EXHIBIT 23(g)



                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS









The Board of Directors
United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.:





We consent to the incorporation by reference in the previously filed
Registration Statement Form S-3 No. 33-53839 of United Dominion Realty Trust,
Inc. of our report dated May 12, 1994, with respect to the statement of rental
operations of The Shire Apartments for the year ended December 31, 1993,
included in Form 8-K/A dated June 7, 1994, Amendment to Application or Report on
Form 8-K dated April 15, 1994, and included in Form 8-K/A dated June 7, 1994,
Amendment to Application or Report on Form 8-K dated May 26, 1994.


/s/ L. P. Martin & Company, P.C.
L. P. Martin & Company, P.C. 

Certified Public Accountants 
June 13, 1994