SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


[X] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
    Act of 1934


               FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2003.

                                       OR

    [ ] Transition pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
        Act of 1934

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-12616

                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

               Maryland                                38-2730780
       (State of Incorporation)           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

           27777 Franklin Rd.
               Suite 200
          Southfield, Michigan                           48034
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (248) 208-2500

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [X]  No [ ]

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

     Number of shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding
                      as of September 30, 2003: 18,915,464




                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

                                      INDEX



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PART I

Item 1.        Financial Statements (Unaudited):

               Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2003 and
                        December 31, 2002                                                                      3

               Consolidated Statements of Income for the periods
                        ended September 30, 2003 and 2002                                                      4

               Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the periods
                        ended September 30, 2003 and 2002                                                      5

               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months
                        ended September 30, 2003 and 2002                                                      6

               Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                   7-15


Item 2.        Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                        Condition and Results of Operations                                                16-25

Item 3.        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk                                     26

Item 4.        Controls and Procedures                                                                        27


PART II

Item 6.(A)     Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K                                                28

Item 6.(B)     Reports on Form 8-K                                                                            28

               Signatures                                                                                     29









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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                    SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 AND DECEMBER 31, 2002
                             (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)



                                                                                SEPTEMBER 30, 2003           DECEMBER 31, 2002
                                                                             --------------------------   ------------------------
                                                                                                   
ASSETS
   Investment in rental property, net                                                $   979,655                $   999,360
   Properties held for disposition, net                                                   12,931                       --
   Cash and cash equivalents                                                              17,184                      2,664
   Notes and other receivables                                                            58,566                     56,329
   Investments in and advances to affiliates                                             116,724                     67,719
   Other assets                                                                           43,567                     37,904
                                                                                     -----------                -----------

                            Total assets                                             $ 1,228,627                $ 1,163,976
                                                                                     ===========                ===========

LIABILITIES
   Line of credit                                                                    $   102,500                $    63,000
   Debt                                                                                  674,919                    658,351
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                  17,770                     16,120
   Deposits and other liabilities                                                          7,119                      8,461
                                                                                     -----------                -----------

                            Total liabilities                                            802,308                    745,932
                                                                                     -----------                -----------

   Minority interests                                                                     95,649                     98,512
                                                                                     -----------                -----------

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
   Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized; no                               -                          -
     shares issued and outstanding
   Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized; 19,117
     and 18,311 issued for 2003 and 2002, respectively                                       191                        183
   Paid-in capital                                                                       446,651                    420,683
   Officers' notes                                                                       (10,583)                   (10,703)
   Unearned compensation                                                                  (7,658)                    (8,622)
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                   (2,198)                    (1,851)
   Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings                                       (89,349)                   (73,774)
   Treasury stock, at cost, 202 shares                                                    (6,384)                    (6,384)
                                                                                     -----------                -----------

                            Total stockholders' equity                                   330,670                    319,532
                                                                                     -----------                -----------

                            Total liabilities and stockholders' equity               $ 1,228,627                $ 1,163,976
                                                                                     ===========                ===========









         The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
                             financial statements.




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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                FOR THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 AND 2002
                (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)


                                                                    THREE MONTHS ENDED                  NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                       SEPTEMBER 30,                      SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                                 --------------------------         --------------------------
                                                                   2003             2002              2003             2002
                                                                                                        
REVENUES:
Income from property                                             $  39,090        $  37,732         $ 119,465        $ 112,974
Other income                                                         3,920            2,595             9,897            7,194
                                                                 ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------
     Total revenues                                                 43,010           40,327           129,362          120,168
                                                                 ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------

EXPENSES:
Property operating and maintenance                                  10,091            8,691            29,640           24,772
Real estate taxes                                                    2,937            2,496             8,805            7,458
Property management                                                    683              541             2,140            1,856
General and administrative                                           1,898            1,130             5,318            3,600
Depreciation and amortization                                       11,036            9,505            32,486           27,661
Interest                                                             7,352            8,266            26,559           23,834
                                                                 ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------
     Total expenses                                                 33,997           30,629           104,948           89,181
                                                                 ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------

Income before equity income (loss) from affiliates,
     minority interests, and discontinued operations                 9,013            9,698            24,414           30,987
Equity income (loss) from affiliates                                    27           (1,457)              592           (2,639)
                                                                 ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------

Income before minority interests and discontinued
     operations                                                      9,040            8,241            25,006           28,348

Less income allocated to minority interests:
     Preferred OP Units                                              2,136            1,951             6,397            5,817
     Common OP Units                                                   816              801             2,284            2,902
                                                                 ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------

Income from continuing operations                                    6,088            5,489            16,325           19,629
Income from discontinued operations                                    333              313               978            1,289
                                                                 ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------
Net income                                                       $   6,421        $   5,802         $  17,303        $  20,918
                                                                 =========        =========         =========        =========

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
          Basic                                                     18,504           17,739            18,065           17,535
                                                                 =========        =========         =========        =========
          Diluted                                                   18,683           17,921            18,220           17,740
                                                                 =========        =========         =========        =========

Basic earnings per share:
     Continuing operations                                       $    0.33        $    0.31         $    0.91        $    1.12
     Discontinued operations                                          0.02             0.02              0.05             0.07
                                                                 ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------
     Net income                                                  $    0.35        $    0.33         $    0.96        $    1.19
                                                                 =========        =========         =========        =========
Diluted earnings per share:
     Continuing operations                                       $    0.32        $    0.30         $    0.90        $    1.11
     Discontinued operations                                          0.02             0.02              0.05             0.07
                                                                 ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------
     Net income                                                  $    0.34        $    0.32         $    0.95        $    1.18
                                                                 =========        =========         =========        =========






         The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
                             financial statements.


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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                FOR THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 AND 2002
                             (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)


                                                              THREE MONTHS ENDED                    NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                SEPTEMBER 30,                         SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                          --------------------------           ---------------------------
                                                            2003              2002               2003               2002
                                                          --------          --------           --------           --------
                                                                                                     
Net income                                                $  6,421          $  5,802           $ 17,303           $ 20,918
Unrealized income (loss) on interest rate swaps              2,033            (1,344)              (347)            (1,344)
                                                          --------          --------           --------           --------
Comprehensive income                                      $  8,454          $  4,458           $ 16,956           $ 19,574
                                                          ========          ========           ========           ========















































        The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
                             financial statements.


