2007
Per common share
                          
Ordinary income   $ 1.61     $ 1.43     $ 1.44  
Capital gains     0.17             0.47  
Return of capital     0.68       1.03       0.51  
Total   $ 2.46     $ 2.46     $ 2.42  

In June 2006, the FASB issued ASC 740-10-50 which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements. Mid-America adopted ASC 740-10-50 effective January 1, 2007. ASC 740-10-50 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the recognition and measurement of tax positions taken in tax returns. Mid-America has identified and examined our tax positions, including our status as a real estate investment trust, for all open tax years through December 31, 2006, and concluded that the full benefit of each tax position taken should be recognized in the financial statements. There has been no significant changes in unrecognized tax benefits following the adoption date.

ASC 740-10-50 requires that an enterprise must calculate interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits. The decision regarding where to classify interest and penalties on the income statement is an accounting policy decision that should be consistently applied. Interest and penalties calculated on any future uncertain tax positions will be presented as a component of income tax expense. No interest and penalties are accrued on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 and 2008.

Mid-America’s tax years that remain subject to examination for U.S. federal purposes range from 2006 through 2008. Our tax years that remain open for state examination vary but range from 2005 through 2008.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007

10. SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling interest in the accompanying consolidated financial statements relates to the ownership interest in the Operating Partnership by the holders of Class A Common Units of the Operating Partnership, or Operating Partnership Units. Mid-America is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. Net income is allocated to the noncontrolling interest based on their respective ownership percentage of the Operating Partnership. Issuance of additional common shares or Operating Partnership Units changes the ownership of both the noncontrolling interest and Mid-America. Such transactions and the related proceeds are treated as capital transactions and result in an allocation between shareholders’ equity and noncontrolling interest to account for the change in the respective percentage ownership of the underlying equity of the Operating Partnership.

Mid-America’s Board of Directors established economic rights in respect to each Operating Partnership Unit that were equivalent to the economic rights in respect to each share of common stock. The holder of each unit may redeem their units in exchange for one share of common stock or cash, at the option of Mid-America. At December 31, 2009, a total of 2,305,652 units were outstanding and redeemable to Mid-America by the holders of the units for 2,305,652 shares of common stock or approximately $111,317,000, based on the closing price of Mid-America’s common stock on December 31, 2009 of $48.28 per share, at Mid-America’s option. At December 31, 2008, a total of 2,403,515 units were outstanding and redeemable to Mid-America by the holders of the units for 2,403,515 shares of common stock or approximately $89,315,000, based on the closing price of Mid-America’s common stock on December 31, 2008 of $37.16 per share, at Mid-America’s option.

The Operating Partnership has followed the policy of paying the same per unit distribution in respect to the units as the per share distribution in respect to the common stock. Operating Partnership net income for 2009, 2008 and 2007 was allocated approximately 8.2%, 8.7% and 9.4%, respectively, to holders of Operating Partnership Units and 91.8%, 91.3% and 90.6%, respectively, to Mid-America.

Series F Preferred Stock

In 2002, Mid-America issued Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, or Series F Preferred Stock, with a $25.00 per share liquidation preference and a preferential cumulative annual distribution of $2.3125 per share, payable monthly. On October 16, 2007, Mid-America redeemed all of the 474,500 issued and outstanding shares of the Series F Preferred Stock for $11.9 million.

Series H Preferred Stock

In 2003, Mid-America issued the Series H Preferred Stock with a $25.00 per share liquidation preference and a preferential cumulative annual distribution of $2.075 per share, payable quarterly. Mid-America has outstanding 6,200,000 Series H Preferred Stock shares for which it received net proceeds of $150.1 million. On and after August 11, 2008, the Series H Preferred Stock shares became redeemable for cash at the option of Mid-America, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the liquidation preference plus dividends owed and unpaid to the redemption date.

Direct Stock Purchase and Distribution Reinvestment Plan

Mid-America has a Dividend and Distribution Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan, or DRSPP, pursuant to which Mid-America's shareholders have the ability to reinvest all or part of their distributions from Mid-America’s common stock, preferred stock or limited partnership interests in Mid-America Apartments, L.P. into Mid-America’s common stock. The plan also provides the opportunity to make optional cash investments in common shares of at least $250, but not more than $5,000 in any given month, free of brokerage commissions and charges. Mid-America, in our absolute discretion, may grant waivers to allow for optional cash payments in excess of $5,000. To fulfill our obligations under the DRSPP, Mid-America may

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10. SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY  – (continued)

either issue additional shares of common stock or repurchase common stock in the open market. We have registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission the offer and sale of up to 7,600,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the DRSPP. We may elect to sell shares under the DRSPP at up to a 5% discount.

Common stock shares totaling 25,406 in 2009, 421,794 in 2008 and 136,483 in 2007 were acquired by shareholders under the DRSPP. Mid-America offered an average of a 1.5% discount for optional cash purchases in 2008 and 2007. We did not offer a discount for optional cash purchases through the DRSPP in 2009.

Controlled Equity Offering

On November 3, 2006, Mid-America entered into a sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. to sell up to 2,000,000 shares of our common stock, from time to time in at-the-market offerings or negotiated transactions through a controlled equity offering program. On July 3, 2008, Mid-America entered into a second agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. with materially the same terms for an additional 1,350,000 shares and on November 5, 2009 we entered into a third agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. with materially the same terms for an additional 4,000,000 shares.

During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, Mid-America sold 763,000, 1,955,300 and 323,700 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $32.8 million, $103.6 million and $18.8 million, respectively.

Stock Repurchase Plan

In 1999, Mid-America’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan to acquire up to a total of 4.0 million shares of Mid-America’s common stock. Through December 31, 2009, Mid-America has repurchased and retired approximately 1.9 million shares of common stock for a cost of approximately $42 million at an average price per common share of $22.54. No shares were repurchased in 2002 through 2009 under the plan.

11. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Following are details of employee benefit plans not previously discussed in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2.

