CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Published on March 30, 1998
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
Bay Apartment Communities, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-47405), Form S-8 (File
No. 333-16837), Form S-3 (File No. 333-16647), Form S-3 (File No. 333-15407),
Form S-3 (File No. 333-39037), and Form S-3 (File No. 333-41511) of our report
dated March 25, 1998, on our audit of the financial statements of the Bay
Apartment Communities, Inc. 1996 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan as
of December 31, 1997 and for the year then ended, which report is included in
this Current Report on Form 11-K.
/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
San Francisco, California
March 27, 1998