MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: MAA) announced that the Board of Directors has declared a full quarterly dividend of $0.51875 per outstanding share of its Series H Cumulative Preferred Stock (NYSE: MAAPrH). The distribution is payable on September 23, 2006 to shareholders of record on September 13, 2006.

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