EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
     Consolidated and Combined Historical, Including Predecessor Business
     Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions Ratio



                                                                                    Historical
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                                                        09/30/97  09/30/96  12/31/96  12/31/95  12/31/94  12/31/93  12/31/92
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                                                                              (Amounts in thousands)
REVENUES                                             
  Rental income                                         $482,980  $327,749  $454,412  $373,919  $220,727  $104,388   $86,597
  Fee income - outside managed                             4,364     4,982     6,749     7,030     4,739     4,651     4,215
  Interest income - investment in mortgage notes          14,821     9,084    12,819     4,862     -         -         -
  Interest and other income                                7,513     2,232     4,405     4,573     5,568     3,031     2,161
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    Total revenues                                       509,678   344,047   478,385   390,384   231,034   112,070    92,973
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EXPENSES                                                                                                                   
  Property and maintenance                               117,681    93,128   127,172   112,186    66,534    35,324    30,680
  Real estate taxes and insurance                         48,560    32,301    44,128    37,002    23,028    11,403    10,274
  Property management                                     18,765    13,136    17,512    15,213    10,249     3,491     2,912
  Property management - non-recurring                      -         -         -         -           879     -           -
  Fee and asset management                                 2,523     3,037     3,837     3,887     2,056     2,524     2,403
  Depreciation                                           106,114    66,759    93,253    72,410    37,273    15,384    13,442
  Interest:                                                                                                                
    Expense incurred                                      82,775    58,632    81,351    78,375    37,044    26,042    31,926
    Amortization of deferred financing costs               1,810     2,860     4,242     3,444     1,930     3,322     2,702
  Refinancing costs                                        -         -         -         -         -         3,284       -
  General and administrative                              10,037     6,690     9,857     8,129     6,053     3,159     1,915
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    Total expenses                                       388,265   276,543   381,352   330,646   185,046   103,933    96,254
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Income (loss) before extraordinary items                $121,413  $ 67,504  $ 97,033  $ 59,738  $ 45,988   $ 8,137   $(3,281)
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Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions:                                                                        
  Interest and other financing costs                    $ 82,775  $ 58,632  $ 81,351  $ 78,375  $ 37,044  $ 26,042   $31,926
  Refinancing costs                                       -         -         -         -         -          3,284       -
  Amortization of deferred financing costs                 1,810     2,860     4,242     3,444     1,930     3,322     2,702
  Preferred distributions                                 37,287    19,953    29,015    10,109    -          -           -
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Total Combined Fixed Charges                                                                                               
  and Preferred Distributions                           $121,872  $ 81,445  $114,608  $ 91,928  $ 38,974  $ 32,648   $34,628
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Earnings before combined fixed charges                                                                                     
  and preferred distributions                           $205,998  $128,996  $182,626  $141,557  $ 84,962  $ 40,785   $31,347
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Funds from operations before combined fixed                                                                                
  charges and preferred distributions                   $312,112  $195,755  $275,879  $213,967  $122,235  $ 56,169   $44,789
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Ratio of earnings before combined fixed charges                                                                            
  and preferred distributions to combined fixed                                                                            
  charges and preferred distributions                       1.69      1.58      1.59      1.54      2.18      1.25      0.91
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Ratio of funds from operations before combined                                                                             
  fixed charges and preferred distributions to                                                                             
  combined fixed charges and preferred                                                                                     
  distributions                                             2.56      2.40      2.41      2.33      3.14      1.72      1.29
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Earnings deficiency to cover fixed charges                   N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A    (3,281)
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