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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)                  April 17, 2001

                   APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                                   
         MARYLAND                   1-13232                  84-1259577
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation or          File Number)           Identification No.)
        organization)


           COLORADO CENTER, TOWER TWO, 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD,
                       SUITE 2-1000, DENVER, CO 80222-4348
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           (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code                (303) 757-8101

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

         The press release of Apartment Investment and Management Company, dated
April 17, 2001, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by
reference.

 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

          (c)     Exhibits

                  The following exhibits are filed with this report:

                  Exhibit Number    Description

                       99.1         Press Release of Apartment Investment and
                                    Management Company, dated April 17, 2001.


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                                    SIGNATURE

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

          Dated: April 17, 2001

                                    APARTMENT INVESTMENT
                                    AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY

                                    By: /s/ Paul J. McAuliffe
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                                    Paul J. McAuliffe
                                    Executive Vice President--Capital
                                    Markets and Chief Financial Officer


                                    By: /s/ Thomas C. Novosel
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                                    Thomas C. Novosel
                                    Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting
                                    Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT
NUMBER          DESCRIPTION
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  99.1          Press Release of Apartment Investment and Management
                Company, dated April 17, 2001.