401(k) Savings Plan

The Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan is a defined contribution plan that satisfies the requirements of Section 401(a) and 401(k) of the Code. Mid-America may, but is not obligated to, make matching contributions up to 6% of the participant’s compensation. Mid-America’s contribution to this plan was approximately $161,000, $405,000 and $483,000 in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan

Mid-America has adopted a non-qualified deferred compensation retirement plan for key employees who are not qualified for participation in Mid-America’s 401(k) Savings Plan. Under the terms of the plan, employees may elect to defer a percentage of their compensation and Mid-America may, but is not obligated to, match a portion of their salary deferral. The plan is designed so that the employees’ investment earnings under the non-qualified plan should be the same as the earning assets in Mid-America’s 401(k) Savings Plan. Mid-America’s match to this plan in 2009, 2008 and 2007 was approximately $4,000, $63,000 and $43,000, respectively.

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11. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS  – (continued)

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Company Directors

In 1998, Mid-America established the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Company Directors, or the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, which allows non-employee directors to defer their director fees by having the fees held by Mid-America as shares of Mid-America common stock. Directors can also choose to have their annual restricted stock grants issued into the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Amounts deferred through the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan are distributed to the directors in two annual installments beginning in the first 90 days of the year following the director’s departure from the board. Participating directors may choose to have the amount issued to them in shares of Mid-America common stock or paid to them as cash at the market value as of the end of the year the director ceases to serve on the board.

During 2009, 2008 and 2007, Mid-America issued 6,100, 6,600 and 5,572 shares of common stock, respectively, with weighted-average grant date fair values of $37.26, $47.92 and $51.29, respectively, to outside directors.

The shares of common stock held in the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan are classified outside of permanent equity in redeemable stock with changes in redemption amount recorded immediately in Retained Earnings because the directors have redemption rights not solely within the control of Mid-America. Additionally, any shares that become mandatorily redeemable because a departed director has elected to receive a cash payout are recorded as a liability. Accordingly, $0 and $246,000 was recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities at December 31, 2009, and 2008, respectively.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

The Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP, is a non-contributory stock bonus plan that satisfies the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Each employee of Mid-America is eligible to participate in the ESOP after completing one year of service with Mid-America. Participants' ESOP accounts will be 100% vested after three years of continuous service, with no vesting prior to that time. Mid-America contributed 22,500 shares of common stock to the ESOP upon conclusion of the initial offering. During 2008 and 2007, Mid-America contributed approximately $991,000 and $876,000, respectively, to the ESOP which purchased an additional 21,822 shares and 16,613 shares of common stock with weighted-average grant date fair values of $45.41 and $52.75, respectively. Mid-America did not contribute to the ESOP during 2009.

Restricted Stock and Stock Option Plan

Mid-America adopted the 1994 Restricted Stock and Stock Option Plan, or the 1994 Plan, to provide incentives to attract and retain independent directors, executive officers and key employees. As of January 31, 2004, no further awards may be granted under this plan. The 1994 Restricted Stock and Stock Option Plan was replaced by the 2004 Stock Plan (collectively the “Plans”) by shareholder approval at the May 24, 2004, Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Plans provide(d) for the granting of options to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock, or Options, or grants of restricted shares of common stock, or Restricted Stock. The Plan also allow(ed) Mid-America to grant options to purchase Operating Partnership Units at the price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the day prior to issuance of the units (the “LESOP Provision”). The 1994 Plan authorized the issuance of 2,400,000 common shares or options to acquire shares. The 2004 Stock Plan authorizes the issuance of 500,000 common shares or options to acquire shares. Under the terms of the 1994 Plan, Mid-America could advance directors, executive officers, and key employees a portion of the cost of the common stock or units. The employee advances mature five years from the date of issuance and accrue interest, payable in arrears, at a rate established at the date of issuance. Mid-America has also entered into supplemental bonus agreements with the employees which are intended to fund the payment of a portion of the advances over a five year period. Under the terms of the supplemental bonus agreements, Mid-America will pay bonuses to these employees equal to 3% of the original note balance on

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11. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS  – (continued)

each anniversary date of the advance, limited to 15% of the aggregate purchase price of the shares and units. In March of 2002, Mid-America entered into duplicate supplemental bonus agreements on the then existing options to executive officers, effectively doubling their advances. The advances become due and payable and the bonus agreement will terminate if the employees voluntarily terminate their employment with Mid-America. Mid-America also agreed to pay a bonus to certain executive officers in an amount equal to the debt service on the advances for as long as they remain employed by Mid-America.

As of December 31, 2009, Mid-America had one advance outstanding relating to the Plan totaling approximately $35,000, which is recorded in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The $35,000 advance at December 31, 2009, is to one former executive officer, has an interest rate of 6.4% and matures in May 2010.

12. EARNINGS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The four communities that Mid-America sold in 2007, along with the three communities that Mid-America sold in 2009, have been classified as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following is a summary of earnings from discontinued operations for the three years ended December 31, 2009, (dollars in thousands):

     
  2009   2008   2007
Revenues:
                          
Rental revenues   $ 3,097     $ 5,362     $ 7,424  
Other revenues     130       274       390  
Total revenues     3,227       5,636       7,814  
Expenses:
                          
Property operating expenses     1,920       3,130       3,919  
Depreciation and amortization           706       1,517  
Other non-property income                 (1 ) 
Interest expense     73       488       1,133  
Income on debt extinguishment                  
Total expenses     1,993       4,324       6,568  
Earnings from discontinued operations before gain on sale and settlement proceeds     1,234       1,312       1,246  
Gain (loss) on sale     4,649       (120 )      9,164  
Earnings from discontinued operations   $ 5,883     $ 1,192     $ 10,410  

13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Pursuant to management contracts with Mid-America’s joint ventures, Mid-America manages the operations of the joint venture apartment communities for a fee of 4% of the revenues of the joint venture. Mid-America received approximately $293,000, $206,000 and $34,000 as management fees from the joint ventures in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. Also in 2009 and 2008, Mid-America received approximately $83,000 and $50,000, respectively of acquisition fees, $245,000 and $185,000, respectively in asset management fees and $17,000 and $22,000, respectively in construction management fees from our joint ventures. No such fees were received in 2007.

