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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Quinn Bernard J.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HOME PROPERTIES INC [HME] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) HOME PROPERTIES, INC., 850 CLINTON SQUARE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/03/2015 (Street) ROCHESTER, NY 14604 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, Par Value $.01 10/03/2015   G V 1,915 D $ 0 23,161 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.01 10/07/2015   A   15,046 (1) A $ 0 38,207 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.01 10/07/2015   D   38,207 (2) D $ 75.23 (3) 0 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.01 10/07/2015   D   863 (4) D $ 75.23 (3) 0 I 401-K

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options	$ 51.06	10/07/2015		D			10,000	(5)	05/04/2016	common stock	10,000	$ 24.17 (6)	0	D
Employee Stock Options	$ 55.5	10/07/2015		D			10,810	(5)	05/01/2017	common stock	10,810	$ 19.73 (7)	0	D
Employee Stock Options	$ 52.56	10/07/2015		D			12,761	(5)	05/01/2018	common stock	12,761	$ 22.67 (8)	0	D
Employee Stock Options	$ 33.9	10/07/2015		D			15,907	(5)	05/11/2019	common stock	15,907	$ 41.33 (9)	0	D
Employee Stock Options	$ 49.35	10/07/2015		D			12,077	(5)	05/11/2020	common stock	12,077	$ 25.88 (10)	0	D
Employee Stock Options	$ 62.09	10/07/2015		D			6,909	(5)	05/10/2021	common stock	6,909	$ 13.14 (11)	0	D
Employee Stock Options	$ 63.69	10/07/2015		D			9,388	(5)	05/08/2022	common stock	6,909	$ 11.54 (12)	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Quinn Bernard J. HOME PROPERTIES, INC. 850 CLINTON SQUARE ROCHESTER, NY 14604			Senior Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Bernard Quinn, By Ann M. McCormick, attorney-in-fact		10/07/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares received for no consideration that were earned based on the achievement of certain performance measures.
(2)	Includes common shares, restricted shares and restricted stock units.
(3)	Disposed of pursuant to the merger of Home Properties, Inc. with and into an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund IV (U.S.), L.P. in exchange for the right to receive $75.23 in cash per share.
(4)	Balance as of September 30, 2015
(5)	Options were fully vested.
(6)	Disposed of pursuant to the merger of Home Properties, Inc. with and into an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund IV (U.S.), L.P. in exchange for the right to receive $24.17 per share underlying the stock options, representing the spread between the exercise price and the merger price of $75.23.
(7)	Disposed of pursuant to the merger of Home Properties, Inc. with and into an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund IV (U.S.), L.P. in exchange for the right to receive $19.73 per share underlying the stock options, representing the spread between the exercise price and the merger price of $75.23.
(8)	Disposed of pursuant to the merger of Home Properties, Inc. with and into an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund IV (U.S.), L.P. in exchange for the right to receive $22.67 per share underlying the stock options, representing the spread between the exercise price and the merger price of $75.23.
(9)	Disposed of pursuant to the merger of Home Properties, Inc. with and into an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund IV (U.S.), L.P. in exchange for the right to receive $41.33 per share underlying the stock options, representing the spread between the exercise price and the merger price of $75.23.
(10)	Disposed of pursuant to the merger of Home Properties, Inc. with and into an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund IV (U.S.), L.P. in exchange for the right to receive $25.88 per share underlying the stock options, representing the spread between the exercise price and the merger price of $75.23.
(11)	Disposed of pursuant to the merger of Home Properties, Inc. with and into an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund IV (U.S.), L.P. in exchange for the right to receive $13.14 per share underlying the stock options, representing the spread between the exercise price and the merger price of $75.23.
(12)	Disposed of pursuant to the merger of Home Properties, Inc. with and into an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund IV (U.S.), L.P. in exchange for the right to receive $11.54 per share underlying the stock options, representing the spread between the exercise price and the merger price of $75.23.

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