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UNITED STATES
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): October 30, 2017
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Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland
001-34995
27-1712193
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3284 Northside Parkway NW, Suite 150, Atlanta, Georgia
30327
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (770) 818-4100
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.

On October 30, 2017, Preferred Apartment Communities issued a press release announcing its financial results for third quarter 2017. A copy of the earnings press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.

This information, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This information, including the exhibits, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any of those filings.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

99.1


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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
PREFERRED APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
(Registrant)

Date: October 30, 2017
By:
 /s/ Jeffrey R. Sprain
 
 
Jeffrey R. Sprain
 
 
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary