Form: 10-K/A

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

July 23, 2003

Documents

 

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, to my knowledge:

(1)   the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A 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: July 23, 2003

   /s/ Bryce Blair                                       
Bryce Blair
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
and President