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. 33-40433, Registration Statement Form S-3
No. 33-32930, Registration Statement Form S-8 No. 33-47926 and Registration
Statement Form S-8 No. 33-48000 of United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. of our
report dated June 24, 1994, with respect to the statement of rental operations
of Walnut Creek Apartments for the year ended December 31, 1993, included in
this Form 8-K/A, Amendment to Application or Report on Form 8-K dated May 17,
1994.




/s/ L. P. Martin & Company, P. C.
L. P. Martin & Company, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
June 26, 1994