EXHIBIT 99.2
Published on March 11, 2003
Exhibit 99.2
CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT
I, Thomas J. Sargeant, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer 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, to my
knowledge:
(1) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December
31, 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: March 11, 2003
/s/ Thomas J. Sargeant
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Thomas J. Sargeant
Executive Vice President -
Chief Financial Officer