EXHIBIT 10.1

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July
16, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and among SUN COMMUNITIES, INC., a Maryland
corporation (the “REIT”), SUN COMMUNITIES OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a
Michigan limited partnership (“SCOLP”) and KAREN J. DEARING (the “Executive”).
As used herein, “Company” shall refer to the REIT and SCOLP together.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, SCOLP operates the business of the REIT;

WHEREAS, the REIT is the sole general partner of SCOLP;

WHEREAS, Executive has historically provided services not only to the REIT, but
also to SCOLP; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue the employment of the Executive, and
the Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company, on the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this
Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1.    Employment.

(a)    The Company agrees to employ the Executive and the Executive accepts the
employment, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below. During
the Term (defined below), the Executive shall serve as Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the REIT, shall manage the
Company’s Accounting and Tax Departments and shall do and perform diligently all
such services, acts and things as are customarily done and performed by such
officers of companies in similar business and in size to the REIT, together with
such other duties as may reasonably be requested from time to time by the REIT’s
Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the REIT (the “Board”),
which duties may include oversight of the Company’s Human Resources and
Information Technology Departments, and shall be consistent with the Executive's
positions as set forth above.

(b)    For service as an officer and employee of the Company, the Executive
shall be entitled to the full protection of the applicable indemnification
provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the REIT, as they may
be amended from time to time.

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2.    Term of Employment.

(a)    Subject to the provisions for termination provided below, the term of the
Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date
and shall continue thereafter until June 30, 2020 (the “Initial Term”);
provided, however, that following the expiration of the Initial Term, the term
of this Agreement shall be automatically extended for successive terms of one
(1) year each thereafter (each a “Renewal Term”), unless either party notifies
the other party in writing of its desire to terminate this Agreement at least
ninety (90) days before the end of the Initial Term or the Renewal Term then in
effect. The Initial Term and each Renewal Term are collectively referred to as
the “Term.”

(b)    Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive is an “at-will” employee
and that Executive’s employment may be terminated, with or without cause, at the
option of Executive or the REIT.

3.    Devotion to the Company's Business. The Executive shall devote her best
efforts, knowledge, skill, and her entire productive time, ability and attention
to the business of the Company during the term of this Agreement.

4.    Compensation.

(a)    During the Term, the Company shall pay or provide, as the case may be, to
the Executive the compensation and other benefits and rights set forth in
Sections 4, 5 and 6 of this Agreement.

(b)    Base Compensation. As compensation for the services to be performed
hereunder, the Company shall pay to the Executive, during her employment
hereunder, an annual base salary of Four Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars
($425,000.00) (the “Base Salary”). The Base Salary shall be payable in
accordance with the Company’s usual pay practices (including tax withholding),
but in no event less frequently than monthly.

(c)    Annual Bonus. Executive will be eligible to receive a discretionary bonus
for each calendar year during the Term (the “Bonus”). The amount of any Bonus
shall be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board and shall be an
amount of up to 100% of the Base Salary for each calendar year that the
Executive is employed under this Agreement (“Bonus Year”), which Bonus shall be
determined and calculated with respect to each Bonus Year as follows: (i) if and
to the extent, in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee and based on
criteria approved by the Compensation Committee, the Company meets certain
criteria and Executive fulfills her individual goals and objectives for such
Bonus Year, the Executive shall receive a Bonus in the amount of up to 50% of
the then current Base Salary; and (ii) up to an additional 50% the then current
Base Salary may be awarded to the Executive in the sole discretion of the
Compensation Committee based on criteria determined by the Compensation
Committee at the time of the determination of the Bonus, which may be based on
any number of individual, company and/or industry

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factors. The determination of the Bonus shall be made by the Compensation
Committee of the Board no later than March 7th of the following calendar year
and any Bonus shall be paid to the Executive on or before March 15th of the
following calendar year.

(d)    Disability. During any period that the Executive fails to perform her
duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness
(the “Disability Period”), the Executive shall continue to receive her full Base
Salary, Bonus and other benefits at the rate in effect for such period until her
employment is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 7(a)(iii) below;
provided, however, that payments so made to the Executive during the Disability
Period shall be reduced by the sum of the amounts, if any, which were paid to
the Executive following the onset of the disability under disability benefit
plans of the Company.

