8-K

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 16, 2010

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UMH Properties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Maryland    001-12690       22-1890929

(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission    (IRS Employer

of incorporation)   File Number)    Identification No.)

Juniper Business Plaza, 3499 Route 9 North, Suite 3-C, Freehold, NJ    07728

(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 577-9997

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 16, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing that on December 15, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of five manufactured home communities in Pennsylvania.   The communities consist of 824 sites situated on 215 acres, for a total purchase price of $24,250,000.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.

99

Press Release dated December 16, 2010.

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SIGNATURE

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.

UMH Properties, Inc.

Date:  December 16, 2010

By:      /s/ Anna T. Chew

Name:

Anna T. Chew

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	December 16, 2010
	Contact:  Susan Jordan
	732-577-9996

UMH PROPERTIES, INC. ACQUIRES 5 MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA

Freehold, New Jersey……December 16, 2010……..UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE Amex:UMH) announced that, on December 15, 2010, it closed on the acquisition of 5 manufactured home communities located in Pennsylvania for a total purchase price of $24,250,000.  With this closing, UMH owns 35 communities containing approximately 8,000 sites.

These 5 all-age family communities total 824 sites situated on 215 acres.  The average occupancy for these communities is approximately 86%.

Samuel A. Landy, President, stated, “We are very pleased to announce the closing of this significant acquisition.  These attractive communities are an excellent fit to our existing portfolio.  Pennsylvania is a very scenic state that has enjoyed a stable economy over the long term.  It appears that this state is poised for above average growth in the future.”

UMH, a publicly-owned REIT, owns and operates thirty-five manufactured home communities with approximately 8,000 total home sites located in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Tennessee.  In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.

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