Mid-America has an advance to one former executive officer through the 1994 Plan as discussed in Note 11.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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14. SEGMENT INFORMATION

At December 31, 2009, Mid-America owned or had an ownership interest in 147 multifamily apartment communities in 13 different states from which we derive all significant sources of earnings and operating cash flows. Mid-America’s operational structure is organized on a decentralized basis, with individual property managers having overall responsibility and authority regarding the operations of their respective properties. Each property manager individually monitors local and area trends in rental rates, occupancy percentages, and operating costs. Property managers are given the on-site responsibility and discretion to react to such trends in the best interest of Mid-America. Mid-America’s senior management evaluates the performance of each individual property based on its contribution to net operating income in order to ensure that the individual property continues to meet Mid-America’s return criteria and long term investment goals. Mid-America defines each of our multifamily communities as an individual operating segment. We have also determined that all of our communities have similar economic characteristics and meet the other criteria which permit the communities to be aggregated into one reportable segment, which is acquisition and operation of the multifamily communities owned.

15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Dispositions

On January 28, 2010, Mid-America Apartments, LP sold Legacy at Western Oaks to Mid-America Multifamily Fund II, LLC, one of our joint ventures. For tax purposes, this transaction was considered a contribution.

16. SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)

       
  Year Ended December 31, 2009
     First   Second   Third   Fourth
Total operating revenues   $ 93,664     $ 94,562     $ 94,999     $ 95,319  
Income from continuing operations before non-operating items   $ 25,084     $ 24,526     $ 21,749     $ 21,971  
Interest expense   $ (14,229 )    $ (14,472 )    $ (14,371 )    $ (14,022 ) 
Net casualty (loss) gains and other settlement proceeds   $ (144 )    $     $ (109 )    $ 285  
(Loss) income from real estate joint ventures   $ (196 )    $ (156 )    $ (288 )    $ (176 ) 
Discontinued operations:
                                   
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before gain (loss) on sale   $ 421     $ 326     $ 311     $ 176  
(Loss) gain on sale of discontinued operations   $ 1,432     $ 1,155     $ 13     $ 2,049  
Consolidated net income   $ 11,845     $ 10,718     $ 6,878     $ 9,780  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest   $ (706 )    $ (570 )    $ (260 )    $ (474 ) 
Net income attributable to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.   $ 11,139     $ 10,148     $ 6,618     $ 9,306  
Net income available for common shareholders   $ 7,923     $ 6,931     $ 3,402     $ 6,090  
Per share:
                                   
Net income available per common share – basic   $ 0.28     $ 0.25     $ 0.12     $ 0.21  
Net income available per common share – diluted   $ 0.28     $ 0.25     $ 0.12     $ 0.21  
Dividend paid   $ 0.615     $ 0.615     $ 0.615     $ 0.615  

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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16. SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)  – (continued)

       
  Year Ended December 31, 2008
     First   Second   Third   Fourth
Total operating revenues   $ 90,777     $ 91,462     $ 93,820     $ 93,952  
Income from continuing operations before non-operating items   $ 24,753     $ 24,258     $ 23,046     $ 23,840  
Interest expense   $ (16,205 )    $ (15,035 )    $ (15,039 )    $ (15,731 ) 
Net casualty (loss) gains and other settlement proceeds   $ 128     $ 416     $ (1,131 )    $ 340  
(Loss) income from real estate joint ventures   $ (83 )    $ (199 )    $ (274 )    $ (288 ) 
Discontinued operations:
                                   
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before gain (loss) on sale   $ 200     $ 148     $ 386     $ 578  
(Loss) gain on sale of discontinued operations   $ (59 )    $ (61 )    $     $  
Consolidated net income   $ 8,211     $ 9,157     $ 6,514     $ 8,189  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest   $ (532 )    $ (513 )    $ (321 )    $ (456 ) 
Net income attributable to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.   $ 7,679     $ 8,644     $ 6,193     $ 7,733  
Net income available for common shareholders   $ 4,463     $ 5,427     $ 2,977     $ 4,517  
Per share:
                                   
Net income available per common share – basic   $ 0.17     $ 0.20     $ 0.11     $ 0.16  
Net income available per common share – diluted   $ 0.17     $ 0.20     $ 0.11     $ 0.16  
Dividend paid   $ 0.615     $ 0.615     $ 0.615     $ 0.615  

Some of the financial data in the tables above differ from the values as originally reported in their respective Form 10-Qs or Form 10-Ks due to the reclassification of certain properties as discontinued operations and the reclassification of certain expenses related to a bulk cable program which had been previously netted in revenues.

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A reconciliation of the affected financial data is below (in thousands):

       
  Values as
Originally
Reported
  Held
For Sale
  Bulk
Cable
Reclass
  Values as
Reported at
December 31,
2009
First Quarter 2009
                                   
Total operating revenues   $ 93,600     $     $ 64     $ 93,664  
Second Quarter 2009
                                   
Total operating revenues     94,433             129       94,562  
Third Quarter 2009
                                   
Total operating revenues     94,524             475       94,999  
First Quarter 2008
                                   
Total operating revenues     92,144       (1,395 )      28       90,777  
Income from continuing operations before non-operating items     25,082       (329 )            24,753  
Interest expense     (16,334 )      129             (16,205 ) 
Discontinued operations:
                                   
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before gain (loss) on sale           200             200  
Second Quarter 2008
                                   
Total operating revenues     92,834       (1,398 )      26       91,462  
Income from continuing operations before non-operating items     24,516       (258 )            24,258  
Interest expense     (15,145 )      110             (15,035 ) 
Discontinued operations:
                                   
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before gain (loss) on sale           148             148  
Third Quarter 2008
                                   
Total operating revenues     93,473       319       28       93,820  
Income from continuing operations before non-operating items     22,887       159             23,046  
Interest expense     (15,004 )      (35 )            (15,039 ) 
Discontinued operations:
                                   
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before gain (loss) on sale     510       (124 )            386  
Fourth Quarter 2008(1)
                                   
Total operating revenues     93,874             78       93,952  
Income from continuing operations before non-operating items     23,697       143             23,840  
Interest expense     (15,654 )      (77 )            (15,731 ) 
Discontinued operations:
                                   
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before gain (loss) on sale     644       (66 )            578  

(1) As originally reported in the registrant’s Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2009. In the fourth quarter of 2008, a property which had previously been classified as held for sale was removed from such classification. As a result of the adjustments to remove the property from discontinued operations, some line item values not affecting net income were misadjusted between the third and fourth quarters of 2008. The adjustment did not impact the full year 2008 values.

