COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
10-K, 2000-03-30
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 10-K
|X|      ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
         For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 OR

|_|      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
         For the transition period from __________________ to _______________


                         Commission File Number 0-20707

                       COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                                         63-1098468
(State of organization)                               (I.R.S. employer
                                                      identification no.)

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

Registrant's  telephone number,  including area code: (205) 250-8700

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

  Title of each class                 Name of each exchange on which registered
  -------------------                 -----------------------------------------
     Not applicable                                 Not applicable

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Class A Units of Limited Partnership Interest

          Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  Registrant  (1) has  filed all
reports  required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934  during the  preceding  12 months  and (2) has been  subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES _X_ NO __

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,
to the best of  registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in Part  III of this  Form  10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. |_|

         Documents Incorporated by Reference

         None.



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                                     PART I

Item 1.           Business.

As used herein,  the terms "CRLP" and "Operating  Partnership"  include Colonial
Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, and its subsidiaries
and  other  affiliates   (including,   Colonial   Properties   Services  Limited
Partnership  and Colonial  VRS L.L.C.) or, as the context may require,  Colonial
Realty Limited  Partnership  only. As used herein,  the term "Company"  includes
Colonial  Properties  Trust, an Alabama real estate investment trust, and one or
more  of  its  subsidiaries  and  other  affiliates  (including  CRLP,  Colonial
Properties Services Limited Partnership and Colonial Properties Services,  Inc.)
or, as the context may require,  Colonial Properties Trust only. As used herein,
the terms "we", "us", and "our" refer to Colonial Realty Limited Partnership.

         This  annual  report on Form  10-K  contains  certain  "forward-looking
statements",   including  but  not  limited  to   anticipated   timetables   for
acquisitions,   developments  and  expansions,   expected   economic  growth  in
geographic  markets where CRLP owns or expects to own properties,  and plans for
continuing  CRLP's  diversified  strategy.  These  statements  involve risks and
uncertainties  that may cause actual  results to be  materially  different  from
those  anticipated.  Prospective  investors  should  specifically  consider,  in
connection  with these  forward-looking  statements,  the various  risk  factors
identified  herein and in CRLP's  filings  with the SEC which could cause actual
results  to  differ,   including  downturns  in  local  or  national  economies,
competitive  factors, the availability of suitable properties for acquisition at
favorable prices, and other risks inherent in the real estate business.

         CRLP is the Operating  Partnership of the Company,  which is one of the
largest  owners,  developers  and  operators of  multifamily,  retail and office
properties in the Sunbelt region of the United States. It is a  fully-integrated
real  estate  company,  whose  activities  include  ownership  of a  diversified
portfolio  of 111  properties  as of  December  31,  1999,  located in  Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
and Virginia, development of new properties, acquisition of existing properties,
build-to-suit  development,  and  the  provision  of  management,  leasing,  and
brokerage  services for commercial  real estate.  As of December 31, 1999,  CRLP
owned  52  multifamily  apartment  communities  containing  a  total  of  16,415
apartment units (the "Multifamily Properties"),  18 office properties containing
a total of  approximately  3.1 million  square feet of office space (the "Office
Properties"),  41 retail  properties  containing a total of  approximately  13.9
million  square  feet of retail  space (the  "Retail  Properties"),  and certain
parcels of land  adjacent to or near certain of these  properties  (the "Land").
(The Multifamily Properties,  the Office Properties,  the Retail Properties, and
the Land are referred to collectively as the  "Properties").  As of December 31,
1999,  the  Multifamily  Properties,  the  Office  Properties,  and  the  Retail
Properties that had achieved  stabilized  occupancy were 93.9%,  93.3% and 89.9%
leased, respectively.

         CRLP's executive offices are located at 2101 Sixth Avenue North,  Suite
750, Birmingham, Alabama, 35203 and its telephone number is (205) 250-8700. CRLP
was formed in Delaware on August 6, 1993.


