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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 1996     
                                                      Registration No. 333-04301
                                                                           
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                        
                                  
                               AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933    
                                        

                      COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

           Delaware                                             63-1098468

(State or Other Jurisdiction                                 (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)                            Identification No.)

                                2101 Sixth Ave.
                                   Suite 750
                           Birmingham, Alabama  35202
                                 (205) 250-8700

  (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of
                   Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

                                Thomas H. Lowder
                                2101 Sixth Ave.
                                   Suite 750
                           Birmingham, Alabama  35202
                                 (205) 250-8700

 (Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
                             of Agent For Service)
                                        
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                                   Copies to:
                             J. Warren Gorrell, Jr.
                                  Alan L. Dye
                             Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
                                Columbia Square
                          555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
                          Washington, D.C.  20004-1109

     Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:  From 
time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
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     The Registrant hereby amends the Registration Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall
file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.

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                   Subject to Completion, dated July 3, 1996     

    PROSPECTUS
                                  $250,000,000

                      COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                Debt Securities
                                _______________   
      
      Colonial Realty Limited Partnership (the "Company") may from time to time
    offer in one or more series debt securities ("Debt Securities") with an
    aggregate public offering price of up to $250,000,000 (or its equivalent
    based on the exchange rate at the time of sale) in amounts, at prices and on
    terms to be determined at the time of offering. The Debt Securities may be
    offered in separate series in amounts, at prices and on terms to be
    described in one or more supplements to this Prospectus (a "Prospectus
    Supplement"). 
     
      The specific terms of the Debt Securities in respect of which this
    Prospectus is being delivered will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus
    Supplement and will include, where applicable, the specific title, aggregate
    principal amount, currency, form (which may be registered or bearer, or
    certificated or global), authorized denominations, maturity, rate (or manner
    of calculation thereof) and time of payment of interest, any terms for
    redemption at the option of the Company or repayment at the option of the
    holder, any terms for any sinking fund payments, covenants and any initial
    public offering price. 

      The applicable Prospectus Supplement also will contain information, where
    applicable, about certain U.S. federal income tax considerations relating
    to, and any listing on a securities exchange of, the Debt Securities covered
    by such Prospectus Supplement.

      The Debt Securities may be offered directly, through agents designated
    from time to time by the Company, or to or through underwriters or dealers.
    If any agents or underwriters are involved in the sale of any of the Debt
    Securities, their names, and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission
    or discount arrangement with, between or among them, will be set forth, or
    will be calculable from the information set forth, in an accompanying
    Prospectus Supplement. See "Plan of Distribution." No Debt Securities may be
    sold without delivery of a Prospectus Supplement describing the method and
    terms of the offering of such Debt Securities.

         See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 2 for certain factors relating to
    an investment in the Debt Securities.
                               _________________

  THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
         EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS
         THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
            COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
              PROSPECTUS.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
                               CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
                               _________________

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK HAS NOT PASSED ON OR ENDORSED THE
                  MERITS OF THIS OFFERING. ANY REPRESENTATION
                          TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
                               _________________
                       
                  The date of this Prospectus is July __, 1996     


Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment.  A
registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  These securities may not be sold nor may
offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes
effective.  This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there by any sale of these securities
in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such State.


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                                  THE COMPANY       
        
    The Debt Securities offered hereby are being issued by the Company, which is
  the "operating partnership" of Colonial Properties Trust ("Colonial"), an
  Alabama real estate investment trust ("REIT") whose common shares are listed
  on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "CLP."  The Company
  is managed by Colonial, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Colonial
  Properties Holding Company, Inc., an Alabama corporation ("CPHC"), which in
  turn owns approximately 68.0% of the partnership interests in the Company as
  of May 31, 1996 and serves as the sole general partner of the Company.  The
  Company's activities as of May 31, 1996 include ownership of a diversified
  portfolio of 67 multifamily, retail and office properties located in Alabama,
  Florida and Georgia, development of new properties, acquisitions of existing
  properties, and build-to-suit development.      
        
    As of May 31, 1996, the Company owned a diversified portfolio of 39 garden-
  style multifamily apartment communities containing a total of 12,568 apartment
  units (the "Multifamily Properties"), 18 retail properties (including four
  regional malls, two "power centers," 11 neighborhood shopping centers, and one
  mini-warehouse storage facility) containing a total of approximately 4.5
  million square feet of retail space (the "Retail Properties"), ten office
  properties containing a total of approximately 1.0 million square feet of
  office space (the "Office Properties") and parcels of land adjacent to certain
  of these properties (the "Land").  (The Multifamily Properties, the Retail
  Properties, the Office Properties and the Land are referred to collectively as
  the "Properties.")  The Company also is expanding four Multifamily Properties
  and two Retail Properties and is developing three new multifamily 
  properties.     
        
    Colonial currently conducts all of its business through CPHC, the Company,
  Colonial Properties Services Limited Partnership (the "Management
  Partnership"), which provides management services for the Properties, and
  Colonial Properties Services, Inc. (the "Management Corporation"), which
  provides management services for properties owned by third parties.  The
  Company owns all of the Properties (or interests therein).  The Company is the
  sole general partner of the Management Partnership and owns 99% of the
  interests therein.     
         
    Since Colonial's initial public offering in September 1993 (the "IPO"), the
  Company has significantly expanded its portfolio of Properties and its
  operating businesses. The Company has acquired direct or indirect interests in
  23 additional Multifamily Properties, eight additional Retail Properties and
  several additional parcels of Land. The Company also has completed the
  expansion of two Multifamily Properties, has initiated or is planning the
  expansion or development of seven additional Multifamily Properties, and has
  initiated major expansions of Macon Mall and Montgomery Promenade. The
  Company's acquisitions and its expansion and development activities have
  increased the Company's presence in Alabama, Florida and Georgia and the
  Company is planning to develop a new Multifamily Property on Land it recently
  acquired in Florida.    

       
    The Company's staff of approximately 572 employees provides a full range of
  real estate services from its headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama and from
  five regional offices located in the Mobile, Huntsville and Montgomery,
  Alabama and Orlando and Tampa, Florida metropolitan areas.    
       
    The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 2101 Sixth
  Avenue North, Suite 750, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, and its telephone number
  is (205) 250-8700.     

                                  RISK FACTORS

       Prospective investors should carefully consider, among other factors, the
  matters described below.

  Real Estate Investment Risks
        
    General.   Real property investments are subject to varying degrees of risk.
  The Company's ability to service debt will depend in large part on the amount
  of income generated, expenses incurred and capital expenditures required. The
  Company's income from retail, multifamily or office properties may be
  adversely affected by a number of factors, including the general economic
  climate and local real estate conditions, such as an      

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  oversupply of, or a reduction in demand for, retail, apartment or office space
  in the area and the attractiveness of the properties to shoppers, residents
  and tenants. In addition, income from properties and real estate values also
  are affected by such factors as the cost of compliance with government
  regulation, including zoning and tax laws, the potential for liability under
  applicable laws, interest rate levels and the availability of financing.
  Certain significant expenditures associated with each equity investment by the
  Company in a property (such as mortgage payments, if any, real estate taxes
  and maintenance costs) also are generally not reduced when circumstances cause
  a reduction in income from the property.    
       
    Renewal of Leases and Reletting of Space.   The Company is subject to the
  risks that upon expiration of leases for space located at the Properties, the
  leases may not be renewed, the space may not be relet or the terms of the
  renewal or reletting (including the cost of required renovations or
  concessions to tenants) may be less favorable than current lease terms.
  Although the Company has established an annual budget for renovation and
  reletting expenses that it believes are reasonable in light of each Property's
  situation, no assurance can be given that this budget will be sufficient to
  cover these expenses. If the Company is unable promptly to relet or renew
  leases for all or substantially all of the space at its Properties, if the
  rental rates upon such renewal or reletting are significantly lower than
  expected, or if the Company's reserves for these purposes prove inadequate,
  then the Company's cash provided by operating activities and ability to make
  debt service payments could be adversely affected.    
       
    Dependence on Primary Markets.   All of the Properties are located in the
  Southeastern United States, and 37 of the Properties are located in Birmingham
  and Montgomery, Alabama, Orlando, Florida and Macon, Georgia. The Company's
  performance and its ability to make debt service payments could be adversely
  affected by economic conditions in the Southeast and in Birmingham,
  Montgomery, central Florida and Macon in particular.    
       
    Possible Environmental Liabilities.   Under various Federal, state and local
  laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of
  real estate may be required to investigate and clean up certain hazardous
  substances released at the property, and may be held liable to a governmental
  entity or to third parties for property damage and for investigation and
  cleanup costs incurred by such parties in connection with the contamination.
  In addition, some environmental laws create a lien on the contaminated site in
  favor of the government for damages and costs it incurs in connection with the
  contamination. The presence of contamination or the failure to remediate
  contamination may adversely affect the owner's ability to sell or lease real
  estate or to borrow using the real estate as collateral. The owner or operator
  of a site may be liable under common law to third parties for damages and
  injuries resulting from environmental contamination emanating from the site.
  The Company has not been notified by any governmental authority of any
  material non-compliance, liability or other claim in connection with any of
  the Properties and the Company is not aware of any other environmental
  condition with respect to any of the Properties that could be material. No
  assurance, however, can be given that no prior owner created any material
  environmental condition not known to the Company, that no material
  environmental condition with respect to any Property has occurred during the
  Company's ownership thereof, or that future uses or conditions (including,
  without limitation, changes in applicable environmental laws and regulations)
  will not result in imposition of environmental liability.    
       
    At one of the Company's Properties, the Gadsden Mall in Gadsden, Alabama,
  four underground storage tanks were removed in 1989. In connection with the
  removal of these gasoline storage tanks, associated petroleum contamination
  was discovered in the soil and groundwater. The Company is currently working
  with the state regulatory agency to remediate the contamination in accordance
  with applicable requirements. Because the tanks were registered with the
  Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the facility was in
  compliance with regulations prior to the incident, the Company has been
  reimbursed under the Alabama Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for the costs
  incurred to date in connection with the ongoing cleanup, and expects to be
  reimbursed for the remaining costs as well.   Currently, a free product
  recovery program is underway.     

