Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal

Year.

On May 4, 2020, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Equity Residential (the "Company") amended the Company's Eighth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") to permit meetings of the Company's shareholders to be held by remote communication pursuant to Maryland law. The Board adopted this amendment to allow for increased flexibility as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The foregoing description of the amendment to the Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Second Amendment to Eighth Amended and Restated Bylaws which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.




 Exhibit
 Number           Description

   3.1              Second Amendment to Eighth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Equity
                  Residential, effective as of May 4, 2020.

   104            Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
                  document).


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