SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~SECTION 13 orOR 15(d) ofOF ~~the~~

~~Securities~~THE ~~Exchange~~SECURITIES ~~Act~~EXCHANGE ofACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of ~~earliest~~Earliest ~~event~~Event ~~reported~~Reported): ~~April~~May 3029, 2003

CHATEAU COMMUNITIES, INC.

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

Maryland (State of Formation)	1-12496 (Commission File Number)	38-3132038 (IRS Employer Identification Number)
Maryland	1-12496	38-3132038
6160 South Syracuse Way, Greenwood Village, Colorado (Address of Principal Executive Officers)		80111 (Zip Code)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (303) 741-3707

Not Applicable

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

Item 75. ~~Financial Statements~~Other ~~and Exhibits~~ Events

~~Financial~~On May 29, 2003, Chateau Communities, Inc. ~~Statements:~~(“Chateau”), ROC Communities, Inc. (“ROC”), and CP Limited Partnership (“Chateau OP”), entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Hometown America, L.L.C. (“Purchaser”) and Hometown America Holdings, L.L.C. (“Parent”), a member of Purchaser, pursuant to which Chateau and Chateau OP will merge (the “Merger”) into newly formed wholly owned subsidiaries of Purchaser (“Merger Sub” and “Partnership Merger Sub,” respectively). Chateau and ROC are general partners of Chateau OP.

~~None~~Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each of the issued and outstanding shares of Chateau common stock, par value $.01 per share, will be converted into the right to receive $29.25 in cash without interest. Each common unit of limited partner interest in Chateau OP (each, an “OP Unit”) will be converted into the right to receive either (i) $29.25 in cash without interest or, (ii) if the OP Unit holder so elects and provided the holder meets the requirements set forth in the Merger Agreement, one Series A Preferred Unit of Chateau OP.

~~Exhibits:~~The Merger Agreement provides that, through the effective time of the Merger, Chateau and Chateau OP may continue to declare and pay quarterly dividends or distributions on any quarterly anniversary of prior dividend or distribution record and payment dates in accordance with past practice, at the same rate per share as the most recent quarterly dividend or distribution. Following the completion of the Merger, the former holders of shares of Chateau’s common stock and of OP Units will be entitled to receive any such dividends or distributions that remain unpaid as of the effective time of the Merger.

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

The Merger Agreement has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of Chateau. The Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the transaction by the stockholders of Chateau. The Merger Agreement contains no financing condition. It is anticipated that the transaction will be closed in the fourth quarter of 2003.

Item 97. ~~Regulation~~ FDFinancial ~~Disclosure~~Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

~~The~~(c) information contained in this Item 9 of this Current Report is being furnished pursuant to “Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of Form 8-K in accordance with SEC Release Nos. 33-8216; 34-47583. Exhibits

The information in this Current Report (including the 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 Section99.1 ~~The~~Press ~~information~~Release, indated ~~this~~May ~~Current~~29, ~~Report~~2003, ~~shall~~announcing ~~not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to~~ the ~~Securities Act of 1933, as amended~~Merger.

~~On April 29, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release containing information on earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 and other~~SIGNATURES ~~matters. A copy of the press release is included as an exhibit to this filing.~~

OnPursuant ~~April~~to ~~29, 2003,~~ the ~~Registrant~~requirements ~~made~~of ~~available additional operating information concerning~~ the Securities ~~Registrant,~~Exchange ~~Chateau~~Act ~~Communities, Inc., and properties owned or managed as~~ of ~~March 31~~1934, ~~2003, in~~ the ~~form of~~registrant ahas ~~Supplemental~~duly ~~Information~~caused ~~package,~~this areport ~~copy of which is included as an exhibit~~ to ~~this~~be ~~filing.~~signed ~~The~~on ~~Supplemental~~its ~~Information~~behalf ~~package~~by isthe ~~also~~undersigned ~~available~~hereunto ~~upon~~duly ~~request as specified therein~~authorized.

~~SIGNATURE~~CHATEAU COMMUNITIES, INC. By: /s/ Rees F. Davis Name: Rees F. Davis Title: Chief Executive Officer

~~Pursuant~~Date: toMay ~~the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~29, ~~the~~2003 ~~Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.~~

Date: April 30, 2003	CHATEAU COMMUNITIES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Tamara D. Fischer
	Name:	Tamara D. Fischer
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits

99.1		Press Release, dated May 29, 2003, announcing the Merger.

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