10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 1-10524

United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Maryland                                     54-0857512
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation of organization)                  Identification No.)

     1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200, Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129 (Address of principal executive offices — zip code)

(720) 283-6120
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes x No o

     The number of shares of the issuer’s common stock, $1 par value, outstanding as of May 3, 2004 was 127,876,974.

UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.
FORM 10-Q
INDEX

		PAGES
	PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003		3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003		4
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003		5
	Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2004		6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		7-16
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		17-28
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		28
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		28
	PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2.	Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities		29
Item 6.	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K		29
Signatures			30
5.13% Medium-Term Note Issued January 15, 2004
5.13% Medium-Term Note Issued March 18, 2004
3.90% Medium-Term Note Issued March 18, 2004
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the CEO
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the CFO
Section 1350 Certification of the CEO
Section 1350 Certification of the CFO

UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except for share data)
(Unaudited)

	March 31,			December 31,
	2004			2003
ASSETS
Real estate owned:
Real estate held for investment	$	4,336,423		$	4,215,585
Less: accumulated depreciation		(906,743	)		(865,701	)
		3,429,680			3,349,884
Real estate under development		32,729			30,375
Real estate held for disposition (net of accumulated depreciation of $30,856 and $30,929)		63,121			74,662
Total real estate owned, net of accumulated depreciation		3,525,530			3,454,921
Cash and cash equivalents		1,973			4,824
Restricted cash		7,468			7,540
Deferred financing costs, net		20,541			21,425
Investment in unconsolidated development joint venture		1,206			1,673
Funds held in escrow from 1031 exchanges pending the acquisition of real estate		12,580			14,447
Other assets		35,795			38,573
Other assets — real estate held for disposition		115			240
Total assets	$	3,605,208		$	3,543,643
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Secured debt	$	1,008,520		$	1,018,028
Unsecured debt		1,226,367			1,114,009
Real estate taxes payable		18,166			30,513
Accrued interest payable		17,670			12,892
Security deposits and prepaid rent		21,783			23,600
Distributions payable		41,768			40,623
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities		36,866			45,189
Other liabilities — real estate held for disposition		917			1,147
Total liabilities		2,372,057			2,286,001
Minority interests		91,374			94,206
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value; $25 liquidation preference, 25,000,000 shares authorized;
5,416,009 shares 8.60% Series B Cumulative Redeemable issued and outstanding (5,416,009 in 2003)		135,400			135,400
2,000,000 shares 7.50% Series D Cumulative Convertible Redeemable issued and outstanding (2,000,000 in 2003)		45,833			44,271
3,425,217 shares 8.00% Series E Cumulative Convertible issued and outstanding (3,425,217 in 2003)		56,893			56,893
Common stock, $1 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized 127,752,838 shares issued and outstanding (127,295,126 in 2003)		127,753			127,295
Additional paid-in capital		1,464,835			1,458,983
Distributions in excess of net income		(680,277	)		(651,497	)
Deferred compensation — unearned restricted stock awards		(7,520	)		(5,588	)
Notes receivable from officer-stockholders		(210	)		(459	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(930	)		(1,862	)
Total stockholders’ equity		1,141,777			1,163,436
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,605,208		$	3,543,643

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,	2004			2003
REVENUES
Rental income	$	154,874		$	144,800
Non-property income		395			202
Total revenues		155,269			145,002
EXPENSES
Rental expenses:
Real estate taxes and insurance		18,963			16,777
Personnel		16,324			14,628
Utilities		10,216			8,791
Repair and maintenance		9,297			9,062
Administrative and marketing		5,568			5,279
Property management		4,361			4,178
Other operating expenses		270			294
Real estate depreciation and amortization		41,926			37,646
Interest		28,905			31,330
General and administrative		4,754			5,449
Other depreciation and amortization		941			749
Total expenses		141,525			134,183
Income before minority interests and discontinued operations		13,744			10,819
Minority interests of outside partnerships		(64	)		(375	)
Minority interests of unitholders in operating partnerships		(460	)		(251	)
Income before discontinued operations, net of minority interests		13,220			10,193
Income from discontinued operations, net of minority interests		2,092			3,248
Net income		15,312			13,441
Distributions to preferred stockholders — Series B		(2,911	)		(2,911	)
Distributions to preferred stockholders — Series D (Convertible)		(1,036	)		(4,036	)
Distributions to preferred stockholders — Series E (Convertible)		(1,138	)		—
Premium on preferred share repurchases		(1,562	)		—
Net income available to common stockholders	$	8,665		$	6,494
Earnings per common share — basic and diluted:
Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders, net of minority interests	$	0.05		$	0.03
Income from discontinued operations, net of minority interests	$	0.02		$	0.03
Net income available to common stockholders	$	0.07		$	0.06
Common distributions declared per share	$	0.2925		$	0.2850
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — basic		126,984			107,698
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — diluted		127,953			108,590

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands, except for share data)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,	2004			2003
Operating Activities
Net income	$	15,312		$	13,441
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		43,859			40,065
Net gains on sales of land and depreciable property		(1,205	)		(1,045	)
Minority interests		670			836
Gain on early debt retirement		—			(182	)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and other		1,864			1,442
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in operating assets		(4,904	)		(2,069	)
Decrease in operating liabilities		(17,341	)		(15,424	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		38,255			37,064
Investing Activities
Proceeds from sales of real estate investments, net		12,032			11,350
Acquisition of real estate assets, net of liabilities assumed		(72,127	)		(3,570	)
Development of real estate assets		(2,354	)		(4,152	)
Capital expenditures and other major improvements — real estate assets, net of escrow reimbursement		(12,938	)		(8,559	)
Capital expenditures — non-real estate assets		(1,317	)		(238	)
Decrease in funds held in escrow from tax free exchanges pending the acquisition of real estate		1,867			—
Net cash used in investing activities		(74,837	)		(5,169	)
Financing Activities
Scheduled principal payments on secured debt		(37,508	)		(6,729	)
Proceeds from the issuance of unsecured debt		192,795			150,000
Payments and prepayment premiums on unsecured debt		(46,585	)		(207,307	)
Net (repayment)/proceeds of revolving bank debt		(32,800	)		42,000
Payment of financing costs		(1,095	)		(4,883	)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock		2,946			34,973
Proceeds from the repayment of officer loans		249			—
Proceeds from the issuance of performance shares		80			—
Distributions paid to minority interests		(2,965	)		(2,040	)
Distributions paid to preferred stockholders		(5,067	)		(6,875	)
Distributions paid to common stockholders		(36,319	)		(29,602	)
Repurchase of common stock		—			(71	)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities		33,731			(30,534	)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents		(2,851	)		1,361
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		4,824			3,152
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	1,973		$	4,513
Supplemental Information:
Interest paid during the period	$	22,414		$	28,334
Non-cash transactions:
Conversion of operating partnership minority interests to common stock (81,021 shares in 2004 and 5,956 shares in 2003)		618			92
Issuance of restricted stock awards		2,746			2,106
Cancellation of a note receivable with the acquisition of a property		8,000			—
Secured debt assumed with the acquisition of a property		28,000			—

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)

														Deferred						Accumulated
	Preferred Stock				Common Stock						Distributions in			Compensation -			Notes Receivable			Other
									Paid-in		Excess of			Unearned Restricted			from Officer -			Comprehensive
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital		Net Income			Stock Awards			Stockholders			Loss			Total
Balance, December 31, 2003		10,841,226	$	236,564		127,295,126	$	127,295	$	1,458,983	$	(651,497	)	$	(5,588	)	$	(459	)	$	(1,862	)	$	1,163,436
Comprehensive Income
Net income												15,312												15,312
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments																					932			932
Comprehensive income												15,312									932			16,244
Issuance of common shares to employees, officers, and director-stockholders						222,895		224		2,022														2,246
Issuance of common shares through dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan						37,487		37		663														700
Issuance of restricted stock awards						116,309		116		2,630					(2,746	)								—
Adjustment for conversion of minority interests of unitholders in operating partnerships						81,021		81		537														618
Principal repayments on notes receivable from officer-stockholders																		249						249
Accretion of premium on Series D redemptions				1,562								(1,562	)											—
Common stock distributions declared ($0.2925 per share)												(37,445	)											(37,445	)
Preferred stock distributions declared-Series B ($0.5375 per share)												(2,911	)											(2,911	)
Preferred stock distributions declared-Series D ($0.5223 per share)												(1,036	)											(1,036	)
Preferred stock distributions declared-Series E ($0.3322 per share)												(1,138	)											(1,138	)
Amortization of deferred compensation															814									814
Balance, March 31, 2004		10,841,226	$	238,126		127,752,838	$	127,753	$	1,464,835	$	(680,277	)	$	(7,520	)	$	(210	)	$	(930	)	$	1,141,777

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2004
(UNAUDITED)

1. CONSOLIDATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of United Dominion and its subsidiaries, including United Dominion Realty, L.P., (the “Operating Partnership”), and Heritage Communities L.P. (the “Heritage OP”), (collectively, “United Dominion”). As of March 31, 2004, there were 130,384,653 units in the Operating Partnership outstanding, of which 120,271,086 units or 92.2% were owned by United Dominion and 10,113,567 units or 7.8% were owned by limited partners. As of March 31, 2004, there were 5,542,200 units in the Heritage OP outstanding, of which 5,183,522 units or 93.5% were owned by United Dominion and 358,678 units or 6.5 % were owned by limited partners. The consolidated financial statements of United Dominion include the minority interests of the unitholders in the Operating Partnership and the Heritage OP. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

     The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted according to such rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes appearing in United Dominion’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are necessary for the fair presentation of financial position at March 31, 2004 and results of operations for the interim periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. Such adjustments are normal and recurring in nature. The interim results presented are not necessarily indicative of results that can be expected for a full year.

     The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual amounts realized or paid could differ from those estimates. Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current financial statement presentation.

2. REAL ESTATE HELD FOR INVESTMENT

     At March 31, 2004, there are 260 communities with 75,449 apartment homes classified as real estate held for investment. The following table summarizes the components of real estate held for investment, (dollars in thousands):

	March 31,			December 31,
	2004			2003
Land and land improvements	$	852,988		$	832,908
Buildings and improvements		3,260,155			3,164,806
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment		223,280			217,871
Real estate held for investment		4,336,423			4,215,585
Accumulated depreciation		(906,743	)		(865,701	)
Real estate held for investment, net	$	3,429,680		$	3,349,884

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UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2004
(UNAUDITED)

3. INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

     FASB Statement No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” (FAS 144) requires, among other things, that the primary assets and liabilities and the results of operations of United Dominion’s real properties which have been sold subsequent to January 1, 2002, or are held for disposition subsequent to January 1, 2002, be classified as discontinued operations and segregated in United Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Balance Sheets. Properties classified as real estate held for disposition generally represent properties that are under contract for sale and are expected to close within the next twelve months.

     For purposes of these financial statements, FAS 144 results in the presentation of the primary assets and liabilities and the net operating results of those properties sold or classified as held for disposition through March 31, 2004, as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The adoption of FAS 144 does not have an impact on net income available to common stockholders. FAS 144 only results in the reclassification of the operating results of all properties sold or classified as held for disposition through March 31, 2004, within the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, and the reclassification of the assets and liabilities within the Consolidated Balance Sheets for 2004 and 2003.

     For the quarter ended March 31, 2004, United Dominion sold one community with 100 apartment homes. At March 31, 2004, United Dominion had seven communities with a total of 1,810 apartment homes and a net book value of $59.2 million and one parcel of land with a net book value of $3.9 million included in real estate held for disposition. For the year ended December 31, 2003, United Dominion sold seven communities with a total of 1,927 apartment homes and two commercial properties. The results of operations for these properties and the interest expense associated with the secured debt on these properties are classified on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the line item entitled “Income from discontinued operations, net of minority interests.”

     The following is a summary of income from discontinued operations for the quarters ended March 31, (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,	2004			2003
Rental income	$	3,694		$	7,403
Rental expenses		1,668			3,321
Real estate depreciation		985			1,659
Other expenses		8			10
		2,661			4,990
Income before gain on sale of depreciable property and minority interests		1,033			2,413
Net gain on sale of depreciable property		1,205			1,045
Income before minority interests		2,238			3,458
Minority interests on income from discontinued operations		(146	)		(210	)
Income from discontinued operations, net of minority interests	$	2,092		$	3,248

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2004
(UNAUDITED)

4. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED DEVELOPMENT JOINT VENTURES

     On September 10, 2002, United Dominion entered into a development joint venture with AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc. in which United Dominion is serving as the managing member. The joint venture is expected to develop approximately eight to ten garden-style apartment communities over the next three years, with a total development cost of up to $210 million. The joint venture will obtain bank construction financing for 65% to 80% of total costs and will provide equity contributions for the balance of the costs with AEGON providing 80% and United Dominion providing 20%. United Dominion is serving as the developer, general contractor, and property manager for the joint venture and has guaranteed those project development costs, excluding financing costs (including fees and interest), which exceed the defined project cost budgeted amounts for each respective project, as they come to fruition. We estimate that the likelihood of funding guarantor obligations is remote and that the impact to United Dominion would be immaterial. In June 2003, United Dominion contributed land with a carrying value of $3.3 million to the joint venture.

     The following is a summary of the financial position of the joint venture as of March 31, 2004 (dollars in thousands):

Assets
Real estate under development	$	17,303
Less: accumulated depreciation		(32	)
Real estate under development, net of accumulated depreciation		17,271
Cash and cash equivalents		15
Deferred financing costs		254
Total assets	$	17,540
Liabilities and Members’ Equity
Mortgage note payable	$	8,667
Accrued real estate taxes payable		79
Security deposits and prepaid rent		16
Accrued interest payable		8
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		384
Total liabilities		9,154
Members’ equity:
Capital contributions UDR/AEGON Development Venture I, LLC		8,501
Net loss		(115	)
Total members’ equity		8,386
Total liabilities and members’ equity	$	17,540

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2004
(UNAUDITED)

5. SECURED DEBT

     Secured debt on continuing and discontinued operations, which encumbers $1.5 billion or 34% of United Dominion’s real estate owned based upon book value ($2.9 billion or 66% of United Dominion’s real estate owned is unencumbered) consists of the following at March 31, 2004 (dollars in thousands):

	Principal Outstanding				Weighted Average			Weighted Average		Number of Communities
	March 31,		December 31,		Interest Rate			Years to Maturity		Encumbered
	2004		2003		2004			2004		2004
Fixed Rate Debt
Mortgage notes payable	$	165,127	$	174,520		6.94	%		6.7		12
Tax-exempt secured notes payable		42,540		42,540		6.43	%		12.9		6
Fannie Mae credit facilities		288,875		288,875		6.40	%		6.8		9
Fannie Mae credit facilities — swapped		17,000		17,000		6.74	%		0.1		—
Total fixed rate secured debt		513,542		522,935		6.59	%		7.1		27
Variable Rate Debt
Mortgage notes payable		46,070		46,185		2.38	%		7.7		4
Tax-exempt secured note payable		7,770		7,770		0.86	%		23.9		1
Fannie Mae credit facilities		370,469		370,469		1.67	%		13.1		51
Freddie Mac credit facility		70,669		70,669		1.51	%		6.8		8
Total variable rate secured debt		494,978		495,093		1.70	%		11.9		64
Total secured debt	$	1,008,520	$	1,018,028		4.19	%		9.4		91

     Weighted average years to maturity include certain extension options.

