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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-21-237726
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		19
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210803
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210805
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210805

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000906107
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				363877868
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12252
		FILM NUMBER:		211148414

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
		STREET 2:		TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3129281178

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930524

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ERP OPERATING LTD PARTNERSHIP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000931182
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				363894853
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24920
		FILM NUMBER:		211148415

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO N RIVERSIDE PLZ
		STREET 2:		STE 400
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3124741300

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		STREET 1:		TWO N RIVERSIDE PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 450
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 1.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ERP
OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(an Illinois limited partnership) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$500,000,000 1.850% Notes due 2031 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>TERMS AGREEMENT </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Dated:
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o Equity Residential </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Two North
Riverside Plaza </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chicago, Illinois 60606 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Robert Garechana </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">80,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">80,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">80,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">80,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26,250,000</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26,250,000</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26,250,000</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26,250,000</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,000,000</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Title:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">1.850% Notes due 2031</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Principal Amount to be Issued:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Expected Ratings:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;A3 by Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc.</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#149;&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;A-</FONT> by Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Ratings
Services</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;A by
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Form:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Registered book-entry form</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Price to Public:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">99.494% of the principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">98.844% of the principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Stated Maturity Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Rate:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">1.850% per annum</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Payment Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Interest on the Underwritten Securities will be payable semi-annually in arrears, on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning February 1, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Record Dates:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">The close of business on the January&nbsp;15 and July&nbsp;15 preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Redemption:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Prior to May 1, 2031 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the Underwritten Securities), ERP may redeem the Underwritten Securities, at any time, in whole or, from time to time, in part, at the election of
ERP, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the principal amount of the Underwritten Securities being redeemed plus accrued interest thereon to the redemption date and (ii)&nbsp;the Make-Whole Amount (as defined in the Prospectus, including
the Reinvestment Rate set forth below), if any, with respect to the Underwritten Securities. On or after May&nbsp;1, 2031 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the Underwritten Securities), ERP may redeem the Underwritten
Securities, at any time, in whole, or, from time to time, in part, at the election of ERP at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Underwritten Securities being</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">redeemed plus accrued interest thereon to the redemption date. Notice of any optional redemption of any Underwritten Securities will be given to holders at their addresses, as shown in the security register, not more than 45 nor
less than 15 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. The notice of redemption will specify, among other items, the redemption price and the principal amount of the Underwritten Securities held by such persons to be redeemed</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><I>&#147;Reinvestment Rate&#148;</I> means 0.100% plus the yield under the heading &#147;Week Ending&#148; published in the most recent Statistical Release (as defined in the Prospectus) under the caption &#147;Treasury Constant
Maturities&#148; for the maturity (rounded to the nearest month) corresponding to the remaining life to maturity, as if the maturity date of the Underwritten Securities was May&nbsp;1, 2031, as of the payment date of the principal being redeemed or
paid. If no maturity exactly corresponds to such maturity, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such maturity shall be calculated pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence and the Reinvestment Rate shall be
interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight-line basis, rounding in each of such relevant periods to the nearest month. For the purposes of calculating the Reinvestment Rate, the most recent Statistical Release published prior to the
date of determination of the Make-Whole Amount shall be used</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Restrictive Covenants:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">The covenants set forth in the Indenture, dated as of October&nbsp;1, 1994, between ERP and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.) (as successor to J.P. Morgan
Trust Company, National Association, as successor to Bank One Trust Company, NA, as successor to The First National Bank of Chicago) (the &#147;Trustee&#148;), as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September&nbsp;9, 2004,
between ERP and the Trustee, by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August&nbsp;23, 2006, between ERP and the Trustee, by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 4,</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Delivery of documents on August&nbsp;9, 2021, at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. New York City time at the offices of Morrison&nbsp;&amp; Foerster LLP; 2100 L Street, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20037; delivery of funds on August&nbsp;9, 2021,
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">388 Greenwich
Street</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10013</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: General
Counsel</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (646) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">291-1469</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">383 Madison Avenue</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10179</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1585 Broadway</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10036</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets, LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10281</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All the provisions contained in the document attached as <U>Annex</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;A</U> hereto entitled
&#147;ERP Operating Limited Partnership&#151;Debt Securities&#151;Standard Underwriting Provisions&#148; dated August&nbsp;3, 2021 (the &#147;Standard Underwriting Provisions&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety herein and
shall be deemed to be a part of this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein. Terms defined in such document are used herein as therein defined. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this transaction, the term &#147;Time of Sale&#148; as used in the Standard Underwriting Provisions and this Terms Agreement
shall mean 4:10 p.m. on the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Time of Sale Information for this transaction shall constitute the following: (1)&nbsp;any
scheduled Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses attached as <U>Annex B</U> hereto, (2)&nbsp;the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated August&nbsp;3, 2021, together with the Base Prospectus and (3)&nbsp;any filing under the 1934 Act which is deemed
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Base Prospectus. </P>
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between ERP and the several Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the offer and sale of the Underwritten Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[SIGNATURE
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Adam D. Bordner</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="5" NOWRAP><B>J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Som Bhattacharyya</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Adam Coleman</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Adam Coleman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert A. Garechana</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Robert A. Garechana&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1.850% Notes due 2031 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Issuer:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">ERP Operating Limited Partnership</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Security:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">1.850% Notes due 2031</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Expected Ratings*:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A3 by Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-</FONT> by Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Principal Amount Offered:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$500,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Trade Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">August&nbsp;3, 2021</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">August&nbsp;9, 2021 (T+4)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">August&nbsp;1, 2031</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Coupon:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">1.850%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Payment Dates:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Payable semiannually on February&nbsp;1 and August&nbsp;1, commencing February&nbsp;1, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Price to Public:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">99.494%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Benchmark Treasury:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">1.625% UST due May&nbsp;15, 2031</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">104-04+</FONT> / 1.176%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">73 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Re-Offer</FONT> Yield:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">1.906%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Make-Whole Call:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Treasury rate plus 10 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Optional Redemption:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Issuer may redeem at any time in whole or, from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i)&nbsp;the principal amount being redeemed plus accrued interest thereon to the redemption date and (ii)&nbsp;the
Make-Whole Amount (as described in the Prospectus), if any; provided, that if the notes are redeemed on or after May&nbsp;1, 2031 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the notes), the redemption price will not include the
Make-Whole Amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Net Proceeds:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$494,220,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Day Count Convention:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">30 / 360</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>CUSIP / ISIN:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">26884A BN2 / US26884ABN28</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Regions
Securities LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Truist Securities,
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas
Securities Corp.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loop Capital
Markets LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TD Securities (USA) LLC</P></TD></TR>
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revision or withdrawal at any time. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The issuer has filed a registration statement including a prospectus and a prospectus supplement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and prospectus supplement in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has
filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on
the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus and the prospectus supplement if you request them by calling Citigroup Global Markets
Inc. at (800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">831-9146,</FONT> J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">834-4533,</FONT> Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC at (866) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">718-1649</FONT> or RBC
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(an Illinois limited partnership) </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ERP Operating Limited Partnership, a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Illinois
(&#147;ERP&#148;), may from time to time issue and sell various aggregate principal amounts of its senior debt securities (the &#147;Securities&#148;), from time to time, in one or more offerings on terms to be determined at the time of sale. The
Securities will be issued under an indenture, dated as of October&nbsp;1, 1994 (the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;), between ERP and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as
successor to J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as successor to Bank One Trust Company, NA, as successor to The First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of September&nbsp;9, 2004, between ERP and the Trustee (the &#147;First Supplemental Indenture&#148;), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August&nbsp;23, 2006, between ERP and the Trustee (the &#147;Second
Supplemental Indenture&#148;), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;4, 2007, between ERP and the Trustee (the &#147;Third Supplemental Indenture&#148;), as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of December&nbsp;12, 2011, between ERP and the Trustee (the &#147;Fourth Supplemental Indenture&#148;) and as supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February&nbsp;1, 2016, between ERP and the Trustee (the &#147;Fifth
Supplemental Indenture&#148; and together with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the &#147;Indenture&#148;). Each series
of Securities may vary, as applicable, as to aggregate principal amount, maturity date, interest rate or formula and timing of payments thereof, redemption or repayment provisions, and any other variable terms which the Indenture contemplates may be
set forth in the Securities as issued from time to time. As used herein, &#147;you&#148; and &#147;your,&#148; unless the context otherwise requires, shall mean the parties named as Representatives in the applicable Terms Agreement (as hereinafter
defined), together with the other parties, if any, identified as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-managers,</FONT> with respect to Underwritten Securities (as hereinafter defined) purchased pursuant thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever ERP determines to make an offering of Securities through you or through an underwriting syndicate managed by you, ERP will enter into
an agreement (the &#147;Terms Agreement&#148;) providing for the sale of such Securities (the &#147;Underwritten Securities&#148;) to, and the purchase and offering thereof by, you and such other underwriters, if any, mutually agreed by ERP and you
and having authorized you to enter into such Terms Agreement on their behalf (the &#147;Underwriters,&#148; which term shall include you whether acting alone in the sale of the Underwritten Securities or as a member or members of an underwriting
syndicate and any Underwriter substituted pursuant to Section&nbsp;11 hereof). The applicable Terms Agreement relating to the offering of Underwritten Securities shall specify the initial principal amount of
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Underwritten Securities to be initially issued (the &#147;Initial Underwritten Securities&#148;), the names of the Underwriters participating in such offering (subject to substitution as provided
in Section&nbsp;11 hereof), the principal amount of Initial Underwritten Securities which each such Underwriter severally agrees to purchase, the names of Underwriters acting as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-managers,</FONT> if any, in
connection with such offering, the price at which the Initial Underwritten Securities are to be purchased by the Underwriters from ERP, the public offering price of the Initial Underwritten Securities, the time and place of delivery and payment, any
delayed delivery arrangements and any other variable terms of the Initial Underwritten Securities (including, but not limited to, current ratings, designations, denominations, interest rates or formulas, interest payment dates, maturity dates and
redemption or repayment provisions applicable to the Initial Underwritten Securities). In addition, each Terms Agreement shall specify whether ERP has agreed to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase additional Underwritten Securities to
cover over-allotments, if any, and the aggregate principal amount of Underwritten Securities subject to such option (the &#147;Option Securities&#148;). As used herein, the term &#147;Underwritten Securities&#148; shall include the Initial
Underwritten Securities and all or any portion of the Option Securities agreed to be purchased by the Underwriters as provided herein, if any. The Terms Agreement, which shall be substantially in the form of <U>Exhibit A</U> hereto, may take the
form of an exchange of any standard form of written telecommunication between you and ERP. Each offering of Underwritten Securities through you or through an underwriting syndicate managed by you will be governed by these Standard Underwriting