(e)    Restricted Stock. Promptly after the execution of this Agreement, the
REIT shall grant and issue to Executive (the “Restricted Stock Award”) 20,000
shares of the REIT’s common stock (the “Shares”). The grant of the Restricted
Stock Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions contained in the REIT’s
standard Restricted Stock Award Agreement (the “Restricted Stock Award
Agreement”) and all applicable terms and conditions of the REIT’s Equity
Incentive Plan. In addition to the foregoing, the Restricted Stock Award shall
vest as follows: (i) 7,000 of the Shares shall vest on each of the third and
fourth anniversaries of the Effective Date; (ii) 4,000 of the Shares shall vest
on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date; and (iii) 1,000 of the Shares
shall vest on each of the sixth and seventh anniversaries of the Effective Date.
The grant of the Restricted Stock Award is expressly conditioned upon the
Executive’s execution of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

(f)    Clawback. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Bonus and
any other incentive compensation paid or payable to the Executive hereunder
shall not be deemed fully earned and vested, and shall be reimbursed by the
Executive to the Company if previously paid, to the extent such incentive
compensation becomes subject to clawback pursuant to the provisions of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, any rules promulgated
thereunder or the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Executive accepts, adopts and agrees to be subject
to the Sun Communities, Inc. Executive Compensation “Clawback” Policy dated July
14, 2014, as it may be amended, restated or supplemented from time to time.

5.    Benefits.

(a)    Insurance. The Company shall provide to the Executive life, medical and
hospitalization insurance for herself, her spouse and eligible family members as
may be determined by the Board to be consistent with the Company’s standard
policies.

(b)    Benefit Plans. The Executive, at her election, may participate, during
her employment hereunder, in all retirement plans, 401(k) plans and other
benefit plans of the Company generally available from time to time to other
executive employees of the

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Company and for which the Executive qualifies under the terms of the plans (and
nothing in this Agreement shall or shall be deemed to in any way affect the
Executive’s right and benefits under any such plan except as expressly provided
herein). At the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board, the
Executive may also be entitled to participate in any equity, stock option or
other employee benefit plan that is generally available to senior executives of
the Company. In addition to the foregoing, the Executive’s participation in and
benefits under any such plan shall be on the terms and subject to the conditions
specified in the governing document of the particular plan. Nothing contained in
this Agreement shall be construed to create any obligation on the part of the
Company to establish any such plan or to maintain the existence of any such plan
which may be in effect from time to time.

(c)    Annual Vacation. The Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks’
vacation time each year, without loss of compensation. The Executive shall not
take more than fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days of vacation without the
prior approval of the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer. Unless otherwise approved
by the Chief Executive Officer of the REIT, in the event that the Executive does
not take the total amount of vacation time authorized under this Agreement
during any calendar year, such vacation time shall not accrue and the Executive
shall forfeit any such unused vacation time. In the event this Agreement is
terminated for any reason whatsoever, the Executive shall not be entitled to
receive any payment for unused vacation time.

6.    Reimbursement of Business Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the
Executive for travel, entertainment and other expenses reasonably and
necessarily incurred by the Executive in the performance of her duties under
this Agreement. The Executive shall furnish such documentation with respect to
reimbursement to be paid hereunder as the Company shall reasonably request.

7.    Termination of Employment.

(a)    The Executive's employment under this Agreement may be terminated:

(i)    by either the Executive or the REIT at any time for any reason whatsoever
or for no reason upon not less than sixty (60) days written notice;

(ii)    by the REIT at any time for “cause” as defined below, without prior
notice;

(iii)    by the REIT upon the Executive's “permanent disability” (as defined
below) upon not less than thirty (30) days written notice;

(iv)    upon the Executive's death; and

(v)    by the Executive at any time for Good Reason (as defined below).