Formation of the Company and the Operating Partnership

         The Company  and the  Operating  Partnership  were formed to succeed to
substantially  all of the  interests of Colonial  Properties,  Inc.,  an Alabama
corporation  ("Colonial"),  its  affiliates  and  certain  other  entities  in a
diversified  portfolio of multifamily,  office, and retail properties located in
Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and to the development,  acquisition,  management,
leasing, and brokerage businesses of Colonial.

         On September 29, 1993,  (i) the Company  consummated  an initial public
offering (the "IPO") of 8,480,000 of its common  shares of beneficial  interest,
$.01 par value per  share  ("Common  Shares"),  (ii) the  Operating  Partnership
assumed  ownership of 36  Properties  (or  interests  therein) held by Thomas H.
Lowder,  James K. Lowder,  Robert E. Lowder, and their mother,  Catherine Lowder
(the "Lowder family"),  and third-party  partners of the Lowder family,  and the
operating businesses of Colonial, (iii) the Company transferred the net proceeds
from the IPO through Colonial Properties Holding Company,  Inc. ("CPHC"),  which
was dissolved in 1998, to the Operating  Partnership,  in exchange for 8,480,000
units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership ("OP Units"),
(iv)  the  Operating   Partnership  repaid   approximately   $150.2  million  of
indebtedness and prepayment penalties associated therewith secured by certain of
the Properties,  and (v) the Operating  Partnership  established a $35.0 million
line of credit with  SouthTrust  Bank,  which has since been increased to $250.0
million,  to fund  development  activities  and  property  acquisitions  and for
general corporate  purposes  (collectively,  the "Formation  Transactions").  On
October 28, 1993, the underwriters of the IPO exercised an over-allotment option
to purchase an additional 686,200 shares.


Recent Developments

          Since  the IPO,  CRLP has  significantly  expanded  its  portfolio  of
Properties and its operating businesses.  Acquisitions by CRLP of new properties
represent a total  investment of over $1.3 billion.  CRLP has also completed the
expansion and development of 17 multifamily  properties  since the IPO, adding a
total of 3,474 units to its  multifamily  portfolio.  CRLP  currently  has seven
active  expansion,  development,  and  redevelopment  projects in  progress  for
Multifamily  Properties,  one  Office  Property  development,  and  five  Retail
Property  developments  and  redevelopments.   CRLP  has  also  disposed  of  13
Multifamily  Properties  representing  4,783  apartment  units,  and one  Office
Property  representing  25,000 square feet of office space, and has entered into
three joint ventures.

         The following is a summary of CRLP's  acquisition,  disposition,  joint
venture, and development activity in 1999.

Acquisition and Disposition Activity

         CRLP  disposed  of seven  Multifamily  Properties,  including  three in
Florida,  two in  Alabama,  and two in Georgia,  representing  2,319 units for a
total sale price of $119.8 million.

         CRLP  acquired  one Office  Property,  in Alabama,  containing  163,000
square feet of office space for a total purchase price of $16.5 million.

         CRLP also added 468,000  square feet of retail  shopping  space through
the acquisition of an enclosed mall at a net cost of $29.3 million.


Joint Ventures

          During the third  quarter of 1999,  CRLP entered into a joint  venture
with CMS, a Delaware general partnership. In connection with this joint venture,
CRLP  sold the  following  six  properties:  Colonial  Village  at  Stockbridge,
Colonial  Grand at  Barrington  Club,  Colonial  Grand at Ponte Vedra,  Colonial
Village at River Hills,  Colonial Grand at Mountain Brook,  and Colonial Village
at Cahaba  Heights.  CMS acquired an 85% interest in the joint venture from CRLP
for $80.6  million.  CRLP  acquired a 15% interest in the joint venture and will
serve as manager of the properties.  Subsequent to formation,  the joint venture
leveraged the properties for a total of $73.6 million of nonrecourse  notes, and
the proceeds were distributed  proportionately to the joint venture partners. At
December 31, 1999,  CRLP had an ending net  investment  in the joint  venture of
$2.8 million.

