H. Eric Bolton, Jr.
3290 Kenney Drive
Germantown, TN 38139

August 22, 2006


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549


RE:  Form 4 Signature Authority


Dear Sir or Madam:

This letter is submitted as an Attachment to Form 4.
I hereby authorize and designate the below to file Form 4 on my behalf
until such time that a written confirmation is submitted to the Commission
removing such authority.

Leslie B.C. Wolfgang
Vice President, Director of External Reporting and Corporate Secretary
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

Kathy Rajadurai
Financial Associate
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

Simon R.C. Wadsworth
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.


Sincerely,


/s/H. Eric Bolton, Jr.