Provisions as incorporated by reference into, and as supplemented by, the applicable Terms Agreement and such Terms Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each Underwriter participating in the offering of such Underwritten
Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ERP has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) a registration statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> ASR (No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-231967-01)</FONT></FONT> for the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;1933
Act&#148;), and the offering thereof from time to time in accordance with Rule 430A or Rule 415 of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act (the &#147;1933 Act Regulations&#148;) and ERP has filed such amendments thereto as may
have been required prior to the execution of the applicable Terms Agreement. Such registration statement (as amended, if applicable) has heretofore become effective upon filing with the Commission and the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the &#147;1939 Act&#148;). Such registration statement and the base prospectus constituting a part thereof (including in each case the information, if any, deemed to be part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A, Rule 430B
or Rule 430C of the 1933 Act Regulations) (the &#147;Base Prospectus&#148;), any preliminary prospectus supplement (a &#147;Preliminary Prospectus Supplement&#148;), and the final prospectus supplement (a &#147;Prospectus Supplement&#148;) relating
to the offering of Underwritten Securities pursuant to Rule 415 of the 1933 Act Regulations, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, as from time to time amended or supplemented pursuant to the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;) or otherwise, are collectively referred to herein as the &#147;Registration Statement.&#148; The term &#147;Preliminary Prospectus&#148; means the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement relating to a
particular offering of Underwritten Securities and filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act together with the Base Prospectus. The term &#147;Prospectus&#148; means the Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular offering
of Underwritten Securities and filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act together with the Base Prospectus; provided, that if any revised prospectus shall be provided to you by ERP for use in connection
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with the offering of Underwritten Securities which differs from the Prospectus on file at the Commission at the time the Registration Statement became effective (whether or not such revised
prospectus is required to be filed by ERP pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations), the term &#147;Prospectus&#148; shall refer to each such revised prospectus from and after the time it is first provided to you for such use; provided,
further, that a Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to have supplemented the Prospectus only with respect to the offering of Underwritten Securities to which it relates. If ERP files a registration statement with the Commission pursuant to Rule
462(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations (the &#147;Rule 462 Registration Statement&#148;), then, after such filing, all references to &#147;Registration Statement&#148; shall also be deemed to include the Rule 462 Registration Statement. Any prospectus
included in the Rule 462 Registration Statement shall be deemed to be part of the Prospectus. All references in these Standard Underwriting Provisions to financial statements and schedules and other information which is &#147;contained,&#148;
&#147;included&#148; or &#147;stated&#148; in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Preliminary Prospectus (and all other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and
other information which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Preliminary Prospectus, as the case may be; and all references in these Standard Underwriting Provisions to amendments or
supplements to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any document under the 1934 Act which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus or any Preliminary Prospectus, as the case may be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes hereof, all references to the Registration
Statement, Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined herein) or to any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to
include any copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (&#147;EDGAR&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The term &#147;subsidiary&#148; or &#147;subsidiaries,&#148; when used with respect to ERP, shall include (i)&nbsp;each consolidated
subsidiary of ERP, (ii)&nbsp;any entity the operations of which are included in the consolidated financial statements for ERP for the most recent fiscal period included in the Prospectus, (iii)&nbsp;any subsidiary (other than ERP) of Equity
Residential, a Maryland real estate investment trust and ERP&#146;s sole general partner (&#147;EQR&#148;), which owns an interest in any entity described in clause&nbsp;(i) above, and (iv)&nbsp;any limited liability company which is jointly owned
and controlled by subsidiaries of ERP. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At or prior to the time specified in the applicable Terms Agreement as the &#147;Time of
Sale,&#148; the information designated in the applicable Terms Agreement as the &#147;Time of Sale Information&#148; (collectively, the &#147;Time of Sale Information&#148;) will have been prepared. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP represents and warrants to you and each other Underwriter named in the applicable Terms Agreement, as of the
date thereof (in each case, a &#147;Representation Date&#148;), as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, at the most recent time the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (including the filing of ERP&#146;s most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> with the
Commission (the &#147;Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K&#148;))</FONT> became effective, complied, and as of each Representation Date will comply, in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, 1933 Act Regulations and the
1939 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder (the &#147;1939 Act Regulations&#148;); the Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act Regulations and did not
include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; the Registration Statement, at the time
the Registration Statement became effective, did not, and as of each Representation Date, will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; the Prospectus, as of each Representation Date and Closing Time, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in, or omissions from, the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or
the Prospectus made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to ERP in writing by any Underwriter through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or to that part of the
Registration Statement which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1</FONT> under the 1939 Act (the &#147;Statement of Eligibility&#148;) of the Trustee under the Indenture; and
provided further, that the foregoing representations and warranties are given on the basis that any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the
Prospectus prior to the Time of Sale shall be deemed not to be contained in the Registration Statement, Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus if such statement has been modified or superseded by any subsequent statement in the Registration
Statement, Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Time of Sale Information, at the
Time of Sale, did not, and at the Closing Time will not, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided that ERP makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to ERP in writing by such Underwriter
through the Representatives expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information; and provided further, that the foregoing representations and warranties are given on the basis that any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus prior to the Time of Sale shall be deemed not to be contained in the </P>
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Registration Statement, Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus if such statement has been modified or superseded by any subsequent statement in the Registration Statement, Time of Sale
Information or the Prospectus. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in
the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) At the time of filing the Registration
Statement, (B)&nbsp;at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act or form of prospectus), (C) at the time ERP or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) of the 1933 Act) made any offer relating to the Underwritten Securities
in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 of the 1933 Act, and (D)&nbsp;as of the date of the execution and delivery of the applicable Terms Agreement (the &#147;Execution Date&#148;), ERP was and is a &#147;well-known seasoned issuer&#148; as
defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act. The Registration Statement is an &#147;automatic shelf registration statement,&#148; as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act, that initially became effective within three years of the date hereof, ERP has not
received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the 1933 Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement form and ERP has not otherwise ceased to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration statement
form. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement relating to the
Underwritten Securities that ERP or another offering participant made a <I>bona fide</I> offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the 1933 Act) and (B)&nbsp;as of the Execution Date, ERP was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in
Rule 405 of the 1933 Act), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 of the 1933 Act that it is not necessary that ERP be considered an Ineligible Issuer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other than any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, ERP (including its agents and
representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to, and will not make, use, prepare, authorize, approve or refer to, any &#147;written communication&#148; (as
defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Underwritten Securities (each such communication by ERP or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in
clause (i)&nbsp;below) an &#147;Issuer Free Writing Prospectus&#148;) other than (i)&nbsp;any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section&nbsp;2(a)(10)(a) of the 1933 Act or Rule 134 under the 1933 Act or (ii)&nbsp;the documents
listed on an annex to the applicable Terms Agreement and other written communications approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933
Act Regulations, has been filed in accordance with </P>
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the 1933 Act Regulations (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus filed prior to the first use of such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not,
and at the Closing Time will not, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided that ERP makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to ERP in
writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof has
been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or, to the knowledge of ERP, threatened by the Commission or by the state securities authority of any jurisdiction. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or, to the knowledge of ERP, threatened by the Commission or by the state securities authority of any jurisdiction. Any request on the part of the
Commission for additional information relating to the Underwritten Securities, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus has been complied with. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The accountants who certified the financial statements and supporting schedules included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information with respect to ERP are a registered public accounting firm within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(viii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The consolidated financial statements and related notes included or incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information present fairly in all material respects the financial position of ERP and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations
specified, and except as may otherwise be stated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (&#147;GAAP&#148;) applied on a
consistent basis throughout such periods. The supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The financial information
and statistical data included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information present fairly in all material respects the information included therein and have been prepared on a basis consistent with that of the
financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information. The pro forma financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
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Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, if any, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">11-02</FONT> of
Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X</FONT> (&#147;Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X&#148;)</FONT> of the Commission and the pro forma adjustments have been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of
such statements, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are, in the opinion of ERP, reasonable; and no other pro forma financial information is required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. All
disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus regarding <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-GAAP</FONT> financial measures&#148; (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of
the Commission) comply in all material respects with Regulation G of the 1934 Act and Item 10 of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> of the 1933 Act, to the extent applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ix)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any financial statements or financial information required by Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-14</FONT> of Article 11 of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X</FONT> (collectively, the &#147;Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-14</FONT> Information&#148;) to be included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, together with the related notes and schedules, have been included or incorporated by reference therein as required by the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, and present fairly the material factors considered by ERP
when assessing each such property; and there are no properties for which ERP is required to disclose Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-14</FONT> Information other than as included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, Time of Sale
Information or the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that ERP believes, after reasonable inquiry, to be reliable and accurate and, to the extent required, ERP has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, except as otherwise stated or contemplated therein, (A)&nbsp;there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition or in the earnings, assets, business affairs or business prospects of ERP
and its subsidiaries, considered as a single enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a &#147;Material Adverse Change&#148;), (B) there have been no material transactions entered into by ERP or any of its subsidiaries
which are material with respect to ERP and its subsidiaries considered as a single enterprise, (C)&nbsp;neither ERP nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred any material obligation or liability, direct, contingent or otherwise and (D)&nbsp;there has
been no material change in the debt of ERP. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP and each of its subsidiaries has been duly
incorporated or formed and is validly existing and is in good standing as a partnership, corporation or limited liability company (&#147;LLC&#148;) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with partnership, corporate or LLC power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, except where the failure to be in good standing would not, </P>
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individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or the earnings, assets, business affairs or business prospects of ERP and its subsidiaries considered
as a single enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or any material adverse effect on ERP&#146;s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by, or to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under, this
Agreement, the Indenture or the applicable Terms Agreement (a &#147;Material Adverse Effect&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified or registered as a foreign partnership,
corporation or LLC and is in good standing to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required whether by the nature of its business or its ownership or leasing of property, except where the failure to so qualify would
not have a Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All of the issued and outstanding shares of beneficial
interest or capital stock, partnership and LLC interests, as the case may be, of each subsidiary have been validly issued and, in the case of capital stock, fully paid and, with respect to the shares of capital stock, partnership and LLC interests
owned by ERP, EQR, another subsidiary and/or certain affiliated entities, are owned by ERP, EQR, another subsidiary, and/or certain affiliated entities, respectively, as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale
Information, in each case free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity, except for security interests, mortgages, pledges, liens, encumbrances, claims or equities&nbsp;the&nbsp;foreclosure of which
would&nbsp;not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, ERP owns no direct or indirect equity interest in any entity other than its subsidiaries, except for
such interests as, in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition or the earnings, assets or business affairs of ERP and its subsidiaries considered as a single enterprise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The capitalization of ERP is as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the
Time of Sale Information (except for subsequent issuances, if any, (A)&nbsp;pursuant to reservations, agreements or employee benefit plans or dividend reinvestment or stock purchase plans referred to in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus,
the Time of Sale Information or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, (B)&nbsp;pursuant to the exercise, redemption or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities, options or warrants referred to in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including OP Units or LTIP units in ERP or (C)&nbsp;unregistered issuances not required to be disclosed pursuant to the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act or any regulation
promulgated thereunder) and all of the outstanding partnership interests in ERP have been duly authorized and validly issued and the capital contributions with respect thereto have been made in full; the partnership interests owned by EQR are owned