     Approximate principal payments due during each of the next five calendar years and thereafter, as of March 31, 2004, are as follows (dollars in thousands):

					Total
	Fixed Rate		Variable Rate		Secured
Year	Maturities		Maturities		Maturities
2004	$	8,785	$	257	$	9,042
2005		19,255		4,692		23,947
2006		60,408		3,706		64,114
2007		7,566		70,669		78,235
2008		10,778		—		10,778
Thereafter		406,750		415,654		822,404
	$	513,542	$	494,978	$	1,008,520

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2004
(UNAUDITED)

6. UNSECURED DEBT

     A summary of unsecured debt as of March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

	2004		2003
Commercial Banks
Borrowings outstanding under an unsecured credit facility due March 2006 (a)	$	105,100	$	137,900
Senior Unsecured Notes – Other
7.67% Medium-Term Notes due January 2004		—		46,585
7.73% Medium-Term Notes due April 2005		21,100		21,100
7.02% Medium-Term Notes due November 2005		49,760		49,760
Verano Construction Loan due February 2006		16,840		—
7.95% Medium-Term Notes due July 2006		85,374		85,374
7.07% Medium-Term Notes due November 2006		25,000		25,000
7.25% Notes due January 2007		92,255		92,255
4.50% Medium-Term Notes due March 2008		200,000		200,000
ABAG Tax-Exempt Bonds due August 2008		46,700		46,700
8.50% Monthly Income Notes due November 2008		29,081		29,081
4.25% Medium-Term Notes due January 2009		50,000		50,000
6.50% Notes due June 2009		200,000		200,000
3.90% Medium-Term Notes due March 2010		50,000		—
5.13% Medium-Term Notes due January 2014		200,000		75,000
8.50% Debentures due September 2024 (b)		54,118		54,118
Other (c)		1,039		1,136
		1,121,267		976,109
Total Unsecured Debt	$	1,226,367	$	1,114,009

(a)	United Dominion has a three-year $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility. If United Dominion receives commitments from additional lenders or if the initial lenders increase their commitments, United Dominion will be able to increase the credit facility to $650 million. At United Dominion’s option, the credit facility can be extended for one year to March 2007. At March 31, 2004, United Dominion had three interest rate swap agreements associated with commercial bank borrowings under the revolver with an aggregate notional value of $51.5 million under which United Dominion pays a fixed rate of interest and receives a variable rate of interest on the notional amounts. The interest rate swaps, which mature from May 2004 through July 2004, effectively change United Dominion’s interest rate exposure on the $51.5 million of borrowings from a variable rate to a weighted average fixed rate of approximately 7.6%. As of March 31, 2004, the weighted average interest rate of commercial borrowings, after giving effect to swap agreements, was 4.9%.
(b)	Includes an investor put feature that grants a one-time option to redeem the debentures in September 2004.
(c)	Represents deferred gains from the termination of interest rate risk management agreements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2004
(UNAUDITED)

7. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

     United Dominion accounts for its derivative instruments in accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” At March 31, 2004, all of United Dominion’s derivative financial instruments are interest rate swap agreements that are designated as cash flow hedges of debt with variable interest rate features, and are qualifying hedges for financial reporting purposes. For derivative instruments that qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings during the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The remaining gain or loss on the derivative instrument in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item, if any, is recognized in current earnings during the period of change.

     The fair value of United Dominion’s derivative instruments is reported on the balance sheet at their current fair value. Estimated fair values for interest rate swaps rely on prevailing market interest rates. These fair value amounts should not be viewed in isolation, but rather in relation to the values of the underlying hedged transactions and investments and to the overall reduction in exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates. Each interest rate swap agreement is designated with all or a portion of the principal balance and term of a specific debt obligation. The interest rate swaps involve the periodic exchange of payments over the life of the related agreements. Amounts received or paid on the interest rate swaps are recorded on an accrual basis as an adjustment to the related interest expense of the outstanding debt based on the accrual method of accounting. The related amounts payable to and receivable from counterparties are included in other liabilities and other assets, respectively.

     The following table presents the fair values of United Dominion’s derivative financial instruments outstanding, based on external market quotations, as of March 31, 2004 (dollars in thousands):

Notional		Fixed		Type of	Effective		Contract		Fair
Amount		Rate		Contract	Date		Maturity		Value
Secured Debt — FNMA:
$	10,000	6.47	%	Swap		12/01/99		04/01/04	$	(46	)
	7,000	6.03	%	Swap		06/30/99		06/30/04		(145	)
	17,000	6.29	%							(191	)
Unsecured Debt — Bank Credit Facility:
	23,500	7.62	%	Swap		11/15/00		05/15/04		(225	)
	23,000	7.62	%	Swap		11/15/00		05/15/04		(220	)
	5,000	7.75	%	Swap		06/26/95		07/01/04		(89	)
	51,500	7.63	%							(534	)
$	68,500	7.30	%						$	(725	)

     For the quarter ended March 31, 2004, United Dominion recognized $0.9 million of unrealized gains in comprehensive income. In addition, United Dominion has recognized $0.7 million of derivative financial instrument liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets within the line item “Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities” for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

     As of March 31, 2004, United Dominion expects to reclassify $0.9 million of net losses on derivative instruments from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings (interest expense which, combined with the interest paid on the underlying debt, results in interest expense at the fixed rates shown above) on the related hedged transactions.

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UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2004
(UNAUDITED)

8. EARNINGS PER SHARE

     Basic earnings per common share is computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed based upon common shares outstanding plus the effect of dilutive stock options and other potentially dilutive common stock equivalents. The dilutive effect of stock options and other potentially dilutive common stock equivalents is determined using the treasury stock method based on United Dominion’s average stock price.

     The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

Three Months Ended March 31,	2004			2003
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share—
Net income available to common stockholders	$	8,665		$	6,494
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share—
Weighted average common shares outstanding		127,521			108,072
Non-vested restricted stock awards		(537	)		(374	)
		126,984			107,698
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options and non-vested restricted stock awards		969			892
Denominator for diluted earnings per share		127,953			108,590
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$	0.07		$	0.06

     The effect of the conversion of the operating partnership units, Series A Out-Performance Partnership Shares and convertible preferred stock is not dilutive and is therefore not included in the above calculations. If the operating partnership units were converted to common stock, the additional shares of common stock outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 would be 8,916,952 and 6,961,519, respectively. If the Series A Out-Performance Partnership Shares were converted to common stock, the additional shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 would be 1,791,329 and 1,561,191, respectively. If the convertible preferred stock was converted to common stock, the additional shares of common stock outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 would be 6,502,140 and 12,307,692 weighted average common shares.

9. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

     United Dominion has elected to follow the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) in accounting for its employee stock options because the alternative fair value accounting provided for under Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” requires the use of option valuation models that were not developed for use in valuing employee stock options. Under APB 25, because the exercise price of United Dominion’s employee stock options equals the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation cost has been recognized.

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UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2004
(UNAUDITED)

     The following table sets forth United Dominion’s earnings and earnings per share had United Dominion’s stock-based compensation expense been determined based upon the fair value method at the date of grant, consistent with the provisions of SFAS 123 (in thousands, except per share data):

Three Months Ended March 31,	2004			2003
Reported net income available to common stockholders	$	8,665		$	6,494
Stock-based employee compensation cost included in net income		825			513
Stock-based employee compensation cost that would have been included in net income under the fair value method		(876	)		(587	)
Adjusted net income available to common stockholders	$	8,614		$	6,420
Earnings per common share — basic and diluted
As reported	$	0.07		$	0.06
Pro forma	$	0.07		$	0.06

10. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

     Total comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, was $16.2 million and $16.5 million, respectively. The difference between net income and total comprehensive income is primarily due to the fair value accounting for interest rate swaps.

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

     United Dominion is committed to completing its real estate under development, which has an estimated cost to complete of $73.9 million at March 31, 2004.

Contingencies

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UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2004
(UNAUDITED)

Series B Out-Performance Program

     In May 2003, the stockholders of United Dominion approved the Series B Out-Performance Program (the “Series B Program”) pursuant to which certain executive officers of United Dominion (the “Participants”) were given the opportunity to invest indirectly in United Dominion by purchasing interests in a limited liability company (the “Series B LLC”), the only asset of which is a special class of partnership units of United Dominion Realty, L.P. (“Series B Out-Performance Partnership Shares” or “Series B OPPSs”) . The purchase price for the Series B OPPSs was determined by United Dominion’s board of directors to be $1 million, assuming 100% participation, and was based upon the advice of an independent valuation expert. The Series B Program will measure the cumulative total return on our common stock over the 24-month period from June 1, 2003 to May 31, 2005.

     The Series B Program is designed to provide participants with the possibility of substantial returns on their investment if the total cumulative return on United Dominion’s common stock, as measured by the cumulative amount of dividends paid plus share price appreciation during the measurement period (a) exceeds the cumulative total return of the Morgan Stanley REIT Index peer group index over the same period; and (b) is at least the equivalent of a 22% total return, or 11% annualized.

     At the conclusion of the measurement period, if United Dominion’s total cumulative return satisfies these criteria, the Series B LLC as holder of the Series B OPPSs will receive (for the indirect benefit of the Participants as holders of interests in the Series B LLC) distributions and allocations of income and loss from the Operating Partnership equal to the distributions and allocations that would be received on the number of OP Units obtained by:

i.	determining the amount by which the cumulative total return of United Dominion’s common stock over the measurement period exceeds the greater of the cumulative total return of the Morgan Stanley REIT Index, which is the peer group index, or the minimum return (such excess being the “excess return”);
ii.	multiplying 5% of the excess return by United Dominion’s market capitalization (defined as the average number of shares outstanding over the 24-month period, including common stock, OP Units, outstanding options, and convertible securities) multiplied by the daily closing price of United Dominion’s common stock, up to a maximum of 2% of market capitalization; and
iii.	dividing the number obtained in (ii) by the market value of one share of United Dominion’s common stock on the valuation date, determined by the volume-weighted average price per day of common stock for the 20 trading days immediately preceding the valuation date.

     If, on the valuation date, the cumulative total return of United Dominion’s common stock does not meet the minimum return, then the participants will forfeit their entire initial investment.

12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

     As of March 31, 2004, United Dominion has $0.2 million of notes receivable from certain officers of United Dominion at an interest rate of 7.0%. The notes mature in June 2004. The purpose of the loans was for the borrowers to purchase shares of United Dominion’s common stock pursuant to United Dominion’s 1991 Stock Purchase and Loan Plan. The loans are evidenced by promissory notes between the borrowers and United Dominion

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UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2004
(UNAUDITED)

and are secured by a pledge of the shares of common stock (15,000 shares with a market value of $0.3 million at March 31, 2004). The notes require that dividends received on the shares be applied towards payment of the notes.

     In addition, United Dominion entered into a Servicing and Purchase Agreement (the “Servicing Agreement”) with SunTrust Bank (the “Bank”) whereby United Dominion has agreed to act as servicing agent for and to purchase certain loans made by the Bank to officers and directors of United Dominion (the “Borrowers”) to finance the purchase of shares of United Dominion’s common stock. The loans are evidenced by promissory notes (“Notes”) between each Borrower and the Bank. The Servicing Agreement provides that the Bank can require United Dominion to purchase the Notes upon an event of default by the Borrower or United Dominion under the Servicing Agreement and at certain other times during the term of the Servicing Agreement. The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Notes as of March 31, 2004 was $4.4 million (original principal balance was $5.4 million), and all of the Notes mature in June 2004. Because certain of the Borrowers elected floating rate loans and others elected fixed rate loans, the interest rates on these loans as of March 31, 2004 range from 2.91% to 7.68%. Each Borrower entered into a Participation Agreement with United Dominion that requires that all cash dividends received on the shares (453,826 shares at March 31, 2004 with a closing market value of $8.7 million) be applied towards payment of the Notes. Based upon the fact that 100% of all cash dividend payments are paid to amortize the Notes and that the Notes are recourse to the Borrowers, United Dominion believes that its exposure to liability under the Servicing Agreement is remote.

13. IMPACT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

     In May 2003, the FASB issued Statement No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity” (FAS 150). The statement establishes standards for classifying and measuring as liabilities certain financial instruments that embody obligations of the issuer and have characteristics of both liabilities and equity. This statement is effective for all financial instruments created or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. In October 2003, the FASB decided to indefinitely defer the effective date of certain provisions of FAS 150 related to finite life entities and also indicated it may modify other guidance in FAS 150. United Dominion believes that its equity and its partner’s equity reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as “Minority interests,” are properly classified.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements

     This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning property acquisitions and dispositions, development activity and capital expenditures, capital raising activities, rent growth, occupancy, and rental expense growth. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. to be materially different from the results of operations or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among other things, unanticipated adverse business developments affecting us, or our properties, adverse changes in the real estate markets and general and local economies and business conditions. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore such statements included in this Report may not prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans will be achieved.

