SECTION 906 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION
Published on February 27, 2012
Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION
The undersigned officers of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (the Company) hereby certify that the Companys annual report on Form 10-K to which this certification is attached (the Report), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: February 27, 2012 | /s/ Timothy J. Naughton |
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| Timothy J. Naughton | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||
| /s/ Thomas J. Sargeant |
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| Thomas J. Sargeant | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||
This certification is being furnished and not filed, and shall not be incorporated into any document for any purpose, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933.