UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: March 11, 2008

(Date of earliest event reported)

EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		1-11718 (Commission File No.)		36-3857664 (IRS Employer Identification Number)

Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices)		60606 (Zip Code)

(312) 279-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01		Other Events

     On March 11, 2008, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.20 per share, representing, on an annualized basis, a dividend of $0.80 per share. The dividend will be paid on April 11, 2008 to shareholders of record on March 28, 2008.

     This news release includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used, words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “project,” “intend,” “may be” and “will be” and similar words or phrases, or the negative thereof, unless the context requires otherwise, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to:

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in the age-qualified properties, home sales results could be impacted by the ability of potential homebuyers to sell their existing residences as well as by financial markets volatility;

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in the all-age properties, results from home sales and occupancy will continue to be impacted by local economic conditions, lack of affordable manufactured home financing, and competition from alternative housing options including site-built single-family housing;

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our ability to maintain rental rates and occupancy with respect to properties currently owned or pending acquisitions;

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our assumptions about rental and home sales markets;

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the completion of pending acquisitions and timing with respect thereto;

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ability to obtain financing or refinance existing debt;

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the effect of interest rates;

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whether we will consolidate Privileged Access and the effects on our financials if we do so; and

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other risks indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     These forward-looking statements are based on management’s present expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, these statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. The Company is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. owns or has an interest in 313 quality properties in 28 states and British Columbia consisting of 113,108 sites. The Company is a self-administered, self-managed, real estate investment trust (REIT) with headquarters in Chicago.

SIGNATURE

     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.