Business Overview

     We are a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that owns, acquires, renovates, develops, and manages middle-market apartment communities nationwide. We were formed in 1972 as a Virginia corporation and we changed our state of incorporation from Virginia to Maryland in 2003. Our subsidiaries include two operating partnerships, Heritage Communities L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and United Dominion Realty, L.P., a limited partnership that changed its state of organization from Virginia to Delaware in February 2004. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “the company,” or “United Dominion” refer collectively to United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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     At March 31, 2004, our portfolio included 267 communities with 77,259 apartment homes nationwide. The following table summarizes our market information by major geographic markets (includes real estate held for disposition, real estate under development, and land, but excludes commercial properties):

	As of March 31, 2004									Quarter Ended March 31, 2004
	Number of		Number of		Percentage			Carrying		Average			Average
	Apartment		Apartment		of Carrying			Value		Physical			Monthly
	Communities		Homes		Value			(in thousands)		Occupancy			Rental Rates
Dallas, TX		16		5,778		7.1	%	$	317,401		95.7	%	$	641
Southern California		11		2,878		6.8	%		303,869		94.6	%		1,101
Houston, TX		23		6,458		6.3	%		279,328		89.8	%		630
Phoenix, AZ		11		3,635		4.9	%		218,859		88.4	%		712
Orlando, FL		14		4,140		4.8	%		213,217		92.9	%		702
Raleigh, NC		11		3,663		4.7	%		208,521		92.9	%		650
Metropolitan DC		7		2,245		4.6	%		206,705		95.8	%		1,054
Tampa, FL		11		3,836		4.3	%		190,358		94.0	%		716
Arlington, TX		10		3,465		3.6	%		161,199		93.9	%		636
Baltimore, MD		10		2,118		3.5	%		157,870		96.7	%		897
Columbus, OH		6		2,530		3.4	%		151,297		91.3	%		678
San Francisco, CA		4		980		3.2	%		142,817		96.2	%		1,448
Charlotte, NC		10		2,711		3.2	%		140,910		92.0	%		589
Monterey Peninsula, CA		8		1,604		3.1	%		138,422		90.5	%		926
Richmond, VA		9		2,636		3.0	%		132,917		93.9	%		740
Nashville, TN		8		2,220		2.7	%		122,568		93.4	%		653
Greensboro, NC		8		2,123		2.4	%		106,112		92.9	%		581
Wilmington, NC		6		1,868		2.1	%		92,407		93.9	%		625
Atlanta, GA		6		1,426		1.6	%		73,795		90.4	%		625
Columbia, SC		6		1,584		1.4	%		63,991		91.7	%		600
Jacksonville, FL		3		1,157		1.3	%		60,250		94.0	%		688
Norfolk, VA		6		1,438		1.3	%		55,900		96.6	%		753
Lansing, MI		4		1,226		1.2	%		51,935		91.8	%		645
Seattle, WA		4		628		0.8	%		34,732		94.4	%		739
Other Western		5		2,398		3.5	%		154,298		92.2	%		795
Other Pacific		8		2,275		2.8	%		125,617		93.2	%		743
Other Southwestern		7		1,795		2.2	%		100,057		93.6	%		641
Other Florida		7		1,825		2.1	%		92,815		94.5	%		741
Other Mid-Atlantic		7		1,604		1.9	%		83,043		91.9	%		878
Other North Carolina		8		1,893		1.7	%		77,143		96.1	%		588
Other Southeastern		3		1,393		1.6	%		71,864		93.8	%		562
Other Midwestern		8		1,357		1.6	%		69,084		92.6	%		664
Other Northeastern		2		372		0.4	%		18,442		94.1	%		711
Real Estate Under Development		—		—		0.6	%		24,814		—			—
Land		—		—		0.3	%		11,841		—			—
Total		267		77,259		100.0	%	$	4,454,398		93.1	%	$	719

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

     Liquidity is the ability to meet present and future financial obligations either through the sale or maturity of existing assets or by the acquisition of additional funds through capital management. Both the coordination of asset and liability maturities and effective capital management are important to the maintenance of liquidity. Our primary source of liquidity is our cash flow from operations as determined by rental rates, occupancy levels, and operating expenses related to our portfolio of apartment homes. We routinely use our unsecured bank credit facility to temporarily fund certain investing and financing activities prior to arranging for longer-term financing. During the past several years, proceeds from the sale of real estate have been used for both investing and financing activities.

     We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements generally through net cash provided by operations and borrowings under credit arrangements. We expect to meet certain long-term liquidity requirements such as scheduled debt maturities, the repayment of financing on development activities, and potential property acquisitions, through long-term secured and unsecured borrowings, the disposition of properties, and the issuance of additional debt or equity securities. We believe that our net cash provided by operations will continue to be adequate to meet both operating requirements and the payment of dividends by the company in accordance with REIT requirements in both the short- and long-term. Likewise, the budgeted expenditures for improvements and renovations of certain properties are expected to be funded from property operations.

     We have a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission which provides for the issuance of up to an aggregate of $1 billion in common shares, preferred shares, and debt securities to facilitate future financing activities in the public capital markets. During the first quarter of 2004, we completed various financing activities under our $1 billion shelf registration statement. These activities are summarized in the section titled “Financing Activities” that follows. As of March 31, 2004, approximately $331.3 million of equity and debt securities remained available for issuance under the shelf registration statement. Access to capital markets is dependent on market conditions at the time of issuance.

     In 2003, we entered into a sales agreement pursuant to which we may issue and sell through an agent up to a total of five million shares of common stock from time to time in “at the market offerings,” as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933. These sales will be made under our $1 billion shelf registration statement. The sales price of the common stock will be no lower than the minimum price designated by us prior to the sale. As of March 31, 2004, we had not sold any shares of common stock pursuant to the sales agreement.

Future Capital Needs

     Future development expenditures are expected to be funded primarily through joint ventures, with proceeds from the sale of property, with construction loans and, to a lesser extent, with cash flows provided by operating activities. Acquisition activity in strategic markets is expected to be largely financed through the issuance of equity and debt securities, the issuance of operating partnership units, the assumption or placement of secured and/or unsecured debt, and by the reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of property.

     During the remainder of 2004, we have approximately $9.0 million of secured debt maturing that we anticipate repaying with proceeds from borrowings under our secured or unsecured credit facilities, or the issuance of new unsecured debt securities or equity. We also have $54.4 million of unsecured debt with a one-time investor put feature that can be triggered in September of this year. We believe that the likelihood of having this debt put back to us is highly remote given the current low rate environment.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

     Our critical accounting policies are those having the most impact on the reporting of our financial condition and results and those requiring significant judgments and estimates. These policies include those related to (1) capital expenditures, (2) impairment of long-lived assets, (3) derivatives and hedging activities, and (4) real estate investment properties. Our critical accounting policies are described in more detail in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on

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Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies from those reported in our 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. With respect to these critical accounting policies, management believes that the application of judgments and assessments is consistently applied and produces financial information that fairly depicts the results of operations for all periods presented.

Statements of Cash Flow

     The following discussion explains the changes in net cash provided by operating activities and net cash provided by or used in investing and financing activities that are presented in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Operating Activities

     For the three months ended March 31, 2004, our cash flow provided by operating activities was $38.3 million compared to $37.1 million for the same period in 2003. The increase in cash flow from operating activities resulted primarily from a $2.3 million increase in property operating income due to the overall increase in our apartment community portfolio (see discussion under “Apartment Community Operations”) and a $2.4 million decrease in interest expense. These increases in cash flow were partially offset by a reduction in our trade payables.

Investing Activities

     For the three months ended March 31, 2004, net cash used in investing activities was $74.8 million compared to $5.2 million for the same period in 2003. Changes in the level of investing activities from period to period reflects our strategy as it relates to our acquisition, capital expenditure, development, and disposition programs, as well as the impact of the capital market environment on these activities, all of which are discussed in further detail below.

Acquisitions

     During the three months ended March 31, 2004, we acquired four apartment communities with 1,115 apartment homes. Consistent with our long-term strategic plan to achieve greater operating efficiencies by investing in fewer, more concentrated markets, over the last two years, we have been expanding our interests in the fast growing Southern California market. During 2004, we plan to continue to channel new investments into those markets we believe will provide the best investment returns for us over the next ten years. Markets will be targeted based upon defined criteria including past performance, expected job growth, current and anticipated housing supply and demand, and the ability to attract and support household formation.

Capital Expenditures

     In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, we capitalize those expenditures related to acquiring new assets, materially enhancing the value of an existing asset, or substantially extending the useful life of an existing asset. Expenditures necessary to maintain an existing property in ordinary operating condition are expensed as incurred.

     During the first three months of 2004, $12.9 million or $171 per home was spent on capital expenditures for all of our communities, excluding development. These capital improvements included turnover related expenditures for floor coverings and appliances, other recurring capital expenditures such as HVAC equipment, roofs, siding, parking lots, and other non-revenue enhancing capital expenditures, which aggregated $6.6 million or $88 per home. In addition, revenue enhancing capital expenditures, including water sub-metering, the initial installation of microwaves or washer-dryers, and extensive interior upgrades totaled $6.1 million or $80 per home and major renovations totaled $0.2 million or $3 per home for the three months ended March 31, 2004.

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     The following table outlines capital expenditures and repair and maintenance costs for all of our communities, excluding real estate under development and commercial properties for the periods presented:

	Quarter Ended March 31,							Quarter Ended March 31,
	(dollars in thousands)							(per home)
	2004		2003		% Change			2004		2003		% Change
Turnover capital expenditures	$	3,951	$	3,090		27.9	%	$	52	$	42		23.8	%
Other recurring capital expenditures		2,708		3,607		-24.9	%		36		49		-26.5	%
Total recurring capital expenditures		6,659		6,697		-0.6	%		88		91		-3.3	%
Revenue enhancing improvements		6,083		1,338		354.6	%		80		18		344.4	%
Major renovations		196		524		-62.6	%		3		7		-57.1	%
Total capital improvements	$	12,938	$	8,559		51.2	%	$	171	$	116		47.4	%
Repair and maintenance		9,579		9,646		-0.7	%		126		132		-4.5	%
Total expenditures	$	22,517	$	18,205		23.7	%	$	297	$	248		19.8	%

     Total capital improvements increased $4.4 million or $55 per home for the first three months of 2004 compared to the same period in 2003. We will continue to selectively add revenue enhancing improvements which we believe will provide a return on investment substantially in excess of our cost of capital. Recurring capital expenditures during 2004 are currently expected to be approximately $470 per home.

Real Estate Under Development

     Development activity is focused in core markets in which we have strong operations in place. For the three months ended March 31, 2004, we invested approximately $2.4 million on development projects, a decrease of $1.8 million from $4.2 million for the same period in 2003.

     The following projects were under development as of March 31, 2004:

		Number of		Completed	Cost to		Budgeted		Estimated		Expected
		Apartment		Apartment	Date		Cost		Cost		Completion
	Location	Homes		Homes	(In thousands)		(In thousands)		Per Home		Date
2000 Post III	San Francisco, CA		24	—	$	2,500	$	7,000	$	291,700	2Q05
Verano at Town Square	Rancho Cucamonga, CA		414	—		17,200		63,500		153,400	4Q05
Mandalay on the Lake	Irving, TX		369	—		5,100		28,200		76,400	1Q06
			807	—	$	24,800	$	98,700	$	122,300

     In addition, we own six parcels of land that we continue to hold for future development that had a carrying value at March 31, 2004 of $7.9 million. Five of the six parcels represent additional phases to existing communities as we plan to add apartment homes adjacent to currently owned communities that are in improving markets.

Development Joint Venture

     In September 2002, we entered into a development joint venture with AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc. in which we serve as the managing member. The joint venture is expected to develop approximately eight to ten garden-style apartment communities over the next three years, with a total development cost of up to $210 million. The joint venture will obtain bank construction financing for 65% to 80% of total costs and will provide equity contributions for the balance of the costs with AEGON providing 80% and United Dominion providing 20%. We are serving as the developer, general contractor, and property manager for the joint venture, and have guaranteed those project development costs, excluding financing costs (including fees and interest), which exceed the defined project cost budgeted amounts for each respective project, as they come to fruition. We estimate that the likelihood

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of funding guarantor obligations is remote and that the impact to us would be immaterial. In June 2003, we contributed land with a carrying value of $3.3 million to the joint venture.

     As of March 31, 2004, Villa Toscana, a 504 apartment home community located in Houston, Texas, was under development and total costs incurred as of March 31, 2004, were $17.3 million. Budgeted costs for the project are estimated to be approximately $28.4 million or $56,300 per apartment home. The project is anticipated to be completed in the third quarter of 2005.

Disposition of Investments

     For the quarter ended March 31, 2004, we sold one community with 100 apartment homes for a gross consideration of $12.8 million. We recognized gains for financial reporting purposes of $1.2 million on this sale. Proceeds from the sale were used primarily to reduce debt.

     During 2004, we plan to continue to pursue our strategy of exiting markets where long-term growth prospects are limited and redeploying capital into markets that would enhance future growth rates and economies of scale. We intend to use proceeds from 2004 dispositions to acquire communities, fund development activity, and reduce debt.

Financing Activities

     Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2004, was $33.7 million compared to net cash used in financing activities of $30.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003. As part of the plan to improve our balance sheet, we utilized proceeds from dispositions, equity and debt offerings, and refinancings to extend maturities, pay down existing debt, and purchase new properties.

     The following is a summary of our financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004:

• Repaid $37.5 million of secured debt and $46.6 million of unsecured debt.

• Sold $125 million aggregate principal amount of 5.13% senior unsecured notes due January 2014 ($75 million in January and $50 million in March) under our medium-term note program. These notes represent a re-opening of the 5.13% senior notes due January 2014 that we issued in October 2003, and these notes will constitute a single series of notes, bringing the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the 5.13% senior notes to $200 million. The net proceeds from the issuances of $126.0 million were used to repay secured and unsecured debt obligations maturing in the first quarter of 2004 and to fund the acquisition of apartment homes.

• Sold $50 million aggregate principal amount of 3.90% medium-term notes due March 2010 in March 2004 under our medium-term note program. The net proceeds from the issuance of approximately $49.4 million were used to fund the acquisition of apartment communities.

Credit Facilities

     We have four secured revolving credit facilities with Fannie Mae with an aggregate commitment of $860 million and one with Freddie Mac for $72 million. As of March 31, 2004, $676.3 million was outstanding under the Fannie Mae credit facilities leaving $183.7 million of unused capacity. The Fannie Mae credit facilities are for an initial term of ten years, bear interest at floating and fixed rates, and can be extended for an additional five years at our discretion. As of March 31, 2004, $70.7 million had been funded under the Freddie Mac credit facility leaving $1.3 million of unused capacity. The Freddie Mac credit facility is for an initial term of five years with an option for us to extend for an additional four-year term at the then market rate. As of March 31, 2004, aggregate borrowings under both the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac credit facilities were $747.0 million. We have $305.9 million of the funded balance fixed at a weighted average interest rate of 6.4%. The remaining balance on these facilities is currently at a weighted average variable rate of 1.7%.

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     We have a $500 million three-year unsecured revolving credit facility that matures in March 2006. If we receive commitments from additional lenders or if the initial lenders increase their commitments, we will be able to increase the credit facility to $650 million. At our option, the credit facility can be extended one year to March 2007. Based on our current credit ratings, the credit facility bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 90 basis points. As of March 31, 2004, $105.1 million was outstanding under the credit facility leaving $394.9 million of unused capacity.

     The Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and bank revolving credit facilities are subject to customary financial covenants and limitations.