in the percentage amount set forth in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity, </P>
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other than (A)&nbsp;as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or (B)&nbsp;any security interest, mortgage,
pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xvi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP has full partnership power and authority to perform its obligations under the Indenture, and
to enter into and to perform its obligations under the applicable Terms Agreement and the Delayed Delivery Contracts (as defined in Section&nbsp;2 hereof), if any. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xvii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Indenture (A)&nbsp;has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by ERP, and
assuming it has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee, the Indenture constitutes a valid and binding obligation of ERP, enforceable against ERP in accordance with its terms, except as (i)&nbsp;the enforceability thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors&#146; rights generally and (ii)&nbsp;rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of
general applicability; and (B)&nbsp;conforms in all material respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xviii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Underwritten Securities (A)&nbsp;have been duly authorized by ERP and, when executed,
authenticated, issued and delivered in the manner provided for herein and in the Indenture, against payment of the consideration therefor specified in the applicable Terms Agreement or any Delayed Delivery Contract (as defined in Section&nbsp;2
hereof), the Underwritten Securities will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of ERP, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against ERP in accordance with their terms, except as (i)&nbsp;the enforceability thereof
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors&#146; rights generally and (ii)&nbsp;rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of
general applicability; and (B)&nbsp;conform in all material respects to the descriptions related thereto contained in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xix)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The applicable Terms Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by ERP and,
assuming it has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Representatives, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of ERP, enforceable against ERP in accordance with its terms, except (A)&nbsp;the enforceability thereof may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors&#146; rights generally, (B)&nbsp;the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability and (C)&nbsp;rights to
indemnity and contribution hereunder may be limited by state or federal securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws. </P>
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by any court or governmental agency or body, now pending, or, to the knowledge of ERP, threatened, against or affecting ERP or any of its subsidiaries which is required to be disclosed in the Prospectus (other than as disclosed therein) or which
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the properties thereof which individually or in the aggregate are material to the business of ERP and its
subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise,<B> </B>or which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the consummation of the applicable Terms Agreement, Delayed Delivery Contracts or the Indenture or the transactions
contemplated therein; all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which ERP or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their properties or assets is the subject which are not described in the Prospectus or the Time of Sale
Information, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, could not, considered in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and there are no contracts or documents of ERP or any of its
subsidiaries which would be required to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described therein by the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations which have not been filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or so described as
required. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None of ERP or any of its subsidiaries is required to own or possess any patents,
patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights or licenses necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as conducted as of any Representation Date, other than
those whereby the failure to possess or own would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and none of ERP or any of its subsidiaries has received any notice or is otherwise aware of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with
respect to any trademarks, service marks, trade names or copyrights or of any facts or circumstances which could render any trademarks, service marks, trade names or copyrights invalid or inadequate to protect the interest of ERP or any of its
subsidiaries which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or qualification of or with any
court or arbitrator or governmental authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the applicable Terms Agreement or the Indenture or the consummation by ERP of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
the applicable Terms Agreement or the Indenture, except as have been made or obtained, except as may be required by and made in accordance with or obtained under state securities laws or regulations, and except for such filings of Permitted Free
Writing Prospectuses and any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein as may be required by the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the
1934 Act, the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1934 Act (the &#147;1934 Act Regulations&#148;) or the 1939 Act from time to time. </P>
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all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and has made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or
lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information and any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, except where the failure to
possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information and any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus,
neither ERP nor any of its subsidiaries has received any written notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization which, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in
a Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxiv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or, to the extent any other Time of Sale Information incorporates or is deemed to incorporate documents by reference, such other Time of Sale Information, when they
became effective or at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations, and, when read together with the other
information in (a)&nbsp;the Registration Statement, at the time the Registration Statement became effective, did not, (b)&nbsp;any Preliminary Prospectus, at the date of such Preliminary Prospectus, did not, (c)&nbsp;the Prospectus, at its date, at
the Closing Time or during the period specified in Section&nbsp;3(h) did not, does not and will not, or (d)&nbsp;any Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale, at the Closing Time or during the period specified in Section&nbsp;3(h), did not,
does not, and will not, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of ERP and its subsidiaries is insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; and none of ERP nor any of its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer
that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii)&nbsp;any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, except as described in or contemplated by the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information. </P>
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(i)&nbsp;in violation of its charter or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> or other Organizational Documents (as defined below), (ii) in default, and no event of default has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which ERP or any of its subsidiaries is a party
or by which ERP or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of ERP or any of its subsidiaries is subject or (iii)&nbsp;in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or
arbiter or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii)&nbsp;and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that could not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
and the execution, delivery and performance of the applicable Terms Agreement, the Indenture or any other agreement or instrument entered into or issued or to be entered into or issued by ERP in connection with the transactions contemplated herein
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the issuance, sale and delivery of the Underwritten Securities and the use of proceeds described in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, have been duly authorized
by all necessary actions and (a)&nbsp;do not and will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of ERP or any of its
subsidiaries, pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument to which ERP or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound or affected, or to which any of their
properties or assets is subject, (b)&nbsp;will not result in any violation of the provisions of the Organizational Documents of ERP or any of its subsidiaries and (c)&nbsp;will not result in a violation of any applicable law, regulation, ruling,
order, judgment, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree, except, in the case of clauses (a)&nbsp;and (c) above, for any such conflict, breach, default, lien, charge, encumbrance or violation that could not, individually or in
the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, the term &#147;Organizational Documents&#148; means, (A)&nbsp;with respect to a corporation, its charter and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws,</FONT>
(B)&nbsp;with respect to a limited or general partnership, its partnership agreement and certificate of partnership (or similar document), (C) with respect to an LLC, its LLC agreement and certificate of LLC (or similar document), and (D)&nbsp;with
respect to any other entity, its similar organizational documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxvii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP has not taken and
will not take, directly or indirectly, any action prohibited by Regulation&nbsp;M. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxviii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
assets of ERP do not constitute &#147;plan assets&#148; under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. </P>
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sale of the Underwritten Securities substantially in accordance with the description set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectus under the heading &#147;Use of Proceeds.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxx)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as otherwise described in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, each of ERP and
its subsidiaries has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property, and good title to all personal property owned by it which is material to the business of ERP and its subsidiaries, taken as one enterprise, in each case, free and
clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except those that do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by ERP or any of its subsidiaries or would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; and any real property and buildings held under lease by ERP or any of its subsidiaries are held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not
interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by ERP or such subsidiaries, in each case except as described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of ERP and its subsidiaries has obtained title insurance on all of the material properties
owned by each of them covering risks and in amounts that are commercially reasonable for the assets owned by them and that are consistent with the types and amounts of insurance typically maintained by current owners of similar properties, and in
each case such title insurance is in full force and effect except for any lack or inadequacy of title insurance which would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as disclosed in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, the mortgages and deeds
of trust encumbering the material properties and assets described in general in the Prospectus are not convertible and are not cross-defaulted or cross-collateralized to any property not owned by ERP or any of its subsidiaries; and none of ERP or
any of its subsidiaries holds any material amount of participating interests in such mortgages and deeds of trust. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxiii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the partnership agreements and LLC agreements to which any of ERP or its subsidiaries
is a party has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such party and constitutes the valid agreement thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as (A)&nbsp;the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors&#146; rights generally and (B)&nbsp;the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability; and the execution, delivery and performance of
any of such agreements did not, at the time of execution and delivery, and does not constitute a breach of, or default under, the partnership agreement, charter, bylaws or other governing documents of such party or any material contract, lease or
other instrument to which such party is a party or by which its properties may be bound or any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree. </P>
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Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information or as would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A)&nbsp;neither ERP nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local
or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or
protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or
threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products (collectively, &#147;Hazardous Materials&#148;) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, &#147;Environmental Laws&#148;), (B) ERP and its subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws
and are each in compliance with their requirements, (C)&nbsp;there are no pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or
proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against ERP or any of its subsidiaries and (D)&nbsp;there are no events or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">clean-up</FONT> or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against or affecting ERP or any of its subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any
Environmental Laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EQR has operated and intends to continue to operate in such a manner as
to qualify to be taxed as a &#147;real estate investment trust&#148; under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxvi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Each of ERP and its subsidiaries has filed all material federal, state, local and foreign
income tax returns which have been required to be filed and has paid all taxes required to be paid and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except in all cases for any
such tax, assessment, fine or penalty for which an extension has been granted or that is being contested in good faith and except in any case in which the failure to file or pay such taxes would not have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxvii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither ERP nor any subsidiary is and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the
Underwritten Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, will be an &#147;investment company&#148; as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. </P>
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or any of ERP&#146;s subsidiaries exists, or to the knowledge of ERP, is imminent which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxix)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ERP maintains a system of internal accounting and other controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurances that (a)&nbsp;transactions are executed in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization, (b)&nbsp;transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets, (c)&nbsp;acquisition, disposition or other uses of assets are permitted only in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization and (d)&nbsp;the recorded accounting for assets is
compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xl)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in
Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-15(e)</FONT> under the 1934 Act); such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to ERP, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the
principal executive officer and principal financial officer of EQR, the general partner of ERP, by others within those entities, and, as of the end of ERP&#146;s most recent fiscal quarter, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to
perform the functions for which they were established (pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-15(e)</FONT> under the 1934 Act); ERP&#146;s auditors and the Audit Committee of the board of trustees of EQR have been advised by the
principal executive officer and principal financial officer of EQR, the general partner of ERP, of: (a)&nbsp;any material weakness or significant deficiency in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which is reasonably
likely to have a material adverse effect on ERP&#146;s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b)&nbsp;any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role
in ERP&#146;s internal control over financial reporting; and since the end of ERP&#146;s most recently completed fiscal quarter, there have been no changes in ERP&#146;s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or
are reasonably likely to materially affect, ERP&#146;s internal controls over financial reporting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xli)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the &#147;Sarbanes-Oxley Act&#148;), including Section&nbsp;402 relating to loans and Sections 302 and 906 relating to certifications. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xlii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The operations of ERP and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times, in
compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all
jurisdictions where any of ERP and its subsidiaries conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced
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by any governmental agency (collectively, the &#147;Anti-Money Laundering Laws&#148;) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any
arbitrator involving ERP or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of ERP, threatened. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xliii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP meets the eligibility requirements for use of a registration statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> in connection with the offer and sale of the Underwritten Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xliv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None of ERP, any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of ERP, any director, officer,
employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of EQR, ERP or any of their respective subsidiaries has (i)&nbsp;used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense
relating to political activity; (ii)&nbsp;made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, including of any
government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office;
(iii)&nbsp;violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International
Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv)&nbsp;made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful
bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit, in each case in connection with or related to ERP or any of its subsidiaries or
businesses. ERP and its subsidiaries have instituted, maintain and enforce, and will continue to maintain and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xlv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None of ERP nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of ERP, any director, officer,
employee, agent, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of EQR, ERP or any of their respective subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government (including, without limitation,
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (&#147;OFAC&#148;) or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a &#147;specially designated national&#148; or &#147;blocked
person&#148;), the United Nations Security Council (&#147;UNSC&#148;), the European Union, Her Majesty&#146;s Treasury (&#147;HMT&#148;) or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, &#147;Sanctions&#148;), nor is ERP or any of its
subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria (each, a &#147;Sanctioned Country&#148;); and ERP will not
directly or indirectly use </P>
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the proceeds of the offering of the Underwritten Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or
entity (i)&nbsp;to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii)&nbsp;to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any
Sanctioned Country or (iii)&nbsp;to cause in any other manner a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, agent, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, ERP
and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any
Sanctioned Country. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xlvi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The interactive data in eXtensbile Business Reporting Language included
or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission&#146;s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xlvii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus
and except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of ERP, (i)&nbsp;there have been no breaches or violations of (or unauthorized access to) EQR, ERP or their subsidiaries&#146; information technology
assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications and databases (&#147;IT Systems&#148;) or any personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (&#147;Personal Data&#148;)
processed or stored by or on behalf of EQR, ERP or their subsidiaries, nor are there any pending internal investigations relating to the same, (ii)&nbsp;EQR, ERP and their subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable
controls, policies, procedures and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data (including Personal Data) and (iii)&nbsp;EQR,
ERP and their subsidiaries are presently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any certificate signed by any officer of ERP (or any officer of EQR) or of any subsidiary and delivered to you or
to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by ERP or such subsidiary to each Underwriter participating in such offering as to the matters covered thereby on the date of such certificate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>PURCHASE AND SALE</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The several commitments of the Underwriters to purchase the Underwritten Securities pursuant to the applicable Terms
Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein or in the applicable Terms Agreement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties
herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, ERP may grant, if so provided in the applicable Terms Agreement relating to the Initial Underwritten Securities, an option to the Underwriters named in such Terms Agreement,
severally and not jointly, to purchase up to the aggregate principal amount of Option Securities set forth therein at the same price per Option Security as is applicable to the Initial Underwritten Securities. Such option, if granted, will expire 30
days or such lesser number of days as may be specified in the applicable Terms Agreement after the Representation Date relating to the Initial Underwritten Securities, and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time only for the purpose
of covering over-allotments which may be made in connection with the offering and distribution of the Initial Underwritten Securities upon notice by you to ERP setting forth the aggregate principal amount of Option Securities as to which the several
Underwriters are then exercising the option and the time and date of payment and delivery for such Option Securities. Any such time and date of delivery (a &#147;Date of Delivery&#148;) shall be determined by you, but shall not be later than seven
full business days and may not be earlier than two full business days after the exercise of said option, unless otherwise agreed upon by you and ERP. If the option is exercised as to all or any portion of the Option Securities, each of the
Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, will purchase that proportion of the total aggregate principal amount of Option Securities then being purchased which the aggregate principal amount of Initial Underwritten Securities each such
Underwriter has agreed to purchase as set forth in the applicable Terms Agreement bears to the total aggregate principal amount of Initial Underwritten Securities, subject to such adjustments as you in your discretion shall make to eliminate any
sales or purchases of fractional Underwritten Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of,
the Underwritten Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters shall be made at such place as shall be agreed upon by you and ERP, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, no later than the fourth (fifth, if the pricing occurs after 4:30 p.m. (New York
City time) on any given business day) business day (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;11 hereof) following the date of the applicable Terms Agreement or at such other time as shall be agreed upon by you and ERP (each
such time and date being referred to as a &#147;Closing Time&#148;). In addition, if any or all of the Option Securities are purchased by the Underwriters, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates representing, such Option
Securities, shall be made at such place as shall be agreed upon by you and ERP on each Date of Delivery as specified in the notice from you to ERP. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, payment shall be made to ERP by wire
transfer to accounts designated by ERP of immediately available funds payable to the order of ERP against delivery to you for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of the Underwritten Securities to be purchased by them. The Underwritten
Securities shall be in such authorized denominations and registered in such names as you may request in writing at least two business days prior to the applicable Closing Time or Date of Delivery, as the case may be, except that Underwritten
Securities represented by a global note for book-entry securities shall be made through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company. The Underwritten Securities, which may be in temporary form, will be made available for examination and packaging
by you on or before the first business day prior to the applicable Closing Time or Date of Delivery, as the case may be. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If authorized by the applicable Terms Agreement, the Underwriters named therein may solicit
offers to purchase Underwritten Securities from ERP pursuant to delayed delivery contracts (&#147;Delayed Delivery Contracts&#148;) substantially in the form of <U>Exhibit B</U> hereto with such changes therein as ERP may approve. As compensation
for arranging Delayed Delivery Contracts, ERP will pay to you at Closing Time, for the respective accounts of the Underwriters, a fee specified in the applicable Terms Agreement for each of the Underwritten Securities for which Delayed Delivery
Contracts are made at the applicable Closing Time as is specified in the applicable Terms Agreement. Any Delayed Delivery Contracts are to be with institutional investors of the types described in the Prospectus. At the applicable Closing Time, ERP
will enter into Delayed Delivery Contracts (for not less than the minimum principal amount of Underwritten Securities per Delayed Delivery Contract specified in the applicable Terms Agreement) with all purchasers proposed by the Underwriters and
previously approved by ERP as provided below, but not for an aggregate principal amount of Underwritten Securities in excess of that specified in the applicable Terms Agreement. The Underwriters will not have any responsibility for the validity or
performance of Delayed Delivery Contracts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You shall submit to ERP, at least three business days prior to the applicable Closing Time,
the names of any institutional investors with which it is proposed that ERP will enter into Delayed Delivery Contracts and the principal amount of Underwritten Securities to be purchased by each of them, and ERP will advise you, at least two
business days prior to the applicable Closing Time, of the names of the institutions with which the making of Delayed Delivery Contracts is approved by ERP and the principal amount of Underwritten Securities to be covered by each such Delayed
Delivery Contract. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The principal amount of Underwritten Securities agreed to be purchased by the several Underwriters pursuant to the
applicable Terms Agreement shall be reduced by the principal amount of Underwritten Securities covered by Delayed Delivery Contracts, as to each Underwriter as set forth in a written notice delivered by you to ERP; provided, however, that the total
principal amount of Underwritten Securities to be purchased by all Underwriters shall be the total amount of Underwritten Securities covered by the applicable Terms Agreement, less the principal amount of Underwritten Securities covered by Delayed
Delivery Contracts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 3. <U>COVENANTS</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ERP covenants with you, and with each Underwriter participating in the offering of Underwritten Securities, as follows. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Immediately following the execution of the applicable Terms Agreement, ERP will prepare a Prospectus Supplement
setting forth the principal amount of Underwritten Securities covered thereby and their terms not otherwise specified in the Prospectus or the Indenture pursuant to which the Underwritten Securities are being issued, the names of the Underwriters
participating in the offering and the principal amount of Underwritten Securities which each severally has agreed to purchase, the names of the Underwriters acting as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-managers</FONT> in connection with the
offering, the price at which the Underwritten Securities are to be purchased by the Underwriters from ERP, the initial public offering price, if any, the selling concession and reallowance, if any, any delayed delivery arrangements, and such other
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information as you and ERP deem appropriate in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Securities; and ERP will promptly transmit copies of the Prospectus Supplement to the Commission
for filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations within the time period required by such Rule (without reference to Rule 424(b)(8)) and will furnish to the Underwriters named therein as many copies of the Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as you shall reasonably request and the Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall contain the same text
as any electronically transmitted copies filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Regulation&nbsp;S-T.</FONT> ERP will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to the extent
required by Rule 433 under the 1933 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP will, for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required
(whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the 1933 Act or any similar rule) in connection with the offering or sale of the Underwritten Securities, advise the Underwriters, promptly after ERP receives a notice thereof,
(i)&nbsp;of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or has become effective or any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, Prospectus Supplement or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any other supplement or amendment
to the Prospectus has been filed with the Commission; (ii)&nbsp;of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or any order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the Underwritten Securities or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for that purpose, pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the 1933 Act; (iii)&nbsp;of any objection by the Commission to the use of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3ASR</FONT> by ERP pursuant to Rule&nbsp;401(g)(2) under
the 1933 Act; (iv)&nbsp;of the suspension of the qualification of the Underwritten Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose; (v)&nbsp;of any request by the
Commission for the amendment of the Registration Statement or the amendment or supplementation of the Prospectus (in each case including any documents incorporated by reference therein) or for additional information; (vi)&nbsp;of the occurrence of
any event as a result of which the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; and (vii)&nbsp;of the receipt by ERP of any notice of objection
of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the
event of the issuance of any such stop order or of any such order preventing or suspending the use of any such prospectus or suspending any such qualification, or of any notice of the objection pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the 1933 Act, if
informed by the Representatives that any Underwritten Securities remain unsold by the Underwriters, ERP will use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain its withdrawal. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time when the Prospectus is required to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172
under the 1933 Act or any similar rule) under the 1933 Act in connection with sales of the Underwritten Securities, before using or filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement (including any filing under Rule 462(b) of the 1933
Act Regulations), any term sheet or any amendment or supplement to the Time of </P>
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Sale Information or the Prospectus (including any revised prospectus which ERP proposes for use by you in connection with the offering of Underwritten Securities which differs from the prospectus
on file at the Commission at the time the Registration Statement became effective, whether or not such revised prospectus is required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations), whether pursuant to the 1933 Act, 1934 Act or
otherwise, ERP will furnish you with copies of any such amendment or supplement within a reasonable period of time before such proposed filing or preparation, as the case may be, and will not file or prepare any such amendment or supplement or other
documents in a form to which you reasonably object, unless ERP&#146;s legal counsel has advised ERP that use or filing of such document is required by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP will not take any action that would result in an Underwriter or ERP being required to file with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the 1933 Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with the sale of the Underwritten Securities, before preparing, using, authorizing, approving,
referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, ERP will furnish to you and to counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP will deliver to you as many conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each
amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein) as you reasonably request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP will furnish to each Underwriter, from time to time during the period when the Prospectus is required (whether
physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the 1933 Act or any similar rule) to be delivered under the 1933 Act in connection with sales of the Underwritten Securities, such number of copies of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus
(as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may reasonably request for the purposes contemplated by the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP will comply with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations so as
to permit the completion of the distribution of the Underwritten Securities as contemplated in the applicable Terms Agreement and in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information. If at any time when the Prospectus is
required to be delivered under the 1933 Act in connection with sales of the Underwritten Securities any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or
counsel for ERP, to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the
light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of either such counsel, at any such time to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in
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order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, in the case of such a determination by counsel to ERP, immediate notice shall be given, and confirmed in writing
to the Underwriters to cease the solicitation of offers to purchase the Underwritten Securities (and if so notified, the Underwriters shall cease such offers as soon as practicable) and, in either case, ERP will promptly prepare and file with the
Commission such amendment or supplement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, whether by filing documents pursuant to the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, as may be necessary to correct such untrue
statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement and Prospectus comply with such requirements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
at any time prior to the Closing Time (i)&nbsp;any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading or (ii)&nbsp;it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, ERP will immediately notify
the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (f)&nbsp;above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as you may designate, such amendments or supplements to
the Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that the statements in the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information will comply with
law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP will use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish such information as may be required and otherwise
cooperate in qualifying the Underwritten Securities for offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such states or other jurisdictions as the Underwriters may reasonably designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long
