SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2004

UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	1-10524	54-0857512
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer 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)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	ITEM 5. Other Events
	ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
Signatures
Exhibit Index
Consent of Independent Auditors
Updated Financial Information

ITEM 5. Other Events

     United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is re-issuing, in an updated format, its historical financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, in connection with the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” (“SFAS No. 144”). The provisions of SFAS No. 144 require, among other things, that the primary assets and liabilities and the results of operations of the Company’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 the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Balance Sheets. In compliance with SFAS No. 144, the Company has presented the net operating results and the assets and liabilities of those properties sold or classified as held for disposition through March 31, 2004, as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Under SEC requirements, the same reclassification of continuing and discontinued operations as prescribed by SFAS No. 144 is required for all previously issued annual financial statements for each of the three years shown in the Company’s last Annual Report on Form 10-K, if those financials are incorporated by reference in subsequent filings with the SEC made under the Securities Act of 1933, even though those financial statements relate to periods prior to the date of the reclassification. This reclassification has no effect on the Company’s reported net income available to common stockholders.

     This Current Report on Form 8-K updates Items 6, 7, 8 and 15 and Exhibit 12 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the “Form 10-K”), to reflect the primary assets and liabilities and the results of operations of the Company’s real properties which have been sold prior to March 31, 2004 or are held for disposition at March 31, 2004, as discontinued operations. The updated financial information is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. All other items of the Company’s Form 10-K remain unchanged. No attempt has been made to update matters in the Form 10-K except to the extent expressly provided above.

ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
23.1	Consent of Independent Auditors
99.1	Updated financial information for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001

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Index To Exhibit 99.1	Page Number
Selected Financial Data		7
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		9
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data		26
Financial Statement Schedule — Schedule III — Summary of Real Estate Owned		56
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends		61

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

	UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.
Date: May 14, 2004	/s/ Christopher D. Genry
	Christopher D. Genry
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 14, 2004	/s/ Scott A. Shanaberger
	Scott A. Shanaberger
	Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No	Description
23.1	Consent of Independent Auditors
99.1	Updated financial information for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001

Index To Exhibit 99.1	Page Number
Selected Financial Data		7
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		9
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data		26
Financial Statement Schedule — Schedule III — Summary of Real Estate Owned		56
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends		61

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