Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

The information contained in MAA's 2019 Proxy Statement in the sections entitled "Board Structure", "Nominees for Election", "Executive Officers of the Registrant" and "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance," is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 10.

Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Conduct applicable to all officers, directors and employees, which can be found on our website at https://www.maac.com, on the For Investors page in the "Governance Documents" section under "Corporate Overview". We will provide a copy of this document to any person, without charge, upon request, by writing to the Legal Department at MAA, 6815 Poplar Avenue, Suite 500, Germantown, TN 38138. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Code of Conduct by posting such information on our website at the address and the locations specified above. Reference to our website does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on the site and should not be considered part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.