FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 * SHIFFMAN GARY A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUN COMMUNITIES INC [SUI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President, and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, STE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/20/2012 (Street) SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 12/28/2012 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, $0.01 12/20/2012   G V 86,810 (1) D $ 0 880,122 D   Common Stock, $0.01 par value 12/20/2012   G V 86,810 (1) A $ 0 86,810 I Owned by Irrevocable Trust of which the reporting person is not a trustee Common Stock, $0.01 par value               453,841 I Owned by certain limited liability companies of which the reporting person is a member and a manager

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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

Common Operating Partnership Units

$ 0

12/20/2012

G

V

40,287 (1)

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

40,287

$ 0

394,141

D

Common Operating Partnership Units

$ 0

12/20/2012

G

V

40,287

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

40,287

$ 0

40,287

I

Owned by Irrevocable Trust of which the reporting person is not a trustee

Common Operating Partnership Units

$ 0

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

141,794

0

I

Owned by certain limited liability companies of which the reporting person is a member and a manager

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHIFFMAN GARY A 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD STE 200 SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034	X	X	Chairman, President, and CEO

Signatures

Gary A. Shiffman		12/28/2012
**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)	For estate planning purposes, the reporting person gifted, for no consideration, these securities to an irrevocable trust for the benefit of his wife and their children. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held in this trust, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities held in this trust for purposes of section 16 or for any other purpose.
(2)	The Common Operating Partnership Units of Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership are convertible into common stock at any time on a one-for-one basis and have no expiration date.

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