Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On December 2, 2008, Edwin L. Kelly resigned as a member of the American Community Properties Trust's (the "Company") Board of Trustees. Also, on December 2, 2008, Eric Von der Porten, a member of the Company's Board of Trustees and Audit Committee, passed away.

On December 8, 2008, Stephen Griessel was elected by the Board of Trustees of the Company to serve as a trustee with a term expiring at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders. His election, effective immediately, is pursuant to his employment agreement included in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008. A summary of the terms of the employment agreement was disclosed on Form 8-K, filed on October 1, 2008.