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Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
333-83781 and 333-83781-01 on Form S-3 of Summit Properties Partnership, L.P.,
of our report dated January 22, 2001, appearing in this Annual Report on Form
10-K of Summit Properties Partnership, L.P. for the year ended December 31,
2000.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 9, 2001