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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, David P. Stockert, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q 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)) for the
         registrants and have:

         a.       Designed such disclosure controls and procedures or cause 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.       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

         c.       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.

May 10, 2004

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

                                                 /s/ David P. Stockert
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                                                 David P. Stockert
                                                 President and Chief Executive
                                                 Officer


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