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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                October 27, 2005
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                              SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    MARYLAND
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

              1-12616                                 38-2730780
      (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                               27777 FRANKLIN ROAD
                                    SUITE 200
                           SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48034
               (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

                                  248-208-2500
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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      Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02   Description.


      On October 27, 2005, Sun Communities, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release, furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference,
announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 and
certain other information.

      The Company will hold an investor conference call and webcast at 11:00 a.
m. EDT on October 27, 2005 to disclose and discuss the financial results for the
quarter ended September 30, 2005.

      The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including
the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(c)         Exhibits.

EXHIBIT #   DESCIPTION
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99.1        Press Release dated October 27, 2005



                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        Company Name Sun Communities, Inc.

Date: October 27, 2005                  By:  /s/ Jeffrey P. Jorissen
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                                             Jeffrey P. Jorissen,
                                             Executive Vice President,
                                             Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer,
                                             and Secretary




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT #   DESCIPTION
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99.1        Press Release dated October 27, 2005