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                     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):  July 27, 2004


                      AMLI RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
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           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                  Maryland
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               (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


             1-12784                              36-3925916
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     (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


125 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3100,
         Chicago, Illinois                           60606
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)


                               (312) 443-1477
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            (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                               Not Applicable
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        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

      (c)   Exhibits.

            99.1  News Release, dated July 27, 2004 incorporated herein
                  by reference.

            99.2  Second Quarter 2004 Supplemental Operating and Financial
                  Data.


ITEM 12.    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
            (PROVIDED UNDER "ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE")

      The information required by Item 12 is being provided under Item 9
pursuant to SEC interim filing guidance provided in SEC press release
No. 2003-41.

      The information contained in this Form 8-K is furnished under
"Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition" in accordance with
SEC Release 33-8216.  The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit
attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.

      On July 27, 2004, AMLI Residential Properties Trust ("AMLI") issued a
News Release announcing its earnings for the second quarter of 2004.  A
copy of the News Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.


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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.


                              AMLI RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST


Dated:  July 27, 2004         By:   /s/ ROBERT J. CHAPMAN
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                                    Robert J. Chapman
                                    Chief Financial Officer


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                                EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT
  NO.      DESCRIPTION
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99.1       News Release, dated July 27, 2004 incorporated
           herein by reference.

99.2       Second Quarter 2004 Supplemental Operating and
           Financial Data.


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