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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-62243) of our report dated March 14, 2000
appearing on page 35 of Post Properties, Inc.'s Annual report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
March 14, 2000