     Information concerning short-term bank borrowings under our credit facility and unsecured term loan is summarized in the table that follows (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended			Twelve Months Ended
	March 31, 2004			December 31, 2003
Total revolving credit facility	$	500,000		$	500,000
Borrowings outstanding at end of period		105,100			137,900
Weighted average daily borrowings during the period		142,796			171,179
Maximum daily borrowings during the period		183,400			272,800
Weighted average interest rate during the period		1.8	%		2.1	%
Weighted average interest rate at end of period		1.4	%		1.6	%
Weighted average interest rate at end of period — after giving effect to swap agreements		4.9	%		4.2	%

Derivative Instruments

     As part of our overall interest rate risk management strategy, we use derivatives as a means to fix the interest rates of variable rate debt obligations or to hedge anticipated financing transactions. Our derivative transactions used for interest rate risk management include various interest rate swaps with indices that relate to the pricing of specific financial instruments of the company. We believe that we have appropriately controlled our interest rate risk through the use of derivative instruments. During the first three months of 2004, the fair value of our derivative instruments has improved from an unfavorable $1.6 million at December 31, 2003, to an unfavorable $0.7 million at March 31, 2004. This decrease is primarily due to the normal progression of the fair market value of derivative instruments towards zero as they approach expiration.

Funds from Operations

     Funds from operations (“FFO”) is defined as net income (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of depreciable property, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We compute FFO for all periods presented in accordance with the recommendations set forth by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust’s (“NAREIT”) April 1, 2002 White Paper. Adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) is defined as FFO less recurring capital expenditures for our stabilized portfolio of $470 per home in 2004 and $464 per home in 2003. We consider FFO and AFFO in evaluating property acquisitions and our operating performance, and believe that FFO and AFFO should be considered along with, but not as an alternative to, net income as a measure of our operating performance and liquidity. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs.

     Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. Thus, NAREIT created FFO as a supplemental measure of REIT operating performance

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that excludes historical costs depreciation of real estate assets, among other items, from net income based on generally accepted accounting principles. The use of FFO, combined with the required presentations, has been fundamentally beneficial, improving the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and making comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. We generally consider FFO to be a useful measure for reviewing our comparative operating and financial performance (although FFO should be reviewed in conjunction with net income which remains the primary measure of performance) because by excluding gains or losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets and excluding real estate asset depreciation and amortization, FFO can help one compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to different companies. We believe that FFO and AFFO are the best measures of economic profitability for real estate investment trusts.

     The following table outlines our FFO calculation and reconciliation to generally accepted accounting principles for the three months ended March 31, (dollars and shares in thousands):

	2004			2003
Net income	$	15,312		$	13,441
Adjustments:
Distributions to preferred stockholders		(5,085	)		(6,947	)
Real estate depreciation and amortization, net of outside partners’ interest in 2003		41,926			37,449
Minority interests of unitholders in operating partnership		460			251
Real estate depreciation related to unconsolidated entities		57			33
Discontinued Operations:
Real estate depreciation		985			1,659
Minority interests of unitholders in operating partnership		146			210
Net gains on sales of depreciable property		(1,205	)		(1,045	)
Funds from operations (“FFO”) — basic	$	52,596		$	45,051
Distributions to preferred stockholders — Series D and E (Convertible)		2,174			4,036
Funds from operations — diluted	$	54,770		$	49,087
Recurring capital expenditures		(8,926	)		(8,506	)
Adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) — diluted	$	45,844		$	40,581
Weighted average number of common shares and OP Units outstanding — basic		135,901			114,659
Weighted average number of common shares, OP Units, and common stock equivalents outstanding — diluted		145,163			129,420

     In the computation of diluted FFO, OP Units, out-performance partnership shares, and the shares of Series D and Series E convertible preferred stock are dilutive; therefore, they are included in the diluted share count. For the three months ended March 31, 2004, distributions to preferred stockholders exclude $1.6 million related to a premium on preferred share repurchases.

     FFO also does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and therefore should not be considered an alternative to net cash flows from operating activities, as determined by generally accepted accounting principles, as a measure of liquidity. Additionally, it is not necessarily indicative of cash availability to fund cash needs.

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     The following is a presentation of cash flow metrics based on generally accepted accounting principles for the three months ended March 31 (dollars in thousands):

	2004			2003
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	38,255		$	37,064
Net cash used in investing activities		(74,837	)		(5,169	)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities		33,731			(30,534	)

Results of Operations

     The following discussion includes the results of both continuing and discontinued operations for the periods presented.

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders

     Net income available to common stockholders was $8.7 million ($0.07 per diluted share) for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, compared to $6.5 million ($0.06 per diluted share) for the same period in the prior year. The increase for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 when compared to the same period in 2003 resulted primarily from the following items, all of which are discussed in further detail elsewhere within this report:

• a $2.3 million increase in operating results during the current quarter;

• a $2.4 million decrease in interest expense in the current quarter;

• a $0.7 million decrease in general and administrative expense during the current quarter; and

• $0.2 million more in gains recognized from the sale of depreciable property during the current quarter;

     These increases in income were partially offset by a $3.6 million increase in depreciation expense during the current period when compared to 2003.

Apartment Community Operations

     Our net income is primarily generated from the operation of our apartment communities. The following table summarizes the operating performance of our total apartment portfolio for each of the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2004			2003			% Change
Property rental income	$	158,505		$	151,924			4.3	%
Property operating expense*		(62,031	)		(57,775	)		7.4	%
Property operating income	$	96,474		$	94,149			2.5	%
Weighted average number of homes		76,314			73,629			3.6	%
Physical occupancy**		93.1	%		93.4	%		-0.3	%

*	Excludes depreciation, amortization, and property management expenses.
**	Based upon weighted average stabilized homes.

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     The increase in total property operating income since March 31, 2003, is primarily due to an overall increase in the weighted average number of apartment homes.

Same Communities

     Our same communities (those communities acquired, developed, and stabilized prior to January 1, 2003 and held on March 31, 2004, which consisted of 69,620 apartment homes) provided 89% of our property operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2004.

     For the first quarter of 2004, same community property operating income decreased 3.2% or $2.8 million compared to the same period in 2003. The overall decrease in property operating income was primarily attributable to a 0.6% or $0.8 million decrease in revenues from rental and other income and a 3.8% or $2.0 million increase in operating expenses. The decrease in revenues from rental and other income was primarily driven by a 1.5% or $2.3 million decrease in rental rates. This decrease in income was partially offset by a 10.2% or $0.4 million decrease in concession expense, and a 9.9% or $0.9 million increase in utility reimbursement income. Physical occupancy decreased 0.2% to 93.1%.

     The increase in property operating expenses was primarily driven by a 7.8% or $0.7 million increase in utilities expense, a 21.4% or $0.6 million increase in insurance costs, a 4.1% or $0.6 million increase in personnel costs, and a 4.0% or $0.4 million increase in repair and maintenance costs.

     As a result of the percentage changes in property rental income and property operating expenses, the operating margin (property operating income divided by property rental income) decreased 1.7% to 60.6%.

Non-Mature Communities

     The remaining 11% of our property operating income during the first quarter of 2004 was generated from communities that we classify as “non-mature communities” (primarily those communities acquired or developed during 2003 and 2004, sold properties, and those properties classified as real estate held for disposition). The fifteen communities with 4,628 apartment homes that we acquired during 2003 and 2004 provided $7.0 million of property operating income. The one community with 100 apartment homes sold during 2004 provided $72,000 of property operating income. In addition, our development communities, which included 178 apartment homes constructed since January 1, 2003, provided $0.2 million of property operating income during 2004, the seven communities with 1,810 apartment homes classified as real estate held for disposition provided $2.0 million of property operating income, and other non-mature communities provided $1.0 million of property operating income for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

Real Estate Depreciation and Amortization

     For the three months ended March 31, 2004, real estate depreciation on both continuing and discontinued operations increased 9.2% or $3.6 million compared to the same period in 2003, primarily as a result of the increase in the weighted average number of apartment homes owned from March 31, 2003 to March 31, 2004.

Interest Expense

     For the three months ended March 31, 2004, interest expense on both continuing and discontinued operations decreased 7.7% or $2.4 million from the same period in 2003 primarily due to debt refinancings and decreasing interest rates. For the quarter ended March 31, 2004, the weighted average amount of debt outstanding increased 4.7% or $96.7 million compared to the prior year. However, this was more than offset by the weighted average interest rate declining from 5.9% to 5.2% during 2004. The weighted average amount of debt outstanding during 2004 is higher than 2003 as acquisition costs in 2004 have been funded, in most part, by the issuance of debt. The decrease in the average interest rate during 2004 reflects our ability to take advantage of declining interest rates through refinancing and the utilization of variable rate debt.

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General and Administrative

     For the three months ended March 31, 2004, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.7 million or 12.8% compared to the same period in 2003 primarily as a result of a decrease in incentive compensation expense and professional service costs.

Gains on Sales of Land and Depreciable Property

     For the three months ended March 31, 2004, we recognized gains for financial reporting purposes of $1.2 million, compared to $1.0 million for the comparable period in 2003. Changes in the level of gains recognized from period to period reflect the changing level of our divestiture activity from period to period, as well as the extent of gains related to specific properties sold.

Inflation

     We believe that the direct effects of inflation on our operations have been immaterial. Substantially all of our leases are for a term of one year or less which generally minimizes our risk from the adverse effects of inflation.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

     We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material.

Factors Affecting Our Business and Prospects

     There are many factors that affect our business and the results of our operations, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include:

• unfavorable changes in apartment market and economic conditions that could adversely affect occupancy levels and rental rates,

• the failure of acquisitions to achieve anticipated results,

• possible difficulty in selling apartment communities,

• the timing and closing of planned dispositions under agreement,

• competitive factors that may limit our ability to lease apartment homes or increase or maintain rents,

• insufficient cash flow that could affect our debt financing and create refinancing risk,

• failure to generate sufficient revenue, which could impair our debt service payments and distributions to stockholders,

• development and construction risks that may impact our profitability,

• delays in completing developments and lease-ups on schedule,

• our failure to succeed in new markets,

• changing interest rates, which could increase interest costs and affect the market price of our securities,

• potential liability for environmental contamination, which could result in substantial costs, and

• the imposition of federal taxes if we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year.

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     For a discussion of these and other factors affecting our business and prospects, see “Item 1. —Business—Factors Affecting Our Business and Prospects” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

     United Dominion is exposed to interest rate changes associated with our unsecured credit facility and other variable rate debt as well as refinancing risk on our fixed rate debt. United Dominion’s involvement with derivative financial instruments is limited and we do not expect to use them for trading or other speculative purposes. United Dominion uses derivative instruments solely to manage its exposure to interest rates.

     See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” for a more complete discussion of our interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities. As of March 31, 2004, our market risk has not changed materially from the amounts reported on our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

     As of March 31, 2004, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be included in our periodic SEC reports. In addition, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that

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during the quarter ended March 31, 2004, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed with the objective of providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

     It should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.

PART II

Item 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES, USE OF PROCEEDS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

     On June 3, 1999, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase in open market transactions, in block purchases, or otherwise, of up to 5.5 million shares of our common stock. On December 5, 2000, our Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to an additional 5.5 million shares of common stock in open market transactions, in block purchases or otherwise. As of March 31, 2004, we have repurchased a total of 8,749,763 shares of common stock under this program. As disclosed in the table below, we did not purchase any shares of our common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

					Total Number of		Maximum Number of
					Shares Purchased as		Shares that May Yet
					Part of Publicly		Be Purchased Under
	Total Number of		Average Price		Announced Plans or		the Plans
Period	Shares Purchased		Per Share		Programs		or Programs
January 1, 2004 through January 31, 2004		0		N/A		0	2,250,237
February 1, 2004 through February 29, 2004		0		N/A		0	2,250,237
March 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004		0		N/A		0	2,250,237
Total		0		N/A		0	2,250,237

Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)	Exhibits.
	The exhibits filed or furnished with this Report are set forth in the Exhibit Index.
(b)	Reports on Form 8-K.

     We filed or furnished the following Current Reports on Form 8-K during the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The information provided under Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 25, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2004, under Item 5. Other Events and under Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 12, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 2004, under Item 5. Other Events and under Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated November 25, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2004, under Item 5. Other Events and under Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2004, furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2004, under Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 18, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2004, under Item 5. Other Events and under Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 11, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2004, under Item 5. Other Events and under Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.
	(registrant)
Date: May 6, 2004	/s/ Christopher D. Genry
	Christopher D. Genry
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 6, 2004	/s/ Scott A. Shanaberger
	Scott A. Shanaberger
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Accounting Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
3.1	Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended through February 13, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.02 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (Commission File No. 1-10524)).
4.1	5.13% Medium-Term Note due January 2014 issued January 15, 2004.
4.2	5.13% Medium-Term Note due January 2014 issued March 18, 2004.
4.3	3.90% Medium-Term Note due March 2010 issued March 18, 2004.
10.1	Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of United Dominion Realty, L.P. dated as of February 23, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (Commission File No. 1-10524)).
12	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
32.1	Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
32.2	Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.

EX-4.1

                                                                     Exhibit 4.1

                       UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE
ISSUER HEREOF OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME
AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY AND ANY PAYMENT
IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF,
CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.



REGISTERED                                CUSIP No.:                                PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
No. FXR-5                                 91019PCJ9                                 $75,000,000
- ----------------------------              --------------------------                ---------------------------------
                                                                              

                                           UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.