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(b)    For purposes hereof, for “cause” shall mean: (i) a material breach of any
provision of this Agreement by Executive (if the breach is curable, it will
constitute cause only if it continues uncured for a period of twenty (20) days
after Executive’s receipt of written notice of such breach from the Company);
(ii) Executive’s failure or refusal, in any material manner, to perform all
lawful services required of her pursuant to this Agreement, which failure or
refusal continues for more than twenty (20) days after Executive’s receipt of
written notice of such deficiency; (iii) Executive’s commission of fraud,
embezzlement or theft, or a crime constituting moral turpitude, in any case,
whether or not involving Company, that in the reasonable good faith judgment of
the REIT, renders Executive’s continued employment harmful to the Company; (iv)
Executive’s misappropriation of Company assets or property, including, without
limitation, obtaining reimbursement through fraudulent vouchers or expense
reports; or (v) Executive’s conviction or the entry of a plea of guilty or no
contest by Executive with respect to any felony or other crime that, in the
reasonable good faith judgment of the REIT, adversely affects the Company or its
reputation or business.

(c)    For purposes hereof, the Executive’s “permanent disability” shall be
deemed to have occurred if the Executive, by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in
death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12
months, (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity, or (ii) is
receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 6 months
under an accident and health plan of the Company.

(d)    For purposes hereof, “Good Reason” shall mean:  (i) a material breach of
this Agreement by the Company that is not cured within thirty (30) days after
receiving written notice from the Executive of such breach, which notice must be
provided within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the Good Reason
condition, with the determination as to whether there has been a breach and
whether the breach is material to be determined by the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee of the Board in the reasonable and good faith exercise of
its discretion;  (ii) material diminution of, or material reduction or adverse
alteration of, the Executive’s duties or responsibilities without the consent of
the Executive, or the Company’s assignment of duties, responsibilities or
reporting requirements that are materially inconsistent with her positions or
that materially expand her duties, responsibilities, or reporting requirements
without the consent of the Executive; or (iii) any requirement by the Company
that the Executive relocate to a principal place of business outside of the
Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area.  Written notice of an event constituting
Good Reason must be provided to the Company by the Executive within ninety (90)
days of its occurrence.  The Company will have thirty (30) days to cure such
occurrence, and the Executive may not terminate this Agreement due to Good
Reason more than thirty (30) days following the last day of such cure period
(and only if the Company has failed to cure).
 
8.    Compensation Upon Termination or Disability.

(a)    In the event that the REIT terminates the Executive's employment under
this Agreement without “cause” pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) or if Executive
terminates this

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Agreement for Good Reason pursuant to Section 7(a)(v) hereof, (i) the Executive
shall be entitled to any accrued and unpaid Base Salary, Bonus and benefits
through the effective date of such termination, prorated for the number of days
actually employed in the then current calendar year, which shall be paid by the
Company to the Executive within thirty (30) days of the effective date of such
termination (or such later date as may be required in order to determine the
amount of any Bonus due to the Executive but in no event later than March 15th
of the calendar year following the calendar year that Executive’s employment is
terminated), and (ii) subject to the Executive’s execution of a general release
of claims in a form satisfactory to the Company, the Company shall pay the
Executive monthly an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the Base Salary (at
the rate that would otherwise have been payable under this Agreement) for a
period of up to twelve (12) months if the Executive fully complies with Section
12 of this Agreement (the “Severance Payment”). The first monthly installment of
the Severance Payment shall be paid not later than 45 days after the date of the
termination that gives rise to the Severance Payment obligation, provided that
the Executive has executed and delivered the general release of claims described
above and the statutory period during which the Executive is entitled to revoke
the general release of claims has expired prior to the end of such 45-day
period, and, provided further, that if such 45-day period begins in one taxable
year and ends in the subsequent taxable year, the first monthly installment of
the Severance Payment shall be paid in the second taxable year. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Severance Payment shall not be due Executive if Executive is
entitled to Change in Control Benefits (as defined in Section 10 below).

(b)    If (i) the Company terminates the Executive's employment under this
Agreement for "cause", or (ii) the Executive voluntarily terminates her
employment hereunder, other than for Good Reason pursuant to Section 7(a)(v)
hereof, the Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation or other
benefits under this Agreement, except for any accrued and unpaid Base Salary and
benefits through the effective date of such termination, prorated for the number
of days actually employed in the then current calendar year.

