MEMPHIS, TN (REIT Media) January 3, 2008 - Mid America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA) announced today that the Company expects to release its fourth quarter results on Thursday, February 7, 2008, and will hold its fourth quarter conference call on Friday, February 8, 2008, at 9:15 A.M., (Central Time). During the conference call, Company officers will review fourth quarter performance, and conduct a question-and-answer period.

The conference call-in number is (866) 847-7859 and the moderator's name is Eric Bolton.

This conference call will be available on digital replay by dialing 888-266-2081, passcode 1184729, through February 15, 2008.

The webcast is also accessible through the Investor Relations page of the Company's web site at www.maac.net.

In addition, Mid-America expects to announce the taxable composition of its 2007 distributions paid to shareholders by January 22, 2008.

MAA is a self-administered, self-managed apartment-only real estate investment trust which owns or has ownership interest in 40,248 apartment units throughout the Sunbelt region of the U.S.