                                                    MEDIUM-TERM NOTE
                                                      (FIXED RATE)

ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:                      INTEREST RATE:    5.13%                   STATED MATURITY DATE:
January 15, 2004                                                                    January 15, 2014

INTEREST PAYMENT DATE(S)                  [ ] CHECK IF DISCOUNT NOTE
[X] April 15 and October 15,                          Issue Price: %
commencing April 15, 2004
[ ] Other:

INITIAL REDEMPTION                        INITIAL REDEMPTION                        ANNUAL REDEMPTION
DATE:  N/A                                PERCENTAGE:    N/A                        PERCENTAGE
                                                                                    REDUCTION:   N/A

OPTIONAL REPAYMENT
DATE(S):  N/A

SPECIFIED CURRENCY:                       AUTHORIZED DENOMINATION:                  EXCHANGE RATE
[X] United States dollars                 [X] $1,000 and integral                   AGENT:  N/A
[ ] Other:                                    multiples thereof
                                          [ ] Other:

ADDENDUM ATTACHED                         DEFAULT INTEREST RATE:  N/A               OTHER/ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:  N/A
[ ] Yes
[X] No






         UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation (the
"Company", which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE &
Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company, or registered assigns, the
Principal Amount of SEVENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($75,000,000), on the Stated
Maturity Date specified above (or any Redemption Date or Repayment Date, each as
defined on the reverse hereof, or any earlier date of acceleration of maturity)
(each such date being hereinafter referred to as the "Maturity Date" with
respect to the principal repayable on such date) and to pay interest thereon
(and on any overdue principal, premium and/or interest to the extent legally
enforceable) at the Interest Rate per annum specified above, until the principal
hereof is paid or duly made available for payment. The Company will pay interest
in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, if any, specified above (each, an
"Interest Payment Date"), commencing with the first Interest Payment Date next
succeeding the Original Issue Date specified above, and on the Maturity Date;
provided, however, that if the Original Issue Date occurs between a Record Date
(as defined below) and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest
payments will commence on the second Interest Payment Date next succeeding the
Original Issue Date to the registered holder (the "Holder") of this Note on the
Record Date with respect to such second Interest Payment Date. Interest on this
Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

         Interest on this Note will accrue from, and including, the immediately
preceding Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided
for (or from, and including, October 3, 2003 if no interest has been paid or
duly provided for) to, but excluding, the applicable Interest Payment Date or
the Maturity Date, as the case may be (each, an "Interest Period"). The interest
so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date will, subject to certain exceptions described herein, be paid to the person
in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes, as defined on the
reverse hereof) is registered at the close of business on the fifteenth calendar
day (whether or not a Business Day, as defined below) immediately preceding such
Interest Payment Date (the "Record Date"); provided, however, that interest
payable on the Maturity Date will be payable to the person to whom the principal
hereof and premium, if any, hereon shall be payable. Any such interest not so
punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date other than the
Maturity Date ("Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
Holder on the close of business on any Record Date and, instead, shall be paid
to the person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on
a special record date (the "Special Record Date") for the payment of such
Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee hereinafter referred to, notice
whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Note by the Trustee not less than
10 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date or may be paid at any time in
any other lawful manner, all as more fully provided for in the Indenture.

         Payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of this
Note due on the Maturity Date will be made in immediately available funds upon
presentation and surrender of this Note (and, with respect to any applicable
repayment of this Note, upon delivery of instructions as contemplated on the
reverse hereof) at the office or agency maintained by the Company for that
purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, currently the office
of the Trustee located at 40 Broad Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10004,
or at such other paying agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York, as the Company



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may determine; provided, however, that if the Specified Currency (as defined
below) is other than United States dollars and such payment is to be made in the
Specified Currency in accordance with the provisions set forth below, such
payment will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an
account with a bank designated by the Holder hereof at least 15 calendar days
prior to the Maturity Date, provided that such bank has appropriate facilities
therefor and that this Note is presented and surrendered and, if applicable,
instructions are delivered at the aforementioned office or agency maintained by
the Company in time for the Trustee to make such payment in such funds in
accordance with its normal procedures. Payment of interest due on any Interest
Payment Date other than the Maturity Date will be made at the aforementioned
office or agency maintained by the Company or, at the option of the Company, by
check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall
appear in the Security Register maintained by the Trustee; provided, however,
that a Holder of U.S.$10,000,000 (or, if the Specified Currency is other than
United States dollars, the equivalent thereof in the Specified Currency) or more
in aggregate principal amount of Notes (whether having identical or different
terms and provisions) will be entitled to receive interest payments on such
Interest Payment Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds if such
Holder has delivered appropriate wire transfer instructions in writing to the
Trustee not less than 15 calendar days prior to such Interest Payment Date. Any
such wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee shall remain in effect
until revoked by such Holder.

         If any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date falls on a day that
is not a Business Day, the required payment of principal, premium, if any,
and/or interest shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same
force and effect as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest
shall accrue with respect to such payment for the period from and after such
Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the date of
such payment on the next succeeding Business Day.

         As used herein, "Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or
Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are
authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in The
City of New York; provided, however, that if the Specified Currency is other
than United States dollars, such day must not be a day on which commercial banks
are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in the
Principal Financial Center (as defined below) of the country issuing the
Specified Currency (or, if the Specified Currency is Euro, such day must be a
day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express
Transfer (TARGET) System is open). "Principal Financial Center" means the
capital city of the country issuing the Specified Currency, except that with
respect to United States dollars, Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, Euros,
South African rands and Swiss francs, the "Principal Financial Center" shall be
The City of New York, Sydney, Toronto, Johannesburg and Zurich, respectively.

         The Company is obligated to make payment of principal, premium, if any,
and interest in respect of this Note in the Specified Currency specified above
(or, if such Specified Currency is not at the time of such payment legal tender
for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such
Specified Currency or, if such Specified Currency is Euro, in the member states
of the European Union that have adopted the single currency in accordance with
the Treaty establishing the European Community, as amended by the Treaty on
European Union, then in the currency which is at the time of such payment legal
tender in the related country or in the





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adopting member states of the European Union) (the "Specified Currency"). If the
Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, except as otherwise
provided below, any such amounts so payable by the Company will be converted by
the Exchange Rate Agent specified above into United States dollars for payment
to the Holder of this Note.

         If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, the
Holder of this Note may elect to receive any amounts payable hereunder in such
Specified Currency. If the Holder of this Note shall not have duly made an
election to receive all or a specified portion of any payment of principal,
premium, if any, and/or interest in respect of this Note in the Specified
Currency, any United States dollar amount to be received by the Holder of this
Note will be based on the highest bid quotation in The City of New York received
by the Exchange Rate Agent at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on
the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date from three
recognized foreign exchange dealers (one of whom may be the Exchange Rate Agent)
selected by the Exchange Rate Agent and approved by the Company for the purchase
by the quoting dealer of the Specified Currency for United States dollars for
settlement on such payment date in the aggregate amount of the Specified
Currency payable to all Holders of Notes scheduled to receive United States
dollar payments and at which the applicable dealer commits to execute a
contract. All currency exchange costs will be borne by the Holder of this Note
by deductions from such payments. If three such bid quotations are not
available, payments on this Note will be made in the Specified Currency.

         If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, the
Holder of this Note may elect to receive all or a specified portion of any
payment of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest in respect of this Note
in the Specified Currency by submitting a written request for such payment to
the Trustee at its corporate trust office in The City of New York on or prior to
the applicable Record Date or at least 15 calendar days prior to the Maturity
Date, as the case may be. Such written request may be mailed or hand delivered
or sent by cable, telex or other form of facsimile transmission. The Holder of
this Note may elect to receive all or a specified portion of all future payments
in the Specified Currency in respect of such principal, premium, if any, and/or
interest and need not file a separate election for each payment. Such election
will remain in effect until revoked by written notice to the Trustee, but
written notice of any such revocation must be received by the Trustee on or
prior to the applicable Record Date or at least 15 calendar days prior to the
Maturity Date, as the case may be.

         If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars and the
Holder of this Note shall have duly made an election to receive all or a
specified portion of any payment of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest
in respect of this Note in the Specified Currency, but the Specified Currency is
not available due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances
beyond the control of the Company, the Company will be entitled to satisfy its
obligations to the Holder of this Note by making such payment in United States
dollars on the basis of the Market Exchange Rate (as defined below) determined
by the Exchange Rate Agent on the second Business Day prior to such payment date
or, if such Market Exchange Rate is not then available, on the basis of the most
recently available Market Exchange Rate. The "Market Exchange Rate" for the
Specified Currency means the noon dollar buying rate in The City of New York for
cable transfers for the Specified Currency as certified for customs purposes
(or, if not so certified, as otherwise determined) by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York. Any




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payment made in United States dollars under such circumstances shall not
constitute an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture).

         All determinations referred to above made by the Exchange Rate Agent
shall be at its sole discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Holder of this Note.

         The Company agrees to indemnify the Holder of any Note against any loss
incurred by such Holder as a result of any judgment or order being given or made
against the Company for any amount due hereunder and such judgment or order
requiring payment in a currency (the "Judgment Currency") other than the
Specified Currency, and as a result of any variation between (i) the rate of
exchange at which the Specified Currency amount is converted into the Judgment
Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order, and (ii) the rate of
exchange at which such Holder, on the date of payment of such judgment or order,
is able to purchase the Specified Currency with the amount of the Judgment
Currency actually received by such Holder, as the case may be. The foregoing
indemnity constitutes a separate and independent obligation of the Company and
continues in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as
aforesaid. The term "rate of exchange" includes any premiums and costs of
exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, the
relevant currency.

         Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set
forth on the reverse hereof and, if so specified on the face hereof, in an
Addendum hereto, which further provisions shall have the same force and effect
as if set forth on the face hereof.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Addendum is attached hereto or
"Other/Additional Provisions" apply to this Note as specified above, this Note
shall be subject to the terms set forth in such Addendum or such
"Other/Additional Provisions".

         Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. has caused this
Note to be duly executed by one of its duly authorized officers.


                                            UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.


                                            By   /s/ Scott A. Shanaberger
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name:  Scott A. Shanaberger
                                               Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                      Chief Accounting Officer
                                                      and Assistant Secretary


ATTEST:


By   /s/ Mary Ellen Norwood
   -----------------------------------
   Name:  Mary Ellen Norwood
   Title: Vice President and Secretary



Dated:   January 15, 2004



TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:

This is one of the Debt Securities of
the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.



WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee


By   /s/ Sarah A. McMahon
   -----------------------------------
         Authorized Signatory




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                                [REVERSE OF NOTE]

                       UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.

                                MEDIUM-TERM NOTE
                                  (FIXED RATE)


         This Note is one of a duly authorized series of Debt Securities (the
"Debt Securities") of the Company issued and to be issued under an Indenture,
dated as of November 1, 1995, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time (the "Indenture"), between the Company and Wachovia Bank, National
Association, (formerly known as First Union National Bank of Virginia) as
trustee (the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the
Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference
is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights,
duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of
the Debt Securities, and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and
are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series of Debt
Securities designated as "Medium-Term Notes Due Nine Months or More From Date of
Issue" (the "Notes"). All terms used but not defined in this Note or in an
Addendum hereto shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture
or on the face hereof, as the case may be.

         This Note is issuable only in registered form without coupons in
minimum denominations of U.S. $1,000 and integral multiples thereof or other
Authorized Denomination specified on the face hereof.

         This Note will not be subject to any sinking fund and, unless otherwise
specified on the face hereof in accordance with the provisions of the following
two paragraphs, will not be redeemable or repayable prior to the Stated Maturity
Date.

         This Note will be subject to redemption at the option of the Company on
any date on or after the Initial Redemption Date, if any, specified on the face
hereof, in whole or from time to time in part in increments of U.S. $1,000 or
other integral multiple of an Authorized Denomination (provided that any
remaining principal amount hereof shall be at least U.S. $1,000 or such other
minimum Authorized Denomination), at the Redemption Price (as defined below),
together with unpaid interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption
(the "Redemption Date"), on written notice given to the Holder hereof (in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture) not more than 60 nor less than
30 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date. The "Redemption Price" shall be
the Initial Redemption Percentage specified on the face hereof (as adjusted by
the Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction, if any, specified on the face hereof
as set forth below) multiplied by the unpaid principal amount of this Note to be
redeemed. The Initial Redemption Percentage shall decline at each anniversary of
the Initial Redemption Date by the Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction, if
any, until the Redemption Price is 100% of unpaid principal amount to be
redeemed. In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note of
like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof and otherwise having the same terms
and provisions as this Note shall be issued by the Company in the name of the
Holder hereof upon the presentation and surrender hereof.



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         This Note will be subject to repayment by the Company at the option of
the Holder hereof on the Optional Repayment Date(s), if any, specified on the
face hereof, in whole or in part in increments of U.S. $1,000 or other integral
multiple of an Authorized Denomination (provided that any remaining principal
amount hereof shall be at least U.S. $1,000 or such other minimum Authorized
Denomination), at a repayment price equal to 100% of the unpaid principal amount
to be repaid, together with unpaid interest accrued thereon to the date fixed
for repayment (the "Repayment Date"). For this Note to be repaid, the Trustee
must receive at its corporate trust office not more than 60 nor less than 30
calendar days prior to the Repayment Date, such Note and instructions to such
effect forwarded by the Holder hereof. Exercise of such repayment option by the
Holder hereof shall be irrevocable. In the event of repayment of this Note in
part only, a new Note of like tenor for the unrepaid portion hereof and
otherwise having the same terms and provisions as this Note shall be issued by
the Company in the name of the Holder hereof upon the presentation and surrender
hereof.

         If this Note is specified on the face hereof to be a Discount Note, the
amount payable to the Holder of this Note in the event of redemption, repayment
or acceleration of maturity will be equal to the sum of (1) the Issue Price
specified on the face hereof (increased by any accruals of the Discount, as
defined below) and, in the event of any redemption of this Note (if applicable),
multiplied by the Initial Redemption Percentage (as adjusted by the Annual
Redemption Percentage Reduction, if applicable) and (2) any unpaid interest
accrued thereon to the Redemption Date, Repayment Date or date of acceleration
of maturity, as the case may be. The difference between the Issue Price and 100%
of the principal amount of this Note is referred to herein as the "Discount".

         For purposes of determining the amount of Discount that has accrued as
of any Redemption Date, Repayment Date or date of acceleration of maturity of
this Note, such Discount will be accrued so as to cause the yield on the Note to
be constant. The constant yield will be calculated using a 30-day month, 360-day
year convention, a compounding period that, except for the Initial Period (as
defined below), corresponds to the shortest period between Interest Payment
Dates (with ratable accruals within a compounding period) and an assumption that
the maturity of this Note will not be accelerated. If the period from the
Original Issue Date to the initial Interest Payment Date (the "Initial Period")
is shorter than the compounding period for this Note, a proportionate amount of
the yield for an entire compounding period will be accrued. If the Initial
Period is longer than the compounding period, then such period will be divided
into a regular compounding period and a short period, with the short period
being treated as provided in the preceding sentence.

         In addition to the covenants set forth in the Indenture, the Company is
required to maintain Total Unencumbered Assets (as defined below) of not less
than 150% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Company's
Unsecured Debt (as defined below). For purposes of this requirement, the
following capitalized terms shall be defined as follows:

         "Total Unencumbered Assets" means the sum of (i) those Undepreciated
Real Estate Assets (as defined below) not subject to an encumbrance and (ii) all
other assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) not subject
to encumbrance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles (but excluding accounts receivable and intangibles).


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         "Subsidiaries" means a corporation, a limited liability company or a
partnership a majority of the outstanding voting stock, limited liability
company or partnership interests, as the case may be, of which is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries of
the Company. For purposes of this definition, "voting stock" means stock having
voting power for the election of directors, managing members or trustees,
whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting
power by reason of any contingency.

