POWER OF ATTORNEY

	KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
	and appoints each of Scott J. Fenster, Samantha M. Thompson,
	Christopher A. Maher, and Simone Lanier,
	signing singly, the undersigned?s true and
	lawful attorney-in-fact to:

       (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
	undersigned?s capacity as an
	officer and/or trustee of Equity Residential (the ?Company?),
	Form ID and Forms 3, 4 and 5
	(and any successor forms) in accordance with Section 16(a)
	of the Securities Exchange Act of
	1934 and the rules thereunder;

       (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
	 undersigned which may be necessary
	or desirable to complete and execute any such Form ID and
	Form 3, 4 or 5 (and any successor forms),
	complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto,
	 and timely file such form with the
	United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
	stock exchange or similar authority; and

       (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
	 with the foregoing which, in the opinion
	 of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
	interest of, or legally required by, the
	undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
	by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
	undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
	form and shall contain such terms and
	conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
	attorney-in-fact?s direction.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
	full power and authority to do and perform
	any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
	or proper to be done in the exercise of
	any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
	 intents and purposes as the undersigned
	might or could do if personally present, with full power of
	substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
	 and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
	attorney-in-fact?s substitute or substitutes,
	shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
	 power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
	granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
	attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
	at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
	 Company assuming, any of the undersigned?s
	 responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
	 Exchange Act of 1934.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
	 the undersigned is no longer required
	to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned?s
	 holdings of and transactions in securities
	issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
	in a signed writing delivered to the
	foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this P
	ower of Attorney to be executed as of this 19th day
	of February, 2024.


       							/s/ Ann C. Hoff