Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

November 14, 2002

 

Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, Bryce Blair, Chief Executive Officer and President of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)   the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
 
(2)   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 14, 2002

 
/s/ Bryce Blair

Bryce Blair
Chief Executive Officer and President