EXHIBIT 99.6 SUN COMMUNITIES OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OFFER TO EXCHANGE 5.75% NOTES DUE 2010 (CUSIP NO. 866677AD9) FOR 5.75% NOTES DUE 2010 (CUSIP NO. 866677AC1) ================================================================================ THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME ON ________, 2003, UNLESS EXTENDED OR TERMINATED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE"). ================================================================================ To Our Clients: Enclosed for your consideration is a Prospectus dated ______, 2003 (as the same may be amended or supplemented form time to time, the "Prospectus") and a form of Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal") relating to the offer (the "Exchange Offer") by Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership (the "Company") to exchange 5.75% Notes due 2010 (the "Exchange Notes") of the Company, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Exchange Offer, for like amounts of 5.75% Notes due 2010 (the "Unregistered Notes") of the Company. The material is being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of Unregistered Notes held by us for your account or benefit but not registered in your name. A tender of the Unregistered Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be made only by us as the registered holder of the Unregistered Notes, and pursuant to your instructions. Therefore, the Company urges beneficial owners of Unregistered Notes registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to contact such holder promptly if they wish to tender Unregistered Notes in the Exchange Offer. Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender any or all Unregistered Notes held by us for your account or benefit, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal. We urge you to read carefully the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal before instructing us to tender your Unregistered Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. Your instructions to us should be forwarded as promptly as practicable in order to permit us to tender Unregistered Notes on your behalf in accordance with the provisions of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on _______, 2003, unless extended or terminated (the "Expiration Date"). Unregistered Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn, subject to the procedures described in the Prospectus, at any time prior to the Expiration Date. If you wish to have us tender any or all of your Unregistered Notes held by us for your account or benefit, please so instruct us by completing, executing and returning to us the instruction form that appears on the following page. The accompanying Letter of Transmittal is furnished to you for informational purposes only and may not be used by you to tender Unregistered Notes held by us and registered in our name for your account or benefit. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed material referred to therein relating to the Exchange Offer made by Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership with respect to the undersigned's Unregistered Notes. This will instruct you to tender the Unregistered Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal. [] Please tender the Unregistered Notes held by you for my account as indicated below: AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF UNREGISTERED NOTES TO BE TENDERED 5.75% Notes due 2010: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [] Please do not tender any Unregistered Notes held by you for my account. Dated: , 2003 Please print name(s) here Signature(s) --------------------------------- ------------------------------------ --------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Address(es) Tax Identification or Social Security Number(s) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------- Area Code(s) and Telephone Number(s) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ None of the Unregistered Notes held by us for your account will be tendered unless we receive written instructions from you to do so. Unless a specific instruction is given in the space provided, your signature(s) hereon shall constitute an instruction to us to tender all the Unregistered Notes held by us for your account. 2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------