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Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

(1)
Registration Statements (Form S-3 Nos. 33-96852, 333-82526, and 333-159595) of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.,
(2)
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-155905) pertaining to the Dividend and Distribution Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.,
(3)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-123945) pertaining to the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Company Directors of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.,
(4)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-115834) pertaining to the Fourth Amended and Restated 1994 Restricted Stock and Stock Option Plan and the 2004 Stock Plan of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., and
(5)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-91416) pertaining to the 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

of our reports dated December 6, 2012, January 22, 2013, December 14, 2012, and January 24, 2013, with respect to the statement of revenue and certain expenses of the Acquired Properties included in this Current Report (Form 8-K) of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2012.

/s/ Watkins Uiberall PLLC

Memphis, Tennessee
March 22, 2013