(c)    In the event of termination of the Executive's employment under this
Agreement due to the Executive's permanent disability or death, (i) the
Executive (or her heirs, successors and assigns in the event of her death) shall
be entitled to any accrued and unpaid Base Salary, Bonus and benefits through
the effective date of such termination, prorated for the number of days actually
employed in the then current calendar year, which shall be paid by the Company
to the Executive or her successors and assigns, as appropriate, within thirty
(30) days of the effective date of such termination (or such later date as may
be required in order to determine the amount of any Bonus due to the Executive
but in no event later than March 15th of the calendar year following the
calendar year that Executive’s employment is terminated), and (ii) if and so
long as the Executive fully complies with Section 12 of this Agreement, the
Company shall pay the Executive (or her heirs, successors and assigns in the
event of her death) monthly an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the Base
Salary (at the rate that would otherwise have been payable under this Agreement)
for a period of up to twenty four (24) months (the “Disability Payment”);
provided, however, that payments so made to the Executive shall be reduced by
the sum of the amounts, if any,

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which: (A) were paid to the Executive under any death or disability benefit
plans of the Company following the death or the onset of the disability, and (B)
did not previously reduce the Base Salary, Bonus and other benefits due the
Executive under Section 4(d) of this Agreement. The Executive agrees to
cooperate in any reasonable requirement to undertake a medical physical
examination as may be reasonably requested by an insurance carrier in the event
that the Company decides to obtain additional death or disability insurance
coverage on the Executive.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8, the Company's
obligation to pay, and the Executive's right to receive, any compensation under
this Section 8, including, without limitation, the Severance Payment and the
Disability Payment, shall terminate upon the Executive's breach of any provision
of Section 12 hereof. In addition, the Executive shall promptly return to the
Company any compensation received from the Company under this Section 8,
including, without limitation, the Severance Payment and the Disability Payment,
upon the Executive's breach of any provision of Section 12 hereof.

9.    Resignation of Executive. Upon any termination of the Executive's
employment under this Agreement, the Executive shall be deemed to have resigned
from any and all offices and directorships held by the Executive in the Company
and/or any of the Affiliates (as defined below).

10.    Effect of Change in Control.

(a)    The Company or its successor shall pay the Executive the Change in
Control Benefits (as defined below) if there has been a Change in Control (as
defined below) and any of the following events has occurred (each a “Triggering
Event”): (i) the Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated by
the Company or its successor without “cause” in accordance with Section 7(a)(i)
at any time within twenty-four (24) months after the Change in Control, (ii) the
Executive terminates her employment under this Agreement for Good Reason in
accordance with Section 7(a)(v) at any time within twenty-four (24) months after
the Change in Control; or (iii) upon a Change in Control under Section
10(f)(ii), the Company or its successor does not expressly assume all of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(b)    For purposes of this Agreement, the “Change in Control Benefits” shall
mean the following benefits:

(i)    A cash payment equal to (A) two and 99/100 (2.99) times the Base Salary
in effect on the date of such Change in Control, less (B) any amounts paid to
Executive under this Agreement following a Change in Control, but prior to the
occurrence of a Triggering Event, payable within sixty (60) days of the Change
in Control or, in the event that the cessation of Executive’s employment
hereunder triggers the Change in Control Benefits, payable within thirty (30)
days after such cessation of employment; and

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(ii)    Continued receipt of all group health benefits set forth in Sections
5(a) of this Agreement, until the earlier of (A) one year following the Change
in Control (which period shall run concurrently with Executive's COBRA period)
or (B) the commencement of comparable coverage from another employer. The
provision of any one benefit by another employer shall not preclude the
Executive from continuing participation in Company benefit programs provided
under this Section 10(b)(ii) that are not provided by the subsequent employer.
The Executive shall promptly notify the Company upon receipt of benefits from a
new employer comparable to any benefit provided under this Section 10(b)(ii).

(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that within
sixty (60) days prior to a Change in Control (i) the Executive’s employment
under this Agreement is terminated by the Company or its successor without
“cause” in accordance with Section 7(a)(i), or (ii) the Executive terminates her
employment under this Agreement for Good Reason in accordance with Section
7(a)(v), such termination, in either case, shall be deemed to have been made in
connection with the Change in Control, such termination shall be a Triggering
Event, and (x) the Executive shall be entitled to receive the Change in Control
Benefits, (y) the Executive shall be entitled to be reimbursed for any COBRA
premiums previously paid by Executive, and (z) in accordance with Section 11
below, all stock options or other stock based compensation awarded to the
Executive shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable.

