EXHIBIT 32.1

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                    AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and in
connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Post Properties, Inc.
("Post") and Post Apartment Homes, L.P. ("PAH", and together with Post, the
"Registrants") for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Post and Post GP Holdings, Inc., PAH's
general partner, certifies that:

      1)    the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Registrants.

/s/ David P. Stockert
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David P. Stockert
President and Chief Executive Officer

August 9, 2005