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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

                                February 16, 2006
                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, MI 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
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
     Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a12 under the Exchange
     Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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

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ITEM 2.02    DESCRIPTION.

On February 16, 2006,  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  December 31, 2005 and
certain other information.

The Company will hold an investor  conference call and webcast at 11:00 A.M. EST
on  February  16, 2006 to disclose  and  discuss the  financial  results for the
quarter ended December 31, 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.

(d)            Exhibits.

EXHIBIT #        DESCRIPTION
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99.1             Press Release issued February 16, 2006



                                   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.

                                      Sun Communities, Inc.


Date: February 16, 2006               By: /s/ Jeffrey P. Jorissen
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                                          Jeffrey P. Jorissen,
                                          Executive Vice President, Treasurer,
                                          Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT #        DESCRIPTION
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99.1             Press Release issued February 16, 2006