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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. 33-85712) of Post Properties, Inc. of our report
dated February 11, 1997 appearing on Page 34 of this Form 10-K.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 25, 1997