EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby revokes all previous
Powers of Attorney executed by the undersigned with respect to the matters set
forth below, and hereby constitutes and appoints each of Steven P. Grimes, Julie
M. Swinehart and Ann M. Sharp, signing singly the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

1.	Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer of Retail Properties of America, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

2.	Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

3.	Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall be automatically revoked with respect to any and
all of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, with no further action required by the
undersigned or the Company, in the event that such attorney-in-fact ceases to be
an officer of the Company, but shall otherwise remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 23rd day of May 2018.

Signature:	/s/ Thomas J. Sargeant
Print Name:	Thomas J. Sargeant