SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

Schedule 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.   1  )*


Manufactured Home Communities, Inc.                      
(Name of Issuer)     

	
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 
(Title of Class of Securities)


564682102                
CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this 
statement.  (A fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) 
has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of 
more than five percent of the class of securities described in 
Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto 
reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such 
class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a 
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the 
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment 
containing information which would alter the disclosures 
provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall 
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to 
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to 
all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP NO. 564682102
13G

(1)	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
	S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
	Liberty Investment Management
	59-3263582

(2)	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        
(A)
(B)

(3)	SEC USE ONLY

(4)	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	State of Florida

(5)	SOLE VOTING POWER
	2,220,500

(6)	SHARED VOTING POWER

(7)	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
	2,220,500

(8)	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

(9)	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	2,220,500

(10)	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
SHARES*

(11)	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
	8.99%

(12)	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
	IA

Item 1(a)	Name of Issuer:

		Manufactured Home Communities, Inc.


Item 1(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executing Offices:

		Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 1515
		Chicago, IL  60606-2608


Item 2(a)	Name of Person Filing:

		Liberty Investment Management, Inc.


Item 2(b)	Address of Principal Business Office:

		2502 Rocky Point Drive, Suite 500
		Tampa, Florida  33607


Item 2(c)	Citizenship:

		Florida


Item 2(d)	Title of Class of Securities:

		Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number:

		564682102

Item 3	Type of Reporting Person:

		(e)	Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of 
the Investment Advisors Act of 1940


Item 4	Ownership as of December 31, 1996:

		(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:

			2,220,500 shares of common stock beneficially owned 
including:

										No. of Shares
Liberty Investment Management, Inc.			2,220,500


		(b)	Percent of Class:						8.99%

		(c)	Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:

Liberty Investment Management, Inc.

(i)		    (ii)			(iii)		    (iv)
						Deemed	    		Deemed
Deemed	    Deemed	    	to have	    		to have
to have	    to have	    	Sole Power	    	Shared Power
Sole Power    Shared Power   	to Dispose	    	to Dispose
to Vote or    to Vote or		or to		    	or to
to Direct	    to Direct	    	Direct the	    	Direct the	
to Vote	    to Vote	    	Disposition	    	Disposition

2,220,500		-----		2,220,500			----


Item 5	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

		If this statement is being filed to report the fact that 
as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the 
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of 
securities, check the following.
	

Item 6	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another 
Person:
      	
		N/A

Item 7	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary 
which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent 
Holding Company:

		N/A

Item 8	Identification and Classification of Members of the 
Group:   

		N/A

Item 9	Notice of Dissolution of Group:   

		N/A

Item 10	Certification:

		By signing below I certify that to the best of my 
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were 
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired 
for purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or 
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were 
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any 
transaction having such purposes or effect.

		Signature

		After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge 
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this 
statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:	February 15, 1997
				Liberty Investment Management, Inc.



							                                                      
				Michael L. McKee
				General Manager