POWER OF ATTORNEY

	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints Sherry W. Cohen, the Secretary of Post
Properties, Inc. (the "Company"), as the true and lawful agent and
attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power to appoint a substitute
or substitutes to act hereunder for the undersigned, and in her name to
execute and file with the Securities Exchange Commission on behalf of the
undersigned, or on behalf of any trust with respect to which the
undersigned serves as trustee, any Form 3s, Form 4s or Form 5s (or any
amendments thereto) required to be so executed and filed by the undersigned
or any such trust with respect to which the undersigned serves as trustee
under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Act"), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  The
undersigned herby gives to said agent and attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to act in the premises, including, but not limited to, full power
and authority to determine in her sole discretion the time when, purpose
for, and manner in which any powers herein conferred shall be exercised.
The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said agent and
attorney-in-fact, or any substitute or substitutes, may do by virtue
hereof.  This Power of Attorney shall remain valid and in full force and
effect until the earlier of (i) the date on which the undersigned is no
longer subject to the reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) the date on
which this Power of Attorney is revoked in writing by the undersigned.


	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of
Attorney this 1st day of December, 2003.

								  /s/
Christopher J. Papa

Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 1 day

of December, 2003.
/s/ Jennifer Benne
Notary Public

My
Commission expires:
June 25, 2007
[Notarial Seal]