(d)    The Change in Control Benefits shall be in addition to the acceleration
of the vesting of stock options and other stock based compensation as a result
of a Triggering Event.

(e)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event
it shall be determined that any compensation payment or distribution by the
Company to or for the benefit of the Executive would be subject to the excise
tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”), the Change in Control Benefits will be reduced to the extent
necessary so that no excise tax will be imposed, but only if to do so would
result in the Executive retaining a larger amount, on an after-tax basis, taking
into account the excise and income taxes imposed on all payments made to the
Executive hereunder.

(f)    For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to
have occurred upon the closing of any of the following transactions:

(i)    if any person or group of persons acting together (other than (a) the
Company or any person (A) who as of the date hereof was a director or officer of
the REIT, or (B) whose shares of Common Stock of the REIT are treated as
"beneficially owned" by any such director or officer, or (b) any institutional
investor (filing reports under Section 13(g) rather than 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including any employee benefit plan or
employee benefit trust sponsored by the Company)), becomes a beneficial owner,
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securities of the REIT representing fifty percent (50%) or more of either the
then‑outstanding Common Stock of the REIT or the combined voting power of the
REIT then‑outstanding voting securities (other than as a result of an
acquisition of securities directly from the REIT);

(ii)    if the Company sells all or substantially all of the Company's assets to
any person (other than a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company formed for the
purpose of changing the Company's corporate domicile);

(iii)    if the Company merges or consolidates with another person as a result
of which the shareholders of the REIT immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation would beneficially own (directly or indirectly), immediately after
such merger or consolidation, securities of the surviving entity representing
less than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding voting securities of the
surviving entity; or

(iv)    if the new directors appointed to the Board during any twelve‑month
period constitute a majority of the members of the Board, unless (A) the
directors who were in office for at least twelve (12) months prior to such
twelve‑month period (the “Incumbent Directors”) plus (B) the new directors who
were recommended or appointed by a majority of the Incumbent Directors
constitutes a majority of the members of the Board.

For purposes of this Section 10(f), a “person” includes an individual, a
partnership, a corporation, an association, an unincorporated organization, a
trust or any other entity.

11.    Stock Awards. In the event of termination of the Executive's employment
under this Agreement for “cause”, all stock options or other stock based
compensation awarded to the Executive shall lapse and be of no further force or
effect whatsoever in accordance with the Company’s equity incentive plans. If
the Company terminates the Executive's employment under this Agreement without
“cause” or if the Executive terminates her employment under this Agreement for
Good Reason in accordance with Section 7(a)(v) or upon the death or permanent
disability of the Executive, all stock options and other stock based
compensation awarded to the Executive shall become fully vested and immediately
exercisable. Upon a Triggering Event or any event described in Section 10(c) of
this Agreement, all stock options or other stock based compensation awarded to
the Executive shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable. All stock
option and other stock based compensation award agreements between the Company
and the Executive shall be amended to conform to the provisions of this Section
11. In the event of an inconsistency between this Section 11 and such award
agreements, this Section 11 shall control.

12.    Covenant Not To Compete and Confidentiality.

(a)    The Executive acknowledges the Company's reliance on and expectation of
the Executive's continued commitment to performance of her duties and
responsibilities during the term of this Agreement. In light of such reliance
and expectation on the part of the Company, the Executive agrees that:

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(i)    for a period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending upon the
expiration of twenty-four (24) months following the termination of the
Executive's employment under this Agreement for any reason, including, without
limitation, the expiration of the term of this Agreement (the “Non-competition
Period”), the Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly, engage in, or
have an interest in or be associated with (whether as an officer, director,
stockholder, partner, associate, employee, consultant, owner or otherwise) any
corporation, firm or enterprise which is engaged in the development, ownership,
leasing, management, financing or sales of manufactured housing communities,
recreational vehicle communities and/or manufactured homes, anywhere within the
continental United States or Canada; provided, however, that, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, (A) in the event that the Company terminates
the Executive’s employment hereunder without “cause”, the Non-competition Period
shall be reduced to twelve (12) months, and (B) the Executive may invest in any
publicly held corporation engaged, if such investment does not exceed one
percent (1%) in value of the issued and outstanding capital stock of such
corporation, and Executive does not directly or indirectly provide any services
to such corporation;