as required for the distribution of the Underwritten Securities; provided that ERP shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation, become a dealer of securities, or become subject to taxation in, or to consent to the service of process
under the laws of, any such state or other jurisdictions (except service of process with respect to the offering and sale of the Underwritten Securities); and ERP will promptly advise the Underwriters of the receipt by ERP of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Underwritten Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to each sale of Underwritten Securities, ERP will generally make available to its security holders as
soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than 16 months after the first day of each fiscal quarter referred to below, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of Section&nbsp;11(a) under the 1933 Act and Rule 158 of the
Commission promulgated thereunder) covering each twelve-month period beginning, in each case, not later than the first day of ERP&#146;s fiscal quarter next following each &#147;effective date&#148; (as defined in such Rule 158) of the Registration
Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP, during the period when the Prospectus is required (whether physically or through compliance
with Rule 172 under the 1933 Act or any similar rule) to be delivered under the 1933 Act in connection with sales of the Underwritten Securities, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13, 14 or 15
of the 1934 Act within the time periods prescribed by the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations. </P>
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and the termination of any trading restrictions or the applicable Closing Time, whichever is later, with respect to the Underwritten Securities covered thereby, without your prior written consent, offer or sell, grant any option for the sale of, or
enter into any agreement to sell, any debt securities of ERP with a maturity of more than one year (other than the Underwritten Securities which are to be sold pursuant to such Terms Agreement), except as may otherwise be provided in the applicable
Terms Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP will take all reasonable action necessary to enable Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s
Corporation (&#147;S&amp;P&#148;) and Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc. (&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148;) to provide their respective credit ratings of any Underwritten Securities, if applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the 1933 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
immediately prior to the third anniversary (the &#147;Renewal Deadline&#148;) of the initial effective date of the Registration Statement, any of the Underwritten Securities remain unsold by the Underwriters, upon written notice provided by the
Representatives at least 60 days prior to the Renewal Deadline, ERP will prior to the Renewal Deadline file, if it has not already done so and is eligible to do so, a new automatic shelf registration statement relating to the Underwritten
Securities, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives. If ERP is no longer eligible to file an automatic shelf registration statement, ERP will prior to the Renewal Deadline, if it has not already done so, file a new shelf
registration statement relating to the Underwritten Securities, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, and will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective within 60
days after the Renewal Deadline. ERP will take all other action necessary or appropriate to permit the public offering and sale of the Underwritten Securities to continue as contemplated in the expired registration statement relating to the
Underwritten Securities. References herein to the Registration Statement shall include such new automatic shelf registration statement or such new shelf registration statement, as the case may be. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(r)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP agrees to pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the Underwritten Securities within the time
required by Rule 456(b)(1) of the 1933 Act without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the 1933 Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(s)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If requested by the Representatives, ERP will prepare a final term sheet relating to the offering of the
Underwritten Securities, containing only information that describes the final terms of the offering in a form consented to by the Representatives, and to file such final term sheet within the period required by Rule 433(d)(5)(ii) under the 1933 Act
following the date the final terms have been established for the offering of the Representatives. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 4. <U>PAYMENT OF EXPENSES</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ERP will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under the applicable Terms Agreement, including (i)&nbsp;the printing
and filing of the Registration Statement </P>
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as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, (ii)&nbsp;the printing and filing of these Standard Underwriting Provisions and the applicable Terms Agreement, (iii)&nbsp;the preparation,
issuance and delivery of the Underwritten Securities to the Underwriters, (iv)&nbsp;to the extent applicable, the fees and disbursements of ERP&#146;s counsel and accountants, (v)&nbsp;the qualification of the Underwritten Securities under
securities laws and real estate syndication laws in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;3(k), including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the
preparation of a blue sky survey with respect thereto, (vi)&nbsp;the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any
Time of Sale Information, and of the Prospectus and any Preliminary Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, (vii)&nbsp;the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the Indenture, (viii)&nbsp;any fees charged by nationally
recognized statistical rating organizations for the rating of the Underwritten Securities, (ix)&nbsp;the fees and expenses, if any, incurred with respect to the listing of the Underwritten Securities on any national securities exchange or quotation
system, (x)&nbsp;the fees and expenses, if any, incurred with respect to any filing with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (&#147;FINRA&#148;) (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith), (xi)
the fees and expenses of the Trustee and (xii)&nbsp;the preparation, issuance and delivery to the Depository Trust Company for credit to your account of any global note registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., as nominee for the Depository
Trust Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the applicable Terms Agreement is terminated by you in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;10(a)(i) or
10(a)(v), ERP shall reimburse the Underwriters named in such Terms Agreement for all of their <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Underwriters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 5. <U>CERTAIN AGREEMENTS OF THE UNDERWRITERS</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees with ERP that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written
consent of ERP, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Underwritten Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (as defined in Rule
405) required to be filed by ERP with the Commission or retained by ERP under Rule 433, other than a free writing prospectus listed on an annex to the applicable Terms Agreement; provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be
deemed to have been given in respect of the free writing prospectus listed on an annex to the applicable Terms Agreement and any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by ERP is hereinafter referred to as a
&#147;Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.&#148; ERP agrees that (x)&nbsp;it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y)&nbsp;it has complied and will comply, as
the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Underwritten Securities pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement are subject to the
accuracy of the representations and warranties of ERP herein contained, to the accuracy of the statements of officers of ERP and EQR made in any certificate pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by ERP of all of its covenants and
other obligations hereunder, and to the following further conditions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the applicable Closing Time,
(i)&nbsp;no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings therefor or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the 1933 Act initiated or threatened by the Commission,
(ii)&nbsp;any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel for the Underwriters, (iii)&nbsp;the rating assigned by any nationally recognized statistical
rating organization to any long-term debt securities of ERP as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement shall not have been lowered since such date nor shall any such rating organization have publicly announced that it has placed any long-term
debt securities of ERP on what is commonly termed a &#147;watch list&#148; for possible downgrading, (iv)&nbsp;there shall not have come to your attention any facts that would cause you to believe that the Time of Sale Information as of the Time of
Sale or at Closing Time, or that the Prospectus, together with the applicable Prospectus Supplement, at the time it was required to be delivered to purchasers of the Underwritten Securities, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances existing at such time, not misleading, and (v)&nbsp;each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under
Rule 433 or 164 of the 1933 Act Regulations to the extent required by Rule 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations. A prospectus containing information relating to the description of the Underwritten Securities, the specific method of distribution and
similar matters shall have been filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424 (or any required post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed and declared effective in accordance with the requirements of Rule
430A). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the applicable Closing Time, you shall have received: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The favorable opinions of (A)&nbsp;DLA Piper LLP (US), counsel for ERP, dated as of the applicable Closing Time, in
the forms attached as <U>Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">C-1</FONT></U> and <U>Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">C-2</FONT></U> hereto, and (B)&nbsp;Scott J. Fenster, the general counsel of EQR, dated as of the applicable Closing
Time, in the form attached as <U>Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">C-3</FONT></U> hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The favorable
opinions, dated as of the applicable Closing Time, of counsel for the Underwriters, substantially to the effect specified in paragraphs&nbsp;1 (first clause only), 2, 3, 5 (excluding the first clause of the second sentence), 6, 7&nbsp;(first clause
only) and 10 of the opinions attached as <U>Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">C-1</FONT></U> hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
rendering their respective opinions required by subsection&nbsp;(b)(1) and subsection (b)(2) of this Section&nbsp;6, counsel shall each additionally state (which shall not constitute an opinion) that no facts have come to the attention of such
counsel which cause them to believe that the Registration Statement (except for financial statements and related notes, financial statement schedules or financial or accounting data included therein or omitted
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therefrom, or the Statement of Eligibility, as to which such counsel need not express any view), at the time the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto (including, if
later, the filing of ERP&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> with the Commission) became effective, or at the date of the applicable Terms Agreement, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, that the Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or that the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (except as aforesaid) as of its date or at the
applicable Closing Time, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In giving their opinions required by this Section&nbsp;6(b), such counsel, (A)&nbsp;may rely as to all matters of fact, upon certificates and
written statements of officers and employees of and accountants for ERP and (B)&nbsp;may rely as to the qualification and good standing of each of ERP or any of its subsidiaries to do business in any state or jurisdiction, upon certificates of
appropriate government officials or opinions of counsel in such jurisdictions, which opinions shall be in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters. In giving their belief required in Section&nbsp;6(b)(3), such counsel may
state that their belief is based upon their participation in the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information and any amendments and supplements thereto and review and discussion of the contents thereof,
but are without independent check or verification except as specified. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the applicable Closing Time, there
shall not have been, since the date of the applicable Terms Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, a Material Adverse Change; and you shall have received a
certificate of the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the chief financial or chief accounting officer of EQR, as the general partner of ERP, dated as of such Closing Time, on behalf of ERP, to the effect that (i)&nbsp;there has been no such
Material Adverse Change, (ii)&nbsp;the representations and warranties in Section&nbsp;1 are true and correct with the same force and effect as though such Closing Time were a Representation Date, (iii)&nbsp;ERP has complied with all agreements and
satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to Closing Time and (iv)&nbsp;no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
initiated or, to ERP&#146;s knowledge, threatened by the Commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the time of execution of the
applicable Terms Agreement, you shall have received from Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, a &#147;comfort&#148; letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to you, addressing such matters as you may request with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and supporting schedules, including any Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-14,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-05,</FONT> pro forma or other financial information, if any, included or incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the applicable Closing Time,
you shall have received from Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP a letter dated as of the applicable Closing Time similar to the letter furnished pursuant to subsection&nbsp;(d) of this Section but with respect to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, except that the &#147;specified date&#148; referred to shall be a date not more than five days prior to the applicable Closing Time. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the applicable Closing Time, counsel for the Underwriters
shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Underwritten Securities as herein contemplated and related proceedings, or in order
to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by ERP in connection with the issuance and sale of the Underwritten Securities as herein
contemplated shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to you and counsel for the Underwriters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At Closing Time and at any relevant Date of Delivery, the Underwritten Securities shall have the ratings accorded
by any &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148;, within the meaning of Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) under the 1934 Act, if and as specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, and ERP shall have delivered to you a letter, dated as
of such date, from each such rating organization, or other evidence satisfactory to you, confirming that the Underwritten Securities have such ratings. Since the time of execution of such Terms Agreement, there shall not have occurred a downgrading,
nor shall any notice have been given of the intended or potential downgrading, in the rating assigned to the Underwritten Securities or any of ERP&#146;s other securities by any such rating organization, and no such rating organization shall have
publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review its rating of the Underwritten Securities or any of ERP&#146;s other securities that does not indicate the direction of such change. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the time of execution of the applicable Terms Agreement and at the applicable Closing Time, you shall have
received a certificate of the chief financial officer of EQR, dated as of such time of execution and such Closing Time, respectively, related to certain Company information regarding the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2020 and the three and six months
ended June&nbsp;30, 2021 in the form delivered to the Underwriters on the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Underwriters
exercise their option provided in a Terms Agreement as set forth in Section&nbsp;2(b) hereof to purchase all or any portion of the Option Securities, the representations and warranties of ERP contained herein and the statements in any certificates
furnished by ERP hereunder shall be true and correct as of each Date of Delivery, and you shall have received: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the chief financial or
chief accounting officer of EQR, as the general partner of ERP, in their capacities as such, on behalf of ERP confirming that the certificate delivered at Closing Time pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(c) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of
Delivery. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The favorable opinion of counsel for ERP, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the
Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities and otherwise substantially to the same effect as the opinions required of them by Section&nbsp;6(b)(1) and the belief required by Section&nbsp;6(b)(3) hereof. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The favorable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, dated such
Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section&nbsp;6(b)(2) and the belief required by Section&nbsp;6(b)(3) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A letter from ERP&#146;s independent public accountants, in form and substance satisfactory to you and dated such
Date of Delivery, substantially the same in scope and substance as the letter furnished to you pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(d) hereof, except that the &#147;specified date&#148; in the letter furnished pursuant to this Section&nbsp;6(i)(4) shall be a
date not more than five days prior to such Date of Delivery. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled
when and as required to be fulfilled, the applicable Terms Agreement may be terminated by you by notice to ERP at any time at or prior to the applicable Closing Time, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party
