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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the inclusion in this Current Report on Form 8-K (dated November
2, 1998) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by AIMCO Properties,
L.P. of our report dated June 26, 1998 with respect to the audit of the
Historical Summary of Gross Income and Direct Operating Expenses of Cirque
Apartment Communities included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K/A Amendment No.
3.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference of such report in AIMCO
Properties, L.P.'s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-61409) filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Denver, Colorado
February 9, 1999