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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
               FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 AND 2002
                             (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)



                                                                                                    2003              2002
                                                                                                  ---------         ---------
                                                                                                             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net income                                                                                      $  17,303         $  20,918
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
     Income allocated to minority interests                                                           2,420             3,055
     Gain on sale of discontinued operations                                                              -              (269)
     Depreciation and amortization                                                                   32,486            28,129
     Amortization of deferred financing costs                                                         1,101               882
  Increase in other assets                                                                           (9,554)           (1,389)
  Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities                                         308            (1,461)
                                                                                                  ---------         ---------
                                    Net cash provided by operating activities                        44,064            49,865
                                                                                                  ---------         ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Investment in rental properties                                                                   (20,143)          (73,410)
  Proceeds related to property dispositions                                                               -             3,288
  Investment in and advances to affiliates                                                          (49,830)          (21,050)
  Increase in notes receivable, net                                                                  (2,237)          (45,256)
  Officers' notes                                                                                       120
                                                                                                  ---------         ---------
                                    Net cash used in investing activities                           (72,090)         (136,428)
                                                                                                  ---------         ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Net proceeds from issuance of common stock and OP units, net                                       25,210            14,746
  Borrowings (repayments) on line of credit, net                                                     39,500           (18,000)
  Proceeds from notes payable and other debt, net                                                    16,568           124,012
  Payments for deferred financing costs                                                              (1,995)           (2,047)
  Distributions                                                                                     (36,737)          (34,787)
                                                                                                  ---------         ---------
                                    Net cash provided by financing activities                        42,546            83,924
                                                                                                  ---------         ---------

  Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                                               14,520            (2,639)

  Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                                      2,664             4,587
                                                                                                  ---------         ---------

  Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                        $  17,184         $   1,948
                                                                                                  =========         =========
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest including capitalized amounts of $1,623 and $2,299
     for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively                          $  24,343         $  24,817
Noncash investing and financing activities:
     Properties held for disposition, net                                                         $  12,931         $       -
     Debt assumed for rental properties                                                           $       -         $   6,813
     Issuance of partnership units for rental properties                                          $       -         $   4,500
     Issuance of partnership units to retire capitalized lease obligations                        $   4,170         $       -
     Restricted common stock issued as unearned compensation, net                                 $       -         $   2,767
     Issuance of common stock pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan                              $     696         $       -
     Unrealized losses on interest rate swaps                                                     $     347         $   1,344







         The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
                              financial statements.



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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

1.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

     These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Sun
     Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation, (the "Company"), have been
     prepared pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules
     and regulations and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
     financial statements and notes thereto of the Company included in the
     Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. The
     following notes to consolidated financial statements present interim
     disclosures as required by the SEC. The accompanying consolidated financial
     statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary
     for a fair presentation of the interim financial statements. All such
     adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. Certain reclassifications
     have been made to prior periods' financial statements in order to conform
     with current period presentation.

2.   RENTAL PROPERTY:

     The following summarizes rental property (amounts in thousands):


                                                                    SEPTEMBER 30,       DECEMBER 31,
                                                                        2003                2002
                                                                   ---------------     --------------
                                                                                
                       Land                                          $   103,401         $   101,926
                       Land Improvements and buildings                 1,014,268             999,540
                       Furniture, fixtures, and equipment                 25,878              26,277
                       Land held for future development                   32,103              34,573
                       Property under development                          2,288              12,521
                                                                     -----------         -----------
                                                                       1,177,938           1,174,837
                       Accumulated depreciation                         (198,283)           (175,477)
                                                                     -----------         -----------
                       Rental property, net                          $   979,655         $   999,360
                                                                     ===========         ===========




       During the nine months ended September 30, 2003, the Company did not
       acquire any rental properties.




















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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

3.   PROPERTIES HELD FOR DISPOSITION:

     Assets held for disposition are carried at the lower of book value or fair
     value less cost to sell the assets. Consistent with SFAS No. 144,
     "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets", income
     from discontinued operations, for all periods presented, includes the
     results of operations of "Properties Held for Disposition". The following
     summarizes the results of operations of the properties held for disposition
     under SFAS No. 144 for the periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
     (dollars in thousands):


                                                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED                NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                           SEPTEMBER 30,                     SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                                     ------------------------          ------------------------
                                                                      2003             2002             2003             2002
                                                                     -------          -------          -------          -------
                                                                                                          
     Income from property                                            $   759          $   752          $ 2,259          $ 2,250
     Property operating and maintenance expenses                        (184)            (152)            (456)            (362)
     Real estate taxes                                                   (89)             (86)            (266)            (258)
     Depreciation and amortization                                      (108)            (156)            (423)            (468)
                                                                     -------          -------          -------          -------
     Income before minority interest                                     378              358            1,114            1,162
     Minority interest allocated to common OP units                      (45)             (45)            (136)            (153)
     Gain on sale of properties                                            -                -                -              280
                                                                     -------          -------          -------          -------
     Income from discontinued operations                             $   333          $   313          $   978          $ 1,289
                                                                     =======          =======          =======          =======


     As of September 30, 2003, net assets of properties held for disposition
     consisted of the following (in thousands):


                                                              
     Rental Property, net of depreciation                           $ 12,788
     Notes and other receivables                                          50
     Other assets                                                        335
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses                               (60)
     Other liabilities                                                  (182)
                                                                    --------
     Properties held for disposition, net                           $ 12,931
                                                                    ========




















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                             SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (UNAUDITED)

4.   NOTES AND OTHER RECEIVABLES:

     The following table sets forth certain information regarding notes and
     other receivables (amounts in thousands):



                                                                                    SEPTEMBER 30,        DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                        2003                 2002
                                                                                    -------------        ------------
                                                                                                 
     Mortgage and other notes receivable, primarily with minimum
        monthly interest payments at LIBOR based floating rates of
        approximately LIBOR + 3.0%,  maturing at various dates
        through August 2008, substantially collateralized by
        manufactured home communities.                                                 $41,149             $38,420
     Installment loans on manufactured homes with interest payable
        monthly at a weighted average interest rate and
        maturity of 8.2% and 20 years, respectively.                                    10,883              11,633
     Other receivables                                                                   6,534               6,276
                                                                                       -------             -------
                                                                                       $58,566             $56,329
                                                                                       =======             =======



     At September 30, 2003, the maturities of mortgages and other notes
     receivables are approximately as follows: 2004-$22.6 million; 2006-$3.8
     million; 2008-$14.7 million.