except as provided in Section&nbsp;4 hereof and except that Sections 1, 7, 8 and 9 shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 7. <U>INDEMNIFICATION</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERP hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the 1934 Act, and any director, officer, employee or affiliate thereof, as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out
of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, or the omission, or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the
extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation or of any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or
any such alleged untrue statement or omission, provided that (subject to Section&nbsp;7(d) below), any such settlement is effected with the written consent of ERP; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;against any and all expense whatsoever as incurred (including, without limitation, the fees and
other charges of counsel chosen by you) reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, </P>
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commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not
paid under (i)&nbsp;or (ii) above; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage
or expense to the extent such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arises out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to ERP by any
Underwriter through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus and any Time of Sale Information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless ERP, and each person, if any, who controls ERP
within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the 1934 Act, and any trustee, director, officer, employee or affiliate thereof, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity
contained in subsection (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;7, as incurred; but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Prospectus
(or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to ERP by any Underwriter through you expressly for use in the Registration
Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any
action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as
a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a) above, counsel to the indemnified
parties shall be selected by you, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(b) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by ERP. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of
any such action provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and
expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the
same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation
or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section&nbsp;7 or Section&nbsp;8 hereof (whether or not the indemnified
parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i)&nbsp;includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or
claim and (ii)&nbsp;does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. </P>
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indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section&nbsp;7(a)(ii) effected without its written
consent if (i)&nbsp;such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii)&nbsp;such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days
prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii)&nbsp;such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 8. <U>CONTRIBUTION</U>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the
indemnification provided for in Section&nbsp;7 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i)&nbsp;in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect benefits received by ERP,
on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the Underwritten Securities pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement or (ii)&nbsp;if the allocation provided by clause (i)&nbsp;is not permitted by applicable law, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;above but also the relative fault of ERP, on the one hand, and of the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The relative benefits received by ERP, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the
Underwritten Securities pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of such Underwritten Securities (before deducting expenses) received by ERP and
the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus or in the Time of Sale Information, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of such Underwritten Securities as set
forth on such cover. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The relative fault of ERP, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by ERP or by the Underwriters and the parties&#146;
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ERP and the
Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section&nbsp;8. </P>
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and referred to above in this Section&nbsp;8 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by
any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section&nbsp;8, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by
which the total price at which the Underwritten Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this Section&nbsp;8, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act or
Section&nbsp;20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each trustee, each officer of ERP who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls ERP within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as EQR. The Underwriters&#146; respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8 are several in proportion to the
principal amount of Initial Underwritten Securities set forth opposite their respective names in the applicable Terms Agreement, and not joint. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 9. <U>REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS TO SURVIVE DELIVERY</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All representations, warranties and agreements included in the applicable Terms Agreement, or included in certificates of officers of ERP or
EQR submitted pursuant thereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of the applicable Terms Agreement or investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any controlling person, or by or on
behalf of ERP, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Underwritten Securities until the obligations relating to all Underwritten Securities have been fully satisfied in accordance with their terms. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 10. <U>TERMINATION OF TERMS AGREEMENT</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You may terminate the applicable Terms Agreement, by notice to ERP, at any time at or prior to the applicable
Closing Time if (i)&nbsp;there has been, since the date of such Terms Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, any Material Adverse Change, or (ii)&nbsp;there has
occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or any outbreak of hostilities or other calamity or crisis or escalation of any existing hostilities or any </P>
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change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case, the effect of which is such as to make it, in your
judgment, impracticable to market the Underwritten Securities or enforce contracts for the sale of the Underwritten Securities, or (iii)&nbsp;trading in any of the securities of ERP or EQR has been suspended by the Commission or any exchange or any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> market, or if trading generally on either the New York Stock Exchange, the Pacific Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Stock Market has been suspended or limited, or
minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities have been required, by either of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the Commission, FINRA, or any other governmental authority, or a
material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or (iv)&nbsp;a banking moratorium has been declared by Federal, Illinois or New York authorities, or (v)&nbsp;the rating
assigned by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization to any long-term debt securities of ERP as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement shall have been lowered since such date or if any such rating organization shall have
publicly announced that it has placed any long-term debt securities of ERP on what is commonly termed a &#147;watch list&#148; for possible downgrading. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of any such termination, (x)&nbsp;the covenants set forth in Section&nbsp;3 with respect to any
offering of Underwritten Securities shall remain in effect so long as any Underwriter owns any such Underwritten Securities purchased from ERP pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement and (y)&nbsp;the covenant set forth in Section&nbsp;3(h)
hereof, the provisions of Section&nbsp;4 hereof, the indemnity and contribution agreements set forth in Section&nbsp;7 and 8 hereof, and the provisions of Sections 9 and 15 hereof shall remain in effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 11. <U>DEFAULT BY ONE OR MORE OF THE UNDERWRITERS</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If one or more of the Underwriters shall fail at the applicable Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, to purchase
the Underwritten Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under the applicable Terms Agreement (the &#147;Defaulted Securities&#148;), then you shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of
the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if,
however, you shall not have completed such arrangements within such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">24-hour</FONT> period, then: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of
Underwritten Securities to be purchased pursuant to such Terms Agreement, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters named in such Terms Agreement shall be obligated to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions
that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters, or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of
Underwritten Securities to be purchased pursuant to such Terms Agreement, the applicable Terms Agreement (or, with respect to the Underwriters&#146; exercise of any applicable over-allotment option for the purchase of Option Securities on a Date
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of Delivery after the Closing Time, the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase, and ERP to sell, such Option Securities on such Date of Delivery) shall terminate without liability on the
part of any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriter. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve
any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of its default under these Standard Underwriting Provisions and the applicable Terms Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of the applicable Terms Agreement, either you or ERP shall have the
right to postpone the applicable Closing Time for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 12. <U>NO FIDUCIARY DUTY</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ERP acknowledges and agrees that: (i)&nbsp;the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to these Standard Underwriting Provisions and the
applicable Terms Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> commercial transaction between ERP, on
the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and ERP is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the offer and sale of the Underwritten Securities pursuant to these
Standard Underwriting Provisions and the applicable Terms Agreement; (ii)&nbsp;in connection with the offer and sale of the Underwritten Securities and the process leading to such offer and sale of the Underwritten Securities, each Underwriter is
and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of ERP or its affiliates, trustees, officers, directors, partners, stockholders, creditors or employees; (iii)&nbsp;no Underwriter has assumed or will
assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of ERP with respect to any of the offer and sale of the Underwritten Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently
advising ERP on other matters); (iv) the several Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of ERP and that the several Underwriters&nbsp;have no
obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v)&nbsp;the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offer and sale of the
Underwritten Securities and ERP has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. ERP agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or
respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to ERP or its subsidiaries, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 13. <U>NOTICES</U>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All notices
and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed as set forth in the applicable Terms
Agreement; notices to ERP shall be directed to it at Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606, attention of Robert Garechana, Chief Financial Officer. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable Terms Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon you and ERP and any Underwriter who becomes a party to such
Terms Agreement, and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in the applicable Terms Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than those referred to in Sections 7 and 8 and their
heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of such Terms Agreement or any provision therein contained. The applicable Terms Agreement and all conditions and provisions thereof are intended to
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm
or corporation. No purchaser of Underwritten Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 15. <U>GOVERNING LAW AND TIME</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable Terms Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements
made and to be performed in said State. Specified times of day refer to New York City time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 16. <U>WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ERP AND&nbsp;THE UNDERWRITERS&nbsp;HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO&nbsp;TRIAL
BY JURY&nbsp;IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 17. <U>RECOGNITION
OF THE U.S. SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGIMES</U>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity (as
defined below) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime (as defined below), the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same
extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate (as defined below) of such
Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights (as defined below) under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such
Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. </P>
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Affiliate</B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to the term &#147;affiliate&#148; in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. &#167; 1841(k). &#147;<B>Covered Entity</B>&#148; means any of the following: (i)&nbsp;a &#147;covered
entity&#148; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 252.82(b); (ii) a &#147;covered bank&#148; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 47.3(b); or (iii)&nbsp;a
&#147;covered FSI&#148; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 382.2(b). &#147;<B>Default Right</B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R.
&#167;&#167; 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. &#147;<B>U.S. Special Resolution Regime</B>&#148; means each of (i)&nbsp;the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii)&nbsp;Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION 18. <U>COUNTERPARTS</U>. </B></P>
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counterparts shall constitute a single instrument. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">* * * * * </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(an Illinois limited partnership) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Title of Securities] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>FORM OF
TERMS AGREEMENT </U></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>,
20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Two North Riverside Plaza </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chicago, Illinois 60606 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We (the
&#147;Representative[s]&#148;) understand that ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership (&#147;ERP&#148;), proposes to issue and sell $<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> aggregate principal amount of
its [Title of Debt Securities] (the &#147;Underwritten Securities&#148;). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth or incorporated by reference herein, the underwriters named below (the &#147;Underwriters&#148;) offer to purchase, severally and
not jointly, the respective amounts of Underwritten Securities set forth below opposite their respective names, and a proportionate share of Option Securities (as defined in the Standard Underwriting Provisions referred to below) to the extent any
are purchased, at the purchase price set forth below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title of Securities: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Currency: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Principal amount to be issued: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Current ratings: Moody&#146;s
Investors Service, Inc.<U> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>; Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Corporation
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest rate or formula:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest payments dates: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stated maturity date: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Redemption or repayment provisions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Number of Option Securities,
if any, that may be purchased by the Underwriters: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Delayed Delivery Contracts: [authorized][not authorized] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Date of Delivery: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Minimum
contract: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Maximum aggregate principal amount: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fee: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>%] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Initial public offering price: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>%, plus accrued interest, if any, or amortized original issue discount,
if any, from 20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>.] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Purchase price: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>%, plus accrued interest, if any,
or amortized original issue discount, if any, from <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> (payable in [same] [next] day funds). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other terms: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Closing date and location: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All the provisions contained in the document attached as Annex A hereto entitled &#147;ERP Operating Limited Partnership&#151;Debt
Securities&#151;Standard Underwriting Provisions&#148; are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety herein and shall be deemed to be a part of this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein.
