This study evaluates the leisure participation of tenants, living in two apartment buildings in relation to sex, maternal language, education, leisure motivation and participation in a senior citizen's club. The data analysed through a general linear model revealed five statistically significant types of leisure activities: (a) parochial, (b) physical, (c) popular, (d) social, and (e) organized groups. The implications of these results for recreation specialists working with the elderly in apartment buildings are discussed.