  Debt Financing
        
    The Company is subject to the risks associated with debt financing,
  including the risk that the Company's cash provided by operating activities
  will be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest, the
       

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  risks of rising interest rates on the Company's floating rate debt, the risk
  that the Company will not be able to prepay or refinance existing indebtedness
  on the Properties (which generally will not have been fully amortized at
  maturity) or that the terms of such refinancing will not be as favorable as
  the terms of existing indebtedness. In the event the Company is unable to
  secure refinancing of such indebtedness on acceptable terms, the Company might
  be forced to dispose of properties upon disadvantageous terms, which might
  result in losses to the Company and might adversely affect the cash flow
  available for debt service. In addition, if a property or properties are
  mortgaged to secure payment of indebtedness and the Company is unable to meet
  mortgage payments, the mortgage securing the property could be foreclosed upon
  by, or the property could be otherwise transferred to, the mortgagee with a
  consequent loss of income and asset value to the Company.      

  Conflicts of Interest
         
    The Lowder family (which includes Thomas, James, Robert and Catherine Lowder
  and their affiliates) holds interests in certain companies that in the past
  have performed construction management, insurance brokerage and other services
  with respect to the Properties.  These companies may perform similar services
  for the Company in the future. As a result of its financial interest in these
  companies, the Lowder family may realize benefits from transactions between
  such companies and the Company that are not realized by other holders of
  interests in the Company.  In addition, Thomas Lowder and his brother, James
  Lowder, as directors of CPHC, may be in a position to influence the Company to
  do business with companies in which the Lowder family has a financial
  interest. Although the Company is subject to certain policies designed to
  eliminate or minimize potential conflicts of interest, including a policy
  which requires that transactions in which a director or officer of CPHC has a
  conflict of interest be approved by a majority of the disinterested directors,
  there can be no assurance that these policies will be successful in
  eliminating the influence of such conflicts, or that such transactions, if
  any, will be on terms as favorable to the Company as could be obtained in an
  arms-length transaction with a third party.     

  Development and Acquisition Risks
        
    The Company intends to continue development of new multifamily, retail and
  office properties (including expansions of existing Properties on the land
  adjacent to those Properties) and to consider acquisitions of multifamily,
  retail and office properties where it believes that such development or
  acquisition is consistent with the business strategies of the Company. New
  project development is subject to a number of risks, including construction
  delays or cost overruns that may increase project costs, financing risks as
  described above, the failure to meet anticipated occupancy or rent levels,
  failure to receive required zoning, occupancy and other governmental permits
  and authorizations and changes in applicable zoning and land use laws, which
  may result in the incurrence of development costs in connection with projects
  that are not pursued to completion.  In addition, because Colonial must
  distribute 95% of its taxable income in order to maintain its qualification as
  a REIT, the Company anticipates that new developments and acquisitions will be
  financed primarily through lines of credit or other forms of secured or
  unsecured construction financing.  If permanent debt or equity financing is
  not available on acceptable terms to refinance such new developments or
  acquisitions are undertaken without permanent financing, further development
  activities or acquisitions may be curtailed or cash available for distribution
  to shareholders or to meet debt service obligations may be adversely affected.
  Acquisitions entail risks that investments will fail to perform in accordance
  with expectations and that judgments with respect to the costs of improvements
  to bring an acquired property up to standards established for the market
  position intended for that property will prove inaccurate, as well as general
  investment risks associated with any new real estate investment. See "Real
  Estate Investment Risks" above.     

  Changes in Policies
        
    The major policies of the Company, including its policies with respect to
  development, acquisitions, financing, growth, operations, debt capitalization
  and distributions, are determined by the board of directors of CPHC. Although
  it has no present intention to do so, the board may amend or revise these and
  other policies from time to time. A change in these policies could adversely
  affect the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or ability to
  make debt service payments.      

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                                USE OF PROCEEDS
        
    Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
  Company intends to use the net proceeds of any sale of Debt Securities for
  general business purposes, including, without limitation, the development and
  acquisition of additional properties as suitable opportunities arise, the
  repayment of certain debt outstanding at such time, capital expenditures,
  improvements to certain properties in the Company's portfolio, working capital
  and other general purposes.      

                      RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
        
    The Company's ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the years ended
  December 31, 1994 and 1995 and the three months ended March 31, 1996 was 2.23,
  1.92 and 2.43, respectively.     

    The ratios of earnings to fixed charges were computed by dividing earnings
  by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings consist of income (loss) before
  gains from sales of property and extraordinary items plus fixed charges. Fixed
  charges consist of interest expense (including interest costs capitalized) and
  the amortization of debt issuance costs.
         
    Prior to completion of Colonial's IPO, certain of the predecessor entities
  to the Company operated in a highly leveraged manner. As a result, although
  the Properties have historically generated positive net cash flow, the
  consolidated and combined financial statements of the Company for the fiscal
  year ended December 31, 1993 (the year in which the IPO occurred) and the
  combined financial statements of the predecessor entities for the fiscal years
  ended December 31, 1992 and 1991 show net losses. Consequently, the
  computation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges for such periods
  indicates that earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by
  approximately $.8 million, $3.4 million and $3.9 million for the years ended
  December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991, respectively.     
        
    The reorganization and recapitalization effected in connection with the IPO
  permitted the Company to de-leverage the Properties significantly, resulting
  in an improved ratio of earnings to fixed charges for periods subsequent to
  the IPO.     

                         DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

    The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of
  the Debt Securities to which this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus
  Supplement may relate. The particular terms of the Debt Securities being
  offered and the extent to which such general provisions may apply will be
  described in a Prospectus Supplement relating to such Debt Securities.
        
    The Debt Securities will be issued under an Indenture, as amended or 
  supplemented from time to time (the "Indenture"), between the Company and a
  trustee (the "Trustee"). The Indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the
  Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part and is available for
  inspection at the corporate trust office of the Trustee or as described
  above under "Available Information." The Indenture is subject to, and governed
  by, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "TIA"). The statements
  made hereunder relating to the Indenture and the Debt Securities to be issued
  thereunder are summaries of certain provisions thereof and do not purport to
  be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by
  reference to, all provisions of the Indenture and such Debt Securities. All
  section references appearing herein are to sections of the Indenture, and
  capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective
  meanings set forth in the Indenture.     
  General
        
    The Debt Securities will be direct, unsecured recourse obligations of the
  Company and will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated
  indebtedness of the Company.  Unless otherwise specified in the applicable
  Prospectus Supplement, Colonial has no obligation for payment of principal or
  interest on the Debt       

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  Securities. Except as set forth in the Indenture or in one or more indentures
  supplemental thereto and described in a Prospectus Supplement relating
  thereto, the Debt Securities may be issued without limit as to aggregate
  principal amount, in one or more series, in each case as established from time
  to time in or pursuant to authority granted by a resolution of the Board of
  Directors of CPHC, as general partner of the Company, or as established in the
  Indenture or in one or more indentures supplemental to the Indenture. All Debt
  Securities of one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless
  otherwise provided, a series may be reopened, without the consent of the
  Holders of the Debt Securities of such series, for issuances of additional
  Debt Securities of such series. The Debt Securities, while recourse to all of
  the assets of the Company, will not be recourse to either CPHC, as general
  partner of the Company, or to Colonial, as sole shareholder of CPHC.     

    The Indenture provides that there may be more than one Trustee thereunder,
  each with respect to one or more series of Debt Securities. Any Trustee under
  the Indenture may resign or be removed with respect to one or more series of
  Debt Securities, and a successor Trustee may be appointed to act with respect
  to such series. In the event that two or more persons are acting as Trustee
  with respect to different series of Debt Securities, each such Trustee shall
  be a trustee of a trust under the Indenture separate and apart from the trust
  administered by any other Trustee, and, except as otherwise indicated herein,
  any action described herein to be taken by each Trustee may be taken by each
  such Trustee with respect to, and only with respect to, the one or more series
  of Debt Securities for which it is Trustee under the Indenture.

    The Prospectus Supplement relating to any series of Debt Securities being
  offered will contain the specific terms thereof, including, without
  limitation:

    (1) The title of such Debt Securities;

    (2) The aggregate principal amount of such Debt Securities and any limit on
        such aggregate principal amount;

    (3) The percentage of the principal amount at which such Debt Securities
        will be issued and, if other than the principal amount thereof, the
        portion of the principal amount thereof payable upon declaration of
        acceleration of the maturity thereof;

    (4) The date or dates, or the method for determining such date or dates, on
        which the principal of such Debt Securities will be payable;

    (5) The rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable), or the method by
        which such rate or rates shall be determined, at which such Debt
        Securities will bear interest, if any;

    (6) The date or dates, or the method for determining such date or dates,
        from which any such interest will accrue, the dates on which any such
        interest will be payable, the regular record dates for such interest
        payment dates, or the method by which such dates shall be determined,
        the persons to whom such interest shall be payable, and the basis upon
        which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year
        of twelve 30-day months;
            
    (7) The place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and
        interest, if any, on such Debt Securities will be payable, where such
        Debt Securities may be surrendered for conversion or registration of
        transfer or exchange and where notices or demands to or upon the Company
        in respect of such Debt Securities and the Indenture may be served;

    (8) The period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the
        other terms and conditions upon which such Debt Securities may be
        redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, if the
        Company is to have such an option;

    (9) The obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, repay or purchase such
        Debt Securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or
        at the option of a Holder thereof, and the period or periods      

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        within which or the date and dates on which, the price or prices at
        which and the other terms and conditions upon which such Debt Securities
        will be redeemed, repaid or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to
        such obligation;

   (10) If other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies in which such
        Debt Securities are denominated and payable, which may be a foreign
        currency or units of two or more foreign currencies or a composite
        currency or currencies, and the terms and conditions relating thereto;

   (11) Whether the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or
        interest, if any, on such Debt Securities may be determined with
        reference to an index, formula or other method (which index, formula or
        method may, but need not be, based on a currency, currencies, currency
        unit or units or composite currency or currencies) and the manner i
        which such amounts shall be determined;

   (12) Any additions to, modifications of or deletions from the terms of such
        Debt Securities with respect to Events of Default or covenants set
        forth in the Indenture;

   (13) Whether such Debt Securities will be issued in certificated or book-
        entry form;

   (14) Whether such Debt Securities will be in registered or bearer form and,
        if in registered form, the denominations thereof if other than $1,000
        and any integral multiple thereof and, if in bearer form, the
        denominations thereof and the terms and conditions relating thereto;

   (15) The applicability, if any, of the defeasance and covenant defeasance
        provisions of Article Fourteen of the Indenture;
            
   (16) Whether and under what circumstances the Company will pay any
        additional amounts on such Debt Securities in respect of any tax,
        assessment or governmental charge and, if so, whether the Company will
        have the option to redeem such Debt Securities in lieu of making such
        payment;

   (17) The terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Debt Securities may
        be subordinated to other indebtedness of the Company; and      

   (18) Any other terms of such Debt Securities not inconsistent with the
        provisions of the Indenture (Section 301).
    