Terms defined in such document are used herein as therein defined. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this transaction, the term &#147;Time of Sale&#148;
as used in the Standard Underwriting Provisions and this Terms Agreement shall mean <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>:<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </U>on the date hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Time of Sale Information for this transaction shall constitute the following: (1)&nbsp;any scheduled Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses
attached as exhibits hereto [note: to include Bloomberg pricing sheet], (2) the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> together with
the Base Prospectus and (3)&nbsp;any filing under the 1934 Act which is deemed incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Base Prospectus. </P>
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than<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> o&#146;clock P.M. (New York City time) on <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U></U>
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>,<U></U> 20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> by signing a copy of this Terms Agreement in the space set forth below and returning the signed copy to us. </P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">ERP&nbsp;OPERATING&nbsp;LIMITED&nbsp;PARTNERSHIP</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(an Illinois limited partnership) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Title of Securities] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>DELAYED
DELIVERY CONTRACT </U></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Two North Riverside Plaza </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chicago, Illinois 60606 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned hereby agrees to purchase from ERP Operating Limited Partnership (&#147;ERP&#148;), and ERP agrees to sell to the undersigned
on <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> (the &#147;Delivery Date&#148;),
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> principal amount of ERP&#146;s [insert title of security] (the &#147;Securities&#148;), offered by ERP&#146;s Prospectus
dated <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, as supplemented by its Prospectus Supplement dated
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, at a purchase price [<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest from <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>,] to the Delivery Date, and on the further terms and conditions set forth in this
contract. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment for the Securities which the undersigned has agreed to purchase on the Delivery Date shall be made to ERP or its order
by [certified or official bank check in New York Clearing House] [same day] funds at the office of <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, on the Delivery Date,
upon delivery to the undersigned of the Securities to be purchased by the undersigned in definitive form and in such denominations and registered in such names as the undersigned may designate by written or telegraphic communication addressed to ERP
not less than five full business days prior to the Delivery Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The obligation of the undersigned to take delivery of and make payment
for Securities on the Delivery Date shall be subject only to the conditions that (1)&nbsp;the purchase of Securities to be made by the undersigned shall not on the Delivery Date be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which the
undersigned is subject and (2)&nbsp;ERP, on or before <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, shall have sold to the Underwriters of the Securities (the
&#147;Underwriters&#148;) such principal amount of the Securities as is to be sold to them pursuant to the Terms Agreement dated <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
between ERP and the Underwriters. The obligation of the undersigned to take delivery of and make payment for Securities shall not be affected by the failure of any purchaser to take delivery of and make payments for Securities pursuant to other
contracts similar to this contract. The undersigned represents and warrants to you that its investment in the Securities is not, as of the date hereof, prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction to which the undersigned is subject and which
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Promptly after completion of the sale to the Underwriters, ERP will mail or deliver to the
undersigned at its address set forth below notice to such effect, accompanied by a copy of the opinions of counsel for ERP delivered to the Underwriters in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By the execution hereof, the undersigned represents and warrants to ERP that all necessary corporate action for the due execution and delivery
of this contract and the payment for and purchase of the Securities has been taken by it and no further authorization or approval of any governmental or other regulatory authority is required for such execution, delivery, payment or purchase, and
that, upon acceptance hereof by ERP and mailing or delivery of a copy as provided below, this contract will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the undersigned in accordance with its terms. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This contract will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors, but will not be assignable
by either party hereto without the written consent of the other. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is understood that ERP will not accept Delayed Delivery Contracts for
an aggregate principal amount of Securities in excess of $<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> and that the acceptance of any Delayed Delivery Contract is in ERP&#146;s sole discretion and, without limiting the foregoing, need not
be on a first-come, first-served basis. If this contract is acceptable to ERP, it is requested that ERP sign the form of acceptance on a copy hereof and mail or deliver a signed copy hereof to the undersigned at its address set forth below. This
will become a binding contract between ERP and the undersigned when such copy is so mailed or delivered. </P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accepted as of the date first above written. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
(&#147;DTC&#148;), TO ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC
(AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE
REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS AND UNTIL THIS CERTIFICATE IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY DTC TO A NOMINEE THEREOF OR BY A NOMINEE THEREOF TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR OF DTC OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH
SUCCESSOR. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>REGISTERED</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NO. 000</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>CUSIP No. 26884A BN2</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right"><B>$000,000,000</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1.850% Notes due August&nbsp;1, 2031 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership (the &#147;Issuer,&#148; which term includes any successor under the
Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of 000 Hundred Million Dollars on August&nbsp;1, 2031 (the &#147;Maturity Date&#148;), and to pay interest
thereon from August&nbsp;9, 2021 (or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for), semi annually in arrears on February&nbsp;1 and August&nbsp;1 of each year (each, an &#147;Interest Payment
Date&#148;), commencing on February&nbsp;1, 2022, and on the Maturity Date, at the rate of 1.850% per annum, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date and on the Maturity Date will be paid to the
Holder in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the &#147;Record Date&#148; for such payment, which will be the January&nbsp;15 or July&nbsp;15 next preceding such Interest Payment Date, or
the Maturity Date, as the case may be. Any interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Record Date, and shall be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note (or one or more
predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on a subsequent record date for the payment of such defaulted interest (which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the payment of such defaulted
interest) established by notice given by mail by or on behalf of the Issuer to the Holders of the Notes not less than ten days preceding such subsequent record date. Interest on this Note will be computed on the basis of a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The principal of this
Note payable on the Maturity Date will be paid against presentation and surrender of this Note at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York. The Issuer hereby initially
designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in the City of Chicago, and the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, as the offices to be maintained by it where Notes may be presented for payment,
registration of transfer or exchange and where notices or demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes or the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof may be served. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest payable on this Note on any Interest Payment Date and on the Maturity Date, as the case may be, will be the amount of interest
accrued from and including the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date (or from and including August&nbsp;9, 2021, in the case of the initial Interest Payment Date) to but excluding the applicable Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as
the case may be. If any Interest Payment Date other than the Maturity Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day (as defined below), such Interest Payment Date will be postponed to </P>
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the succeeding Business Day. If the Maturity Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, principal and interest payable on the Maturity Date will be paid on the succeeding Business Day with
the same force and effect as if it were paid on the date such payment was due, and no interest will accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after the Maturity Date. &#147;Business Day&#148; means any day, other than a Saturday or
Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or the City of Chicago are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments of principal and interest in respect of this Note will be made to the registered Holder of this Note in such coin or currency as at
the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note
set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note shall not be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof or be valid or become obligatory for any
purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by the Trustee under such Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;* </P>
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facsimile by its duly authorized officers. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Dated: August 9, 2021</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>EQUITY RESIDENTIAL,</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1.850% Notes due August&nbsp;1, 2031 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness of the Issuer (hereinafter called
the &#147;Securities&#148;) of the series hereinafter specified, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to (i)&nbsp;an Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;1, 1994 as supplemented from time to time (herein called the &#147;Indenture&#148;),
duly executed and delivered by the Issuer to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.) (as successor to J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as successor to Bank One
Trust Company, N.A., as successor to The First National Bank of Chicago) as Trustee (herein called the &#147;Trustee,&#148; which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture with respect to the series of Securities of which this Note is
a part), and (ii)&nbsp;an Officers&#146; Certificate dated the date hereof (the &#147;Officers&#146; Certificate&#148;), duly executed by authorized officers of the Issuer, pursuant to Section&nbsp;301 of the Indenture to which Officers&#146;
Certificate and Indenture and all Indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties, and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Issuer, and the Holders of the
Securities, and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at
different times, may bear interest (if any) at different rates, may be subject to different redemption provisions (if any), and may otherwise vary as provided in the Indenture. This Note is one of a series designated as the 1.850% Notes due
August&nbsp;1, 2031 of the Issuer (the &#147;Notes&#148;). Subject to being increased by the Issuer pursuant to an Officers&#146; Certificate, the Notes are limited in aggregate principal amount to $000,000,000 (except as provided in the Indenture).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes occurs and is continuing, the principal hereof and Make-Whole Amount (if any) may be
declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect, and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to May&nbsp;1, 2031 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), the Issuer may redeem the Notes, at any
time in whole or from time to time in part, at the election of the Issuer, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i)&nbsp;the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date and (ii)&nbsp;the
Make-Whole Amount, if any, with respect to the Notes. For purposes of the Notes, the Reinvestment Rate will be determined using 0.100% as specified in the Officers&#146; Certificate in lieu of the percentage contained in the Indenture. On or after
May&nbsp;1, 2031 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), the Issuer may redeem the Notes, at any time in whole or from time to time in part, at the election of the Issuer, at a redemption price equal to the principal
amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date. Notice of any optional redemption of any Notes will be given to Holders at their addresses, as shown in the Security Register, not more than 45 nor less than 15
days prior to the date fixed for redemption. The notice of redemption will specify, among other items, the redemption price and the principal amount of the Notes held by such Holder to be redeemed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance of (i)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of the Notes or (ii)&nbsp;certain covenants (specifically
including the covenants in the third supplemental indenture dated as of June&nbsp;4, 2007, by and between the Issuer and the Trustee, as modified by the fourth supplemental indenture dated as of December&nbsp;12, 2011, by and between the Issuer and
the Trustee) and events of default with respect to the Notes in the Indenture in each case upon compliance with Article Fourteen of the Indenture, which provisions apply to the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Issuer and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of all Outstanding Securities affected by such supplemental indenture, to execute supplemental Indentures adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or
modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities under the Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental Indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security so affected, (i)&nbsp;change the stated
maturity of the principal of (or premium, if any), or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, (ii)&nbsp;reduce the principal amount of, or the rate or amount of interest on, or premium payable upon the redemption of, any
Security, (iii)&nbsp;change the place of payment, or the currency, for payment of </P>
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principal of any Security or any premium or interest on any Security, (iv)&nbsp;impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to any Security on or
after the stated maturity thereof (or in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date), (v) reduce the above-stated percentage of Outstanding Securities of any series necessary to modify or amend the Indenture, to waive compliance with
certain provisions thereof or certain defaults and consequences thereunder or to reduce the quorum or voting requirements set forth in the Indenture, or (vi)&nbsp;modify any of the foregoing provisions or any provisions relating to the waiver of
certain past defaults or certain covenants, except to increase the required percentage to effect such action or to provide that certain other provisions may not be modified or waived without the consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Security
affected thereby. It is also provided in the Indenture that, with respect to certain defaults or Events of Default regarding the Securities of any series, the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount outstanding of the
Securities of such series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any such past default or Event of Default and its consequences, prior to any declaration accelerating the maturity of such Securities; or, subject to
certain conditions, may rescind a declaration of acceleration and its consequences with respect to such Securities. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding
upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of this Note and any securities that may be issued in exchange or substitution herefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation thereof is made upon this Note or such other securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any Make-Whole Amount and interest on this Note in the manner, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. Securities may be
exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series of other authorized denominations at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained for that purpose at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in the City of Chicago, and
the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, but without the payment of any service charge except for any tax or other governmental
charge imposed in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of Securities at the office or agency of the
Issuer maintained for that purpose at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in the City of Chicago, or the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, a new Security or Securities of the same series of
authorized denominations in an equal aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange therefor, subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in
connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Issuer, the Trustee, and any authorized agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may deem and treat the Person in
whose name this Note is registered as the absolute owner of this Note (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon), for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the
principal hereof and Make-Whole Amount, if any, and subject to the provisions on the face hereof, interest hereon, and for all other purposes, and neither the Issuer nor the Trustee nor any authorized agent of the Issuer or the Trustee shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is a direct unsecured obligation of the Issuer exclusively, and is not a direct
obligation of or guaranteed by Equity Residential or any of its subsidiaries. However, as the sole general partner of the Issuer, Equity Residential generally has liability for the obligations of the Issuer under applicable state law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and each Security shall be deemed to be a contract under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Terms used herein that are defined in the Indenture shall
