**Exhibit 31.2****CERTIFICATIONS**     I, Christopher J. Papa, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K/A of Post Properties, Inc. and Post ApartmentHomes, L.P.;  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a materialfact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light ofthe circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to theperiod covered by this report;  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial informationincluded in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,results of operations and cash flows of the registrants as of, and for, the periodspresented in this report;  4. The registrants’ other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange ActRules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrants and we have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused suchdisclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensurethat material information relating to the registrants, including their consolidatedsubsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularlyduring the period in which this report is being prepared;  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused suchinternal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, toprovide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting andthe preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance withgenerally accepted accounting principles;  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants’ disclosure controls andprocedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness ofthe disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisreport based on such evaluation; and  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants’ internal controlover financial reporting that occurred during the registrants’ most recent fiscalquarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrants’ other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our mostrecent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants’auditors and the audit committee of the registrants’ board of directors (or personsperforming the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design oroperation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likelyto adversely affect the registrants’ ability to record, process, summarize andreport financial information; and  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or otheremployees who have a significant role in the registrants’ internal control overfinancial reporting.March 24, 2008       POST PROPERTIES, INC.a Georgia corporation   POST APARTMENT HOMES, L.P.a Georgia limited partnership       /s/ Christopher J. Papa Christopher J. PapaExecutive Vice President andChief Financial Officer   By: POST GP HOLDINGS, INC.,a Georgia corporation, itssole general partner             /s/ Christopher J. Papa             Christopher J. PapaExecutive Vice President andChief Financial Officer             Post Properties, Inc. 21  Post Apartment Homes, L.P.