   The Debt Securities may provide for less than the entire principal amount
 thereof to be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof
 ("Original Issue Discount Securities"). Special federal income tax, accounting
 and other considerations applicable to Original Issue Discount Securities will
 be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
      
   Except as set forth below under "Certain Covenants--Limitations on
 Incurrence of Debt," the Indenture does not contain any provisions that would
 limit the ability of the Company to incur indebtedness or that would afford
 Holders of Debt Securities protection in the event of a highly leveraged or
 similar transaction involving the Company or in the event of a change of
 control. Restrictions on ownership and transfers of Colonial's common shares
 of beneficial interest and preferred shares of beneficial interest are
 designed to preserve its status as a REIT and, therefore, may act to prevent
 or hinder a change of control.  Reference is made to the applicable Prospectus
 Supplement for information with respect to any deletions from, modifications
 of or additions to the Events of Default or covenants of the Company that are
 described below, including any addition of a covenant or other provision
 providing event risk or similar protection.     

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  Denomination, Interest, Registration and Transfer

    Unless otherwise described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Debt
  Securities of any series will be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and
  integral multiples thereof (Section 302).
    
    Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
  principal of (and applicable premium, if any) and interest on any series of
  Debt Securities will be payable at the corporate trust office of the Trustee,
  the address of which will be stated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement;
  provided that, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made
  by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears in
  the register for such Debt Securities or by wire transfer of funds to such
  person at an account maintained within the United States (Sections 301, 305,
  306, 307 and 1002).    

    Any interest not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest
  Payment Date with respect to a Debt Security ("Defaulted Interest") will
  forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the applicable regular record
  date and may either be paid to the person in whose name such Debt Security is
  registered at the close of business on a special record date (the "Special
  Record Date") for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the
  Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Holder of such Debt Security not
  less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any
  time in any other lawful manner, all as more completely described in the
  Indenture (Section 307).
    
    Subject to certain limitations imposed upon Debt Securities issued in book-
  entry form, the Debt Securities of any series will be exchangeable for other
  Debt Securities of the same series and of a like aggregate principal amount
  and tenor of different authorized denominations upon surrender of such Debt
  Securities at the corporate trust office of the Trustee referred to above. In
  addition, subject to certain limitations imposed upon Debt Securities issued
  in book-entry form, the Debt Securities of any series may be surrendered for
  conversion or registration of transfer or exchange thereof at the corporate
  trust office of the Trustee. Every Debt Security surrendered for conversion,
  registration of transfer or exchange must be duly endorsed or accompanied by a
  written instrument of transfer. No service charge will be made for any
  registration of transfer or exchange of any Debt Securities, but the Company
  may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
  charge payable in connection therewith. If the applicable Prospectus
  Supplement refers to any transfer agent (in addition to the Trustee) initially
  designated by the Company with respect to any series of Debt Securities, the
  Company may at any time rescind the designation of any such transfer agent or
  approve a change in the location through which any such transfer agent acts,
  except that the Company will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each
  place of payment for such series. The Company may at any time designate
  additional transfer agents with respect to any series of Debt Securities
  (Section 1002).    
   
    Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be required to (i) issue, register
  the transfer of or exchange Debt Securities of any series during a period
  beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection of Debt
  Securities of that series to be redeemed and ending at the close of business
  on the day of mailing of the relevant notice of redemption; (ii) register the
  transfer of or exchange any Debt Security, or portion thereof, called for
  redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any Debt Security being redeemed
  in part; or (iii) issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Debt
  Security that has been surrendered for repayment at the option of the Holder,
  except the portion, if any, of such Debt Security not to be so repaid 
  (Section 305).     

  Merger, Consolidation or Sale
     
    The Company will be permitted to consolidate with, or sell, lease or convey
  all or substantially all of its assets to, or merge with or into, any other
  entity, provided that (a) either the Company shall be the continuing entity,
  or the successor entity (if other than the Company) formed by or resulting
  from any such consolidation or merger or which shall have received the
  transfer of such assets shall expressly assume payment of the principal of
  (and premium, if any) and interest on all of the Debt Securities and the due
  and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and conditions
  contained in the Indenture; (b) immediately after giving effect to such
  transaction and treating any indebtedness that becomes an obligation of the
  Company or any Subsidiary as a result thereof as having been incurred by the
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  Event of Default under the Indenture, and no event which, after notice or the
  lapse of time, or both, would become such an Event of Default, shall have
  occurred and be continuing; and (c) an officer's certificate and legal opinion
  covering such conditions shall be delivered to the Trustee (Sections 801 
  and 803).

  Certain Covenants
             
    Limitations on Incurrence of Debt.  The Company will not, and will not
  permit any Subsidiary to, incur any Debt (as defined below), other than
  intercompany Debt (representing Debt to which the only parties are Colonial
  and any of its subsidiaries, which shall include the Management Corporation,
  the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, but only so long as such Debt is held
  solely by any of Colonial and any of its subsidiaries, the Company and any
  Subsidiary, that is subordinate in right of payment to the Debt Securities,
  if, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Debt and the
  application of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of all
  outstanding Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
  determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles is
  greater than 60% of the sum of (i) the Company's Adjusted Total Assets (as
  defined below) as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter prior to the
  incurrence of such additional Debt, (ii) the purchase price of any real estate
  assets or mortgages receivable (or interests therein) acquired by the Company
  or any Subsidiary since the end of such fiscal quarter, including those
  obtained in connection with the incurrence of such additional Debt, and 
  (iii) the net amount of any securities offering proceeds received by the 
  Company or any Subsidiary since the end of such fiscal quarter (to the 
  extent that such proceeds were not used to acquire such real estate assets 
  or mortgages receivable or used to reduce Debt) (Section 1004(a)).     

      In addition to the foregoing limitation on the incurrence of Debt, the
  Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, incur any Debt if the
  ratio of Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service to the Maximum Annual
  Service Charge for the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended
  prior to the date on which such additional Debt is to be incurred shall have
  been less than 1.5 to 1, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the
  incurrence of such Debt and to the application of the proceeds thereof
  (Section 1004(b)). 
     
    Further, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, incur
  any Debt secured by any mortgage, lien, charge, pledge, encumbrance or
  security interest of any kind upon any of the property of the Company or any
  Subsidiary ("Secured Debt"), whether owned at the date of the Indenture or
  thereafter acquired, if, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of
  such Secured Debt and the application of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate
  principal amount of all outstanding Secured Debt of the Company and its
  Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is greater than 40% of the sum of (i) the
  Company's Adjusted Total Assets as of the end of the most recent fiscal
  quarter prior to the incurrence of such additional Debt, (ii) the purchase
  price of any real estate assets or mortgages receivable (or interests therein)
  acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary since the end of such fiscal
  quarter, including those obtained in connection with the incurrence of such
  additional Debt, and (iii) the amount of any securities offering proceeds
  received by the Company or any Subsidiary since the end of such fiscal quarter
  (to the extent that such proceeds were not used to acquire such real estate
  assets or mortgages receivable or used to reduce Debt) (Section 1004(c)).
    
    For purposes of the foregoing provisions regarding the limitation on the
  incurrence of Debt, Debt shall be deemed to be "incurred" by the Company or a
  Subsidiary whenever the Company or such Subsidiary shall create, assume,
  guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect thereof.
    
    Maintenance of Unencumbered Total Asset Value.  The Company will at all
  times maintain an Unencumbered Total Asset Value in an amount not less than
  150% of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Debt of the Company
  and its Subsidiaries that is unsecured Debt (Section 1004(d)).
    
    Existence.   Except as described above under "Merger, Consolidation or
  Sale," the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to
  preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights (by
  partnership agreement and statute) and franchises; provided, however, that the
  Company shall not be required to preserve any right or franchise if it
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  its business and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any
  material respect to the Holders of the Debt Securities (Section 1006).
        
    Maintenance of Properties.   The Company will cause all of its material
  properties used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of
  any Subsidiary to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working
  order and supplied with all necessary equipment and will cause to be made all
  necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements
  thereof, all as in the judgment of the Company may be necessary so that the
  business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously
  conducted at all times; provided, however, that the Company and its
  Subsidiaries shall not be prevented from selling or otherwise disposing of for
  value its properties in the ordinary course of business (Section 1007).     
        
    Insurance.   The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
  keep all of its insurable properties insured against loss or damage at least
  equal to their then full insurable value with insurers of recognized
  responsibility and having an A.M. Best policy holder's rating of not less than
  A-:V (Section 1008).     
        
    Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.   The Company will pay or discharge or
  cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, 
  (i) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon 
  it or any Subsidiary or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or
  any Subsidiary, and (ii) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies
  which, if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon the property of the Company
  or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required
  to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax,
  assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being
  contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or for which the Company
  has set apart and maintains an adequate reserve (Section 1009).     
        