     Officers' notes, presented as a reduction to stockholders' equity in the
     balance sheet, are 10 year, LIBOR + 1.75% notes, with a minimum and maximum
     interest rate of 6% and 9%, respectively, collateralized by 362,206 shares
     of the Company's common stock and 127,794 OP Units with substantial
     personal recourse.


5.   INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO AFFILIATES:

     Sun Home Services, Inc. ("SHS") sells and rents homes in our communities,
     manages a golf course, and provides activities and other services and
     facilities for our residents. Through Sun Communities Operating Limited
     Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), the Company owns one hundred
     percent (100%) of the outstanding preferred stock of SHS, is entitled to
     ninety-five percent (95%) of the operating cash flow, and accounts for its
     investment utilizing the equity method of accounting. The common stock is
     owned by one officer of the Company and the estate of a former officer of
     the Company who collectively are entitled to receive five percent (5%) of
     the operating cash flow.

     The Company, through SHS, and two other participants (one unaffiliated and
     one affiliated with Gary Shiffman, the Company's Chief Executive Officer
     and President) provided financing to Origen Financial, L.L.C. ("Origen")
     through September 30, 2003. Origen's business is to provide loans to the
     purchasers of manufactured homes. The financing consisted of a $48 million
     line of credit and a $10 million term loan of which the Company's
     commitment was $35.5 million ($35.0 million and $33.6 million was
     outstanding as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively).
     Subsequent






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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

5.   INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO AFFILIATES, CONTINUED:

     to quarter end, the Company's line of credit and term loan to Origen was
     repaid in full after Origen was recapitalized. The Company invested $50
     million in Origen's parent, Origen Financial, Inc. ("Origen, Inc."), and
     agreed to sell Origen, Inc. various interests in manufactured home loans
     previously acquired from Origen. The Company's investment in Origen, Inc.
     approximates a one third ownership interest which will be accounted for
     using the equity method of accounting for periods ending after September
     30, 2003.

     Summarized combined financial information of the Company's equity
     investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 in SHS and Origen,
     are presented below before elimination of intercompany transactions (in
     thousands). Pursuant to the write-off of the Company's equity investment in
     Origen during 2002, Sun's equity income from affiliates reflects only the
     Company's share of SHS income.



                                                            
              Revenues                                          $ 48,558
              Expenses                                            70,986
                                                                --------
              Net loss                                          $(22,428)
                                                                ========
              Sun's equity income from affiliates               $    592
                                                                ========




































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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)


6.   DEBT:


     The following table sets forth certain information regarding debt (amounts
     in thousands):



                                                                               SEPTEMBER 30,        DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                   2003                 2002
                                                                               -------------        ------------
                                                                                               
     Note payable, interest at 2.040%, due December 24, 2003                     $  5,000             $      -
     Callable/redeemable notes, interest at 6.770%, due
           May 14, 2015, callable/redeemable May 16, 2005                          65,000               65,000
     Senior notes, interest at 6.970%, due December 3, 2007                        35,000               35,000
     Senior notes, interest at 8.200%, due August 15, 2008                        100,000              100,000
     Senior notes, interest at 5.750%, due April 15, 2010                         150,000                    -
     Bridge loan, at variable interest rate (2.617% at
           December 31, 2002), matured April 30, 2003                                   -               48,000
     Senior notes, interest at 7.625%, matured May 1, 2003                              -               85,000
     Collateralized term loan, due to FNMA, due
           May 2007, with a weighted average interest rate of
           3.161 percent and 2.17 percent at September 30, 2003
           and December 31, 2002, respectively,
           convertible to a 5 to 10 year fixed rate loan                          152,363              152,363
     Collateralized term loan, interest at 7.010%, due
           September 9, 2007                                                       41,716               42,206
     Redeemable preferred OP units, average interest at
           7.046%, redeemable at various dates through
           January 2014                                                            58,148               53,978
     Capitalized lease obligations, interest at 5.510%, due
           January 1, 2004                                                          9,673               16,438
     Mortgage notes, other                                                         58,019               60,366
                                                                                 --------             --------
                                                                                 $674,919             $658,351
                                                                                 ========             ========


     The Company entered into a $25 million loan facility in September of 2003.
     The loan bears interest at 2.04% and is due December 24, 2003.

     In April 2003 the Company issued $150 million of 5.75 percent senior notes,
     due April 15, 2010, and used the proceeds from the offering to retire the
     bridge loan of $48 million and senior notes of $85 million which matured on
     April 30 and May 1, 2003, respectively. The remaining $15 million of net
     proceeds was used to pay down the Company's line of credit.

     The collateralized term loans totaling $194,079 at September 30, 2003 are
     secured by 22 properties comprising approximately 10,600 sites. The
     capitalized lease obligation and mortgage notes are collateralized by 12
     communities comprising approximately 3,900 sites. At the lease expiration
     date of the capitalized lease, January 2004, the Company has the right and
     intends to purchase the property for the amount of the then outstanding
     lease obligation. A capitalized lease obligation matured on January 1, 2003
     and was paid by the issuance of 41,700 Preferred OP Units, cash of
     approximately $860,000 and the assumption of approximately $1,570,000 of
     debt, which was immediately retired.





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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

6.   DEBT, CONTINUED:

     The initial term of the variable rate FNMA debt is five years. The Company
     has the option to extend such variable rate borrowings for an additional
     five years and/or convert them to fixed rate borrowings with a term of five
     or ten years, provided that in no event can the term of the borrowings
     exceed fifteen years.

     The Company has a $105 million unsecured line of credit of which $2.5
     million was available to be drawn at September 30, 2003. Borrowings under
     the line of credit bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 0.85% and mature
     July 2, 2005 with a one-year extension at the Company's option. The average
     interest rate of outstanding borrowings under the line of credit at
     September 30, 2003 was 1.97 percent.

     The Company is the guarantor of $22.6 million in personal bank loans
     maturing in 2004, made to directors, employees and consultants to purchase
     Company common stock and OP units pursuant to the Company's Stock Purchase
     Plan. No compensation expense was recognized in respect to the guarantees
     as the fair value thereof was not material nor have there been any
     defaults.

