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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                 APRIL 20, 2004
                                (Date of Report)



                       MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)



                                     1-11718
                              (Commission File No.)



                  MARYLAND                                     36-3857664
        (State or other jurisdiction                        (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation or organization)                     Identification No.)

TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS                      60606
  (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)



                                 (312) 279-1400
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c) Exhibits

         The information contained in the attached exhibit is unaudited and
should be read in conjunction with the Registrant's annual and quarterly reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

         Exhibit 99.1  Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. press release
                       dated April 20, 2004 "MHC Reports First Quarter Results".

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On April 20, 2004, Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. issued a press
release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended March 31,
2004. This information is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 pursuant to Item 12.
Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition, under Item 9 of
Form 8-K in accordance with interim guidance provided by the Securities and
Exchange Commission in Release No. 33-8216 issued March 27, 2003.







SIGNATURE



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 thereunto duly authorized.








                                           MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES, INC.




                                           BY:  /s/ Thomas P. Heneghan
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                                                Thomas P. Heneghan
                                                Chief Executive Officer


                                           BY:  /s/ Michael Berman
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                                                Michael Berman
                                                Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer




DATE:  April 20, 2004
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