SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ZELL SAMUEL (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 600 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60606 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES INC [ MHC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $.01	10/01/2003		I		247	A	$31.96	16,885	I	***(1)
Common Stock, par value $.01	10/28/2002		P(2)		1,000	A	$29.5	1,000	I	By Spouse as Trustee(3)
Common Stock, par value $.01	02/04/2003		P(2)		100	A	$28.25	1,100	I	By Spouse as Trustee(3)
Common Stock, par value $.01	02/04/2003		P(2)		200	A	$28.26	1,300	I	By Spouse as Trustee(3)
Common Stock, par value $.01	02/04/2003		P(2)		700	A	$28.3	2,000	I	By Spouse as Trustee(3)
Common Stock, par value $.01								30,666	D
Common Stock, par value $.01								7,000	I	*(4)
Common Stock, par value $.01								294,133	I	*****(5)
Common Stock, par value $.01								6,003	I	******(6)
Common Stock, par value $.01								10,551	I	*******(7)
Common Stock, par value $.01								446,000	I	********(8)
Common Stock, par value $.01								8,887	I	*********(9)
Common Stock, par value $.01								8,887	I	***********(10)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares reported herein are beneficially owned by The Security Trust Company as Trustee of the Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. Supplemental Employees Retirement Plan for the benefit of the Reporting Person.

2. By Spouse as Trustee for the Helen Zell Revocable Trust.

3. Common shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Rochelle Zell Revocable Trust ("RZ"). Mr. Zell is a trustee and beneficiary of the RZ and, as such he may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Common Shares reported herein.

4. The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by the Donald S. Chisholm Trust. Mr. Zell is the trustee of such trust but he disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by such trust.

5. The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock/SZRT, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is the Sam Zell Revocable Trust ("Zell Trust"). Mr. Zell is the trustee and beneficiary of such trust.

6. The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock/ZGPI, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, whose sole member is Zell General Partnership, Inc. ("Zell GP"). Sam Investment Trust ("SIT") is the sole stockholder of Zell GP. Chai Trust Company, L.L.C. ("Chai Trust") is the trustee of SIT. Mr. Zell is not an officer or director of Chai Trust and does not have voting or dispositive power over such shares. Mr. Zell disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

7. The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by the Zell Trust.

8. The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is SZ Investments, L.L.C. ("SZ"). The managing member of SZ is Zell GP. SIT is the sole stockholder of Zell GP, and Chai Trust is the trustee of SIT. Mr. Zell is not an officer of director of Chai Trust and does not have voting or dispositive power over such shares. Mr. Zell disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

9. The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock/Alpha, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is Alphabet Partners, an Illinois Partnership. Alphabet Partners is owned by various trusts established for the benefit of Mr. Zell and members of his family, the trustee of which is Chai Trust. Mr. Zell is not an officer or director of Chai Trust and does not have voting or dispositive power over such shares. Mr. Zell disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

10. The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock/ZFT, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is ZFT Partnership, an Illinois partnership. ZFT Partnership is owned by various trusts established for the benefit of Mr. Zell and members of his family, the trustee of which is Chai Trust. Mr. Zell is not an officer or director of Chai Trust and does not have voting or dispositive power over such shares. Mr. Zell disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent to his pecuniary interest therein.

	By: Jennifer L. Usher, Power of Atty. For: Samuel Zell	10/08/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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