<ACCESSION-NUMBER>0001564590-20-020374 <TYPE>DEFA14A <PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>1 <FILING-DATE>20200501 <DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20200501 <EFFECTIVENESS-DATE>20200501 <FILER> <COMPANY-DATA> <CONFORMED-NAME>MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC. <CIK>0000912595 <ASSIGNED-SIC>6798 <IRS-NUMBER>621543819 <STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>TN <FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231 </COMPANY-DATA> <FILING-VALUES> <FORM-TYPE>DEFA14A <ACT>34 <FILE-NUMBER>001-12762 <FILM-NUMBER>20838679 </FILING-VALUES> <BUSINESS-ADDRESS> <STREET1>6815 POPLAR AVENUE <STREET2>SUITE 500 <CITY>GERMANTOWN <STATE>TN <ZIP>38138 <PHONE>9016826600 </BUSINESS-ADDRESS> <MAIL-ADDRESS> <STREET1>6815 POPLAR AVENUE <STREET2>SUITE 500 <CITY>GERMANTOWN <STATE>TN <ZIP>38138 </MAIL-ADDRESS> <FORMER-COMPANY> <FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC <DATE-CHANGED>19930927 </FORMER-COMPANY> </FILER>