(ii)    the Executive shall not at any time, for so long as any Confidential
Information (as defined below) shall remain confidential or otherwise remain
wholly or partially protectable, either during the term of this Agreement or
thereafter, use or disclose, directly or indirectly, to any person outside of
the Company, or any corporation owned or controlled by the Company or under
common control with the Company (the “Affiliates”), any Confidential
Information;

(iii)    promptly upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, the
Executive (or in the event of the Executive's death, her personal
representative) shall return to the Company any and all copies (whether prepared
by or at the direction of the Company or Executive) of all records, drawings,
materials, memoranda and other data constituting or pertaining to Confidential
Information;

(iv)    for a period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending upon
the expiration of the Non-competition Period, the Executive shall not, either
directly or indirectly, divert, or by aid to others, do anything which would
tend to divert, from the Company or any Affiliate any trade or business with any
customer or supplier with whom the Executive had any contact or association
during the term of the Executive's employment with the Company or with any party
whose identity or potential as a customer or supplier was confidential or
learned by the Executive during her employment by the Company; and

(v)    for a period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending upon the
expiration of the Non-competition Period, the Executive shall not, either
directly or indirectly, call upon, compete for or solicit for employment any
person with whom the Executive was acquainted while employed by the Company.

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As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean all
business information of any nature and in any form which at the time or times
concerned is not generally known to those persons engaged in business similar to
that conducted or contemplated by the Company or any Affiliate (other than by
the act or acts of an employee not authorized by the Company to disclose such
information) and which relates to any one or more of the aspects of the present
or past business of the Company or any of the Affiliates or any of their
respective predecessors, including, without limitation, financial information,
business plans, prospects, opportunities which have been discussed or considered
by the management of the Company, and other trade secrets.

(b)    The Executive agrees and understands that the remedy at law for any
breach by her of this Section 12 will be inadequate and that the damages flowing
from such breach are not readily susceptible to being measured in monetary
terms. Accordingly, it is acknowledged that, upon adequate proof of the
Executive's violation of any legally enforceable provision of this Section 12,
the Company shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief and may obtain a
temporary order restraining any threatened or further breach. Nothing in this
Section 12 shall be deemed to limit the Company's remedies at law or in equity
for any breach by the Executive of any of the provisions of this Section 12
which may be pursued or availed of by the Company. This Section 12 shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.

(c)    Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants set forth above are
reasonable and valid in geographical and temporal scope and in all other
respects. If any court determines that any of the covenants, or any part of any
covenant, is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the covenants shall not
be affected and shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalid
portion. If any court determines that any of the covenants, or any part of any
covenant, is unenforceable because of its duration or geographic scope, such
court shall have the power to reduce the duration or scope, as the case may be,
and, enforce such provision in such reduced form. Executive and the Company
intend to and hereby confer jurisdiction to enforce the covenants upon the
courts of any jurisdiction within the geographical scope of such covenants. If
the courts of any one or more of such jurisdictions hold the covenants, or any
part of any covenant, unenforceable by reason of the breadth of such scope or
otherwise, it is the intention of Executive and the Company that such
determination not bar or in any way affect the right of the Company to the
relief provided above in the courts of any other jurisdiction within the
geographical scope of such covenants as to breaches of such covenants in such
other respective jurisdictions. For this purpose, such covenants as they relate
to each jurisdiction shall be severable into diverse and independent covenants.

