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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the incorportation by reference in the registration statements of
Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership on Form S-3 (File No. 333-2522;
File No. 333-14595) of our reports dated January 9, 1998 on our audits of the
Historical Summaries of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses of each of
Willowbrook Place, Woodside Terrace, and White Oak Estates, and our report
dated December 23, 1997 on our audit of the Historical Summaries of Gross
Income and Direct Operating Expenses of Southfork Mobile Home Park, for the six 
months period ended June 30, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1996, which 
reports are included in this Current Report on Form 8-K.



/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
Detroit, Michigan
March 13, 1998


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