EXHIBIT 24


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-
K) of United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. of our report dated March 3, 1994,
included in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-52521) pertaining to
the United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. registration of $75 million of notes
in March 1994.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedules of United Dominion
Realty Trust, Inc. listed in Item 14(a).  These schedules are the
responsibility of the Trust's management.  Our responsibility is to express
an opinion based on our audits.  In our opinion, the financial statement
schedules referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material
respects the information set forth therein.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-3 No. 33-40433) and in the related Prospectus, the Registration
Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-32930) and in the related Prospectus, the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-48000) pertaining to the United
Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. Stock Purchase and Loan Plan, and the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-47926) pertaining to the United
Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. Stock Option Plan of our report dated March 3,
1994 with respect to the financial statements and schedules of United
Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. included or incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1993.


                                                     /s/  ERNST & YOUNG




Richmond, Virginia
March 25, 1994