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Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
Schedule III
Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
December 31, 2009
(Dollars in thousands)

                         
Property   Location   Encumbrances   Initial Cost   Cost Capitalized
Subsequent to
Acquisition
  Gross Amount
Carried at
December 31, 2009(21)
  Total   Accumulated
Depreciation
  Net   Date of
Construction
  Life Used
to Compute
Depreciation in Latest
Income
Statement(22)
  Land   Buildings
and
Fixtures
  Land   Buildings and
Fixtures
  Land   Buildings and
Fixtures
Eagle Ridge     Birmingham, AL       (1)    $ 851     $ 7,667     $     $ 2,700     $ 851     $ 10,367     $ 11,218     $ (4,298 )    $ 6,920       1986       1-40  
Abbington Place     Huntsville, AL       (1)      524       4,724             1,764       524       6,488       7,012       (2,994 )      4,018       1987       1-40  
Paddock Club Huntsville     Huntsville, AL       (1)      909       10,152       830       11,046       1,739       21,198       22,937       (7,823 )      15,114       1989/98       1-40  
Paddock Club Montgomery     Montgomery, AL       (1)      965       13,190             1,148       965       14,338       15,303       (4,700 )      10,603       1999       1-40  
Calais Forest     Little Rock, AR       (1)      1,026       9,244             5,163       1,026       14,407       15,433       (6,820 )      8,613       1987       1-40  
Napa Valley     Little Rock, AR       (1)      960       8,642             2,498       960       11,140       12,100       (5,317 )      6,783       1984       1-40  
Westside Creek I & II     Little Rock, AR       (1)      1,270       11,463       1       3,285       1,271       14,748       16,019       (6,537 )      9,482       1984/86       1-40  
Edge at Lyon’s Gate     Phoenix, AZ             7,901       27,577             267       7,901       27,844       35,745       (1,716 )      34,029       2007       1-40  
Talus Ranch     Phoenix, AZ             12,741       49,636             556       12,741       50,192       62,933       (7,288 )      55,645       2005       1-40  
Sky View Ranch     Gilbert, AZ             2,668       14,832             171       2,668       15,003       17,671       (542 )      17,129       2007       1-40  
Tiffany Oaks     Altamonte Springs, FL       (1)      1,024       9,219             4,559       1,024       13,778       14,802       (6,603 )      8,199       1985       1-40  
Marsh Oaks     Atlantic Beach, FL       (1)      244       2,829             1,537       244       4,366       4,610       (2,396 )      2,214       1986       1-40  
Indigo Point     Brandon, FL             1,167       10,500             2,690       1,167       13,190       14,357       (4,798 )      9,559       1989       1-40  
Paddock Club Brandon     Brandon, FL       (2)      2,896       26,111             1,943       2,896       28,054       30,950       (11,213 )      19,737       1997/99       1-40  
Preserve at Coral Square     Coral Springs, FL       (6)      9,600       41,206             2,554       9,600       43,760       53,360       (9,239 )      44,121       1996       1-40  
Anatole     Daytona Beach, FL       7,000 (9)      1,227       5,879             2,468       1,227       8,347       9,574       (4,228 )      5,346       1986       1-40  
Paddock Club Gainesville     Gainesville, FL       (2)      1,800       15,879             1,052       1,800       16,931       18,731       (5,347 )      13,384       1999       1-40  
Cooper’s Hawk     Jacksonville, FL       (2)      854       7,500             2,256       854       9,756       10,610       (5,112 )      5,498       1987       1-40  
Hunter’s Ridge at Deerwood     Jacksonville, FL       (7)      1,533       13,835             4,331       1,533       18,166       19,699       (7,759 )      11,940       1987       1-40  
Lakeside     Jacksonville, FL       (1)      1,431       12,883       (1 )      6,940       1,430       19,823       21,253       (10,792 )      10,461       1985       1-40  
Lighthouse at Fleming Island     Jacksonville, FL       (1)      4,047       36,431             1,785       4,047       38,216       42,263       (9,404 )      32,859       2003       1-40  
Paddock Club Jacksonville     Jacksonville, FL       (1)      2,294       20,750       (2 )      2,456       2,292       23,206       25,498       (9,476 )      16,022       1989/96       1-40  
Paddock Club Mandarin     Jacksonville, FL       (2)      1,410       14,967       1       1,396       1,411       16,363       17,774       (5,074 )      12,700       1998       1-40  
St. Augustine     Jacksonville, FL       13,235 (19)      2,858       6,475       (1 )      18,800       2,857       25,275       28,132       (6,767 )      21,365       1987       1-40  
Woodbridge at the Lake     Jacksonville, FL       (2)      645       5,804             3,816       645       9,620       10,265       (5,104 )      5,161       1985       1-40  
Woodhollow     Jacksonville, FL       (1)      1,686       15,179       (8 )      5,866       1,678       21,045       22,723       (10,200 )      12,523       1986       1-40  
Paddock Club Lakeland     Lakeland, FL       (1)      2,254       20,452       (1,033 )      5,598       1,221       26,050       27,271       (10,939 )      16,332       1988/90       1-40  
Savannahs at James Landing     Melbourne, FL       (2)      582       7,868             4,158       582       12,026       12,608       (6,308 )      6,300       1990       1-40  
Paddock Park Ocala     Ocala, FL       6,805 (2)(3)      2,284       21,970             3,124       2,284       25,094       27,378       (11,017 )      16,361       1986/88       1-40  
Park Crest at Innisbrook     Palm Harbor, FL             3,888       27,112             97       3,888       27,209       31,097       (472 )      30,625       2000       1-40  
Paddock Club Panama City     Panama City, FL       (2)      898       14,276       (5 )      1,933       893       16,209       17,102       (5,764 )      11,338       2000       1-40  
Paddock Club Tallahassee     Tallahassee, FL       (2)      530       4,805       950       11,278       1,480       16,083       17,563       (6,823 )      10,740       1990/95       1-40  
Belmere     Tampa, FL       (1)      851       7,667       1       4,107       852       11,774       12,626       (6,443 )      6,183       1984       1-40  
Links at Carrollwood     Tampa, FL       (1)      817       7,355       110       4,061       927       11,416       12,343       (5,012 )      7,331       1980       1-40  
Village Oaks     Tampa, FL             2,714       19,137       59       683       2,773       19,820       22,593       (1,239 )      21,354       2007       1-40  