         "Undepreciated Real Estate Assets" as of any date means the original
cost plus capital improvements of real estate assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.

         "Unsecured Debt" means debt of the Company or any Subsidiary which is
not secured by any mortgage, lien, charge, pledge or security interest of any
kind upon any of their properties.

         If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of
the Notes may, and in certain cases shall, be accelerated in the manner and with
the effect provided in the Indenture.

         The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance of (i) the entire
indebtedness of the Notes or (ii) certain covenants and Events of Default with
respect to the Notes, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set
forth therein, which provisions apply to the Notes.

         The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities at any time by the
Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of all Debt Securities at the time outstanding and
affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders
of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt
Securities of any series, on behalf of the Holders of all such Debt Securities,
to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture.
Furthermore, provisions in the Indenture permit the Holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of any series, in
certain instances, to waive, on behalf of all of the Holders of Debt Securities
of such series, certain past defaults under the Indenture and their
consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note
and other Notes issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
heretofore or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver
is made upon this Note.

         No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or
of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in
respect of this Note at the times, places and rate or formula, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.

         As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
and herein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Security
Register of the Company upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer
at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal hereof
and any premium or interest hereon are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied
by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and



                                       9



the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or by his attorney
duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes having the same
terms and provisions, of Authorized Denominations and for the same aggregate
principal amount, will be issued by the Company to the designated transferee or
transferees.

         As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
and herein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for a like aggregate principal
amount of Notes of different Authorized Denominations but otherwise having the
same terms and provisions, as requested by the Holder hereof surrendering the
same.

         No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

         Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Holder as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be
overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be
affected by notice to the contrary, except as required by law.

         THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.







                                       10



                                  ABBREVIATIONS

         The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

                                                                            
TEN COM           - as tenants in common                UNIF GIFT MIN ACT            - __________ Custodian _________
TEN ENT           - as tenants by the entireties                                         (Cust)              (Minor)
JT TEN            - as joint tenants with right of                                   under Uniform Gifts to Minors
                    survivorship and not as tenants                                  Act_____________________________
                    in common                                                                     (State)

                  Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.



                       ----------------------------------

                                   ASSIGNMENT


         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
             OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
- ---------------------------------


- ---------------------------------



- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
this Note and all rights thereunder hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attorney to transfer this Note on the books of the Company, with full power of
substitution in the premises.

Dated:
      -----------------------------         ------------------------------------

      -----------------------------         ------------------------------------
                                            Notice: The signature(s) on this
                                            Assignment must correspond with the
                                            name(s) as written upon the face of
                                            this Note in every particular,
                                            without alteration or enlargement or
                                            any change whatsoever.



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EX-4.2

                                                                     Exhibit 4.2

                       UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE
ISSUER HEREOF OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME
AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY AND ANY PAYMENT
IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF,
CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.



REGISTERED                                CUSIP No.:                                PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
No. FXR-6                                 91019PCJ9                                 $50,000,000
- ----------------------------              --------------------------                ---------------------
                                                                              

                                           UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.

                                                    MEDIUM-TERM NOTE
                                                      (FIXED RATE)

ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:                      INTEREST RATE:    5.13%                   STATED MATURITY DATE:
March 18, 2004                                                                      January 15, 2014

INTEREST PAYMENT DATE(S)                  [ ] CHECK IF DISCOUNT NOTE
[X] April 15 and October 15,                          Issue Price: %
commencing April 15, 2004
[ ] Other:

INITIAL REDEMPTION                        INITIAL REDEMPTION                        ANNUAL REDEMPTION
DATE:  N/A                                PERCENTAGE:    N/A                        PERCENTAGE
                                                                                    REDUCTION:   N/A

OPTIONAL REPAYMENT
DATE(S):  N/A

SPECIFIED CURRENCY:                       AUTHORIZED DENOMINATION:                  EXCHANGE RATE
[X] United States dollars                 [X] $1,000 and integral                   AGENT:  N/A
[ ] Other:                                    multiples thereof
                                          [ ] Other:

ADDENDUM ATTACHED                         DEFAULT INTEREST RATE:  N/A               OTHER/ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:  N/A
[ ] Yes
[X] No






         UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation (the
"Company", which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE &
Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company, or registered assigns, the
Principal Amount of FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($50,000,000), on the Stated Maturity
Date specified above (or any Redemption Date or Repayment Date, each as defined
on the reverse hereof, or any earlier date of acceleration of maturity) (each
such date being hereinafter referred to as the "Maturity Date" with respect to
the principal repayable on such date) and to pay interest thereon (and on any
overdue principal, premium and/or interest to the extent legally enforceable) at
the Interest Rate per annum specified above, until the principal hereof is paid
or duly made available for payment. The Company will pay interest in arrears on
each Interest Payment Date, if any, specified above (each, an "Interest Payment
Date"), commencing with the first Interest Payment Date next succeeding the
Original Issue Date specified above, and on the Maturity Date; provided,
however, that if the Original Issue Date occurs between a Record Date (as
defined below) and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest payments
will commence on the second Interest Payment Date next succeeding the Original
Issue Date to the registered holder (the "Holder") of this Note on the Record
Date with respect to such second Interest Payment Date. Interest on this Note
will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

         Interest on this Note will accrue from, and including, the immediately
preceding Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided
for (or from, and including, October 3, 2003 if no interest has been paid or
duly provided for) to, but excluding, the applicable Interest Payment Date or
the Maturity Date, as the case may be (each, an "Interest Period"). The interest
so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date will, subject to certain exceptions described herein, be paid to the person
in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes, as defined on the
reverse hereof) is registered at the close of business on the fifteenth calendar
day (whether or not a Business Day, as defined below) immediately preceding such
Interest Payment Date (the "Record Date"); provided, however, that interest
payable on the Maturity Date will be payable to the person to whom the principal
hereof and premium, if any, hereon shall be payable. Any such interest not so
punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date other than the
Maturity Date ("Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
Holder on the close of business on any Record Date and, instead, shall be paid
to the person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on
a special record date (the "Special Record Date") for the payment of such
Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee hereinafter referred to, notice
whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Note by the Trustee not less than
10 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date or may be paid at any time in
any other lawful manner, all as more fully provided for in the Indenture.

         Payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of this
Note due on the Maturity Date will be made in immediately available funds upon
presentation and surrender of this Note (and, with respect to any applicable
repayment of this Note, upon delivery of instructions as contemplated on the
reverse hereof) at the office or agency maintained by the Company for that
purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, currently the office
of the Trustee located at 40 Broad Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10004,
or at such other paying agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York, as the Company




                                       2



may determine; provided, however, that if the Specified Currency (as defined
below) is other than United States dollars and such payment is to be made in the
Specified Currency in accordance with the provisions set forth below, such
payment will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an
account with a bank designated by the Holder hereof at least 15 calendar days
prior to the Maturity Date, provided that such bank has appropriate facilities
therefor and that this Note is presented and surrendered and, if applicable,
instructions are delivered at the aforementioned office or agency maintained by
the Company in time for the Trustee to make such payment in such funds in
accordance with its normal procedures. Payment of interest due on any Interest
Payment Date other than the Maturity Date will be made at the aforementioned
office or agency maintained by the Company or, at the option of the Company, by
check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall
appear in the Security Register maintained by the Trustee; provided, however,
that a Holder of U.S.$10,000,000 (or, if the Specified Currency is other than
United States dollars, the equivalent thereof in the Specified Currency) or more
in aggregate principal amount of Notes (whether having identical or different
terms and provisions) will be entitled to receive interest payments on such
Interest Payment Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds if such
Holder has delivered appropriate wire transfer instructions in writing to the
Trustee not less than 15 calendar days prior to such Interest Payment Date. Any
such wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee shall remain in effect
until revoked by such Holder.

         If any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date falls on a day that
is not a Business Day, the required payment of principal, premium, if any,
and/or interest shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same
force and effect as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest
shall accrue with respect to such payment for the period from and after such
Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the date of
such payment on the next succeeding Business Day.

         As used herein, "Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or
Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are
authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in The
City of New York; provided, however, that if the Specified Currency is other
than United States dollars, such day must not be a day on which commercial banks
are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in the
Principal Financial Center (as defined below) of the country issuing the
Specified Currency (or, if the Specified Currency is Euro, such day must be a
day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express
Transfer (TARGET) System is open). "Principal Financial Center" means the
capital city of the country issuing the Specified Currency, except that with
respect to United States dollars, Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, Euros,
South African rands and Swiss francs, the "Principal Financial Center" shall be
The City of New York, Sydney, Toronto, Johannesburg and Zurich, respectively.

         The Company is obligated to make payment of principal, premium, if any,
and interest in respect of this Note in the Specified Currency specified above
(or, if such Specified Currency is not at the time of such payment legal tender
for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such
Specified Currency or, if such Specified Currency is Euro, in the member states
of the European Union that have adopted the single currency in accordance with
the Treaty establishing the European Community, as amended by the Treaty on
European Union, then in the currency which is at the time of such payment legal
tender in the related country or in the





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adopting member states of the European Union) (the "Specified Currency"). If the
Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, except as otherwise
provided below, any such amounts so payable by the Company will be converted by
the Exchange Rate Agent specified above into United States dollars for payment
to the Holder of this Note.

         If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, the
Holder of this Note may elect to receive any amounts payable hereunder in such
Specified Currency. If the Holder of this Note shall not have duly made an
election to receive all or a specified portion of any payment of principal,
premium, if any, and/or interest in respect of this Note in the Specified
Currency, any United States dollar amount to be received by the Holder of this
Note will be based on the highest bid quotation in The City of New York received
by the Exchange Rate Agent at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on
the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date from three
recognized foreign exchange dealers (one of whom may be the Exchange Rate Agent)
selected by the Exchange Rate Agent and approved by the Company for the purchase
by the quoting dealer of the Specified Currency for United States dollars for
settlement on such payment date in the aggregate amount of the Specified
Currency payable to all Holders of Notes scheduled to receive United States
dollar payments and at which the applicable dealer commits to execute a
contract. All currency exchange costs will be borne by the Holder of this Note
by deductions from such payments. If three such bid quotations are not
available, payments on this Note will be made in the Specified Currency.

         If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, the
Holder of this Note may elect to receive all or a specified portion of any
payment of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest in respect of this Note
in the Specified Currency by submitting a written request for such payment to
the Trustee at its corporate trust office in The City of New York on or prior to
the applicable Record Date or at least 15 calendar days prior to the Maturity
Date, as the case may be. Such written request may be mailed or hand delivered
or sent by cable, telex or other form of facsimile transmission. The Holder of
this Note may elect to receive all or a specified portion of all future payments
in the Specified Currency in respect of such principal, premium, if any, and/or
interest and need not file a separate election for each payment. Such election
will remain in effect until revoked by written notice to the Trustee, but
written notice of any such revocation must be received by the Trustee on or
prior to the applicable Record Date or at least 15 calendar days prior to the
Maturity Date, as the case may be.

         If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars and the
Holder of this Note shall have duly made an election to receive all or a
specified portion of any payment of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest
in respect of this Note in the Specified Currency, but the Specified Currency is
not available due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances
beyond the control of the Company, the Company will be entitled to satisfy its
obligations to the Holder of this Note by making such payment in United States
dollars on the basis of the Market Exchange Rate (as defined below) determined
by the Exchange Rate Agent on the second Business Day prior to such payment date
or, if such Market Exchange Rate is not then available, on the basis of the most
recently available Market Exchange Rate. The "Market Exchange Rate" for the
Specified Currency means the noon dollar buying rate in The City of New York for
cable transfers for the Specified Currency as certified for customs purposes
(or, if not so certified, as otherwise determined) by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York. Any


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payment made in United States dollars under such circumstances shall not
constitute an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture).

         All determinations referred to above made by the Exchange Rate Agent
shall be at its sole discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Holder of this Note.

         The Company agrees to indemnify the Holder of any Note against any loss
incurred by such Holder as a result of any judgment or order being given or made
against the Company for any amount due hereunder and such judgment or order
requiring payment in a currency (the "Judgment Currency") other than the
Specified Currency, and as a result of any variation between (i) the rate of
exchange at which the Specified Currency amount is converted into the Judgment
Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order, and (ii) the rate of
exchange at which such Holder, on the date of payment of such judgment or order,
is able to purchase the Specified Currency with the amount of the Judgment
Currency actually received by such Holder, as the case may be. The foregoing
indemnity constitutes a separate and independent obligation of the Company and
continues in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as
aforesaid. The term "rate of exchange" includes any premiums and costs of
exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, the
relevant currency.

         Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set
forth on the reverse hereof and, if so specified on the face hereof, in an
Addendum hereto, which further provisions shall have the same force and effect
as if set forth on the face hereof.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Addendum is attached hereto or
"Other/Additional Provisions" apply to this Note as specified above, this Note
shall be subject to the terms set forth in such Addendum or such
"Other/Additional Provisions".

         Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.






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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. has caused this
Note to be duly executed by one of its duly authorized officers.

                                            UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.


                                            By   /s/ Ella S. Neyland
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name:  Ella S. Neyland
                                               Title: Executive Vice President
                                                      and Treasurer

ATTEST:


By   /s/ Mary Ellen Norwood
   -----------------------------------
   Name:  Mary Ellen Norwood
   Title: Vice President and Secretary



Dated:   March 18, 2004



TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:

This is one of the Debt Securities of
the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.



WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee


By   /s/ Sarah A. McMahon
   -----------------------------------
         Authorized Signatory



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                                [REVERSE OF NOTE]

                       UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.

                                MEDIUM-TERM NOTE
                                  (FIXED RATE)


         This Note is one of a duly authorized series of Debt Securities (the
"Debt Securities") of the Company issued and to be issued under an Indenture,
dated as of November 1, 1995, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time (the "Indenture"), between the Company and Wachovia Bank, National
Association, (formerly known as First Union National Bank of Virginia) as
trustee (the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the
Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference
is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights,
duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of
the Debt Securities, and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and
are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series of Debt
Securities designated as "Medium-Term Notes Due Nine Months or More From Date of
Issue" (the "Notes"). All terms used but not defined in this Note or in an
Addendum hereto shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture
or on the face hereof, as the case may be.

         This Note is issuable only in registered form without coupons in
minimum denominations of U.S. $1,000 and integral multiples thereof or other
Authorized Denomination specified on the face hereof.

         This Note will not be subject to any sinking fund and, unless otherwise
specified on the face hereof in accordance with the provisions of the following
two paragraphs, will not be redeemable or repayable prior to the Stated Maturity
Date.