    Provision of Financial Information.   Whether or not the Company is subject
  to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will, to the extent
  permitted under the Exchange Act, file with the Commission the annual reports,
  quarterly reports and other documents which the Company would have been
  required to file with the Commission pursuant to such Sections 13 or 15(d) if
  the Company were so subject (the "Financial Information"), such documents to
  be filed with the Commission on or prior to the respective dates (the
  "Required Filing Dates") by which the Company would have been required so to
  file such documents if the Company were so subject. The Company also will in
  any event (x) within 15 days of each Required Filing Date (i) transmit by mail
  to all Holders of Debt Securities, as their names and addresses appear in the
  Security Register, without cost to such Holders, copies of the Financial
  Information and (ii) file with the Trustee copies of the Financial
  Information, and (y) if filing such documents by the Company with the
  Commission is not permitted under the Exchange Act, promptly upon written
  request and payment of the reasonable cost of duplication and delivery, supply
  copies of such documents to any prospective Holder (Section 1010).      

  As used herein,
        
    "Adjusted Total Assets" as of any date means the sum of (i) $328,177,823
  (which represents the amount determined by multiplying the price at which
  Colonial's common stock was offered in the IPO by the sum of (A) the shares of
  Common Stock of Colonial issued in the IPO and (B) the Units of the Company
  not held by Colonial that were issued in connection with the IPO), (ii)
  $108,841,000 (which represents the principal amount of outstanding Debt of the
  Company immediately following the IPO) and (iii) the purchase price or cost of
  any real estate assets or mortgages receivable (or interests therein) acquired
  (including the value of any Units issued in connection therewith) or developed
  after the IPO and the amount of any securities offering proceeds and other
  proceeds of Debt received after the IPO (to the extent such proceeds were not
  used to acquire real estate assets or mortgages receivable or used to reduce
  Debt), adjusted for the proceeds of any real estate assets disposed of by the
  Company.  This definition of "Adjusted Total Assets" values the assets owned
  by the Company at the time of the IPO at the market capitalization of the
  Company at that time, which the Company believes to be a more appropriate
  measure of the value of those assets than undepreciated book value, which
  reflects their pre-IPO cost before accumulated depreciation.      

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    "Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service" for any period means
  Consolidated Net Income (as defined below) of the Company and its Subsidiaries
  plus amounts which have been deducted for (a) interest on Debt of the Company
  and its Subsidiaries, (b) provision for taxes of the Company and its
  Subsidiaries based on income, (c) amortization of debt discount, (d)
  provisions for gains and losses on properties, (e) depreciation and
  amortization, (f) the effect of any noncash charge resulting from a change in
  accounting principles in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period
  and (g) amortization of deferred charges.     
        
    "Consolidated Net Income" for any period means the amount of net income (or
  loss) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a
  consolidated basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting
  principles.     
        
    "Debt" of the Company or any Subsidiary means any indebtedness of the
  Company or any Subsidiary, whether or not contingent, in respect of (i)
  borrowed money evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments,
  (ii) indebtedness secured by any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance
  or any security interest existing on property owned by the Company or any
  Subsidiary, (iii) reimbursement obligations in connection with any letters of
  credit actually issued or amounts representing the balance deferred and unpaid
  of the purchase price of any property except any such balance that constitutes
  an accrued expense or trade payable or (iv) any lease of property by the
  Company or any Subsidiary as lessee which is reflected on the Company's
  consolidated balance sheet as a capitalized lease in accordance with generally
  accepted accounting principles; in the case of items of indebtedness incurred
  under (i) through (iii) above to the extent that any such items (other than
  letters of credit) would appear as a liability on the Company's consolidated
  balance sheet in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and
  also includes, to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation of the
  Company or any Subsidiary to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor
  otherwise (other than for purposes of collection in the ordinary course of
  business), indebtedness of another person (other than the Company or any
  Subsidiary).      
        
    "Maximum Annual Service Charge" as of any date means the maximum amount
  which may become payable in any period of twelve consecutive calendar months
  from such date for interest on, and required amortization of, Debt (other than
  balloon payments).  The amount payable for amortization shall include the
  amount of any sinking fund or other analogous fund for the retirement of Debt
  and the amount payable on account of principal on any such Debt which matures
  serially other than at the final maturity date of such Debt.     
        
    "Subsidiary" means a corporation, partnership or limited liability company,
  a majority of the outstanding voting stock, partnership interests or
  membership interests, as the case may be, of which is owned or controlled,
  directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries of the
  Company.  For the purposes of this definition, "voting stock" means stock
  having the voting power for the election of directors, general partners,
  managers or trustees, as the case may be, whether at all times or only so long
  as no senior class of stock has such voting power by reason of any
  contingency.  The Management Corporation would not be considered a Subsidiary
  of the Company.     
        
    "Undepreciated Real Estate Assets" as of any date means the cost (original
  cost plus capital improvements) of real estate assets of the Company and its
  Subsidiaries on such date, before depreciation and amortization, determined on
  a consolidated basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting
  principles.     
        
    "Unencumbered Total Asset Value" as of any date means the sum of (i)
  Undepreciated Real Estate Assets and (ii) all other assets of the Company and
  its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with
  generally accepted accounting principles (but excluding intangibles and
  accounts receivable), in each case which are unencumbered by any mortgage,
  lien, charge, pledge or security interest.      

  Additional Covenants and/or Modifications to the Covenants Described Above
        
    Any additional covenants of the Company and/or modifications to the
  covenants described above with respect to any Debt Securities or series
  thereof, will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
       

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  Events of Default, Notice and Waiver
         
    The Indenture provides that the following events are "Events of Default"
  with respect to any series of Debt Securities issued thereunder: (i) default
  for 30 days in the payment of any installment of interest on any Debt Security
  of such series; (ii) default in the payment of principal of (or premium, if
  any, on) any Debt Security of such series at its maturity; (iii) default in
  making any sinking fund payment as required for any Debt Security of such
  series; (iv) default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or
  warranty of the Company contained in the Indenture (other than a covenant
  added to the Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Debt Securities
  issued thereunder other than such series), continued for 60 days after written
  notice as provided in the Indenture; (v) default in the payment of an
  aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000 of any indebtedness of the
  Company or any mortgage, indenture or other instrument under which such
  indebtedness is issued or by which such indebtedness is secured, such default
  having occurred after the expiration of any applicable grace period and having
  resulted in the acceleration of the maturity of such indebtedness, but only if
  such indebtedness is not discharged or such acceleration is not rescinded or
  annulled; (vi) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, or
  court appointment of a receiver, liquidator or trustee of the Company or any
  Significant Subsidiary or either of its property; and (vii) any other Event of
  Default provided with respect to a particular series of Debt Securities
  (Section 501).  "Significant Subsidiary"  means any Subsidiary that is a
  "significant subsidiary" (within the meaning of Regulation S-X promulgated
  under the Securities Act) of the Company.     
        
    If an Event of Default under the Indenture with respect to Debt Securities
  of any series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every
  such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% of the principal
  amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series will have the right
  to declare the principal amount (or, if the Debt Securities of that series are
  Original Issue Discount Securities or indexed securities, such portion of the
  principal amount as may be specified in the terms thereof) of all the Debt
  Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately by written notice
  thereof to the Company (and to the applicable Trustee if given by the
  Holders). However, at any time after such a declaration of acceleration with
  respect to Debt Securities of such series (or of all Debt Securities then
  Outstanding under the Indenture, as the case may be) has been made, but before
  a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the
  Trustee, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of
  Outstanding Debt Securities of such series (or of all Debt Securities then
  Outstanding under the Indenture, as the case may be) may rescind and annul
  such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Company shall have deposited
  with the Trustee all required payments of the principal of (and premium, if
  any) and interest on the Debt Securities of such series (or of all Debt
  Securities then Outstanding under the Indenture, as the case may be), plus
  certain fees, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and (b) all
  events of default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal (or
  specified portion thereof), with respect to Debt Securities of such series (or
  of all Debt Securities then Outstanding under the Indenture, as the case may
  be) have been cured or waived as provided in the Indenture (Section 502).  The
  Indenture also provides that the Holders of not less than a majority in
  principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of any series (or of all
  Debt Securities then Outstanding under the Indenture, as the case may be) may
  waive any past default with respect to such series and its consequences,
  except a default (x) in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any)
  or interest on any Debt Security of such series or (y) in respect of a
  covenant or provision contained in the Indenture that cannot be modified or
  amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Debt Security
  affected thereby (Section 513).     

    The Trustee will be required to give notice to the Holders of Debt
  Securities within 90 days of a default under the Indenture unless such default
  shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that the Trustee may
  withhold notice to the Holders of any series of Debt Securities of any default
  with respect to such series (except a default in the payment of the principal
  of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Debt Security of such series or in
  the payment of any sinking fund installment in respect of any Debt Security of
  such series) if specified responsible officers of the Trustee consider such
  withholding to be in the interest of such Holders (Section 601).

    The Indenture provides that no Holders of Debt Securities of any series may
  institute any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the
  Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, except in the cases of failure of the
  Trustee, for 60 days, to act after it has received a written request to
  institute proceedings in respect of an Event of Default from the Holders of
  not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of
  such series, 

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  as well as an offer of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (Section 507).
  This provision will not prevent, however, any Holder of Debt Securities from
  instituting suit for the enforcement of payment of the principal of (and
  premium, if any) and interest on such Debt Securities at the respective due
  dates thereof (Section 508).

    Subject to provisions in the Indenture relating to its duties in case of
  default, the Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or
  powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any Holders of any
  series of Debt Securities then Outstanding under the Indenture, unless such
  Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity
  (Section 602). The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of
  the Outstanding Debt Securities of any series (or of all Debt Securities then
  Outstanding under the Indenture, as the case may be) shall have the right to
  direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
  available to the Trustee, or of exercising any trust or power conferred upon
  such Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction which is
  in conflict with any law or the Indenture, which may involve the Trustee in
  personal liability or which may be unduly prejudicial to the Holders of Debt
  Securities of such series not joining therein (Section 512).
         
    Within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year, the Company will be
  required to deliver to the Trustee a certificate, signed by one of several
  specified officers of CPHC, stating whether or not such officer has knowledge
  of any default under the Indenture and, if so, specifying each such default
  and the nature and status thereof (Section 1011).      