7.   OTHER INCOME:

     The components of other income are as follows for the periods ended
     September 30, 2003 and 2002 (in thousands):


                                                   THREE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                      SEPTEMBER 30,           SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                   ------------------      ------------------
                                                     2003        2002        2003        2002
                                                   ------      ------      ------      ------
                                                                          
                              Interest income      $3,714      $1,866      $9,370      $5,086
                              Other income            206         729         527       2,108
                                                   ------      ------      ------      ------
                                                   $3,920      $2,595      $9,897      $7,194
                                                   ======      ======      ======      ======



8.   DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES:

     The Company has entered into four derivative contracts consisting of three
     interest rate swap agreements and an interest rate cap agreement. The
     Company's primary strategy in entering into derivative contracts is to
     minimize the variability that changes in interest rates could have on its
     future cash flows. The Company generally employs derivative instruments
     that effectively convert a portion of its variable rate debt to fixed rate
     debt and to cap the maximum interest rate on its variable rate borrowings.
     The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for speculative
     purposes.

     The swap agreements were effective April 2003, and have the effect of
     fixing interest rates relative to a collateralized term loan due to FNMA.
     One swap matures in July 2009, with an effective fixed rate of



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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

8.   DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES, CONTINUED:

     4.93 percent. A second swap matures in July 2012, with an effective fixed
     rate of 5.37 percent. The third swap matures in July 2007, with an
     effective fixed rate of 3.97 percent. The third swap is effective as long
     as 90-day LIBOR is 7 percent or lower. The three swaps have an aggregate
     notional amount of $75.0 million. The interest rate cap agreement has a cap
     rate of 9.49 percent, a notional amount of $152.4 million and a termination
     date of April 03, 2006. Each of the Company's derivative contracts is based
     upon 90-day LIBOR.

     The Company has designated the first two swaps and the interest rate cap as
     cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. These three hedges were highly
     effective and had minimal effect on income. The third swap does not qualify
     as a hedge for accounting purposes and, accordingly, the entire change in
     valuation, whether positive or negative, is reflected as a component of
     interest expense. The valuation adjustment for the nine month period ended
     September 30, 2003 totals a positive $1.2 million.

     In accordance with SFAS No. 133, the "Accounting for Derivative Instruments
     and Hedging Activities," which requires all derivative instruments to be
     carried at fair value on the balance sheet, the Company has recorded a
     liability of $1.4 million and $2.3 million as of September 30, 2003 and
     December 31, 2002, respectively.

     These valuation adjustments will only be realized if the Company terminates
     the swaps prior to maturity. This is not the intent of the Company and,
     therefore, the net of valuation adjustments through the various maturity
     dates will approximate zero.

9.   STOCK OPTIONS:

     The Company accounts for its stock options using the intrinsic value method
     contained in APB Opinion No. 25. "Accounting for Stock Issued to
     Employees." If the Company had accounted for options using the methods
     contained in FASB Statement No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
     Compensation", net income and earnings per share would have been presented
     as follows for the periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002:


                                                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED             NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                          SEPTEMBER 30,                   SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                                      ---------------------        -------------------------
                                                                       2003          2002            2003            2002
                                                                      -------       -------        --------       ----------
                                                                                                     
     Net income, as reported                                          $ 6,421       $ 5,802        $ 17,303       $   20,918
     Additional compensation expense under fair value method              (47)         (123)           (227)            (355)
                                                                      -------       -------        --------       ----------
     Pro forma net income                                             $ 6,374       $ 5,679        $ 17,076       $   20,563
                                                                      =======       =======        ========       ==========

     Basic earnings per share, as reported                            $  0.35       $  0.33        $   0.96       $     1.19
                                                                      =======       =======        ========       ==========
     Basic earnings per share, pro forma                              $  0.34       $  0.32        $   0.95       $     1.17
                                                                      =======       =======        ========       ==========

     Diluted earnings per share, as reported                          $  0.34       $  0.32        $   0.95       $     1.18
                                                                      =======       =======        ========       ==========
     Diluted earnings per share, pro forma                            $  0.34       $  0.32        $   0.94       $     1.16
                                                                      =======       =======        ========       ==========









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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

10.  EARNINGS PER SHARE (IN THOUSANDS):



                                                                  THREE MONTHS ENDED              NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                    SEPTEMBER 30,                   SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                                ----------------------          ----------------------
                                                                 2003           2002             2003           2002
                                                                -------        -------          -------        -------
                                                                                                 
     Earnings used for basic and diluted earnings per
     share computation:
         Continuing operations                                  $ 6,088        $ 5,489          $16,325        $19,629
                                                                =======        =======          =======        =======
         Discontinued operations                                $   333        $   313          $   978        $ 1,289
                                                                =======        =======          =======        =======

     Total shares used for basic earnings per share              18,504         17,739           18,065         17,535
     Dilutive securities, principally stock options                 179            182              155            205
                                                                -------        -------          -------        -------
     Total weighted average shares used for diluted
     earnings per computation                                    18,683         17,921           18,220         17,740
                                                                =======        =======          =======        =======




     Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that would occur
     if dilutive securities were exercised or converted into common stock.


11.  RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS:

     In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
     Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 150, "Accounting
     for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities
     and Equity" which establishes standards for how financial instruments that
     have characteristics of both liabilities and equity instruments should be
     classified on the balance sheet. The requirements of SFAS 150 generally
     outline that financial instruments that give the issuer a choice of
     settling an obligation with a variable number of securities or settling an
     obligation with a transfer of assets or any mandatorily redeemable security
     should be classified as a liability on the balance sheet. Upon adoption of
     SFAS 150 on July 1, 2003 the Company reclassified mandatorily redeemable
     preferred operating partnership units of $58.1 million and $53.9 million as
     of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively, from minority
     interest into debt. The reclassification had no effect on the Company's
     compliance with the covenant requirements of its credit agreements.

     In April 2003, FASB issued SFAS No. 149, "Amendment of Statement 133 on
     Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The statement amends and
     clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments,
     including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts
     (collectively referred to as derivatives) and for hedging activities under
     FASB Statements No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
     Activities." This Statement is effective for contracts entered into or
     modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated after
     June 30, 2003. In addition, all provisions of this Statement should be
     applied prospectively. The provisions of this Statement that relate to
     Statement 133 Implementation Issues that have been effective for fiscal
     quarters that began prior to June 15, 2003, should continue to be applied
     in accordance with their respective effective dates. The adoption of this
     Statement did not have a significant impact on the financial position or
     results of the operations of the Company.