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">444 West Lake Street, Suite 900</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chicago, Illinois 60606-0089</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ERP Operating Limited Partnership </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o Board of Trustees </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Equity Residential </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Two North Riverside Plaza </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chicago, Illinois 60606 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have served as special counsel for ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership (the &#147;Operating
Partnership&#148;), the general partner of which is Equity Residential, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the &#147;Company&#148;), in connection with the offering by the Operating Partnership of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its
1.850% Notes due August&nbsp;1, 2031 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) as described in a Prospectus Supplement dated August&nbsp;3, 2021 (the &#147;Prospectus Supplement&#148;). The Operating Partnership previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) an effective registration statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-3</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) relating to an unspecified amount of debt securities of the Operating Partnership (the
&#147;Securities&#148;) (SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-231967-01),</FONT></FONT> which Securities may be offered and sold by the Operating Partnership from time to time as set forth in the
prospectus dated June&nbsp;5, 2019 and filed as part of the Registration Statement (the &#147;Prospectus&#148;), and as to be set forth in one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a &#147;Prospectus Supplement&#148;). This opinion letter is
furnished to you at your request to enable the Operating Partnership to continue to fulfill the requirements of Item&nbsp;601(b)(5) of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Regulation&nbsp;S-K,</FONT> 17 C.F.R. &#167;229.601(b)(5), in connection with the
Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have examined and relied and base our opinion on originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our
satisfaction, of the following documents and records and upon such matters of law as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the Registration Statement, as filed, the Prospectus, as filed, and the Prospectus Supplement, as filed.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Articles of Restatement of the Company, as amended, supplemented and restated (the &#147;Declaration of
Trust&#148;), certified as of the date hereof by the Secretary of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Eighth Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Company, as amended, certified as of the date hereof by the Secretary of the Company. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Seventh Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
of the Operating Partnership dated as of March&nbsp;18, 2021 and effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2020, certified as of the date hereof by the Secretary of the Company, as the general partner of the Operating Partnership. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Company, as the general partner of the Operating Partnership, adopted on
December&nbsp;12, 2000 (as such December&nbsp;12, 2000 resolutions have been amended, restated and adopted through the date hereof), resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Company adopted on December&nbsp;17, 2020 approving the Annual Financing
Plan for 2021,<B> </B>and the approval of the Pricing Committee of the Board of Trustees dated August&nbsp;3, 2021, relating to the offering of the Notes, each certified as of the date hereof by the Secretary of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Standard Underwriting Provisions dated August&nbsp;3, 2021, the terms of which are incorporated by reference
into the related Terms Agreement dated August&nbsp;3, 2021 by and among the Operating Partnership and each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as
representatives of the underwriters named therein (collectively, the &#147;Purchase Agreement&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
certificate executed by Scott Fenster, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company, dated as of the date hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinions set forth herein are qualified as stated therein and are qualified further by the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This opinion is based upon existing laws, ordinances and regulations in effect as of the date hereof and as they
presently apply. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than
the State of Illinois and the laws of the United States of America upon the transactions described herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
rendering the opinions set forth below, we have relied, to the extent we believe appropriate, as to matters of fact, (i)&nbsp;upon certificates or statements of public officials and of the officers of the Company, and (ii)&nbsp;upon representations
and warranties contained in the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Statement, and we have made no independent investigation or verification of said facts. No opinion is being expressed as to the effect of any event, fact or circumstance of
which we have no actual knowledge. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have assumed the competency of the signatories to the Purchase
Agreement, the global certificate representing the Notes and certain officers&#146; certificates, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies, and the accuracy and completeness of all records made available to us. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">August 5, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"> Page
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authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto (other than our client), is within their corporate, trust, limited liability company or partnership power, and are their legal, valid and binding obligation(s) and that it is in compliance
with all applicable laws, rules and regulations governing the conduct of their respective businesses and this transaction, (ii)&nbsp;the Purchase Agreement will be enforced in circumstances and in a manner which is commercially reasonable,
(iii)&nbsp;the parties to the Purchase Agreement (other than our client) are not subject to any statute, rule or regulation or any impediment that requires them or our client to obtain the consent of, or to make any declaration or filing with, any
governmental authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, and (iv)&nbsp;all terms, provisions and conditions relating to the transaction referred to in this opinion letter are correctly and completely
reflected in the Purchase Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The opinions hereafter expressed are qualified to the extent that:
(i)&nbsp;the characterization of, and the enforceability of any rights or remedies in, any agreement or instrument may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, equitable
subordination, or similar laws and doctrines affecting the rights of creditors generally and general equitable principles; (ii)&nbsp;the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or any other equitable remedy is subject to the
discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction; (iii)&nbsp;the provisions of any document, agreement or instrument that (a)&nbsp;may require indemnification or contribution for liabilities under the provisions of any Federal or state securities
laws or in respect to the neglect or wrongful conduct of the indemnified party or its representatives or agents, (b)&nbsp;purport to confer, waive or consent to the jurisdiction of any court, or (c)&nbsp;waive any right granted by common or
statutory law, may be unenforceable as against public policy; and (iv)&nbsp;any provisions of the Purchase Agreement granting <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">so-called</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;self-help&#148;</FONT> or
extrajudicial remedies may not be enforceable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Requirements in the Purchase Agreement specifying that
provisions thereof may only be waived in writing may not be valid, binding or enforceable to the extent that an oral agreement or an implied agreement by trade practice or course of conduct has been created modifying any provision of such documents.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Whenever our opinion, with respect to the existence or absence of facts, is qualified by the phrase &#147;to
our knowledge&#148; or a phrase of similar import, it indicates that during the course of our representation of the Operating Partnership in connection with the subject transaction no information has come to the attention of our attorneys who have
worked on the subject transaction which would give us current actual knowledge of the existence or absence of such facts. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is expressly understood that no opinion is expressed with regard to:
(a)&nbsp;the financial ability of the Operating Partnership to meet its obligations under either the Indenture dated October&nbsp;1, 1994 between the Operating Partnership and The Bank of New York </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">August 5, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"> Page
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Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as successor to J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as successor to Bank One Trust Company,
N.A., as successor to the First National Bank of Chicago (as amended or supplemented, the &#147;Indenture&#148;) relating to the Notes or the Purchase Agreement; (b)&nbsp;although we are not aware of any untruthfulness or inaccuracy, the
truthfulness or accuracy of any applications, reports, plans, documents, financial statements or other matters furnished to the purchasers by (or on behalf of) the Operating Partnership in connection with the Indenture, the Purchase Agreement or the
Registration Statement; or (c)&nbsp;although we are not aware of any untruthfulness or inaccuracy, the truthfulness or accuracy of any representations or warranties made by the Operating Partnership in the Indenture, the Purchase Agreement or the
Registration Statement or other documents described herein, which are not the subject of any of the opinions stated herein. However, except to the extent expressly set forth herein, we have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine
the existence or absence of such facts, and no inference as to our knowledge of the existence or absence of such facts should be drawn from the fact of our representation of the Operating Partnership or any other matter. To the extent that any
member of this firm may be involved as a principal with any of the entities or in any of the transactions described herein, the knowledge of such person obtained in such capacity of any events, facts or circumstances shall not be imputed to us in
our capacity as counsel. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have examined the latest compilations that are available to us of the applicable
statutes of such jurisdictions that relate to the issuance of the Notes and, in certain instances, the written regulations and rulings issued thereunder. We have not obtained special written rulings of the SEC, state securities commissions or other
administrative bodies or officials charged with the administration of such statutes, regulations and rulings, and we have not obtained and do not rely on opinions of other counsel. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, but subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications expressed herein, we are of
the opinion that, as of the date hereof, following issuance of the Notes pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement and receipt by the Operating Partnership of the consideration for the Notes specified in the resolutions and actions of the
Company&#146;s Board of Trustees and the Pricing Committee referred to above, the Notes will be validly issued and legally binding obligations of the Operating Partnership enforceable against the Operating Partnership in accordance with their terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer, or similar laws affecting creditors&#146; rights generally from time to time in effect and general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that a waiver of rights under any usury law may be unenforceable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the delivery of this opinion letter. This opinion letter
has been prepared solely for your use in connection with the filing by the Operating Partnership of a Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> on the date of this opinion letter, which
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Statement. This opinion letter should not be quoted in whole or in part or otherwise be referred to, nor filed with or furnished to any governmental agency or other person or entity, without the
prior written consent of this firm. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent (i)&nbsp;to be named in the Registration Statement, and in the Prospectus
Supplement, as attorneys who will pass upon the legality of the Securities to be sold thereunder and (ii)&nbsp;to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an
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<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems', window );"><strong>Document Information [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName', window );">Entity Registrant Name</a></td>
<td class="text">EQUITY RESIDENTIAL<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey', window );">Entity Central Index Key</a></td>
<td class="text">0000906107<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentType', window );">Document Type</a></td>
<td class="text">8-K<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate', window );">Document Period End Date</a></td>
<td class="text">Aug.  03,  2021<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_AmendmentFlag', window );">Amendment Flag</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityFileNumber', window );">Entity File Number</a></td>
<td class="text">1-12252<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber', window );">Entity Tax Identification Number</a></td>
<td class="text">13-3675988<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1', window );">Entity Address, Address Line One</a></td>
<td class="text">Two North Riverside Plaza<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown', window );">Entity Address, City or Town</a></td>
<td class="text">Chicago<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince', window );">Entity Address, State or Province</a></td>
<td class="text">IL<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode', window );">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</a></td>
<td class="text">60606<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_CityAreaCode', window );">City Area Code</a></td>
<td class="text">312<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber', window );">Local Phone Number</a></td>
<td class="text">474-1300<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode', window );">Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code</a></td>
<td class="text">MD<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_WrittenCommunications', window );">Written Communications</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SolicitingMaterial', window );">Soliciting Material</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer', window );">Pre-commencement Tender Offer</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer', window );">Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany', window );">Entity Emerging Growth Company</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_Security12bTitle', window );">Title of 12(b) Security</a></td>
<td class="text">Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 Par Value (Equity Residential)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_TradingSymbol', window );">Trading Symbol</a></td>
<td class="text">EQR<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName', window );">Security Exchange Name</a></td>
<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_LegalEntityAxis=eqr_ErpopMember', window );">ERPOP [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems', window );"><strong>Document Information [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName', window );">Entity Registrant Name</a></td>
<td class="text">ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey', window );">Entity Central Index Key</a></td>
<td class="text">0000931182<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentType', window );">Document Type</a></td>
<td class="text">8-K<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate', window );">Document Period End Date</a></td>
<td class="text">Aug.  03,  2021<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityFileNumber', window );">Entity File Number</a></td>
<td class="text">0-24920<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber', window );">Entity Tax Identification Number</a></td>
<td class="text">36-3894853<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1', window );">Entity Address, Address Line One</a></td>
<td class="text">Two North Riverside Plaza<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown', window );">Entity Address, City or Town</a></td>
<td class="text">Chicago<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince', window );">Entity Address, State or Province</a></td>
<td class="text">IL<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode', window );">Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code</a></td>
<td class="text">IL<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_Security12bTitle', window );">Title of 12(b) Security</a></td>
<td class="text">7.57% Notes due August 15, 2026(ERP Operating Limited Partnership)<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_NoTradingSymbolFlag', window );">No Trading Symbol Flag</a></td>
<td class="text">true<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl " style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName', window );">Security Exchange Name</a></td>
<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Regulation 12B<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Regulation 12B<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityFileNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:fileNumberItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarStateCountryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Regulation 12B<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Regulation 12B<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_NoTradingSymbolFlag">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true only for a security having no trading symbol.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_NoTradingSymbolFlag</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_Security12bTitle">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Title of a 12(b) registered security.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_Security12bTitle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:securityTitleItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the Exchange on which a security is registered.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection d1-1<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_SecurityExchangeName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarExchangeCodeItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_SolicitingMaterial">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Section 14a<br> -Number 240<br> -Subsection 12<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_SolicitingMaterial</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_TradingSymbol">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Trading symbol of an instrument as listed on an exchange.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_TradingSymbol</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:tradingSymbolItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_WrittenCommunications">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br> -Section 425<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_WrittenCommunications</td>
</tr>
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