RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2006--United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: UDR) today announced that Thomas W. Toomey, President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the Harris Nesbitt North American REIT Conference at the James Hotel, 55 East Ontario, Chicago, Illinois.

Mr. Toomey will participate in a group discussion and Q & A Session on Tuesday, May 16, at 11:45 am. A live webcast can be accessed at www.udrt.com in the Investor Relations section and at www.harrisnesbitt.com/conferences/reit2006. The audio archive will be available following the conference.

About United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.

United Dominion is the fourth largest apartment REIT, owning and operating apartment communities nationwide. The Company has paid a quarterly dividend for 133 consecutive quarters and has raised the dividend each of the last 30 years. United Dominion is included in the S&P MidCap 400 Index. At March 31, 2006, the Company owned 75,223 apartment homes and had 1,335 homes under development. Additional information about United Dominion may be found on its Web site at www.udrt.com.

Statements contained in this press release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements, as the term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the Company's use of words such as, "expects," "plans," "estimates," "projects," "intends," "believes," and similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which can cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated, due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, unfavorable changes in the apartment market, changing economic conditions, the impact of competition and competitive pricing, acquisitions or new developments not achieving anticipated results, delays in completing developments and lease-ups on schedule, difficulties in selling existing apartment communities, and other risk factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of today, based upon information known to management as of the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any of its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes show that indicated results or events will not be realized.

    CONTACT: United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.Larry Thede, 720-283-2450
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