**Exhibit 31.1** **CERTIFICATIONS**     I, David P. Stockert, certify that:      1.     I have reviewed this report on    Form 10-K    of Post Properties, Inc. and Post Apartment Homes, L.P.;      2.     Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue    statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact    necessary to make the statements made, in light of the    circumstances under which such statements were made, not    misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;      3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other    financial information included 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    periods presented in this report;      4.     The registrants’ other certifying officer and I are    responsible for establishing and maintaining 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 Act    Rules 13a-15(f)    and    15d-15(f))    for the registrants and we have:      a)     Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such    disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our    supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the    registrants, including their consolidated subsidiaries, is made    known to us by others within those entities, particularly during    the period in which this report is being prepared;      b)     Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or    caused such internal control over financial reporting to be    designed under our supervision, 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;      c)     Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants’ disclosure    controls and procedures and presented in this report our    conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls    and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this    report based on such evaluation; and      d)     Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants’    internal control over financial reporting that occurred during    the registrants’ most recent fiscal quarter 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 most recent evaluation of internal    control over financial reporting, to the registrants’    auditors and the audit committee of the registrants’ board    of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):      a)     All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the    design or operation of internal control over financial reporting    which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the    registrants’ ability to record, process, summarize and    report financial information; and      b)     Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or    other employees who have a significant role in the    registrants’ internal control over financial reporting.     March 1, 2007     POST PROPERTIES, INC.