  Modification of the Indentures

    Modifications and amendments of the Indenture may be made only with the
  consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of all
  Outstanding Debt Securities issued under the Indenture which are affected by
  such modification or amendment; provided, however, that no such modification
  or amendment may, without the consent of the Holder of each such Debt Security
  affected thereby, (a) change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any
  installment of interest (or premium, if any) on, any such Debt Security; 
  (b) reduce the principal amount of, or the rate or amount of interest on, or
  any premium payable on redemption of, any such Debt Security, or reduce the
  amount of principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due
  and payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof or would
  be provable in bankruptcy, or adversely affect any right of repayment of the
  Holder of any such Debt Security; (c) change the place of payment, or the coin
  or currency, for payment of principal or premium, if any, or interest on any
  such Debt Security; (d) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement
  of any payment on or with respect to any such Debt Security; (e) reduce the
  above-stated percentage of Outstanding Debt Securities of any series necessary
  to modify or amend the Indenture, to waive compliance with certain provisions
  thereof or certain defaults and consequences thereunder or to reduce the
  quorum or voting requirements set forth in the Indenture; or (f) modify any of
  the foregoing provisions or any of the provisions relating to the waiver of
  certain past defaults or certain covenants, except to increase the required
  percentage to effect such action or to provide that certain other provisions
  may not be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of such Debt
  Security (Section 902).
        
    The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of Outstanding
  Debt Securities of each series affected thereby have the right to waive
  compliance by the Company with certain covenants in the Indenture (Section
  1013).     
        
    Modifications and amendments of the Indenture may be permitted to be made by
  the Company and the Trustee without the consent of any Holder of Debt
  Securities for any of the following purposes: (i) to evidence the succession
  of another person to the Company as obligor under the Indenture; (ii) to add
  to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any
  series of Debt Securities or to surrender any right or power conferred upon
  the Company in the Indenture; (iii) to add Events of Default for the benefit
  of the Holders of all or any series of Debt Securities; (iv) to add or change
  any provisions of the Indenture to facilitate the issuance of, or to
  liberalize certain terms of, Debt Securities in bearer form, or to permit or
  facilitate the issuance of Debt Securities in uncertificated form, provided
  that such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of
  the Debt Securities of any series in any material respect; (v) to change or
  eliminate any provisions of the Indenture, provided that any such change or
  elimination shall become effective only when there are no Debt Securities
  Outstanding of      

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  any series created prior thereto which are entitled to the benefit of such
  provision; (vi) to secure the Debt Securities; (vii) to establish the form or
  terms of Debt Securities of any series; (viii) to provide for the acceptance
  of appointment by a successor Trustee or facilitate the administration of the
  trusts under the Indenture by more than one Trustee; (ix) to cure any
  ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture, provided that such action
  shall not adversely affect the interests of Holders of Debt Securities of any
  series issued under the Indenture in any material respect; or (x) to
  supplement any of the provisions of the Indenture to the extent necessary to
  permit or facilitate defeasance and discharge of any series of such Debt
  Securities, provided that such action shall not adversely affect the interests
  of the Holders of the Debt Securities of any series in any material respect
  (Section 901).
        
    The Indenture provides that in determining whether the Holders of the
  requisite principal amount of Outstanding Debt Securities of a series have
  given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver
  thereunder or whether a quorum is present at a meeting of Holders of Debt
  Securities, (i) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security
  that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal
  thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination
  upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof, (ii) the principal
  amount of any Debt Security denominated in a foreign currency that shall be
  deemed Outstanding shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined on the
  issue date for such Debt Security, of the principal amount (or, in the case of
  Original Issue Discount Security, the U.S. dollar equivalent on the issue date
  of such Debt Security of the amount determined as provided in (i) above),
  (iii) the principal amount of an indexed security that shall be deemed
  Outstanding shall be the principal face amount of such indexed security at
  original issuance, unless otherwise provided with respect to such indexed
  security pursuant to the Indenture, and (iv) Debt Securities owned by the
  Company or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities or any affiliate of the
  Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded.     
        
    The Indenture contains provisions for convening meetings of the Holders of
  Debt Securities of a series (Section 1501). A meeting will be permitted to be
  called at any time by the Trustee, and also, upon request, by the Company or
  the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt
  Securities of such series, in any such case upon notice given as provided in
  the Indenture. Except for any consent that must be given by the Holder of each
  Debt Security affected by certain modifications and amendments of the
  Indenture, any resolution presented at a meeting or adjourned meeting duly
  reconvened at which a quorum is present may be adopted by the affirmative vote
  of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt
  Securities of that series; provided, however, that, except as referred to
  above, any resolution with respect to any request, demand, authorization,
  direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action that may be made, given or
  taken by the Holders of a specified percentage, which is less than a majority,
  in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of a series may be
  adopted at a meeting or adjourned meeting or adjourned meeting duly reconvened
  at which a quorum is present by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such
  specified percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of
  that series. Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders
  of Debt Securities of any series duly held in accordance with the Indenture
  will be binding on all Holders of Debt Securities of that series. The quorum
  at any meeting called to adopt a resolution, and at any reconvened meeting,
  will be persons holding or representing a majority in principal amount of the
  Outstanding Debt Securities of a series; provided, however, that if any action
  is to be taken at such meeting with respect to a consent or waiver which may
  be given by the Holders of not less than a specified percentage in principal
  amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of a series, the persons holding or
  representing such specified percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
  Debt Securities of such series will constitute a quorum.     

    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Indenture provides that if any
  action is to be taken at a meeting of Holders of Debt Securities of any series
  with respect to any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
  consent, waiver and other action that the Indenture expressly provides may be
  made, given or taken by the Holders of a specified percentage in principal
  amount of all Outstanding Debt Securities affected thereby, or the Holders of
  such series and one or more additional series: (i) there shall be no minimum
  quorum requirement for such meeting, and (ii) the principal amount of the
  Outstanding Debt Securities of such series that vote in favor of such request,
  demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
  shall be taken into account in determining whether such request, demand,
  authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action has been
  made, given or taken under the Indenture.

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  Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
        
    The Company may be permitted under the Indenture to discharge certain
  obligations to Holders of any series of Debt Securities issued thereunder that
  have not already been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and that
  either have become due and payable or will become due and payable within one
  year (or scheduled for redemption within one year) by irrevocably depositing
  with the Trustee, in trust, funds in such currency or currencies, currency
  unit or units or composite currency or currencies in which such Debt
  Securities are payable in an amount sufficient to pay the entire indebtedness
  on such Debt Securities in respect of principal (and premium, if any) and
  interest to the date of such deposit (if such Debt Securities have become due
  and payable) or to the stated maturity or redemption date, as the case may 
  be.     
        
    The Indenture provides that, if the provisions of Article Fourteen are made
  applicable to the Debt Securities of or within any series pursuant to Section
  301 of the Indenture, the Company may elect either (a) to defease and be
  discharged from any and all obligations with respect to such Debt Securities
  (except for the obligation to pay additional amounts, if any, upon the
  occurrence of certain events of tax, assessment or governmental charge with
  respect to payments on such Debt Securities, and the obligations to register
  the transfer or exchange of such Debt Securities, to replace temporary or
  mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Debt Securities, to maintain an office or
  agency in respect of such Debt Securities and to hold moneys for payment in
  trust) ("defeasance") (Section 1402) or (b) to be released from its
  obligations with respect to such Debt Securities under certain specified
  sections of Article Ten of the Indenture as specified in the applicable
  Prospectus Supplement and any omission to comply with such obligations shall
  not constitute an Event of Default with respect to such Debt Securities
  ("covenant defeasance") (Section 1403), in either case upon the irrevocable
  deposit by the Company with the Trustee, in trust, of an amount, in such
  currency or currencies, currency unit or units or composite currency or
  currencies in which such Debt Securities are payable at stated maturity, or
  Government Obligations (as defined below), or both, applicable to such Debt
  Securities which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in
  accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount sufficient without
  reinvestment to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on
  such Debt Securities, and any mandatory sinking fund or analogous payments
  thereon, on the scheduled due dates therefor.     
        
    Such a trust may only be established if, among other things, the Company has
  delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel (as specified in the Indenture)
  to the effect that the Holders of such Debt Securities will not recognize
  income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such
  defeasance or covenant defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on
  the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been
  the case if such defeasance or covenant defeasance had not occurred, and such
  opinion of counsel, in the case of defeasance, will be required to refer to
  and be based upon a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or a change in
  applicable U.S. federal income tax law occurring after the date of the
  Indenture (Section 1404).     

    "Government Obligations" means securities which are (i) direct obligations
  of the United States of America or the government which issued the foreign
  currency in which the Debt Securities of a particular series are payable, for
  the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations
  of a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or
  instrumentality of the United States of America or such government which
  issued the foreign currency in which the Debt Securities of such series are
  payable, the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full
  faith and credit obligation of the United States of America or such
  government, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the
  option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt
  issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such
  Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any
  such Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the
  Holder of a depository receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such
  custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to
  the Holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the
  custodian in respect of the Government Obligation or the specific payment of
  interest on or principal of the Government Obligation evidenced by such
  depository receipt (Section 101).
        
    Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, if, after
  the Company has deposited funds and/or Government Obligations to effect
  defeasance or covenant defeasance with respect to Debt Securities of      

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  any series, (a) the Holder of a Debt Security of such series is entitled to,
  and does, elect pursuant to the Indenture or the terms of such Debt Security
  to receive payment in a currency, currency unit or composite currency other
  than that in which such deposit has been made in respect of such Debt
  Security, or (b) a Conversion Event (as defined below) occurs in respect of
  the currency, currency unit or composite currency in which such deposit has
  been made, the indebtedness represented by such Debt Security will be deemed
  to have been, and will be, fully discharged and satisfied through the payment
  of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Debt Security
  as they become due out of the proceeds yielded by converting the amount so
  deposited in respect of such Debt Security into the currency, currency unit or
  composite currency in which such Debt Security becomes payable as a result of
  such election or such cessation of usage based on the applicable market
  exchange rate. "Conversion Event" means the cessation of use of (i) a
  currency, currency unit or composite currency both by the government of the
  country which issued such currency and for the settlement of transactions by a
  central bank or other public institutions of or within the international
  banking community, (ii) the ECU both within the European Monetary System and
  for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the
  European Communities or (iii) any currency unit or composite currency other
  than the ECU for the purposes for which it was established. Unless otherwise
  provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, all payments of principal of
  (and premium, if any) and interest on any Debt Security that is payable in a
  foreign currency that ceases to be used by its government of issuance shall be
  made in U.S. dollars.
        
