Press Release

Mid-America Announces Date for First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

Company Release - 4/1/2008

MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA) announced today that the Company expects to release its first quarter results on Thursday, May 1, 2008, and will hold its first quarter conference call on Friday, May 2, 2008, at 9:15 A.M., (Central Time). During the conference call, Company officers will review first quarter performance, and conduct a question-and-answer period.

The conference call-in number is (866) 847-7859 and the moderator's name is Eric Bolton.

This conference call will be available on digital replay by dialing 888- 266-2081, passcode 1184783, through May 9, 2008.

The webcast is also accessible through the Investor Relations page of the Company's web site at www.maac.net.

MAA is a self-administered, self-managed apartment-only real estate investment trust which owns or has ownership interest in 41,120 apartment units throughout the Sunbelt region of the U.S.

SOURCE Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

Contact: Investor Relations of Mid-America Apartment Communities, +1-901-682-6600, or investor.relations@maac.net