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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-00020) of our report dated February 16, 2001
appearing on page 41 of Post Properties, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2000.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
March 21, 2001