    In the event the Company effects covenant defeasance with respect to any
  Debt Securities and such Debt Securities are declared due and payable because
  of the occurrence of any Event of Default other than the Event of Default
  described in clause (iv) under "Events of Default, Notice and Waiver" with
  respect to certain specified sections of Article Ten of the Indenture (which
  sections would no longer be applicable to such Debt Securities as a result of
  such covenant defeasance) or described in clause (vii) under "Events of
  Default, Notice and Waiver" with respect to any other covenant as to which
  there has been covenant defeasance, the amount in such currency, currency unit
  or composite currency in which such Debt Securities are payable, and
  Government Obligations on deposit with the Trustee, will be sufficient to pay
  amounts due on such Debt Securities at the time of their stated maturity but
  may not be sufficient to pay amounts due on such Debt Securities at the time
  of the acceleration resulting from such Default. However, the Company would
  remain liable to make payment of such amounts due at the time of acceleration.
        
    The applicable Prospectus Supplement may further describe the provisions, if
  any, permitting such defeasance or covenant defeasance, including any
  modifications to the provisions described above, with respect to the Debt
  Securities of or within a particular series.

  Redemption of Securities
        
    The Indenture provides that the Debt Securities may be redeemed at any time
  at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at the Redemption Price,
  except as may otherwise be provided in connection with any Debt Securities or
  series thereof.     

    From and after notice has been given as provided in the Indenture, if funds
  for the redemption of any Debt Securities called for redemption shall have
  been made available on such redemption date, such Debt Securities will cease
  to bear interest on the date fixed for such redemption specified in such
  notice, and the only right of the Holders of the Debt Securities will be to
  receive payment of the Redemption Price.

    Notice of any optional redemption of any Debt Securities will be given to
  Holders at their addresses, as shown in the Security Register, not more than
  60 nor less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. The notice of
  redemption will specify, among other items, the Redemption Price and the
  principal amount of the Debt Securities held by such Holder to be redeemed.
        
    If the Company elects to redeem Debt Securities, it will notify the Trustee
  at least 45 days prior to the redemption date (or such shorter period as is
  satisfactory to the Trustee) of the aggregate principal amount of Debt
  Securities to be redeemed and the redemption date. If less than all the Debt
  Securities are to be redeemed, the      

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  Trustee shall select the Debt Securities to be redeemed pro rata, by lot or in
  such manner as it shall deem fair and appropriate.

  No Conversion Rights
        
    The Debt Securities will not be convertible into or exchangeable for any
  capital stock of Colonial or equity interest in the Company.     

  Global Securities

    The Debt Securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the
  form of one or more global securities (the "Global Securities") that will be
  deposited with, or on behalf of, a depository identified in the applicable
  Prospectus Supplement relating to such series. Global Securities may be issued
  in either registered or bearer form and in either temporary or permanent form.
  The specific terms of the depository arrangement with respect to a series of
  Debt Securities will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement
  relating to such series.

                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
          
    The Company may sell the Debt Securities to or through underwriters for
  public offer and sale by them, and also may sell the Debt Securities offered
  hereby to investors directly or through agents. Any such underwriter or agent
  involved in the offer and sale of the Debt Securities will be named in the
  applicable Prospectus Supplement.     
        
    Underwriters may offer and sell the Debt Securities at a fixed price or
  prices, which may be changed, at prices related to the prevailing market
  prices at the time of sale or at negotiated prices.  The Company may also
  offer and sell the Debt Securities in exchange for one or more of its then
  outstanding issues of debt or convertible debt securities.  The Company also
  may, from time to time, authorize underwriters acting as the Company's agents
  to offer and sell the Debt Securities upon terms and conditions set forth in
  the applicable Prospectus Supplement. In connection with the sale of the Debt
  Securities, underwriters may be deemed to have received compensation from the
  Company in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may also
  receive commissions from purchasers of the Debt Securities for whom they may
  act as agent. Underwriters may sell the Debt Securities to or through dealers,
  and such dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts,
  concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the
  purchasers for whom they may act as agent.     
        
    Any underwriting compensation paid by the Company to underwriters or agents
  in connection with the offering of the Debt Securities, and any discounts,
  concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers,
  will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Underwriters,
  dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the Debt Securities
  may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts and commissions received
  by them and any profit realized by them on resale of the Debt Securities may
  be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities
  Act. Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled, under agreements to be
  entered into with the Company, to indemnification against and contribution
  toward certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
  Act.     
        
    If so indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Company will
  authorize underwriters or other persons acting as the Company's agents to
  solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase Debt Securities from the
  Company at the public offering price set forth in such Prospectus Supplement
  pursuant to delayed delivery contracts ("Contracts") providing for payment and
  delivery on the date or dates stated in such Prospectus Supplement. Each
  Contract will be for an amount not less than, and the aggregate principal
  amount of Debt Securities sold pursuant to Contracts shall be not less nor
  more than, the respective amounts stated in the applicable Prospectus
  Supplement. Institutions with whom Contracts, when authorized, may be made
  include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds,
  investment companies, educational and charitable institutions, and other
  institutions but will in all cases be subject to the approval of the Company.
  Contracts will not be subject to any conditions except (i) the purchase by an
  institution of the Debt Securities covered by its Contracts shall not at the
  time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction in the
  United States to which such institution is      

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  subject, and (ii) if the Debt Securities are being sold to underwriters, the
  Company shall have sold to such underwriters the total principal amount of the
  Debt Securities less the principal amount thereof covered by Contracts.     
        
    Certain of the underwriters and their affiliates may be customers of, engage
  in transactions with and perform services for the Company and its Subsidiaries
  in the ordinary course of business.     

                             AVAILABLE INFORMATION
        
    Upon effectiveness of its Registration Statement on the General Form for
  Registration of Securities on Form 10, as amended ("Form 10"), the Company
  will be subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, in accordance therewith,
  will file reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy statements and other
  information filed by the Company with the Commission in accordance with the
  Exchange Act can be inspected at the Public Reference Section maintained by
  the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549
  and the following regional offices of the Commission: 500 West Madison Street,
  Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511 and Seven World Trade Center, 13th
  Floor, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material can be obtained from
  the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
  Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates.     
        
    The Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form
  S-3 (the "Registration Statement"), of which this Prospectus is a part, under
  the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to
  the Debt Securities offered hereby. This Prospectus does not contain all of
  the information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain portions of
  which have been omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the
  Commission. Statements contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of any
  contract or other documents are not necessarily complete, and in each
  instance, reference is made to the copy of such contract or documents filed as
  an exhibit to the Registration Statement, each such statement being qualified
  in all respects by such reference and the exhibits and schedules thereto. For
  further information regarding the Company and the Debt Securities, reference
  is hereby made to the Registration Statement and such exhibits and schedules
  which may be obtained from the Commission at its principal office in
  Washington, D.C. upon payment of the fees prescribed by the Commission.     

                INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
        
    A Form 10, File No. 000-20707, has been filed by the Company under the
  Exchange Act with the Commission and is incorporated herein by reference.     
        
    All documents filed by the Company subsequent to the date of this Prospectus
  pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and prior to
  termination of the offering of all Debt Securities to which this Prospectus
  relates shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and
  shall be part hereof from the date of filing of such document.     

    Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be
  incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
  for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in
  this Prospectus (in the case of a statement in a previously filed document
  incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein), in any
  accompanying Prospectus Supplement relating to a specific offering of Debt
  Securities or in any other subsequently filed document that is also
  incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or
  supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
  not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
  this Prospectus or any accompanying Prospectus Supplement. Subject to the
  foregoing, all information appearing in this Prospectus and each accompanying
  Prospectus Supplement is qualified in its entirety by the information
  appearing in the documents incorporated by reference.

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    The Company will provide without charge to each person, including any
  beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this Prospectus is delivered, upon their
  written or oral request, a copy of the Form 10 and any or all other documents
  incorporated herein by reference (other than exhibits to such documents,
  unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in such
  documents). Written requests for such copies should be addressed to Douglas B.
  Nunnelley, Colonial Properties Holding Company, Inc.'s Senior Vice President
  and Chief Financial Officer, at 2101 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 750,
  Birmingham, Alabama 35203, telephone number (205) 250-8700.

                                 LEGAL MATTERS
    
    The legality of the Debt Securities offered hereby will be passed upon for
  the Company by Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., Washington, D.C.

                                    EXPERTS
        
    The consolidated and combined financial statements and the related 
  financial statement schedules of the Company for the years ended December 31,
  1995, 1994, and 1993; the combined historical summary of revenues and direct
  operating expenses of Acquisition Properties - Crowne Chase Apartments and
  Crowne Point Apartments for the year ended December 31, 1995; the historical
  summary of revenues and direct operating expenses of Acquired Property -
  Northdale Court for the year ended December 31, 1994; the combined historical
  summaries of revenues and direct operating expenses of Acquired Properties -
  Rime Properties for the nine months ended September 30, 1994 and the year
  ended December 31, 1993; and the combined historical summary of revenues and
  direct operating expenses of Acquired Properties - Epoch Properties for the
  year ended December 31, 1993; all of which are included in the Company's Form
  10 (incorporated herein by reference), have been audited by Coopers & Lybrand
  L.L.P., independent accountants, and are included herein in reliance upon the
  authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.    
        
