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AvalonBay Communities Announces Income Tax Treatment of 2002 Dividends

    ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AvalonBay Communities,
Inc. (NYSE: AVB; PCX) reported today the following final income allocations of
the Company's 2002 dividend distributions on its Common Stock and Preferred
Stock as they will be reported on Form 1099-DIV.


    Declaration     Record         Payable
    Date             Date            Date

    Common Shares (CUSIP #053484101)

    02/12/02        04/01/02       04/15/02
    05/07/02        06/28/02       07/15/02
    09/11/02        10/01/02       10/15/02
    12/11/02        12/31/02       01/15/03

                                Taxable                          Unrecaptured
    Declaration Distribution   Ordinary     Return of      20%       Section
    Date          Per Share     Income       Capital   Rate Gain*   1250 Gain

    Common Shares (CUSIP #053484101)

    02/12/02      $0.7000      $0.5180      $0.0000      $0.1610     $0.0210
    05/07/02       0.7000       0.5180       0.0000       0.1610      0.0210
    09/11/02       0.7000       0.5180       0.0000       0.1610      0.0210
    12/11/02       0.7000       0.5180       0.0000       0.1610      0.0210

    Totals        $2.8000      $2.0720      $0.0000      $0.6440     $0.0840
                     100%          74%           0%          23%          3%




    Declaration     Record         Payable
    Date             Date            Date

    Preferred Shares Series C (CUSIP #053484200)

    11/07/01        03/01/02       03/15/02
    02/12/02        06/03/02       06/17/02
    05/07/02        07/12/02       07/12/02

                               Taxable                           Unrecaptured
    Declaration Distribution   Ordinary    Return of       20%       Section
    Date          Per Share     Income      Capital    Rate Gain*   1250 Gain

    Preferred Shares Series C (CUSIP #053484200)

    11/07/01     $0.53125     $0.39312     $0.00000     $0.12219    $0.01594
    02/12/02      0.53125      0.39312      0.00000      0.12219     0.01594
    05/07/02      0.14170      0.10486      0.00000      0.03259     0.00425

    Totals       $1.20420     $0.89110     $0.00000     $0.27697    $0.03613
                     100%          74%           0%          23%          3%




    Declaration     Record        Payable
    Date             Date           Date

    Preferred Shares Series D (CUSIP #053484309)

    11/07/01        03/01/02       03/15/02
    02/12/02        06/03/02       06/17/02
    05/07/02        08/30/02       09/16/02
    09/11/02        12/02/02       12/16/02

                                Taxable                          Unrecaptured
    Declaration Distribution   Ordinary     Return of       20%      Section
    Date          Per Share     Income       Capital    Rate Gain*  1250 Gain

    Preferred Shares Series D (CUSIP #053484309)

    11/07/01      $0.5000      $0.3700      $0.0000      $0.1150     $0.0150
    02/12/02       0.5000       0.3700       0.0000       0.1150      0.0150
    05/07/02       0.5000       0.3700       0.0000       0.1150      0.0150
    09/11/02       0.5000       0.3700       0.0000       0.1150      0.0150

    Totals        $2.0000      $1.4800      $0.0000      $0.4600     $0.0600
                     100%          74%           0%          23%          3%




    Declaration      Record        Payable
    Date              Date           Date

    Preferred Shares Series H (CUSIP #053484705)

    11/07/01        03/01/02       03/15/02
    02/12/02        06/03/02       06/17/02
    05/07/02        08/30/02       09/16/02
    09/11/02        12/02/02       12/16/02

                                Taxable                          Unrecaptured
    Declaration Distribution   Ordinary    Return of       20%       Section
    Date          Per Share     Income      Capital    Rate Gain*   1250 Gain

    Preferred Shares Series H (CUSIP #053484705)

    11/07/01     $0.54375     $0.40238     $0.00000     $0.12506    $0.01631
    02/12/02      0.54375      0.40238      0.00000      0.12506     0.01631
    05/07/02      0.54375      0.40238      0.00000      0.12506     0.01631
    09/11/02      0.54375      0.40238      0.00000      0.12506     0.01631

    Totals       $2.17500     $1.60952     $0.00000     $0.50024    $0.06524
                     100%          74%           0%          23%          3%


    Totals may not sum due to rounding differences.  Additionally, the Company
did not incur any foreign taxes, and the information above presents final
income allocations.

    *  Of the amount reported as 20-percent rate gain, for each class of stock
       listed above, 100-percent is "qualified five-year gain" and may be
       eligible for a reduced capital gain rate pursuant to Internal Revenue
       Code section 1(h)(2)(A) for some shareholders.

    About AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
    AvalonBay Communities, Inc., headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia,
currently owns or holds an ownership interest in 147 apartment communities
containing 43,219 apartment homes in 11 states and the District of Columbia,
of which fourteen communities are under construction and one community is
under reconstruction.  AvalonBay is in the business of developing,
redeveloping, acquiring and managing luxury apartment communities in high
barrier-to-entry markets of the United States.  More information on AvalonBay
may be found on AvalonBay's Web site at http://www.avalonbay.com.


SOURCE AvalonBay Communities, Inc.




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