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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000074208-21-000072
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210630
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210630
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20210630

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UDR, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000074208
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				540857512
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-257566
		FILM NUMBER:		211062197

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1745 SHEA CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			HIGHLANDS RANCH
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80129
		BUSINESS PHONE:		720-283-6120

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1745 SHEA CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			HIGHLANDS RANCH
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80129

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OLD DOMINION REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19850110

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OLD DOMINION REIT ONE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19770921
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Fisher, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including any post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement and any amendment pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated with UDR, Inc.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><div style="margin-left:0pt;" align="left"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;width:100%;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.52%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">/s/ Thomas W. Toomey</p></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:37.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:20.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">June 30, 2021 </p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.52%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Thomas W. 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Fisher</p></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:37.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:20.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">June 30, 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.52%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Joseph D. 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style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-variant:normal;text-transform:uppercase;">morrison &amp; foerster llp</font></p><p style="font-family:'Garamond';font-size:6.5pt;font-variant:small-caps;letter-spacing:1pt;min-height:7.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 4pt 3.25pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-variant:normal;text-transform:uppercase;">beijing, berlin, boston, brussels,<br>denver, hong kong, london,<br>los angeles, new york, palo alto,<br>san diego, san francisco, shanghai,<br>singapore, tokyo, washington, d.c.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Garamond';font-size:8pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;line-height:1.43;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:6.5pt;font-variant:small-caps;letter-spacing:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr></table></div><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">June 30, 2021</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Board of Directors</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">UDR, Inc.<br>1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Re: </font><u style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Registration Statement on Form S-8</u></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-indent:45.75pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">We are acting as counsel to UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), in connection with its registration statement on Form S-8 (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), relating to the proposed offering of up to 16,000,000 shares (the &#8220;Shares&#8221;) of the Company&#8217;s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, all of which Shares may be issued pursuant to awards under the Company&#8217;s 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended and restated May 27, 2021) (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-indent:45.75pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">As counsel for the Company, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of rendering this opinion and we are familiar with the proceedings taken and proposed to be taken by the Company in connection with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Shares. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We also have assumed that the Shares will not be issued in violation of the ownership limit contained in the Company&#8217;s Articles of Restatement, as amended. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended. We express no opinion herein as to any other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, or regulations. As used herein, the term &#8220;Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended&#8221; includes the statutory provisions contained therein, all applicable provisions of the Maryland Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting these laws.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that following (i) effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (ii) issuance of the Shares pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and (iii) receipt by the Company of the consideration for the Shares specified in the applicable resolutions </font></p></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-bottom:30pt;margin-left:11.76%;margin-right:11.76%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:always;width:76.47%;border-width:0;"><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof and the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the Registration Statement. We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and we consent to the reference of our name wherever appearing in the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;text-indent:36pt;margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 216pt;">Very truly yours,</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;text-indent:36pt;margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 216pt;"><u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">/s/ Morrison &amp; Foerster LLP</u></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-indent:36pt;margin:14pt 0pt 8pt 216pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Morrison &amp; Foerster LLP</font></p></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-left:11.76%;margin-right:11.76%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:avoid;width:76.47%;border-width:0;"></body></html>
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