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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

11.  RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS, CONTINUED:

     In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 ("FIN 46"),
     "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." The objective of this
     interpretation is to provide guidance on how to identify a variable
     interest entity ("VIE") and determine when the assets, liabilities,
     non-controlling interests and results of operations of a VIE need to be
     included in a company's consolidated financial statements. A company that
     holds variable interests in an entity will need to consolidate the entity
     if the company's interest in the VIE is such that the company will absorb a
     majority of the VIE's expected losses and/or receive a majority of the
     VIE's expected residual returns, if they occur. FIN 46 also requires
     additional disclosures by primary beneficiaries and other significant
     variable interest holders. The provisions of this interpretation apply to
     the end of the first interim period or annual period ending after December
     15, 2003 (i.e., December 31, 2003) to VIEs in which a company holds a
     variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. Pursuant to FIN
     46, the Company intends to consolidate SHS in its financial reporting
     beginning December 31, 2003. The Company currently reports all of the
     operating results of SHS in its equity income from affiliates. Therefore,
     the consolidation will have no significant impact on the financial
     condition or results of operations of the Company. Due to the recently
     completed equity financing of Origen, which reduced the Company's exposure
     to Origen's potential income/losses to less than a majority, the Company
     will not be required to consolidate Origen or Origen, Inc. under the
     provisions of FIN 46.

12.  CONTINGENCIES

     On April 9, 2003, T.J. Holdings, LLC ("TJ Holdings"), a member of
     Sun/Forest, LLC ("Sun/Forest") (which, in turn, owns an equity interest in
     SunChamp LLC), filed a complaint against the Company, SunChamp LLC, certain
     other affiliates of the Company and two directors of Sun Communities, Inc.
     in the Superior Court of Guilford County, North Carolina. The complaint
     alleges that the defendants wrongfully deprived the plaintiff of economic
     opportunities that they took for themselves in contravention of duties
     allegedly owed to the plaintiff and purports to claim damages of $13.0
     million plus an unspecified amount for punitive damages. The Company
     believes the complaint and the claims threatened therein have no merit and
     will defend it vigorously.

     The Company is involved in various other legal proceedings arising in the
     ordinary course of business. All such proceedings, taken together, are not
     expected to have a material adverse impact on our results of operations or
     financial condition.









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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW

The following discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition
and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and the notes thereto. Capitalized terms are used as
defined elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company had identified significant accounting policies that, as a result of
the judgments, uncertainties, uniqueness and complexities of the underlying
accounting standards and operations involved, could result in material changes
to its financial condition or result of operations under different conditions or
using different assumptions. Details regarding the Company's significant
accounting policies are described fully in the Company's 2002 Annual Report
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K. During the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2003, there have been no material changes to
the Company's significant accounting policies that impacted the Company's
financial condition or results of operations.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002

For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, income before minority interests
and discontinued operations decreased by 11.6 percent from $28.3 million to
$25.0 million, when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2002. The
decrease was due to increased revenues of $9.2 million and increased equity
income of $3.2 million offset by increased expenses of $15.7 million as
described in more detail below.

Income from property increased by $6.5 million from $113.0 million to $119.5
million, or 5.7 percent, due to acquisitions made during the prior year whose
partial year income affects comparability ($4.8 million) and rent increases and
other community revenues ($1.7 million).

Equity income from affiliates increased by $3.2 million to an income of $0.6
million due primarily to increased profitability and volume of home sales and
that the prior period included $2.0 million of losses from Origen. Other income
increased by $2.7 million from $7.2 million to $9.9 million due primarily to an
increase in interest income.

Property operating and maintenance expenses increased by $4.8 million from $24.8
million to $29.6 million, or 19.4 percent. The increase was due to the expansion
of cable TV services ($0.3 million), increase in property and casualty insurance
costs ($0.4 million), increases in utility costs ($0.9 million), and increases
in repair and maintenance expenses ($1.0 million). Acquisitions made during 2002
and the consolidation of SunChamp properties accounted for the remaining
increase of $2.3 million.









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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED:

Real estate taxes increased by $1.3 million from $7.5 million to $8.8 million,
or 17.3 percent, due to acquisitions made during 2002 ($0.7 million) and
increases in assessments and tax rates ($0.7 million).

General and administrative expenses including property management increased by
$2.0 million from $5.5 million to $7.5 million, or 36.4 percent, due primarily
to increased audit and legal fees ($0.2 million), expenses related to our office
relocation ($0.2 million), increased Michigan Single Business taxes ($0.4
million), additional staffing related to the SunChamp acquisition ($0.7 million)
and assorted other minor increases ($0.5 million).

Depreciation and amortization increased by $4.8 million from $27.7 million to
$32.5 million, or 17.3 percent, due primarily to additional investment in rental
property.

Interest expense increased by $2.7 million from $23.8 million to $26.5 million,
or 11.3 percent, due to increased debt levels somewhat offset by lower interest
rates ($3.8 million), a decrease in capitalized interest ($0.7 million), and
reduced by a positive valuation adjustment related to a swap to fix interest
rates in the current period ($1.8 million).

Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002

For the three months ended September 30, 2003, income before minority interest
and discontinued operations increased by 9.7 percent from $8.2 million to $9.0
million, when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2002. The
increase was due to increased revenues and equity income of $4.2 million offset
by increased expenses of $3.4 million as described in more detail below.

Income from property increased by $1.4 million from $37.7 million to $39.1
million, or 3.7 percent, due primarily to acquisitions made during the prior
year whose partial year income affects comparability.

Equity income from affiliates increased by $1.5 million to income of $0.03
million due primarily to increased profitability and volume of home sales and
that the prior period included $1.3 million of losses from Origen. Other income
increased by $1.3 million from $2.6 million to $3.9 million, due primarily to an
increase in interest income.

Property operating and maintenance expenses increased by $1.4 million from $8.7
million to $10.1 million, or 16.1 percent. The increase was due to increases in
utility costs ($0.2 million) and increase in repair and maintenance expense
($0.3 million). Acquisitions made during 2002 and consolidation of SunChamp
properties accounted for the remaining $0.9 million of the increase.






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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED:

Real estate taxes increased by $0.4 million from $2.5 million to $2.9 million,
or 16.0 percent, due to acquisitions made during 2002 ($0.2 million) and
increases in assessments and tax rates ($0.2 million).

General and administrative expenses including property management increased by
$0.9 million from $1.7 million to $2.6 million, or 52.9 percent, due primarily
to increased professional fees ($0.2 million), the relocation of our offices
($0.1 million), increased Michigan Single Business tax ($0.1 million),
additional staffing related to the SunChamp acquisition and the Company's
software conversion ($0.3 million), and assorted other increases ($0.2 million).

