CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Published on April 16, 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 January 30, 1998, except for Note 14, as to which the date is March 24,
1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of the Bay Apartment Communities, Inc. as of December 31,
1997 and 1996, and for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, which
report is included in the Company's 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
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Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
San Francisco, California
April 15, 1998