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Property   Location   Encumbrances   Initial Cost   Cost Capitalized
Subsequent to
Acquisition
  Gross Amount
Carried at
December 31, 2009(21)
  Total   Accumulated
Depreciation
  Net   Date of
Construction
  Life Used
to Compute
Depreciation in Latest
Income
Statement(22)
  Land   Buildings
and
Fixtures
  Land   Buildings and
Fixtures
  Land   Buildings and
Fixtures
High Ridge     Athens, GA       (1)      884       7,958             1,860       884       9,818       10,702       (4,096 )      6,606       1987       1-40  
Sanctuary at Oglethorpe     Atlanta, GA       23,500       6,875       31,859             898       6,875       32,757       39,632       (1,971 )      37,661       1994       1-40  
Bradford Pointe     Augusta, GA       (4)      772       6,949             1,907       772       8,856       9,628       (3,855 )      5,773       1986       1-40  
Shenandoah Ridge     Augusta, GA       (1)      650       5,850       8       4,007       658       9,857       10,515       (5,504 )      5,011       1982       1-40  
Westbury Creek     Augusta, GA       3,480 (14)      400       3,626             1,090       400       4,716       5,116       (2,177 )      2,939       1984       1-40  
Fountain Lake     Brunswick, GA       (4)      502       4,551             1,738       502       6,289       6,791       (2,936 )      3,855       1983       1-40  
Park Walk     College Park, GA       (1)      536       4,859             1,087       536       5,946       6,482       (2,606 )      3,876       1985       1-40  
Whisperwood     Columbus, GA       (1)      4,290       42,722       (2 )      11,260       4,288       53,982       58,270       (22,528 )      35,742       1980/82/
84/86/98
      1-40  
Willow Creek     Columbus, GA       (1)      614       5,523             3,628       614       9,151       9,765       (4,195 )      5,570       1971/77       1-40  
Terraces at Fieldstone     Conyers, GA       (1)      1,284       15,819             1,046       1,284       16,865       18,149       (5,133 )      13,016       1999       1-40  
Prescott     Duluth, GA       (5)      3,840       24,876             899       3,840       25,775       29,615       (5,780 )      23,835       2001       1-40  
Lanier     Gainesville, GA       18,363       3,560       23,248             1,046       3,560       24,294       27,854       (4,899 )      22,955       1998       1-40  
Lake Club     Gainesville, GA       (5)      3,150       18,997             475       3,150       19,472       22,622       (3,907 )      18,715       2001       1-40  
Whispering Pines     LaGrange, GA       (4)      823       7,470       (2 )      2,176       821       9,646       10,467       (4,285 )      6,182       1982/84       1-40  
Westbury Springs     Lilburn, GA       (1)      665       6,038             1,665       665       7,703       8,368       (3,484 )      4,884       1983       1-40  
Austin Chase     Macon, GA       (7)      1,409       12,687             1,623       1,409       14,310       15,719       (5,552 )      10,167       1996       1-40  
The Vistas     Macon, GA       (1)      595       5,403             1,419       595       6,822       7,417       (3,104 )      4,313       1985       1-40  
Walden Run     McDonough, GA       (1)      1,281       11,935             1,033       1,281       12,968       14,249       (3,260 )      10,989       1997       1-40  
Georgetown Grove     Savannah, GA             1,288       11,579             1,406       1,288       12,985       14,273       (5,279 )      8,994       1997       1-40  
Oaks at Wilmington Island     Savannah, GA       (6)      2,910       26,337             1,079       2,910       27,416       30,326       (4,028 )      26,298       1999       1-40  
Wildwood     Thomasville, GA       (1)      438       3,971       371       5,189       809       9,160       9,969       (4,126 )      5,843       1980/84       1-40  
Hidden Lake     Union City, GA       (1)      1,296       11,715             3,596       1,296       15,311       16,607       (6,508 )      10,099       1985/87       1-40  
Three Oaks     Valdosta, GA       (1)      462       4,188       459       6,330       921       10,518       11,439       (4,786 )      6,653       1983/84       1-40  
Huntington Chase     Warner Robins, GA             1,160       10,437             1,242       1,160       11,679       12,839       (4,127 )      8,712       1997       1-40  
Southland Station     Warner Robins, GA       (1)      1,470       13,284             2,635       1,470       15,919       17,389       (7,064 )      10,325       1987/90       1-40  
Terraces at Townelake     Woodstock, GA       (1)      1,331       11,918       1,688       18,915       3,019       30,833       33,852       (11,333 )      22,519       1999       1-40  
Fairways at Hartland     Bowling Green, KY       (1)      1,038       9,342             2,508       1,038       11,850       12,888       (5,175 )      7,713       1996       1-40  
Paddock Club Florence     Florence, KY       9,295       1,209       10,969             2,260       1,209       13,229       14,438       (5,605 )      8,833       1994       1-40  
Grand Reserve Lexington     Lexington, KY       (1)      2,024       31,525             522       2,024       32,047       34,071       (9,067 )      25,004       2000       1-40  
Lakepointe     Lexington, KY       (1)      411       3,699             1,541       411       5,240       5,651       (2,894 )      2,757       1986       1-40  
Mansion, The     Lexington, KY       (1)      694       6,242             2,258       694       8,500       9,194       (4,558 )      4,636       1989       1-40  
Village, The     Lexington, KY       (1)      900       8,097             3,230       900       11,327       12,227       (6,129 )      6,098       1989       1-40  
Stonemill Village     Louisville, KY       (1)      1,169       10,518             7,287       1,169       17,805       18,974       (8,434 )      10,540       1985       1-40  
Crosswinds     Jackson, MS       (1)      1,535       13,826             3,464       1,535       17,290       18,825       (8,368 )      10,457       1988/90       1-40  
Pear Orchard     Jackson, MS       (1)      1,352       12,168       (1 )      5,152       1,351       17,320       18,671       (9,042 )      9,629       1985       1-40  
Reflection Pointe     Jackson, MS       5,880 (10)      710       8,770       138       4,992       848       13,762       14,610       (6,929 )      7,681       1986       1-40  
Lakeshore Landing     Ridgeland, MS       (1)      676       6,470             953       676       7,423       8,099       (1,926 )      6,173       1974       1-40  
Savannah Creek     Southaven, MS       (1)      778       7,013             2,335       778       9,348       10,126       (4,664 )      5,462       1989       1-40  
Sutton Place     Southaven, MS       (1)      894       8,053             2,792       894       10,845       11,739       (5,351 )      6,388       1991       1-40  
Hermitage at Beechtree     Cary, NC       (1)      900       8,099             3,220       900       11,319       12,219       (4,991 )      7,228       1988       1-40  
Waterford Forest     Cary, NC       (5)      4,000       20,957             993       4,000       21,950       25,950       (4,277 )      21,673       1996       1-40  
Preserve at Brier Creek     Raleigh, NC       (1)      5,850       22,695       (19 )      21,711       5,831       44,406       50,237       (5,117 )      45,120       2002/07       1-40  
Providence at Brier Creek     Raleigh, NC             4,695       30,052             209       4,695       30,261       34,956       (2,615 )      32,341       2007       1-40  