Depreciation and amortization increased by $1.5 million from $9.5 million to
$11.0 million, or 15.8 percent, due primarily to additional investment in rental
property.

Interest expense decreased by $0.9 million from $8.3 million to 7.4 million, or
10.8 percent. This decrease is comprised of a combination of increased expenses
due to increased debt levels, somewhat offset by lower interest rates, ($1.5
million) and decreased expenses due to a positive valuation adjustment related
to a swap to fix interest rates ($2.4 million).









































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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED:

SAME PROPERTY INFORMATION
The following table reflects property-level financial information as of and for
the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002. The "Same Property" data
represents information regarding the operation of communities owned as of
January 1, 2002 and September 30, 2003. Site, occupancy, and rent data for those
communities is presented as of the last day of each period presented. The "Total
Portfolio" column differentiates from the "Same Property" column by including
financial and statistical information for new development and acquisition
communities.



                                                                SAME PROPERTY                        TOTAL PORTFOLIO
                                                      ----------------------------------    ----------------------------------
                                                           2003               2002               2003               2002
                                                      ---------------    ---------------    ---------------    ---------------

                                                                                                  
Income from property                                     $103,719            $100,995           $119,465           $112,974
                                                         --------            --------           --------           --------
Property operating expenses:
   Property operating and maintenance                      20,257              18,592             29,640             24,772
   Real estate taxes                                        8,200               7,484              8,805              7,458
                                                         --------            --------           --------           --------
   Property operating expenses                             28,457              26,076             38,445             32,230
                                                         --------            --------           --------           --------
Property net operating income(2)                         $ 75,262            $ 74,919           $ 81,020           $ 80,744
                                                         ========            ========           ========           ========

Number of operating properties                                109                 109                130                117
Developed sites                                            38,984              38,904             44,542             41,394
Occupied sites                                             34,543              35,656             38,399             37,835
Occupancy %                                                  90.1%(1)            93.6%(1)           87.2%(1)           93.2%(1)
Weighted average monthly rent per site                   $    327 (1)        $    314 (1)       $    327 (1)       $    313 (1)
Sites available for development                             1,931               2,097              6,960              4,258
Sites in development                                            5                  77                  5                229



(1) Occupancy % and weighted average rent relates to manufactured housing sites,
    excluding recreational vehicle sites.
(2) Investors in and analysts following the real estate industry utilize net
    operating income ("NOI") as a supplemental performance measure. The Company
    considers NOI, given its wide use by and relevance to investors and
    analysts, an appropriate supplemental measure to net income because NOI
    provides a measure of rental operations and does not factor in depreciation/
    amortization and non-property specific expenses such as general and
    administrative expenses.

On a same property basis, property net operating income increased by $0.4
million from $74.9 million to $75.3 million, or 0.5 percent. Income from
property increased by $2.7 million from $101 million to $103.7 million, or 2.7
percent, due primarily to increases in rents including water and property tax
pass through. Property operating expenses increased by $1.7 million from $18.6
million to $20.3 million, or 9.0 percent, due primarily to increases in real
estate taxes, repair and maintenance, and payroll. The Company anticipates
rental rate increases and expense containment to continue to offset any decrease
in same property net operating income due to potential future occupancy decline.




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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company's principal liquidity demands have historically been, and are
expected to continue to be, distributions to the Company's stockholders and the
unitholders of Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership (the "Operating
Partnership"), property acquisitions, development and expansion of properties,
capital improvements of properties and debt repayment.

The Company expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements through its
working capital provided by operating activities and its line of credit, as
described below. The Company considers its ability to generate cash from
operations (anticipated to be approximately $65 to $70 million annually) to be
adequate to meet all operating requirements, including recurring capital
improvements, routinely amortizing debt and other normally recurring
expenditures of a capital nature, pay dividends to its stockholders to maintain
qualification as a REIT in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and make
distributions to the Operating Partnership's unitholders.

The Company plans to invest approximately $5 to $10 million in developments
consisting of expansions to existing communities and the development of new
communities during 2003. The Company expects to finance these investments by
using net cash flows provided by operating activities and by drawing upon its
line of credit.

Furthermore, the Company may invest in the range of $20 to $40 million in the
acquisition of properties in 2003, depending upon market conditions. The Company
would finance these investments by using net cash flows provided by operating
activities and by drawing upon its line of credit.

Cash and cash equivalents increased by $14.5 million to $17.1 million at
September 30, 2003 compared to $2.6 million at December 31, 2002 primarily due
to timing of the receipt of proceeds from a loan sale. Net cash provided by
operating activities decreased by $5.8 million to $44.1 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2003 compared to $49.9 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2002.

The Company's net cash flows provided by operating activities may be adversely
impacted by, among other things: (a) the market and economic conditions in the
Company's current markets generally, and specifically in metropolitan areas of
the Company's current markets; (b) lower occupancy and rental rates of the
Company's properties (the "Properties"); (c) increased operating costs,
including insurance premiums, real estate taxes and utilities, that cannot be
passed on to the Company's tenants; and (d) decreased sales of manufactured
homes. See "Factors That May Affect Future Results" in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.




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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES CONTINUED:

In 2003, the Company increased its existing line of credit to a $105 million
facility, which matures in July 2005, with a one-year optional extension. At
September 30, 2003, the average interest rate of outstanding borrowings under
the line of credit was 1.97 percent with $102.5 million outstanding and $2.5
million available to be drawn under the facility. The line of credit facility
contains various leverage, debt service coverage, net worth maintenance and
other customary covenants all of which the Company was in compliance with at
September 30, 2003.

The Company's primary long-term liquidity needs are principal payments on
outstanding indebtedness. At September 30, 2003, the Company's outstanding
contractual obligations were as follows:



CONTRACTUAL CASH OBLIGATIONS(3)


CONTRACTUAL CASH OBLIGATIONS                 TOTAL DUE           1 YEAR          2-3 YEARS         4-5 YEARS        AFTER 5 YEARS
                                            -----------        ----------       -----------       -----------      ---------------
                                                                                                    
Line of credit                                $102,500          $      -          $102,500          $      -          $      -
Collateralized term loan                        41,717               694             1,542            39,481                 -
Collateralized term loan - FNMA                152,363                 -                 -                 -           152,363
Note payable                                     5,000             5,000                 -                 -                 -
Senior notes                                   350,000                 -            65,000(4)        135,000           150,000
Mortgage notes, other                           58,019             2,528            27,649            11,178            16,664
Capitalized lease obligations                    9,672             9,672                 -                 -                 -
Redeemable Preferred OP Units                   58,148                 -             8,175             4,500            45,473
                                              --------          --------          --------          --------          --------
                                              $777,419          $ 17,894          $204,866          $190,159          $364,500
                                              ========          ========          ========          ========          ========



  (3) The Company is the guarantor of $22.6 million in personal bank loans
      which is not reflected in the balance sheet, maturing in 2004, made to
      the Company's directors, employees and consultants for the purpose of
      purchasing shares of Company common stock or Operating Partnership OP
      Units pursuant to the Company's Stock Purchase Plan. The Company is
      obligated under the Guaranty only in the event that one or more of the
      borrowers cannot repay their loan when due.

