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~~Securities ofExchange ~~Report~~Act ~~(Date~~ of ~~earliest~~1934 ~~event reported): November 18, 2002~~

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2003

CHATEAU COMMUNITIES, INC.

(Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in ~~Its~~its ~~Charter~~charter)

Maryland	001-12496	38-3132038
Maryland (State of Formation)	1-12496 (Commission File Number)	38-3132038 (IRS Employer Identification Number)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Formation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
6160 South Syracuse Way, Greenwood Village, Colorado (Address of Principal Executive Officers)		80111 (Zip Code)

~~6160~~Registrant’s ~~South~~telephone ~~Syracuse Way~~number, ~~Greenwood~~including ~~Village,~~area ~~Colorado~~code: ~~80111~~ 303.741.3707

~~(Address~~Not ~~of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)~~ Applicable

~~Registrant’s~~(Former ~~Telephone~~name ~~Number~~or former address, ~~Including~~if ~~Area~~changed ~~Code~~since ~~(303~~last report) ~~741-8707~~

~~N/A~~Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

~~(Former~~Financial Statements: ~~Name of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)~~

~~ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS~~ None

OnExhibits: November 18, Chateau Communities, Inc. issued a press release announcing the appointment of D. Keith Cobb as a member of its board of directors. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Earnings Release for the quarter ended March 31, 2003
99.2		Supplemental Information as of March 31, 2003

~~(a) Financial~~Item ~~Statements~~9. -Regulation FD ~~None~~Disclosure

~~(b) Pro~~The ~~Forma~~information contained in this Item 9 of this Current Report is being furnished pursuant to “Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial ~~Information~~Condition” of Form 8-K ~~None~~in accordance with SEC Release Nos. 33-8216; 34-47583.

The information in this Current Report (cincluding the exhibits) ~~Exhibits~~ shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

99On -April ~~Press~~29, ~~Release~~2003, ofthe ~~Chateau~~Registrant ~~Communities~~issued a press release containing information on earnings for the quarter ended March 31, ~~Inc~~2003 and other matters., ~~dated~~A ~~November~~copy ~~18,~~of ~~2002~~the press release is included as an exhibit to this filing.

~~SIGNATURES~~On April 29, 2003, the Registrant made available additional operating information concerning the Registrant, Chateau Communities, Inc., and properties owned or managed as of March 31, 2003, in the form of a Supplemental Information package, a copy of which is included as an exhibit to this filing. The Supplemental Information package is also available upon request as specified therein.

~~Pursuant~~SIGNATURE ~~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.~~

Date: November 18, 2002	CHATEAU COMMUNITIES, INC.
	By:	/s/ TAMARA D. FISCHER
		Tamara D. Fischer Chief Financial Officer

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 thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Date: April 30, 2003	CHATEAU COMMUNITIES, INC.

	By:	/s/ Tamara D. Fischer
	Name:	Tamara D. Fischer
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit No. 99 — Press Release of Chateau Communities, Inc., dated November 18, 2002

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