         This Note will be subject to redemption at the option of the Company on
any date on or after the Initial Redemption Date, if any, specified on the face
hereof, in whole or from time to time in part in increments of U.S. $1,000 or
other integral multiple of an Authorized Denomination (provided that any
remaining principal amount hereof shall be at least U.S. $1,000 or such other
minimum Authorized Denomination), at the Redemption Price (as defined below),
together with unpaid interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption
(the "Redemption Date"), on written notice given to the Holder hereof (in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture) not more than 60 nor less than
30 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date. The "Redemption Price" shall be
the Initial Redemption Percentage specified on the face hereof (as adjusted by
the Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction, if any, specified on the face hereof
as set forth below) multiplied by the unpaid principal amount of this Note to be
redeemed. The Initial Redemption Percentage shall decline at each anniversary of
the Initial Redemption Date by the Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction, if
any, until the Redemption Price is 100% of unpaid principal amount to be
redeemed. In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note of
like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof and otherwise having the same terms
and provisions as this Note shall be issued by the Company in the name of the
Holder hereof upon the presentation and surrender hereof.



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         This Note will be subject to repayment by the Company at the option of
the Holder hereof on the Optional Repayment Date(s), if any, specified on the
face hereof, in whole or in part in increments of U.S. $1,000 or other integral
multiple of an Authorized Denomination (provided that any remaining principal
amount hereof shall be at least U.S. $1,000 or such other minimum Authorized
Denomination), at a repayment price equal to 100% of the unpaid principal amount
to be repaid, together with unpaid interest accrued thereon to the date fixed
for repayment (the "Repayment Date"). For this Note to be repaid, the Trustee
must receive at its corporate trust office not more than 60 nor less than 30
calendar days prior to the Repayment Date, such Note and instructions to such
effect forwarded by the Holder hereof. Exercise of such repayment option by the
Holder hereof shall be irrevocable. In the event of repayment of this Note in
part only, a new Note of like tenor for the unrepaid portion hereof and
otherwise having the same terms and provisions as this Note shall be issued by
the Company in the name of the Holder hereof upon the presentation and surrender
hereof.

         If this Note is specified on the face hereof to be a Discount Note, the
amount payable to the Holder of this Note in the event of redemption, repayment
or acceleration of maturity will be equal to the sum of (1) the Issue Price
specified on the face hereof (increased by any accruals of the Discount, as
defined below) and, in the event of any redemption of this Note (if applicable),
multiplied by the Initial Redemption Percentage (as adjusted by the Annual
Redemption Percentage Reduction, if applicable) and (2) any unpaid interest
accrued thereon to the Redemption Date, Repayment Date or date of acceleration
of maturity, as the case may be. The difference between the Issue Price and 100%
of the principal amount of this Note is referred to herein as the "Discount".

         For purposes of determining the amount of Discount that has accrued as
of any Redemption Date, Repayment Date or date of acceleration of maturity of
this Note, such Discount will be accrued so as to cause the yield on the Note to
be constant. The constant yield will be calculated using a 30-day month, 360-day
year convention, a compounding period that, except for the Initial Period (as
defined below), corresponds to the shortest period between Interest Payment
Dates (with ratable accruals within a compounding period) and an assumption that
the maturity of this Note will not be accelerated. If the period from the
Original Issue Date to the initial Interest Payment Date (the "Initial Period")
is shorter than the compounding period for this Note, a proportionate amount of
the yield for an entire compounding period will be accrued. If the Initial
Period is longer than the compounding period, then such period will be divided
into a regular compounding period and a short period, with the short period
being treated as provided in the preceding sentence.

         In addition to the covenants set forth in the Indenture, the Company is
required to maintain Total Unencumbered Assets (as defined below) of not less
than 150% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Company's
Unsecured Debt (as defined below). For purposes of this requirement, the
following capitalized terms shall be defined as follows:

         "Total Unencumbered Assets" means the sum of (i) those Undepreciated
Real Estate Assets (as defined below) not subject to an encumbrance and (ii) all
other assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) not subject
to encumbrance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles (but excluding accounts receivable and intangibles).




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         "Subsidiaries" means a corporation, a limited liability company or a
partnership a majority of the outstanding voting stock, limited liability
company or partnership interests, as the case may be, of which is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries of
the Company. For purposes of this definition, "voting stock" means stock having
voting power for the election of directors, managing members or trustees,
whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting
power by reason of any contingency.

         "Undepreciated Real Estate Assets" as of any date means the original
cost plus capital improvements of real estate assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.

         "Unsecured Debt" means debt of the Company or any Subsidiary which is
not secured by any mortgage, lien, charge, pledge or security interest of any
kind upon any of their properties.

         If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of
the Notes may, and in certain cases shall, be accelerated in the manner and with
the effect provided in the Indenture.

         The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance of (i) the entire
indebtedness of the Notes or (ii) certain covenants and Events of Default with
respect to the Notes, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set
forth therein, which provisions apply to the Notes.

         The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities at any time by the
Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of all Debt Securities at the time outstanding and
affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders
of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt
Securities of any series, on behalf of the Holders of all such Debt Securities,
to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture.
Furthermore, provisions in the Indenture permit the Holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of any series, in
certain instances, to waive, on behalf of all of the Holders of Debt Securities
of such series, certain past defaults under the Indenture and their
consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note
and other Notes issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
heretofore or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver
is made upon this Note.

         No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or
of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in
respect of this Note at the times, places and rate or formula, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.

         As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
and herein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Security
Register of the Company upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer
at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal hereof
and any premium or interest hereon are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied
by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and




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the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or by his attorney
duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes having the same
terms and provisions, of Authorized Denominations and for the same aggregate
principal amount, will be issued by the Company to the designated transferee or
transferees.

         As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
and herein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for a like aggregate principal
amount of Notes of different Authorized Denominations but otherwise having the
same terms and provisions, as requested by the Holder hereof surrendering the
same.

         No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

         Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Holder as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be
overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be
affected by notice to the contrary, except as required by law.

         THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.






                                       10



                                  ABBREVIATIONS

         The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

                                                                            
TEN COM           - as tenants in common                UNIF GIFT MIN ACT            - __________ Custodian _________
TEN ENT           - as tenants by the entireties                                         (Cust)              (Minor)
JT TEN            - as joint tenants with right of                                   under Uniform Gifts to Minors
                    survivorship and not as tenants                                  Act_____________________________
                    in common                                                                      (State)

                  Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.



                       ----------------------------------

                                   ASSIGNMENT


         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
             OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
- --------------------------------

- --------------------------------


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
this Note and all rights thereunder hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attorney to transfer this Note on the books of the Company, with full power of
substitution in the premises.

Dated:
      -----------------------------         ------------------------------------

      -----------------------------         ------------------------------------
                                            Notice: The signature(s) on this
                                            Assignment must correspond with the
                                            name(s) as written upon the face of
                                            this Note in every particular,
                                            without alteration or enlargement or
                                            any change whatsoever.



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EX-4.3

                                                                     Exhibit 4.3

                       UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE
ISSUER HEREOF OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME
AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY AND ANY PAYMENT
IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF,
CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.



         REGISTERED                          CUSIP No.:                         PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
         No. FXR-7                           91019PCL4                             $50,000,000
- ----------------------------     ----------------------------------           ---------------------
                                                                        
                                 UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.

                                         MEDIUM-TERM NOTE
                                           (FIXED RATE)

ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:                INTEREST RATE: 3.90%                      STATED MATURITY
March 18, 2004                                                                DATE: March 15, 2010

INTEREST PAYMENT DATE(S)            [ ] CHECK IF DISCOUNT NOTE
[X] March 15 and September 15,                  Issue Price: %
commencing September 15, 2004
[ ] Other:

INITIAL REDEMPTION                  INITIAL REDEMPTION                        ANNUAL REDEMPTION
DATE: N/A                           PERCENTAGE: N/A                           PERCENTAGE
                                                                              REDUCTION: N/A

OPTIONAL REPAYMENT
DATE(S): N/A

SPECIFIED CURRENCY:                 AUTHORIZED DENOMINATION:                  EXCHANGE RATE
[X] United States dollars           [X] $1,000 and integral                   AGENT: N/A
[ ] Other:                              multiples thereof
                                    [ ] Other:

ADDENDUM ATTACHED                   DEFAULT INTEREST RATE:  N/A               OTHER/ADDITIONAL
                                                                              PROVISIONS: N/A
[ ] Yes
[X] No




      UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation (the "Company",
which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter
referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & Co., as
nominee for The Depository Trust Company, or registered assigns, the Principal
Amount of FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($50,000,000), on the Stated Maturity Date
specified above (or any Redemption Date or Repayment Date, each as defined on
the reverse hereof, or any earlier date of acceleration of maturity) (each such
date being hereinafter referred to as the "Maturity Date" with respect to the
principal repayable on such date) and to pay interest thereon (and on any
overdue principal, premium and/or interest to the extent legally enforceable) at
the Interest Rate per annum specified above, until the principal hereof is paid
or duly made available for payment. The Company will pay interest in arrears on
each Interest Payment Date, if any, specified above (each, an "Interest Payment
Date"), commencing with the first Interest Payment Date next succeeding the
Original Issue Date specified above, and on the Maturity Date; provided,
however, that if the Original Issue Date occurs between a Record Date (as
defined below) and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest payments
will commence on the second Interest Payment Date next succeeding the Original
Issue Date to the registered holder (the "Holder") of this Note on the Record
Date with respect to such second Interest Payment Date. Interest on this Note
will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

      Interest on this Note will accrue from, and including, the immediately
preceding Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided
for (or from, and including, March 18, 2004 if no interest has been paid or duly
provided for) to, but excluding, the applicable Interest Payment Date or the
Maturity Date, as the case may be (each, an "Interest Period"). The interest so
payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date
will, subject to certain exceptions described herein, be paid to the person in
whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes, as defined on the
reverse hereof) is registered at the close of business on the fifteenth calendar
day (whether or not a Business Day, as defined below) immediately preceding such
Interest Payment Date (the "Record Date"); provided, however, that interest
payable on the Maturity Date will be payable to the person to whom the principal
hereof and premium, if any, hereon shall be payable. Any such interest not so
punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date other than the
Maturity Date ("Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
Holder on the close of business on any Record Date and, instead, shall be paid
to the person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on
a special record date (the "Special Record Date") for the payment of such
Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee hereinafter referred to, notice
whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Note by the Trustee not less than
10 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date or may be paid at any time in
any other lawful manner, all as more fully provided for in the Indenture.

      Payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of this
Note due on the Maturity Date will be made in immediately available funds upon
presentation and surrender of this Note (and, with respect to any applicable
repayment of this Note, upon delivery of instructions as contemplated on the
reverse hereof) at the office or agency maintained by the Company for that
purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, currently the office
of the Trustee located at 40 Broad Street, 5(th) Floor, New York, New York
10004, or at such other paying agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
New York, as the Company

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may determine; provided, however, that if the Specified Currency (as defined
below) is other than United States dollars and such payment is to be made in the
Specified Currency in accordance with the provisions set forth below, such
payment will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an
account with a bank designated by the Holder hereof at least 15 calendar days
prior to the Maturity Date, provided that such bank has appropriate facilities
therefor and that this Note is presented and surrendered and, if applicable,
instructions are delivered at the aforementioned office or agency maintained by
the Company in time for the Trustee to make such payment in such funds in
accordance with its normal procedures. Payment of interest due on any Interest
Payment Date other than the Maturity Date will be made at the aforementioned
office or agency maintained by the Company or, at the option of the Company, by
check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall
appear in the Security Register maintained by the Trustee; provided, however,
that a Holder of U.S.$10,000,000 (or, if the Specified Currency is other than
United States dollars, the equivalent thereof in the Specified Currency) or more
in aggregate principal amount of Notes (whether having identical or different
terms and provisions) will be entitled to receive interest payments on such
Interest Payment Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds if such
Holder has delivered appropriate wire transfer instructions in writing to the
Trustee not less than 15 calendar days prior to such Interest Payment Date. Any
such wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee shall remain in effect
until revoked by such Holder.

      If any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date falls on a day that is
not a Business Day, the required payment of principal, premium, if any, and/or
interest shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force
and effect as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest shall
accrue with respect to such payment for the period from and after such Interest
Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the date of such
payment on the next succeeding Business Day.

      As used herein, "Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or
Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are
authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in The
City of New York; provided, however, that if the Specified Currency is other
than United States dollars, such day must not be a day on which commercial banks
are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in the
Principal Financial Center (as defined below) of the country issuing the
Specified Currency (or, if the Specified Currency is Euro, such day must be a
day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express
Transfer (TARGET) System is open). "Principal Financial Center" means the
capital city of the country issuing the Specified Currency, except that with
respect to United States dollars, Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, Euros,
South African rands and Swiss francs, the "Principal Financial Center" shall be
The City of New York, Sydney, Toronto, Johannesburg and Zurich, respectively.

      The Company is obligated to make payment of principal, premium, if any,
and interest in respect of this Note in the Specified Currency specified above
(or, if such Specified Currency is not at the time of such payment legal tender
for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such
Specified Currency or, if such Specified Currency is Euro, in the member states
of the European Union that have adopted the single currency in accordance with
the Treaty establishing the European Community, as amended by the Treaty on
European Union, then in the currency which is at the time of such payment legal
tender in the related country or in the

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adopting member states of the European Union) (the "Specified Currency"). If the
Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, except as otherwise
provided below, any such amounts so payable by the Company will be converted by
the Exchange Rate Agent specified above into United States dollars for payment
to the Holder of this Note.

      If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, the Holder
of this Note may elect to receive any amounts payable hereunder in such
Specified Currency. If the Holder of this Note shall not have duly made an
election to receive all or a specified portion of any payment of principal,
premium, if any, and/or interest in respect of this Note in the Specified
Currency, any United States dollar amount to be received by the Holder of this
Note will be based on the highest bid quotation in The City of New York received
by the Exchange Rate Agent at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on
the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date from three
recognized foreign exchange dealers (one of whom may be the Exchange Rate Agent)
selected by the Exchange Rate Agent and approved by the Company for the purchase
by the quoting dealer of the Specified Currency for United States dollars for
settlement on such payment date in the aggregate amount of the Specified
Currency payable to all Holders of Notes scheduled to receive United States
dollar payments and at which the applicable dealer commits to execute a
contract. All currency exchange costs will be borne by the Holder of this Note
by deductions from such payments. If three such bid quotations are not
available, payments on this Note will be made in the Specified Currency.