13.    Arbitration. The parties agree that any and all disputes, controversies
or claims of any nature whatsoever relating to, or arising out of, this
Agreement or Executive's employment, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise
(including, without limitation, claims of wrongful termination of employment,
claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act,
the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,
or comparable state

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or federal laws, and any other laws dealing with employees' rights and
remedies), shall be settled by mandatory arbitration administered by the
American Arbitration Association under its National Rules for the Resolution of
Employment Disputes (the “Rules”) and the following provisions: (a) a single
arbitrator (the “Arbitrator”), mutually agreeable to the Company and Executive,
shall preside over the arbitration and shall make all decisions with respect to
the resolution of the dispute, controversy or claim between the parties; (b) in
the event that the Company and Executive are unable to agree on an Arbitrator
within fifteen (15) days after either party has filed for arbitration in
accordance with the Rules, they shall select a truly neutral arbitrator in
accordance with the rules for the selection of neutral arbitrators, who shall be
the “Arbitrator” for the purposes of this Section 13; (c) the place of
arbitration shall be Southfield, Michigan unless mutually agreed otherwise; (d)
judgment may be entered on any award rendered by the Arbitrator in any federal
or state court having jurisdiction over the parties; (e) all fees and expenses
of the Arbitrator shall be shared equally between Company and Executive; (f) the
decision of the Arbitrator shall govern and shall be conclusive and binding upon
the parties; (g) the parties shall be entitled to reasonable levels of discovery
in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or as permitted by the
Arbitrator, provided, however, that the time permitted for discovery shall not
exceed eight (8) weeks and each party shall be limited to two (2) depositions;
and (h) this provision shall be enforceable by specific performance and/or
injunctive relief, and shall constitute a basis for dismissal of any legal
action brought in violation of the duty to arbitrate. The parties hereby
acknowledge that it is their intent to expedite the resolution of any dispute,
controversy or claim hereunder and that the Arbitrator shall schedule the timing
of discovery and of the hearing consistent with that intent. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, nothing contained in this Section shall be
construed to preclude Company from obtaining injunctive or other equitable
relief to secure specific performance or to otherwise prevent Executive’s breach
of Section 12 of this Agreement.

14.    Notice. Any notice, request, consent or other communication given or made
hereunder shall be given or made only in writing and (a) delivered personally to
the party to whom it is directed; (b) sent by first class mail or overnight
express mail, postage and charges prepaid, addressed to the party to whom it is
directed; or (c) telecopied to the party to whom it is directed, at the
following addresses or at such other addresses as the parties may hereafter
indicate by written notice as provided herein:

If to the REIT or SCOLP:

Sun Communities. Inc.
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 200
Southfield, Michigan 48034
Fax: (248) 208-2641
Attn: Chief Executive Officer

If to the Executive:

Karen J. Dearing
c/o Sun Communities, Inc.
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 200

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Southfield, Michigan 48034
Fax: (248) 208-2641
            
In all events, with a copy to:

Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss,
Professional Corporation
27777 Franklin Road
Suite 2500
Southfield, Michigan 48034
Attn: Arthur A. Weiss

Any such notice, request, consent or other communication given or made: (i) in
the manner indicated in clause (a) of this Section shall be deemed to be given
or made on the date on which it was delivered; (ii) in the manner indicated in
clause (b) of this Section shall be deemed to be given or made on the third
business day after the day in which it was deposited in a regularly maintained
receptacle for the deposit of the United States mail, or in the case of
overnight express mail, on the business day immediately following the day on
which it was deposited in the regularly maintained receptacle for the deposit of
overnight express mail; and (iii) in the manner indicated in clause (c) of this
Section shall be deemed to be given or made when received by the telecopier
owned or operated by the recipient thereof.

15.    Cooperation in Future Matters. Executive hereby agrees that, for a period
of eighteen (18) months following her termination of employment for any reason
whatsoever, she shall cooperate with the Company's reasonable requests relating
to matters that pertain to Executive's employment by the Company, including,
without limitation, providing information or limited consultation as to such
matters, participating in legal proceedings, investigations or audits on behalf
of the Company, or otherwise making herself reasonably available to the Company
for other related purposes. Any such cooperation shall be performed at scheduled
times taking into consideration Executive's other commitments, and Executive
shall be compensated at a reasonable hourly or per diem rate to be agreed upon
by the parties to the extent such cooperation is required on more than an
occasional and limited basis. Executive shall not be required to perform such
cooperation to the extent it conflicts with any requirements of exclusivity of
services for another employer or otherwise, nor in any manner that in the good
faith belief of Executive would conflict with her rights under or ability to
enforce this Agreement.

