Apartment Investment and Management (AIV) 10-Q 2022 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of CEO Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Apartment Investment and Management Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Wesley W. Powell

Wesley W. Powell

Director and Chief Executive Officer

November 7, 2022

/s/ H. Lynn C. Stanfield

H. Lynn C. Stanfield

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

November 7, 2022