      If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, the Holder
of this Note may elect to receive all or a specified portion of any payment of
principal, premium, if any, and/or interest in respect of this Note in the
Specified Currency by submitting a written request for such payment to the
Trustee at its corporate trust office in The City of New York on or prior to the
applicable Record Date or at least 15 calendar days prior to the Maturity Date,
as the case may be. Such written request may be mailed or hand delivered or sent
by cable, telex or other form of facsimile transmission. The Holder of this Note
may elect to receive all or a specified portion of all future payments in the
Specified Currency in respect of such principal, premium, if any, and/or
interest and need not file a separate election for each payment. Such election
will remain in effect until revoked by written notice to the Trustee, but
written notice of any such revocation must be received by the Trustee on or
prior to the applicable Record Date or at least 15 calendar days prior to the
Maturity Date, as the case may be.

      If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars and the
Holder of this Note shall have duly made an election to receive all or a
specified portion of any payment of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest
in respect of this Note in the Specified Currency, but the Specified Currency is
not available due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances
beyond the control of the Company, the Company will be entitled to satisfy its
obligations to the Holder of this Note by making such payment in United States
dollars on the basis of the Market Exchange Rate (as defined below) determined
by the Exchange Rate Agent on the second Business Day prior to such payment date
or, if such Market Exchange Rate is not then available, on the basis of the most
recently available Market Exchange Rate. The "Market Exchange Rate" for the
Specified Currency means the noon dollar buying rate in The City of New York for
cable transfers for the Specified Currency as certified for customs purposes
(or, if not so certified, as otherwise determined) by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York. Any

                                       4


payment made in United States dollars under such circumstances shall not
constitute an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture).

      All determinations referred to above made by the Exchange Rate Agent shall
be at its sole discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Holder of this Note.

      The Company agrees to indemnify the Holder of any Note against any loss
incurred by such Holder as a result of any judgment or order being given or made
against the Company for any amount due hereunder and such judgment or order
requiring payment in a currency (the "Judgment Currency") other than the
Specified Currency, and as a result of any variation between (i) the rate of
exchange at which the Specified Currency amount is converted into the Judgment
Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order, and (ii) the rate of
exchange at which such Holder, on the date of payment of such judgment or order,
is able to purchase the Specified Currency with the amount of the Judgment
Currency actually received by such Holder, as the case may be. The foregoing
indemnity constitutes a separate and independent obligation of the Company and
continues in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as
aforesaid. The term "rate of exchange" includes any premiums and costs of
exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, the
relevant currency.

      Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth
on the reverse hereof and, if so specified on the face hereof, in an Addendum
hereto, which further provisions shall have the same force and effect as if set
forth on the face hereof.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Addendum is attached hereto or
"Other/Additional Provisions" apply to this Note as specified above, this Note
shall be subject to the terms set forth in such Addendum or such
"Other/Additional Provisions".

      Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

                                       5


      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. has caused this
Note to be duly executed by one of its duly authorized officers.

                               UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.

                               By  /s/ Ella S. Neyland
                                   ---------------------------------
                                   Name:  Ella S. Neyland
                                   Title: Executive Vice President and Treasurer

ATTEST:

By   /s/ Mary Ellen Norwood
   --------------------------------
   Name:  Mary Ellen Norwood
   Title: Vice President and Secretary

Dated: March 18, 2004

TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:

This is one of the Debt Securities of
the series designated therein referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture.

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee

By   /s/ Sarah A. McMahon
   ----------------------------------
         Authorized Signatory

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                                [REVERSE OF NOTE]

                       UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.

                                MEDIUM-TERM NOTE
                                  (FIXED RATE)

      This Note is one of a duly authorized series of Debt Securities (the "Debt
Securities") of the Company issued and to be issued under an Indenture, dated as
of November 1, 1995, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (the
"Indenture"), between the Company and Wachovia Bank, National Association,
(formerly known as First Union National Bank of Virginia) as trustee (the
"Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to
which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made
for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and
immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Debt
Securities, and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series of Debt Securities
designated as "Medium-Term Notes Due Nine Months or More From Date of Issue"
(the "Notes"). All terms used but not defined in this Note or in an Addendum
hereto shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture or on the
face hereof, as the case may be.

      This Note is issuable only in registered form without coupons in minimum
denominations of U.S. $1,000 and integral multiples thereof or other Authorized
Denomination specified on the face hereof.

      This Note will not be subject to any sinking fund and, unless otherwise
specified on the face hereof in accordance with the provisions of the following
two paragraphs, will not be redeemable or repayable prior to the Stated Maturity
Date.

      This Note will be subject to redemption at the option of the Company on
any date on or after the Initial Redemption Date, if any, specified on the face
hereof, in whole or from time to time in part in increments of U.S. $1,000 or
other integral multiple of an Authorized Denomination (provided that any
remaining principal amount hereof shall be at least U.S. $1,000 or such other
minimum Authorized Denomination), at the Redemption Price (as defined below),
together with unpaid interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption
(the "Redemption Date"), on written notice given to the Holder hereof (in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture) not more than 60 nor less than
30 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date. The "Redemption Price" shall be
the Initial Redemption Percentage specified on the face hereof (as adjusted by
the Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction, if any, specified on the face hereof
as set forth below) multiplied by the unpaid principal amount of this Note to be
redeemed. The Initial Redemption Percentage shall decline at each anniversary of
the Initial Redemption Date by the Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction, if
any, until the Redemption Price is 100% of unpaid principal amount to be
redeemed. In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note of
like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof and otherwise having the same terms
and provisions as this Note shall be issued by the Company in the name of the
Holder hereof upon the presentation and surrender hereof.

                                       7


      This Note will be subject to repayment by the Company at the option of the
Holder hereof on the Optional Repayment Date(s), if any, specified on the face
hereof, in whole or in part in increments of U.S. $1,000 or other integral
multiple of an Authorized Denomination (provided that any remaining principal
amount hereof shall be at least U.S. $1,000 or such other minimum Authorized
Denomination), at a repayment price equal to 100% of the unpaid principal amount
to be repaid, together with unpaid interest accrued thereon to the date fixed
for repayment (the "Repayment Date"). For this Note to be repaid, the Trustee
must receive at its corporate trust office not more than 60 nor less than 30
calendar days prior to the Repayment Date, such Note and instructions to such
effect forwarded by the Holder hereof. Exercise of such repayment option by the
Holder hereof shall be irrevocable. In the event of repayment of this Note in
part only, a new Note of like tenor for the unrepaid portion hereof and
otherwise having the same terms and provisions as this Note shall be issued by
the Company in the name of the Holder hereof upon the presentation and surrender
hereof.

      If this Note is specified on the face hereof to be a Discount Note, the
amount payable to the Holder of this Note in the event of redemption, repayment
or acceleration of maturity will be equal to the sum of (1) the Issue Price
specified on the face hereof (increased by any accruals of the Discount, as
defined below) and, in the event of any redemption of this Note (if applicable),
multiplied by the Initial Redemption Percentage (as adjusted by the Annual
Redemption Percentage Reduction, if applicable) and (2) any unpaid interest
accrued thereon to the Redemption Date, Repayment Date or date of acceleration
of maturity, as the case may be. The difference between the Issue Price and 100%
of the principal amount of this Note is referred to herein as the "Discount".

      For purposes of determining the amount of Discount that has accrued as of
any Redemption Date, Repayment Date or date of acceleration of maturity of this
Note, such Discount will be accrued so as to cause the yield on the Note to be
constant. The constant yield will be calculated using a 30-day month, 360-day
year convention, a compounding period that, except for the Initial Period (as
defined below), corresponds to the shortest period between Interest Payment
Dates (with ratable accruals within a compounding period) and an assumption that
the maturity of this Note will not be accelerated. If the period from the
Original Issue Date to the initial Interest Payment Date (the "Initial Period")
is shorter than the compounding period for this Note, a proportionate amount of
the yield for an entire compounding period will be accrued. If the Initial
Period is longer than the compounding period, then such period will be divided
into a regular compounding period and a short period, with the short period
being treated as provided in the preceding sentence.

      In addition to the covenants set forth in the Indenture, the Company is
required to maintain Total Unencumbered Assets (as defined below) of not less
than 150% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Company's
Unsecured Debt (as defined below). For purposes of this requirement, the
following capitalized terms shall be defined as follows:

      "Total Unencumbered Assets" means the sum of (i) those Undepreciated Real
Estate Assets (as defined below) not subject to an encumbrance and (ii) all
other assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) not subject
to encumbrance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles (but excluding accounts receivable and intangibles).

                                       8


      "Subsidiaries" means a corporation, a limited liability company or a
partnership a majority of the outstanding voting stock, limited liability
company or partnership interests, as the case may be, of which is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries of
the Company. For purposes of this definition, "voting stock" means stock having
voting power for the election of directors, managing members or trustees,
whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting
power by reason of any contingency.

      "Undepreciated Real Estate Assets" as of any date means the original cost
plus capital improvements of real estate assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.

      "Unsecured Debt" means debt of the Company or any Subsidiary which is not
secured by any mortgage, lien, charge, pledge or security interest of any kind
upon any of their properties.

      If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the
Notes may, and in certain cases shall, be accelerated in the manner and with the
effect provided in the Indenture.

      The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance of (i) the entire
indebtedness of the Notes or (ii) certain covenants and Events of Default with
respect to the Notes, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set
forth therein, which provisions apply to the Notes.

      The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities at any time by the
Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of all Debt Securities at the time outstanding and
affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders
of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt
Securities of any series, on behalf of the Holders of all such Debt Securities,
to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture.
Furthermore, provisions in the Indenture permit the Holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of any series, in
certain instances, to waive, on behalf of all of the Holders of Debt Securities
of such series, certain past defaults under the Indenture and their
consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note
and other Notes issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
heretofore or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver
is made upon this Note.

      No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of
the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in
respect of this Note at the times, places and rate or formula, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.

      As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
and herein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Security
Register of the Company upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer
at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal hereof
and any premium or interest hereon are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied
by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and

                                       9


the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or by his attorney
duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes having the same
terms and provisions, of Authorized Denominations and for the same aggregate
principal amount, will be issued by the Company to the designated transferee or
transferees.

      As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
and herein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for a like aggregate principal
amount of Notes of different Authorized Denominations but otherwise having the
same terms and provisions, as requested by the Holder hereof surrendering the
same.

      No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

      Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Holder as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be
overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be
affected by notice to the contrary, except as required by law.

      THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.

                                       10


                                  ABBREVIATIONS

      The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM  - as tenants in common             UNIF GIFT MIN   - ____ Custodian ___
TEN ENT  - as tenants by the entireties     ACT             (Cust)      (Minor)
JT TEN   - as joint tenants with right of                   under Uniform Gifts
           survivorship and not as tenants                  to Minors
           in common                                        Act_________________
                                                                         (State)

     Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

                                   ASSIGNMENT

      FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
                  OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)

________________________________________________________________________________
this Note and all rights thereunder hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing

________________________________________________________________________________
Attorney to transfer this Note on the books of the Company, with full power of
substitution in the premises.

Dated:___________________                _______________________________________

      ___________________                _______________________________________
                                         Notice: The signature(s) on this
                                         Assignment must correspond with the
                                         name(s) as written upon the face of
                                         this Note in every particular, without
                                         alteration or enlargement or any change
                                         whatsoever.

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EX-12

                                                                      EXHIBIT 12


                  COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED
                   FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
                             (Dollars in thousands)




                                                                     THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                                     -----------------------------
                                                                        2004              2003
                                                                     ------------     ------------
                                                                                
Income before discontinued operations, net of minority interests     $     13,220     $     10,193

Add:
  Portion of rents representative of the interest factor                      155              161
  Minority interests                                                          524              626
  Interest on indebtedness from continuing operations                      28,905           31,330
                                                                     ------------     ------------
     Earnings                                                        $     42,804     $     42,310
                                                                     ============     ============

Fixed charges and preferred stock dividend:
  Interest on indebtedness from continuing operations                $     28,905     $     31,330
  Capitalized interest                                                        272              154
  Portion of rents representative of the interest factor                      155              161
                                                                     ------------     ------------
     Fixed charges                                                         29,332           31,645
                                                                     ------------     ------------

Add:
  Preferred stock dividend                                                  5,085            6,947
  Accretion of preferred stock                                              1,562               --
                                                                     ------------     ------------
     Preferred stock dividend                                               6,647            6,947
                                                                     ------------     ------------

     Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend             $     35,979     $     38,592
                                                                     ============     ============

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                         1.46 x           1.34 x

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges
     and preferred stock dividend                                          1.19 x           1.10 x

EX-31.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Thomas W. Toomey, Chief Executive Officer and President of United Dominion
Realty Trust, Inc., certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of United Dominion
Realty Trust, Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

            (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
      such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
      supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
      registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
      by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which
      this report is being prepared;

            (b)   (Reserved)

            (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
      controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
      the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
      of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

            (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
      internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
      registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal
      quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or
      is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
      control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

            (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
      design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
      process, summarize and report financial information; and

            (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
      or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
      internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 6, 2004                          /s/ Thomas W. Toomey
                                           ---------------------------------
                                           Thomas W. Toomey
                                           Chief Executive Officer and President

EX-31.2

                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.2

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Christopher D. Genry, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc., certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of United Dominion
Realty Trust, Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

            (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
      such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
      supervision to ensure that material information relating to the
      registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
      by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which
      this report is being prepared;

            (b)   (Reserved)

            (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
      controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
      the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
      of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

            (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
      internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
      registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal
      quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or
      is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
      control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

            (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
      design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
      process, summarize and report financial information; and

            (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
      or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
      internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 6, 2004                        /s/ Christopher D. Genry
                                         -------------------------------------
                                         Christopher D. Genry
                                         Executive Vice President and Chief
                                         Financial Officer

EX-32.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

      In connection with the periodic report of United Dominion Realty Trust,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Thomas W. Toomey,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify as of the date hereof,
solely for purposes of Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States
Code, that to the best of my knowledge:

      (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, 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
Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.

      This Certification has not been, and shall be deemed, "filed" with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date: May 6, 2004                        /s/ Thomas W. Toomey
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Thomas W. Toomey
                                         Chief Executive Officer and President

EX-32.2

                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.2

                                  CERTIFICATION

      In connection with the periodic report of United Dominion Realty Trust,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Christopher D.
Genry, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify as of the date
hereof, solely for purposes of Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United
States Code, that to the best of my knowledge:

      (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, 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
Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.

      This Certification has not been, and shall be deemed, "filed" with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date: May 6, 2004                        /s/ Christopher D. Genry
                                         ------------------------
                                         Christopher D. Genry
                                         Executive Vice President and Chief
                                         Financial Officer