16.    Miscellaneous.

(a)    The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more
provisions may be determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole
or in part, the remaining provisions and any partially unenforceable provision
to the extent enforceable in any jurisdiction nevertheless shall be binding and
enforceable.

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(b)    Neither the Company nor the Executive may make any assignment of this
Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise, without the
prior written consent of the other party; provided that the Company may assign
its rights under this Agreement without the consent of the Executive in the
event that the Company shall effect a reorganization, consolidate with or merge
into another corporation, partnership, organization or other entity, or transfer
all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other corporation,
partnership, organization or other entity. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Executive, their respective
successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.

(c)    The failure of either party to enforce any provision or protections of
this Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such
provision or provisions as to any future violations thereof, nor prevent that
party thereafter from enforcing each and every other provision of this
Agreement. The rights granted the parties herein are cumulative and the waiver
of any single remedy shall not constitute a waiver of such party's right to
assert all other legal remedies available to it under the circumstances.

(d)    The Board shall allocate all compensation described in Sections 4, 6, 8
and 10 between the REIT and SCOLP on an annual basis, after determining the
services provided to each entity by the Executive for the relevant period. For
tax reporting purposes, all compensation will be appropriately reported to the
Executive and Federal and state taxing authorities based upon the Executive’s
legal relationship with each entity as determined under applicable law. The
Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all federal,
state, city or other taxes as the Company is required to withhold pursuant to
any applicable law, regulation or ruling.

(e)    This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the
parties to it with respect to its subject matter, and supersedes all prior
agreements, understandings and communications, whether written or oral, with
respect to its subject matter, including, without limitation, that certain
employment agreement, dated as of January 1, 2011. All prior representations or
agreements regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, whether written or
verbal, not expressly incorporated in it, are superseded, and no changes in or
additions to this Agreement shall be recognized unless and until made in writing
and signed by all parties.

(f)    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws
of the State of Michigan.

(g)    Captions and Section headings used herein are for convenience and are not
a part of this Agreement and shall not be used in construing it.

(h)    This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.

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(i)    Each party shall pay her or its own fees and expenses, including, without
limitation, legal fees, incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, any fees incurred
in connection with any arbitration arising out of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.

(j)    The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this
Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Code, to the extent subject thereto,
and accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be
interpreted and administered to be in compliance therewith. In the event that
any provision of Agreement or any other agreement or award referenced herein is
mutually agreed by the parties to be in violation of Section 409A of the Code,
the parties shall cooperate reasonably to attempt to amend or modify this
Agreement (or other agreement or award) in order to avoid a violation of Section
409A of the Code while attempting to preserve the economic intent of the
applicable provision to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Executive shall
not be considered to have terminated employment with the Company for purposes of
any payments under this Agreement which are subject to Section 409A of the Code
until the Executive would be considered to have incurred a “separation from
service” from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Each
amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under this Agreement shall be
construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A of the
Code. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated
taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, amounts that would
otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to
this Agreement or any other arrangement between the Executive and the Company
during the six−month period immediately following the Executive’s separation
from service shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that
is six months following the Executive’s separation from service (or, if earlier,
the Executive’s date of death). To the extent required to avoid an accelerated
or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, amounts reimbursable to the
Executive under this Agreement shall be paid to the Executive on or before the
last day of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred and
the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement (and in kind benefits provided
to the Executive) during one year may not affect amounts reimbursable or
provided in any subsequent year. The Company makes no representation that any or
all of the payments described in this Agreement will be exempt from or comply
with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A
of the Code from applying to any such payment. For purposes of this Section
16(j), Section 409A of the Code shall include all Treasury regulations and any
other guidance promulgated thereunder or published with respect thereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Employment Agreement on the
date first written above.

REIT:

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.,
a Maryland corporation

By: /s/ Gary A. Shiffman
Gary A. Shiffman, Chief Executive Officer

SCOLP:

SUN COMMUNITIES OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Michigan limited partnership
                        
By:     Sun Communities, Inc., a Maryland
                            corporation, its General Partner

By: /s/ Gary A. Shiffman
Gary A. Shiffman, Chief Executive Officer

EXECUTIVE:

                
/s/ Karen J. Dearing     
KAREN J. DEARING

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