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 

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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2004 

SUMMIT PROPERTIES PARTNERSHIP, L.P. 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter) 


Delaware	56-1857809

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

309 E. Morehead Street, Suite 200
Charlotte, North Carolina	28202

(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

(704) 334-3000 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 

Item 7. Exhibits. 

(c)    Exhibits . The following exhibits are being furnished herewith: 

Exhibit 

Number   Title 

99.1    Earnings Release and Supplemental Financial Data of Summit Properties Inc. issued on April 23, 2004  (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Summit Properties Inc. filed on April 23, 2004, File No. 001-12792) 

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. 

On April 23, 2004 Summit Properties Inc., the general partner of Summit Properties Partnership, L.P., issued an earnings release and supplemental financial data announcing its financial results for the first quarter of 2004. A copy of Summit Properties Inc.’s earnings release and supplemental financial data is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. 

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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. 

SUMMIT PROPERTIES PARTNERSHIP, L.P. 

By: Summit Properties Inc., its General Partner 

Date: April 23, 2004       

 By: /s/ Gregg D. Adzema        

Gregg D. Adzema 

Executive Vice President and 

Chief Financial Officer 

EXHIBIT INDEX 

Exhibit 

Number  Title 

99.1    Earnings Release and Supplemental Financial Data of Summit Properties Inc. issued on April 23, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Summit Properties Inc. filed on April 23, 2004, File No. 001-12792) 

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