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Property   Location   Encumbrances   Initial Cost   Cost Capitalized
Subsequent to
Acquisition
  Gross Amount
Carried at
December 31, 2009(21)
  Total   Accumulated
Depreciation
  Net   Date of
Construction
  Life Used
to Compute
Depreciation in Latest
Income
Statement(22)
  Land   Buildings
and
Fixtures
  Land   Buildings and
Fixtures
  Land   Buildings and
Fixtures
Corners, The     Winston-Salem, NC       (2)      685       6,165             2,123       685       8,288       8,973       (4,691 )      4,282       1982       1-40  
Fairways at Royal Oak     Cincinnati, OH       (1)      814       7,335       (12 )      2,402       802       9,737       10,539       (5,088 )      5,451       1988       1-40  
Colony at South Park     Aiken, SC       (1)      862       8,005             872       862       8,877       9,739       (2,239 )      7,500       1989/91       1-40  
Woodwinds     Aiken, SC       (1)      503       4,540             1,530       503       6,070       6,573       (2,757 )      3,816       1988       1-40  
Tanglewood     Anderson, SC       (1)      427       3,853             2,281       427       6,134       6,561       (3,346 )      3,215       1980       1-40  
Fairways, The     Columbia, SC       7,735 (11)      910       8,207             1,833       910       10,040       10,950       (5,268 )      5,682       1992       1-40  
Paddock Club Columbia     Columbia, SC       (1)      1,840       16,560             2,788       1,840       19,348       21,188       (8,262 )      12,926       1989/95       1-40  
Highland Ridge     Greenville, SC       (1)      482       4,337             1,709       482       6,046       6,528       (2,845 )      3,683       1984       1-40  
Howell Commons     Greenville, SC       (1)      1,304       11,740             3,085       1,304       14,825       16,129       (6,770 )      9,359       1986/88       1-40  
Paddock Club Greenville     Greenville, SC       (1)      1,200       10,800             1,483       1,200       12,283       13,483       (5,233 )      8,250       1996       1-40  
Park Haywood     Greenville, SC       (1)      325       2,925       35       4,033       360       6,958       7,318       (3,861 )      3,457       1983       1-40  
Spring Creek     Greenville, SC       (1)      597       5,374       (14 )      2,216       583       7,590       8,173       (3,872 )      4,301       1985       1-40  
Runaway Bay     Mt. Pleasant, SC       8,365 (8)      1,085       7,269             4,889       1,085       12,158       13,243       (5,892 )      7,351       1988       1-40  
Park Place     Spartanburg, SC       (1)      723       6,504             2,082       723       8,586       9,309       (3,979 )      5,330       1987       1-40  
Farmington Village     Summerville, SC       15,200       2,800       26,947             172       2,800       27,119       29,919       (2,672 )      27,247       2007       1-40  
Hamilton Pointe     Chattanooga, TN       (1)      1,131       10,861             1,261       1,131       12,122       13,253       (3,230 )      10,023       1989       1-40  
Hidden Creek     Chattanooga, TN       (1)      972       9,201             992       972       10,193       11,165       (2,760 )      8,405       1987       1-40  
Steeplechase     Chattanooga, TN       (1)      217       1,957             2,518       217       4,475       4,692       (2,478 )      2,214       1986       1-40  
Windridge     Chattanooga, TN       5,465 (15)      817       7,416             2,556       817       9,972       10,789       (4,198 )      6,591       1984       1-40  
Oaks, The     Jackson, TN       (1)      177       1,594       12       1,720       189       3,314       3,503       (1,830 )      1,673       1978       1-40  
Post House Jackson     Jackson, TN       5,095       443       5,078             3,436       443       8,514       8,957       (3,842 )      5,115       1987       1-40  
Post House North     Jackson, TN       3,375 (12)      381       4,299       (57 )      2,067       324       6,366       6,690       (3,397 )      3,293       1987       1-40  
Bradford Chase     Jackson, TN       (1)      523       4,711             1,494       523       6,205       6,728       (3,315 )      3,413       1987       1-40  
Woods at Post House     Jackson, TN       4,727       240       6,839             1,874       240       8,713       8,953       (4,903 )      4,050       1997       1-40  
Cedar Mill     Memphis, TN       (1)      824       8,023             2,884       824       10,907       11,731       (2,901 )      8,830       1973/86       1-40  
Greenbrook     Memphis, TN             2,100       24,468       25       21,162       2,125       45,630       47,755       (25,484 )      22,271       1974/78/
83/86
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Kirby Station     Memphis, TN       (1)      1,148       10,337             7,044       1,148       17,381       18,529       (7,496 )      11,033       1978       1-40  
Lincoln on the Green     Memphis, TN       (1)      1,498       20,483             11,739       1,498       32,222       33,720       (14,900 )      18,820       1988/98       1-40  
Park Estate     Memphis, TN             178       1,141             3,884       178       5,025       5,203       (3,435 )      1,768       1974       1-40  
Reserve at Dexter Lake     Memphis, TN       (4)      1,260       16,043       2,147       34,206       3,407       50,249       53,656       (13,065 )      40,591       1999/01       1-40  
Paddock Club Murfreesboro     Murfreesboro, TN       (1)      915       14,774             1,262       915       16,036       16,951       (4,861 )      12,090       1999       1-40  
Brentwood Downs     Nashville, TN       (1)      1,193       10,739       (2 )      5,685       1,191       16,424       17,615       (7,392 )      10,223       1986       1-40  
Grand View Nashville     Nashville, TN       (1)      2,963       33,673             2,241       2,963       35,914       38,877       (9,576 )      29,301       2001       1-40  
Monthaven Park     Nashville, TN       (6)      2,736       29,556             2,597       2,736       32,153       34,889       (7,372 )      27,517       1999/01       1-40  
Park at Hermitage     Nashville, TN       6,645 (16)      1,524       14,800             4,996       1,524       19,796       21,320       (10,281 )      11,039       1987       1-40  
Northwood     Arlington, TX       (2)      886       8,278             1,002       886       9,280       10,166       (2,434 )      7,732       1980       1-40  
Balcones Woods     Austin, TX       (2)      1,598       14,398             8,828       1,598       23,226       24,824       (9,812 )      15,012       1983       1-40  
Grand Reserve at Sunset Valley     Austin, TX       (6)      3,150       11,868             2,065       3,150       13,933       17,083       (2,905 )      14,178       1996       1-40  
Silverado     Austin, TX       (6)      2,900       24,810             62       2,900       24,872       27,772       (3,970 )      23,802       2003       1-40  
Stassney Woods     Austin, TX       4,050 (17)      1,621       7,501             4,295       1,621       11,796       13,417       (6,316 )      7,101       1985       1-40  
Travis Station     Austin, TX       3,585 (18)      2,282       6,169       (1 )      4,086       2,281       10,255       12,536       (5,184 )      7,352       1987       1-40  
Woods, The     Austin, TX       (2)      1,405       13,083             2,566       1,405       15,649       17,054       (3,951 )      13,103       1977       1-40  

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Property   Location   Encumbrances   Initial Cost   Cost Capitalized
Subsequent to
Acquisition
  Gross Amount
Carried at
December 31, 2009(21)
  Total   Accumulated
Depreciation
  Net   Date of
Construction
  Life Used
to Compute
Depreciation in Latest
Income
Statement(22)
  Land   Buildings
and
Fixtures
  Land   Buildings and
Fixtures
  Land   Buildings and
Fixtures
Legacy at Western Oaks     Austin, TX             4,100       42,400                   4,100       42,400       46,500             46,500       2001       1-40  
Celery Stalk     Dallas, TX       (5)      1,463       13,165       (1 )      5,531       1,462       18,696       20,158       (10,475 )      9,683       1978       1-40  
Courtyards at Campbell     Dallas, TX       (2)      988       8,893             2,499       988       11,392       12,380       (4,726 )      7,654       1986       1-40  
Deer Run     Dallas, TX       (2)      1,252       11,271             3,228       1,252       14,499       15,751       (5,900 )      9,851       1985       1-40  
Grand Courtyard     Dallas, TX       (6)      2,730       23,219             953       2,730       24,172       26,902       (3,957 )      22,945       2000       1-40  
Lodge at Timberglen     Dallas, TX       (5)      825       7,422       (1 )      4,204       824       11,626       12,450       (6,450 )      6,000       1983       1-40  
Watermark     Dallas, TX       (5)      960       14,839             686       960       15,525       16,485       (3,374 )      13,111       2002       1-40  
Legacy Pines     Houston, TX       (2)      2,157       19,491       (15 )      2,185       2,142       21,676       23,818       (5,491 )      18,327       1999       1-40  
Reserve at Woodwind Lakes     Houston, TX       14,191       1,968       20,718             1,626       1,968       22,344       24,312       (3,301 )      21,011       1999       1-40  
Park Place (Houston)     Houston, TX             2,061       16,386             2,049       2,061       18,435       20,496       (2,195 )      18,301       1996       1-40  
Ranchstone     Houston, TX       (6)      1,480       15,352             1,286       1,480       16,638       18,118       (2,012 )      16,106       1996       1-40  
Cascade at Fall Creek     Humble, TX             3,230       20,308             262       3,230       20,570       23,800       (1,792 )      22,008       2007       1-40  
Chalet at Fall Creek     Humble, TX       (6)      2,755       20,820             324       2,755       21,144       23,899       (2,535 )      21,364       2006       1-40  
Westborough Crossing     Katy, TX       (5)      677       6,091       (1 )      2,959       676       9,050       9,726       (4,880 )      4,846       1984       1-40  
Kenwood Club     Katy, TX       (2)      1,002       17,288             1,101       1,002       18,389       19,391       (5,950 )      13,441       2000       1-40  
Lane at Towne Crossing     Mesquite, TX       (2)      1,311       12,254       (8 )      1,363       1,303       13,617       14,920       (3,603 )      11,317       1983       1-40  
Highwood     Plano, TX             864       7,783             2,876       864       10,659       11,523       (4,382 )      7,141       1983       1-40  
Los Rios Park     Plano, TX       (2)      3,273       29,483             1,834       3,273       31,317       34,590       (7,715 )      26,875       2000       1-40  
Boulder Ridge     Roanoke, TX       (2)      3,382       27,930             2,844       3,382       30,774       34,156       (5,798 )      28,358       1999       1-40  
Copper Ridge     Roanoke, TX             4,166                   20,498       4,166       20,498       24,664       (468 )      24,196       2008       1-40  
Stone Ranch at Westover Hills     San Antonio, TX             4,282       25,518             16       4,282       25,534       29,816       (158 )      29,658       2009       1-40  
Cypresswood Court     Spring, TX       (5)      577       5,190       (1 )      2,253       576       7,443       8,019       (4,117 )      3,902       1984       1-40  
Villages at Kirkwood     Stafford, TX       (6)      1,918       16,358             1,304       1,918       17,662       19,580       (3,775 )      15,805       1996       1-40  
Green Tree Place     Woodlands, TX       (5)      539       4,850             2,062       539       6,912       7,451       (3,737 )      3,714       1984       1-40  
Township     Hampton, VA       10,800 (13)      1,509       8,189             7,296       1,509       15,485       16,994       (6,177 )      10,817       1987       1-40  
Total Properties         $ 176,791     $ 249,777     $ 1,933,389     $ 5,648     $ 516,021     $ 255,425     $ 2,449,410     $ 2,704,835     $ (788,260)     $ 1,916,575              
Land Held for Future Developments     Various              $ 1,306     $     $     $     $ 1,306     $     $ 1,306     $     $ 1,306       N/A       N/A  
Commercial Properties     Various                   2,769             14,690             17,459       17,459       (8,738 )      8,721       Various       1-40  
Total Other               $ 1,306     $ 2,769     $     $ 14,690     $ 1,306     $ 17,459     $ 18,765     $ (8,738)     $ 10,027              
Total Real Estate Assets, net of Joint Ventures               $ 251,083     $ 1,936,158     $ 5,648     $ 530,711     $ 256,731     $ 2,466,869     $ 2,723,600     $ (796,998)     $ 1,926,602              
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(1) Encumbered by a $691.8 million FNMA facility, with $691.8 million available and $686.8 million outstanding with a variable interest rate of 0.75% on which there exists in combination with the FNMA facility mentioned in note (2) eighteen interest rate swap agreements totaling $640 million at an average rate of 5.37% and three interest rate caps totalling $75 million at an average rate of 4.67% at December 31, 2009.
(2) Encumbered by a $243.2 million FNMA facility, with $243.2 million available and $208.6 million outstanding with a variable interest rate of 0.77% on which there exists interest rate swaps and caps as mentioned in note (1) at December 31, 2009.
(3) Phase I of Paddock Park — Ocala is encumbered by $6.8 million in bonds on which there exists a $6.8 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on October 24, 2012.
(4) Encumbered by a credit line with AmSouth Bank, with no outstanding balance at December 31, 2009.
(5) Encumbered by a $100 million Freddie Mac facility, with $100 million available and an outstanding balance of $100 million and a variable interest rate of 0.78% on which there exists five interest rate swap agreements totaling $83 million at an average rate of 5.41% at December 31, 2009.
(6) Encumbered by a $200 million Freddie Mac facility, with $198.2 million available and an outstanding balance of $198.2 million and a variable interest rate of 0.73% on which there exists eight interest rate swap agreements totaling $134 million at an average rate of 5.18% and a $15 million interest rate cap of 5% at December 31, 2009.
(7) Encumbered by a mortgage securing a tax-exempt bond amortizing over 25 years with a principal balance of $11.2 million at December 31, 2009, and an average interest rate of 5.265%.
(8) Encumbered by $8.4 million in bonds on which there exists a $8.4 million interest rate swap agreement fixed at 4.73% and maturing on September 15, 2010.
(9) Encumbered by $7.0 million in bonds on which there exists a $7.0 million interest rate swap agreement fixed at 4.42% and maturing on October 15, 2012.
(10) Encumbered by $5.9 million in bonds on which there exists a $5.9 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on October 31, 2012.
(11) Encumbered by $7.7 million in bonds on which there exists a $7.7 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on October 31, 2012.
(12) Encumbered by $3.4 million in bonds on which there exists a $3.4 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on October 31, 2012.
(13) Encumbered by $10.8 million in bonds on which there exists a $10.8 million interest rate swap agreement fixed at 4.42% and maturing on October 15, 2012.
(14) Encumbered by $3.5 million in bonds $0.5 million having a variable rate of 1.224% and $3.0 million with a variable rate of 1.035% on which there exists a $3.0 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on May 31, 2013.
(15) Encumbered by $5.5 million in bonds $0.5 million having a variable rate of 1.224% and $5.0 million with a variable rate of 1.035% on which there exists a $5.0 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on May 31, 2013.
(16) Encumbered by $6.6 million in bonds on which there exists a $6.6 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on November 15, 2011. Also encumbered by a $17.9 million FNMA facility maturing on March 1, 2014 with a variable interest rate of 0.87% which there exists a $6.2 million and a $11.7 million interest rate cap of 6.50% and 5.00% respectively which terminates on March 1, 2011 and March 1, 2014 respectively.
(17) Encumbered by $4.1 million in bonds on which there exists a $4.1 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on November 15, 2011. Also encumbered by a $17.9 million FNMA facility maturing on March 1, 2014 with a variable interest rate of 0.87% which there exists a $6.2 million and a $11.7 million interest rate cap of 6.50% and 5.00% respectively which terminates on March 1, 2011 and March 1, 2014 respectively.
(18) Encumbered by $3.6 million in bonds on which there exists a $3.6 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on November 15, 2011. Also encumbered by a $17.9 million FNMA facility maturing on March 1, 2014 with a variable interest rate of 0.87% which there exists a $6.2 million and a $11.7 million interest rate cap of 6.50% and 5.00% respectively which terminates on March 1, 2011 and March 1, 2014 respectively.

