LETTER TO COMPANY RE: CHANGE IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Published on November 18, 1998
Exhibit 16.1
November 11, 1998
Mr. Thomas J. Sargeant
Chief Financial Officer
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
2900 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Dear Mr. Sargeant:
This is to confirm that the client/auditor relationship between AvalonBay
Communities, Inc. (Commission File Number 1-12672) and PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP has ceased.
Yours very truly,
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
cc: Chief Accountant
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