  (4) The provisions of the callable/redeemable $65 million notes are such
      that the maturity date will likely be 2005 if the 10 year Treasury rate
      is greater than 5.7 % on May 16, 2005. The maturity is reflected in the
      above table based on that assumption.











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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES CONTINUED:

The Company anticipates meeting its long-term liquidity requirements, such as
scheduled debt maturities, large property acquisitions, and Operating
Partnership unit redemptions through the issuance of debt or equity securities,
including equity units in the Operating Partnership, or from selective asset
sales. The Company has maintained investment grade ratings with Moody's Investor
Service and Standard & Poor's, which facilitates access to the senior unsecured
debt market. Since 1993, the Company has raised, in the aggregate, nearly $1.0
billion from the sale of its common stock, the sale of OP units in the Operating
Partnership and the issuance of secured and unsecured debt securities. In
addition, at September 30, 2003, ninety-six of the Properties were unencumbered
by debt, therefore, providing substantial financial flexibility. The ability of
the Company to finance its long-term liquidity requirements in such manner will
be affected by numerous economic factors affecting the manufactured housing
community industry at the time, including the availability and cost of mortgage
debt, the financial condition of the Company, the operating history of the
Properties, the state of the debt and equity markets, and the general national,
regional and local economic conditions. See "Factors That May Affect Future
Results" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002. If the Company is unable to obtain additional equity or debt financing
on acceptable terms, the Company's business, results of operations and financial
condition will be harmed.

At September 30, 2003, the Company's debt to total market capitalization
approximated 46 percent (assuming conversion of all Common OP Units to shares of
common stock). The debt has a weighted average maturity of approximately 5.4
years and a weighted average interest rate of 5.4 percent.

Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
included recurring capital expenditures of $4.7 million and $4.9 million,
respectively.

Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $64.3 million to $72.1
million compared to $136.4 million used in investing activities for the nine
months ended September 30, 2002. This decrease was due to a $53.3 million
decrease in rental property investment activities, a $43.1 million decrease in
investment in notes receivable, net, offset by a $3.3 million decrease in
proceeds related to property dispositions and an increase of $28.8 million in
investment in and advances to affiliates.

Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $41.4 million to $42.5
million from $83.9 million provided by financing activities for the nine months
ended September 30, 2002. This decrease was primarily due to proceeds from notes
payable and other debt decreasing by $107.4 million, a $1.9 million increase in
distributions, offset by a $57.5 million increase in borrowings on line of
credit, and a $10.4 million increase of proceeds from issuance of common stock.


















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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
          CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

SUPPLEMENTAL MEASURE:
Investors in and analysts following the real estate industry utilize funds from
operations ("FFO") as a supplemental performance measure. While the Company
believes net income (as defined by generally accepted accounting principles) is
the most appropriate measure, it considers FFO, given its wide use by and
relevance to investors and analysts, an appropriate supplemental measure. FFO is
defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT")
as net income (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles) excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus rental
property depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated
partnerships and joint ventures. Industry analysts consider FFO to be an
appropriate supplemental measure of the operating performance of an equity REIT
primarily because the computation of FFO excludes historical cost depreciation
as an expense and thereby facilitates the comparison of REITs which have
different cost bases in their assets. Historical cost accounting for real estate
assets implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes
predictably over time, whereas real estate values have instead historically
risen or fallen based upon market conditions. FFO does not represent cash flow
from operations as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and is a
supplemental measure of performance that does not replace net income as a
measure of performance or net cash provided by operating activities as a measure
of liquidity. In addition, FFO is not intended as a measure of a REIT's ability
to meet debt principal repayments and other cash requirements, nor as a measure
of working capital. The following table reconciles net income to FFO for the
periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 (in thousands):



                                                                              THREE MONTHS ENDED               NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                 SEPTEMBER 30,                   SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                                           ------------------------        -------------------------
                                                                             2003            2002            2003            2002
                                                                           --------        --------        --------        --------
                                                                                                              
Net income                                                                 $  6,421        $  5,802        $ 17,303        $ 20,918
Adjustments:
     Depreciation of rental property                                         10,708           9,589          31,817          27,913
     Valuation adjustment(5)                                                 (1,949)            487          (1,274)            487
     Allocation of SunChamp losses(6)                                         1,221               -           3,158               -
     Income allocated to minority interest                                      860             846           2,420           3,055
     (Gain) on sale of properties                                                 -               -               -            (269)
                                                                           --------        --------        --------        --------
Funds from operations                                                      $ 17,261        $ 16,724        $ 53,424        $ 52,104
                                                                           ========        ========        ========        ========

FFO from continuing operations                                             $ 16,775        $ 16,211        $ 51,886        $ 50,464
                                                                           ========        ========        ========        ========
FFO from discontinued operations                                           $    486        $    513        $  1,538        $  1,640
                                                                           ========        ========        ========        ========

Weighted average common shares/OP Units outstanding:
     Basic                                                                   20,989          20,323          20,586          20,126
                                                                           ========        ========        ========        ========
     Diluted                                                                 21,168          20,505          20,741          20,331
                                                                           ========        ========        ========        ========

























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                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

SUPPLEMENTAL MEASURE, CONTINUED:


                                                                                                           
Weighted average common shares/OP Units outstanding:
     Basic                                                                20,989          20,323          20,586          20,126
                                                                        ========        ========        ========        ========
     Diluted                                                              21,168          20,505          20,741          20,331
                                                                        ========        ========        ========        ========
Continuing operations:
FFO per weighted average common share/OP Unit - Basic                   $   0.80        $   0.80        $   2.52        $   2.51
                                                                        ========        ========        ========        ========
FFO per weighted average common share/OP Unit - Diluted                 $   0.79        $   0.79        $   2.50        $   2.48
                                                                        ========        ========        ========        ========