    The historical summary of revenues and direct operating expenses of 
  Acquisition Property - Briarcliffe Mall for the year ended December 31, 1995, 
  which is included in the Company's Form 10 (incorporated herein by 
  reference), has been audited by Margolin, Winer and Evens LLP, independent 
  accountants, and is included herein in reliance upon the authority of said 
  firm as experts in accounting and auditing.     

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                                    PART II

                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS


  Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

            The following table sets forth the estimated expenses to be incurred
  in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Debt Securities being
  registered.

<TABLE>
            <S>                                         <C>
            Registration Fee..........................  $ 87,000
            Fees of Rating Agencies...................   100,000
            Printing and Duplicating Expenses.........   150,000
            Legal Fees and Expenses...................   250,000
            Accounting Fees and Expenses..............    15,000
            Blue Sky Fees and expenses................    20,000
            Fees of Trustee (including counsel fees)..     5,000
            Miscellaneous.............................    33,000
                                                        --------
            Total.....................................  $660,000
                                                        ========
</TABLE>

  Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers


            Under Sections 10-2B-8.50 to 10-2B-8.58, inclusive, of the Code of
  Alabama, 1975 (the "Alabama Corporate Code"), a corporation formed in Alabama
  is permitted to eliminate the liability of directors and officers to the
  corporation for money damages except a corporation may not indemnify a
  director or officer where (a) in connection with a proceeding by or in the
  right of the corporation, the director or officer was adjudged liable to the
  corporation, or (2) in connection with any other proceeding charging improper
  personal benefit to the director or officer, whether or not involving action
  in the director's or officer's official capacity, the director or officer was
  adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by
  the director or officer.  CPHC's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide
  for mandatory indemnification of directors and officers to the maximum extent
  permitted by the Alabama Corporate Code.

            In accordance with the Alabama Corporate Code, CPHC's Articles of
  Incorporation and Bylaws require indemnification of  any director and officer,
  whether serving CPHC or at its request any other entity, (a) who has been
  successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of a proceeding to
  which he was made a party by reason of service in such capacity, against
  reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with the proceeding, (b) who
  is made a party to a proceeding by reason of service in such capacity, against
  reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with the proceeding if 
  (i) he conducted himself in good faith, (ii) he reasonably believed (A) in the
  case of conduct in his official capacity with CPHC, that the conduct was in
  CPHC's best interest and (B) in all other cases, that the conduct was at least
  not opposed to its best interests, and (iii) in the case of any criminal
  proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful,
  provided, however, that the indemnification provided for in clause (b) will
  not be available if it is established that (1) in connection with a proceeding
  by or in the right of CPHC, he was adjudged liable to CPHC, or (2) in
  connection with any other proceeding charging improper personal benefit to
  him, whether or not involving action in his official capacity, he was adjudged
  liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him, and
  (c) against any claim or liability to which he may become subject by reason of
  such status.

            In addition, in accordance with the Alabama Corporate Code, CPHC's
  Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws require CPHC to pay or reimburse, in
  advance of final disposition of a proceeding, reasonable expenses incurred by
  a director or officer made a party to a proceeding by reason of such status;
  provided, that in the case of a director or officer, (i) CPHC shall have
  received a written affirmation by the director or officer of his good faith
  belief that he has met the applicable standard of conduct necessary for
  indemnification by CPHC as described in 

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  Section 8.51 of the Alabama Corporate Code, (ii) CPHC shall have received a
  written undertaking by or on his behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed
  by CPHC if it shall ultimately be determined that the applicable standard of
  conduct was not met and (iii) a determination shall have been made, in
  accordance with Section 8.55 of the Alabama Corporate Code, that the facts
  then known to those making the determination would not preclude
  indemnification under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or
  Bylaws. CPHC may, with the approval of the directors, provide such
  indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses to any employee or
  agent of CPHC.
             
            Colonial has entered into indemnification agreements with each
  of its trustees and certain of its executive officers. Under these agreements,
  Colonial has agreed to indemnify its trustees and certain of its executive
  officers to the maximum extent permitted by the Alabama Corporate Code. 
  Colonial also is obligated to pay expenses incurred by an indemnified trustee
  or director in establishing a right to indemnification under the respective
  indemnification agreement. Although the indemnification agreements offer
  substantially the same scope of coverage afforded by the Articles of
  Incorporation and the Bylaws, the agreements provide greater assurance to
  trustees and executive officers that indemnification will be available,
  because, as contracts, they cannot be modified unilaterally by the Board of
  Trustees or by the stockholders to alter, limit or eliminate the rights they
  provide to the trustees and executive officers.

            Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may
  be permitted to directors and officers of CPHC pursuant to the foregoing
  provisions or otherwise, CPHC has been advised that, although the validity and
  scope of the governing statute have not been tested in court, in the opinion
  of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
  in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In addition, indemnification may
  be limited by state securities laws. In the event that a claim for
  indemnification against such liabilities (other than payment by the registrant
  in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
  such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the Debt
  Securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
  counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
  court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification is
  against public policy as expressed in such Act and will be governed by the
  final adjudication of such issue.

  Item 16.  Exhibits
   
<TABLE>     
<CAPTION> 
  Exhibit Number            Exhibit
  --------------            -------      
  <S>                       <C> 
  4     *                   Form of Indenture
  5     *                   Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
                             regarding the legality of the Debt
                             Securities being registered
  12    *                   Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to fixed
                             charges
  23.1                      Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
  23.2  *                   Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
                             (included as part of Exhibit 5)
  23.3                      Consent of Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP
  24    *                   Power of Attorney
  25                        Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1
</TABLE>       
  _______
   
  *  Previously filed.
 

  ITEM 17.  Undertakings

            The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

            (1)   To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
  made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

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                  (i)    To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)3 of
                         the Securities Act of 1933;

                  (ii)   To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events 
                         arising after the effective date of the registration 
                         statement (or the most recent post-effective 
                         amendment thereof) which, individually or in the 
                         aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the 
                         information set forth in this registration statement;

                  (iii)  To include any material information with respect to the
                         plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
                         registration statement or any material change to such
                         information in this registration statement; provided,
                         however, that subparagraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply 
                         if the information required to be included in a post-
                         effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
                         the periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant 
                         to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities 
                         Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by 
                         reference in this registration statement.

            (2)   That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
  be a new registration statement relating to the Debt Securities offered
  herein, and the offering of such Debt Securities at that time shall be deemed
  to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

            (3)   To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
  amendment any of the Debt Securities being registered which remain unsold at
  the termination of the offering.

            The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes
  of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of
  the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this
  registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
  relating to the Debt Securities offered herein, and the offering of such Debt
  Securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
  thereof.

            The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:

            (1)   For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
  Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part
  of this registration statement in reliance under Rule 430A and contained in a
  form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or 
  (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of
  this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

            (2)   For the purpose of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of
  prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
  shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

            The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that and insofar as
  indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
  be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
  pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 above or otherwise, the
  registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
  Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
  Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
  indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
  registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
  person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
  proceeding) is asserted against the registrant by such director, officer or
  controlling person in connection with the Debt Securities being registered,
  the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
  settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of 

                                     II-3
<PAGE>
 
  appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
  against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
  final adjudication of such issue.

            The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application
  for purposes of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under
  subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with
  the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under 
  Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.

    
                                     II-4      
<PAGE>
 
                                   SIGNATURES
    
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
  registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
  all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this
  Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Birmingham, State of
  Alabama on July 3, 1996.     


                                     COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                     By: Colonial Properties Holding 
                                         Company, Inc.,         
                                         its general partner
 
                                           
                                        By: /s/ Thomas H. Lowder
                                            ------------------------
                                            Thomas H. Lowder
                                            President, Chief Executive Officer, 
                                            and Chairman of the Board    


            
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
  Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following
  persons in the capacities indicated below as of July 3, 1996:

<TABLE>     
<CAPTION> 
        SIGNATURE                               TITLE
        ---------                               -----
<S>                                       <C> 
  /s/ Thomas H. Lowder                    President, Chief Executive Officer
  --------------------------              and Chairman of the Board 
  Thomas H. Lowder                                                  



  /s/ Douglas B. Nunnelley                Senior Vice President and
  --------------------------                                         
  Douglas B. Nunnelley                    Chief Financial Officer
                                          (Principal Financial Officer)



           *                              Vice President and Controller
  --------------------------
  Kenneth E. Howell                       (Principal Accounting Officer)



           *                              Director
  --------------------------                                               
  James K. Lowder



           *                              Director
  --------------------------                                               
  Carl F. Bailey
</TABLE>      
 
                                     II-5 
<PAGE>
 
 
            *                             Director
  ------------------------                                               
  M. Miller Gorrie



            *                             Director
  ------------------------                                               
  Donald T. Senterfitt



            *                             Director
  ------------------------                                               
  Claude B. Nielsen



            *                             Director
  ------------------------                                               
  Harold W. Ripps



            *                             Director
  -----------------------                                               
  Herbert A. Meisler
      
  * Thomas H. Lowder by signing his name hereto, does sign this document on
  behalf of the persons indicated above pursuant to powers of attorney duly
  executed by such persons and filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission.     


      
  /s/ Thomas H. Lowder
  -----------------------
  Thomas H. Lowder
  Attorney-in-fact     


                                     II-6 
<PAGE>
 
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
<TABLE>    
<CAPTION>
Exhibit                                                               Page
Number      Exhibit                                                  Number
- ------      -------                                                  ------
<S>         <C>                                                      <C>
4     *     Form of Indenture..............................................
5     *     Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P                           
             regarding the legality of the Debt 
             Securities being registered...................................
12    *     Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to 
             fixed charges.................................................
23.1        Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.............................
23.2  *     Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P                             
             (included as part of Exhibit 5)...............................
23.3        Consent of Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP ........................
24    *     Power of Attorney..............................................
25          Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1 ...............
</TABLE>     
________________
 
*    Previously filed. 