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(19) Phase I of St. Augustine is encumbered by $13.2 million in bonds on which there exists a $13.2 million interest rate cap of 6.00% which terminates on March 15, 2011. Also encumbered by a $17.9 million FNMA facility maturing on March 1, 2014 with a variable interest rate of 0.87% which there exists a $6.2 million and a $11.7 million interest rate cap of 6.50% and 5.00% respectively which terminates on March 1, 2011 and March 1, 2014 respectively.
(20) The aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes was approximately $2,640 million at December 31, 2009. The aggregate cost for book purposes exceeds the total gross amount of real estate assets for Federal income tax purposes, principally due to purchase accounting adjustments recorded under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(21) Depreciation is on a straight line basis over the estimated useful asset life which ranges from 8 to 40 years for land improvements and buildings, 5 years for furniture, fixtures and equipment, and 6 months for fair market value of leases.

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Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
Schedule III
Real Estate Investments and Accumulated Depreciation

A summary of activity for real estate investments and accumulated depreciation is as follows:

     
  Year Ended December 31,
Dollars in thousands   2009   2008   2007
Real estate investments:
                          
Balance at beginning of year   $ 2,545,984     $ 2,342,962     $ 2,214,814  
Acquisitions     125,299       156,305       88,601  
Improvement and development     53,784       84,550       61,004  
Assets held for sale           (34,772 )       
Disposition of real estate assets(1)     (1,467 )      (3,061 )      (21,457 ) 
Balance at end of year   $ 2,723,600     $ 2,545,984     $ 2,342,962  
Accumulated depreciation:
                          
Balance at beginning of year   $ 701,477     $ 622,577     $ 548,993  
Depreciation     95,756       90,611       86,042  
Assets held for sale           (10,768 )       
Disposition of real estate assets(1)     (235 )      (943 )      (12,458 ) 
Balance at end of year   $ 796,998     $ 701,477     $ 622,577  

The Company's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, includes accumulated depreciation of $8,738, $7,423, and $6,213, respectively, in the caption “Commercial properties, net”.

(1) Includes assets sold, casualty losses, and removal of certain fully depreciated assets.

See accompanying reports of independent registered public accounting firms.

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