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Exhibit 31.1


CERTIFICATIONS






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| | 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Post
    Properties, Inc. and Post Apartment Homes, L.P.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual
    report;                
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
    financial information included in this annual 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 annual report;                                      
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| | 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:



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| | 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 annual report is being prepared;
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| | 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;                 
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| | 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                                                                                                         
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| | 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                                                                          



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| | 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):



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| | 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
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| | 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.                                                                                                       



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|POST PROPERTIES, INC.
    a Georgia corporation
     /s/ David P. StockertDavid P. Stockert
    President and Chief Executive Officer |  | POST APARTMENT HOMES, L.P.
    a Georgia limited partnership
    By: POST GP HOLDINGS, INC.,
    a Georgia corporation, its sole general partner
     /s/ David P. StockertDavid P. Stockert
    President and Chief Executive Officer