Discontinued operations:
FFO per weighted average common share/OP Unit - Basic                   $   0.02        $   0.02        $   0.08        $   0.08
                                                                        ========        ========        ========        ========
FFO per weighted average common share/OP Unit - Diluted                 $   0.03        $   0.03        $   0.08        $   0.08
                                                                        ========        ========        ========        ========

Total operations:
FFO per weighted average common share/OP Unit - Basic                   $   0.82        $   0.82        $   2.60        $   2.59
                                                                        ========        ========        ========        ========
FFO per weighted average common share/OP Unit - Diluted                 $   0.82        $   0.82        $   2.58        $   2.56
                                                                        ========        ========        ========        ========




  (5) The Company entered into three interest rate swaps and an interest rate
      cap agreement. The valuation adjustment reflects the theoretical noncash
      profit and loss were those hedging transactions terminated at the balance
      sheet date. As the Company has no expectation of terminating the
      transactions prior to maturity, the net of these noncash valuation
      adjustments will be zero at the various maturities. As any imperfections
      related to hedging correlation in these swaps is reflected currently in
      cash as interest, the valuation adjustments are excluded from funds from
      operations. The valuation adjustment is included in interest expense.

  (6) The Company acquired the equity interest of another investor in SunChamp
      in December 2002. Consideration consisted of a long-term note payable at
      net book value. Although the adjustment for the allocation of the SunChamp
      losses is not reflected in the accompanying financial statements,
      management believes that it is appropriate to provide for this adjustment
      because the Company's payment obligations with respect to the note are
      subordinate in all respects to the return of the members' equity
      (including the gross book value of the acquired equity) plus a preferred
      return. As a result, the losses that are allocated to the Company under
      generally accepted accounting principles are effectively reallocated to
      the note for purposes of calculating Funds from Operations.































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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 10-Q contains various "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the
Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe
harbors created thereby. The words "may", "will", "expect", "believe",
"anticipate", "should", "estimate", and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the
Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance,
but are based upon current assumptions regarding the Company's operations,
future results and prospects, and are subject to many uncertainties and factors
relating to the Company's operations and business environment which may cause
the actual results of the Company to be materially different from any future
results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Please see the
section entitled "Factors That May Affect Future Results" in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) changes in the
general economic climate; (ii) increased competition in the geographic areas in
which the Company owns and operates manufactured housing communities; (iii)
changes in government laws and regulations affecting manufactured housing
communities; and (iv) the ability of the Company to continue to identify,
negotiate and acquire manufactured housing communities and/or vacant land which
may be developed into manufactured housing communities on terms favorable to the
Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise.






























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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company's principal market risk exposure is interest rate risk. The Company
mitigates this risk by maintaining prudent amounts of leverage, minimizing
capital costs and interest expense while continuously evaluating all available
debt and equity resources and following established risk management policies and
procedures, which include the periodic use of derivatives. The Company's primary
strategy in entering into derivative contracts is to minimize the variability
that changes in interest rates could have on its future cash flows. The Company
generally employs derivative instruments that effectively convert a portion of
its variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. The Company does not enter into
derivative instruments for speculative purposes.

The Company's variable rate debt totals $205.2 million and $221.2 million as of
September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, which bears interest at various
LIBOR/DMBS rates. If LIBOR/DMBS increased or decreased by 1.00 percent during
the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the Company believes its
interest expense would have increased or decreased by approximately $2.2 million
and $1.1 million based on the $222.9 million and $106.6 million average balance
outstanding under the Company's variable rate debt facilities for the nine
months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Additionally, the Company had $31.6 million and $39.2 million LIBOR based
variable rate mortgage and other notes receivables as of September 30, 2003 and
2002, respectively. If LIBOR increased or decreased by 1.0 percent during the
nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the Company believes interest
income would have increased or decreased by approximately $0.3 million and $0.4
million based on the $29.6 million and $37.0 million average balance outstanding
on all variable rate notes receivables for the nine months ended September 30,
2003 and 2002, respectively.

The Company has entered into three separate interest rate swap agreements and an
interest rate cap agreement. One of these swap agreements fixes $25 million of
variable rate borrowings at 4.93 percent for the period April 2003 through July
2009, another of these swap agreements fixes $25 million of variable rate
borrowings at 5.37 percent for the period April 2003 through July 2012 and the
third swap agreement, which is only effective for so long as 90-day LIBOR is 7
percent or less, fixes $25 million of variable rate borrowings at 3.97 percent
for the period April 2003 through July 2007. The interest rate cap agreement has
a cap rate of 9.49 percent, a notional amount of $152.4 million and a
termination date of April 13, 2006. Each of the Company's derivative contracts
is based upon 90-day LIBOR.

















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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


  (a) Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's
      management, including the Chief Executive Officer, Gary A. Shiffman, and
      Chief Financial Officer, Jeffrey P. Jorissen, the Company evaluated the
      effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure
      controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this
      quarterly report, pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act
      of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Based upon that evaluation, the Company's
      Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the
      Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that
      information the Company is required to disclose in its filings with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act is recorded,
      processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in
      the Commission's rules and forms, and to ensure that information required
      to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files under the
      Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management,
      including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer,
      as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

  (b) There have been no significant changes in the Company's internal control
      over financial reporting during the quarterly period ended September 30,
      2003, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
      materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial
      reporting.






























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PART II

ITEM 6.(A) - EXHIBITS REQUIRED BY ITEM 601 OF REGULATION S-K

See the attached Exhibit Index.

ITEM 6.(B) - REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

Form 8-K, dated July 8, 2003, filed to report that the Company engaged Grant
Thornton LLP as its independent auditors.

Form 8-K, dated August 6, 2003, furnished for the purpose of reporting, under
Item 12 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Sun's 2003 second
quarter earnings and results of operations.

Form 8-K, dated September 2, 2003, filed to report that Origen intended to raise
capital and the potential uses of such proceeds.

































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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: November 13, 2003



                         SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

                         BY: /s/    Jeffrey P. Jorissen
                             ---------------------------------------------
                                    Jeffrey P. Jorissen, Chief Financial Officer
                                    and Secretary
                                    (Duly authorized officer and principal
                                    financial officer)








































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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.      DESCRIPTION



31.1             Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities
                 Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a), as adopted pursuant
                 to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2             Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities
                 Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a), as adopted pursuant
                 to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.0             Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted
                 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.