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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-3 No. 333-61409) and Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-60355) of AIMCO
Properties, L.P. and in the related Prospectuses of our report dated January 20,
2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
AIMCO Properties, L.P. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1999.




                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Denver, Colorado
March 29, 2000