<PAGE>
 
Exhibit 23.1




                       Consent of Independent Accountants



We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-04301) of our report dated January 25, 1996 on our audits of the
consolidated and combined financial statements and financial statement schedules
of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership; our report dated June 28, 1996 on our
audit of the Combined Historical Summary of Revenues and Direct Operating
Expenses of Acquired Properties--Crowne Chase Apartments and Crowne Point
Apartments; our report dated July 3, 1996 on our audit of the Historical Summary
of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of Acquired Property--Northdale Court;
our report dated December 28, 1994 on our audit of the Combined Historical
Summaries of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of Acquired Properties--Rime
Properties; and our report dated September 12, 1994 on our audit of the Combined
Historical Summary of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of Acquired
Properties--Epoch Properties, which reports are included in a previously filed
Form 10/A. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts."



                                         /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
                                         COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
                                         


Birmingham, Alabama
July 3, 1996

<PAGE>
 
Exhibit 23.3



                       Consent of Independent Accountants



We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-04301) of our report dated February 22, 1996 on our audit of the Historical
Summary of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of Acquired Property--
Briarcliffe Mall, which report is included in a previously filed Form 10/A. We
also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."



                                    /s/ Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP
                                    MARGOLIN, WINER & EVENS LLP


Garden City, New York
July 3, 1996

<PAGE>
                                                                      Exhibit 25
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                             --------------------
                                   FORM T-1

        STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
        OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

        CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE
        PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)________
                          --------------------------

                             BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK                                                  13-4941247
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or                         (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank)                 (Identification no.)


FOUR ALBANY STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK                                        10006
(Address of principal                                     (Zip Code)
executive offices)

                             Bankers Trust Company
                             Legal Department
                             130 Liberty Street, 31st Floor
                             New York, New York 10006
                             (212) 250-2201
           (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

       ----------------------------------------------------------------

                      Colonial Realty Limited Partnership
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                                  63-1098468
(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. employer
Incorporation or organization)                            Identification no.)


2101 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 750
Birmingham, Alabama                                       35203
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

                         ----------------------------


                          $ 125,000,000 Senior Notes
                      (Title of the indenture securities)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<PAGE>
                                      -2-
 


Item 1.     General Information
            Furnish the following information as to the trustee.

            (a)     Name and address of each examining or supervising authority 
                    to which it is subject.

            Name                                         Address
            ----                                         -------
              
            Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District)          New York, NY
            Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C.
            New York State Banking Department            Albany, NY

            (b)     Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                    Yes.

Item 2.     Affiliations with Obligor.

            If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such 
            affiliation.

            None.

Item 3.-15. Not Applicable

Item 16.    List of Exhibits

            Exhibit 1 -   Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust
            Company dated August 7, 1990 and Certificate of Amendment of the
            Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated June 21,
            1995 - Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form
            T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-65171.

            Exhibit 2 -   Certificate of Authority to commence business - 
            Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1
            Statement, Registration No. 33-21047.

            Exhibit 3 -   Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate 
            trust powers - Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed
            with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-21047.

            Exhibit 4 -   Existing By-Laws of Bankers Trust Company, dated as 
            amended on October 19, 1995. -Incorporated herein by reference to
            Exhibit 4 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-65171.

<PAGE>
 
                                      -3-


Exhibit 5 -  Not applicable.

Exhibit 6 -  Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the
             Act. - Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 filed with
             Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 22-18864.

Exhibit 7 -  A copy of the latest report of condition of Bankers Trust Company 
             dated as of March 31, 1996.

Exhibit 8 - Not Applicable.

Exhibit 9 - Not Applicable.


<PAGE>
 
                                   SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Identure Act of 1939, as amended,
the trustee, Bankers Trust Company, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 1st day of July, 1996.


                                               BANKERS TRUST COMPANY


                                               By: /s/ Kevin Weeks
                                                   ---------------
                                                       Kevin Weeks
                                                       Assistant Treasurer
<PAGE>
 
<TABLE> 
<S>                     <C>                                       <C>                         <C>                     <C> 
Legal Title of Bank:    Bankers Trust Company                     Call Date: 3/31/96          ST-BK:   36-4840        FFIEC 031
Address:                130 Liberty Street                        Vendor ID: D                CERT:  00623            Page RC-1
City, State  Zip.       New York, NY 10006                                                                            11
FDIC Certificate No.:   | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3
</TABLE> 

Consolidated Report of Conditions for Insured Commercial
and State-Chartered Savings Banks March 31, 1996

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise 
indicated, reported the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the 
quarter.

Schedule RC-Balance Sheet

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION>  
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                        C400
                                                                                             --------------------------------
                                                             Dollar Amounts in Thousands      RCFD   Bil Mil Thou
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                          <C>                              <C>    <C>      <C>            <C> 
ASSETS                                                                                        /////////////////////
 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):                  /////////////////////
    a.  Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1)..................                0081            1,145,000      1.a.
    b.  Interest-bearing balances(2)...........................................                0071            1,403,000      1.b.
 2. Securities:                                                                               /////////////////////
    a.  Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A).............                1754                    0      2.a.
    b.  Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)...........                1773            3,535,000      2.b.
 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in                 /////////////////////
    domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement                                /////////////////////
    subsidiaries, and in IBFs:                                                                /////////////////////
    a.  Federal funds sold.....................................................                0276            3,190,000      3.a.
    b.  Securities purchased under agreements to resell........................                0277            2,242,000      3.b.
 4. Loans and lease financing receivables:                                                    /////////////////////
    a.  Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RC-C) RCFD 2122  24,678,000   /////////////////////           4.a.
    b.  LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses.....................RCFD 3123    938,000    /////////////////////           4.b.
    c.  LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve.........................RCFD 3128           0   /////////////////////           4.c.
    d.  Loans and leases, net of unearned income,                                             /////////////////////
        allowance, and reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c)...................                2125           23,740,000      4.d.
 5. Assets held in trading accounts............................................                3545           32,261,000      5.
 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)...................                2145              857,000      6.
 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M)...............................                2150              247,000      7.
 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies
    (from Schedule RC-M).......................................................                2130              253,000      8.
 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding...............                2155              402,000      9.
10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M).....................................                2143               12,000      10.
11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F)..........................................                2160           11,579,000      11.
12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)...................................                2170           80,866,000      12.
                                                                                              ==============================
</TABLE> 



- ------------------------
(1)   Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
(2)   Includes time certificates of deposit not held in trading accounts.




<PAGE>
<TABLE> 
<S>                   <C>                          <C>                  <C>                           <C>  
Legal Title of Bank:  Bankers Trust Company        Call Date: 3/31/96   ST-BK:    36-4840             FFIEC  031
Address:              130 Liberty Street           Vendor ID: D         CERT:  00623                  Page RC-2
City, State Zip:      New York, NY  10006                                                             12
FDIC Certificate No.:   | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3
</TABLE> 

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

Schedule RC--Continued
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands                  ////////        Bil Mil Thou
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>  <C>                                                                                    <C>                            <C> 
LIABILITIES                                                                                 ////////////////////////////
13.  Deposits:                                                                              ////////////////////////////    
     a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E, part I)   RCON 2200           7,327,000  13.a.
          (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ....................RCON 6631       2,132,000.......   ////////////////////////////   13.a.(1) 
          (2) Interest-bearing ..........................RCON 6636       5,195,000.......   ////////////////////////////   13.a.(2)
     b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E   ////////////////////////////
          part II)                                                                           RCFN 2200          18,575,000  13.b.
          (1) Noninterest-bearing .......................RCFN 6631         552,000.......   ////////////////////////////    13.b.(1)
          (2) Interest-bearing ..........................RCFN 6636      18,023,000.......   ////////////////////////////    13.b.(2)
14.  Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in          ////////////////////////////
     domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:  ////////////////////////////
     a.  Federal funds purchased ........................................................   RCFD 0278            2,324,000  14.a.
     b.  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase .................................   RCFD 0279              651,000  14.b.
15.  a.  Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury .......................................   RCON 2840                    0  15.a.
     b.  Trading liabilities ............................................................   RCFD 3548           18,807,000  15.b.
16.  Other borrowed money:                                                                  //////////////////////////  /
     a.  With original maturity of one year or less .....................................   RCFD 2332           13,784,000  16.a.
     b.  With original maturity of more than one year ...................................   RCFD 2333            3,462,000  16.b.
17.  Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases .....................   RCFD 2910               34,000  17.
18.  Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ...........................   RCFD 2920              415,000  18.
19.  Subordinated notes and debentures ..................................................   RCFD 3200            1,227,000  19.
20.  Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) .............................................   RCFD 2930            9,724,000  20.
21.  Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) .....................................   RCFD 2948           76,330,000  21.
                                                                                            //////////////////////////
22.  Limited-life preferred stock and related surplus ...................................   RCFD 3282                    0  22.
EQUITY CAPITAL                                                                              //////////////////////////
23.  Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ......................................   RCFD 3838              500,000  23.
24.  Common stock .......................................................................   RCFD 3230            1,002,000  24.
25.  Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ...........................   RCFD 3839              528,000  25.
26.  a.  Undivided profits and capital reserves .........................................   RCFD 3632            2,879,000  26.a.
     b.  Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities .........   RCFD 8434        (       8,000) 26.b.
27.  Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ................................   RCFD 3284        (     365,000) 27.
28.  Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ..................................   RCFD 3210            4,536,000) 28.
29.  Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items      //////////////////////////
     21,22, and 28) .....................................................................   RCFD 3300           80,866,000  29.
                                                                                           -------------------------------------

Memorandum
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
  1.    Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the
        most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external                       Number
                                                                                                                  -----------------
        auditors as of any date during 1994 ......................................................  RCFD    6724          2      M.1
                                                                                                   --------------------------------
</TABLE> 

<TABLE> 
<S>     <C>                                                          <C>     <C> 
1  =    Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance        4  =    Directors' examination of the bank performed by other
        with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified            external auditors (may be required by state chartering
        public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank            authority)
2  =    Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company       5  =    Review of the bank's financial statements by external
        conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing                          auditors
        standards by a certified public accounting firm which        6  =    Compilation of the bank's financial statements by
        submits a report on the consolidated holding company                 external auditors
        (but not on the bank separately)                             7  =    Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)
3  =    Directors' examination of the bank conducted in              8  =    No external audit work
        accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
        by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by
        state chartering authority)
</TABLE> 
- ----------------------------------
(1)     Including total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings
        deposits.



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