Development Activity

         During 1999, CRLP completed development of 1,404 new apartment units in
10  multifamily  communities  and  acquired  land on which it intends to develop
additional  multifamily  communities during 2000 and 2001. The aggregate cost of
this  multifamily  development  activity was $105.1 million.  As of December 31,
1999,  CRLP had 1,290  apartment units in seven  multifamily  communities  under
development,  redevelopment, or expansion. Management anticipates that the seven
multifamily projects will be completed during 2000 and 2001.  Management expects
to  invest an  additional  $15.5  million  over this  period to  complete  these
multifamily projects.

         During 1999, CRLP completed  development of two office properties,  and
began  development  of one office  property in Atlanta,  Georgia.  The aggregate
investment in the office developments during 1999 was $30.8 million.  Management
estimates  that it will invest an  additional  $14.0  million to complete  these
projects.

          During 1999, CRLP continued development of a community shopping center
in  Birmingham,  Alabama,  began  construction  of two  new  community  shopping
centers,  and began the redevelopment of an enclosed mall and community shopping
center. The aggregate  investment in these retail  developments  during 1999 was
$32.0 million.  Management  anticipates  that it will invest an additional $68.6
million to complete the retail developments.


         The  table  below   provides   an   overview  of  CRLP's   acquisition,
development, expansion, and redevelopment activity during 1999:



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                                 Summary of 1999
                           Acquisition and Development
                                    Activity
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Completion or                                                                         Type of      Units (M)        Cost or
   Anticipated                       Name of                                            Property     GLA (R/O)      Anticipated
 Completion Date                  Property (1)                        Location            (2)           (3)          Cost (4)
- ------------------- ------------------------------------------  ---------------------  -----------  -------------  --------------

Acquisitions:
<S>                 <C>                                         <C>                        <C>          <C>            <C>
   2nd Qtr 99       Emmett R. Johnson Building                  Birmingham, AL             O             163,000        $ 16,500
   3rd Qtr 99       The Plaza Mall                              Greenville, NC             R             468,000          29,300

Developments:
   1st Qtr 99       CG at Cypress Crossing                      Orlando, FL                M                 250          21,600
   2nd Qtr 99       CG at Inverness Lakes II (expansion)        Birmingham, AL             M                 132           8,300
   2nd Qtr 99       CG at Edgewater II (expansion)              Huntsville, AL             M                 192          12,800
   2nd Qtr 99       CG at Citrus Park                           Tampa, FL                  M                 176          12,700
   2nd Qtr 99       CG at Lakewood Ranch                        Sarasota, FL               M                 288          22,600
   3rd Qtr 99       CG at Wesleyan II (expansion)               Macon, GA                  M                  88           7,000
   1st Qtr 00       CV at Ashley Plantation (expansion)         Bluffton, SC               M                 214          13,100
   1st Qtr 00       CV at Walton Way (redevelopment)            Augusta, GA                M                 256           2,900
   2nd Qtr 00       CV at Heather Glen                          Orlando, FL                M                 448          34,200
   2nd Qtr 00       CG at Madison                               Huntsville, AL             M                 336          23,000
   2nd Qtr 00       CG at Promenade                             Montgomery, AL             M                 384          27,200
   4th Qtr 00       CG at Reservoir                             Jackson, MS                M                 170          13,600
   1st Qtr 01       CG at Liberty Park                          Birmingham, AL             M                 300          26,500
   2nd Qtr 99       Colonial Plaza (redevelopment)              Birmingham, AL             O             179,000           1,900
   3rd Qtr 99       1800 International Park                     Birmingham, AL             O             146,000          13,800 (5)
   3rd Qtr 99       Colonial Center at Research Park            Huntsville, AL             O             133,000          11,500 (5)
   3rd Qtr 00       Colonial Center 300 at Mansell Overlook     Atlanta, GA                O             162,000          23,400
   2nd Qtr 00       Colonial Promenade Trussville               Birmingham, AL             R             388,000          33,300
   4th Qtr 00       Colonial Promenade at Tutwiler Farm         Birmingham, AL             R             213,000          26,200
   4th Qtr 00       Colonial Promenade Madison                  Huntsville, AL             R             111,000          10,000
   4th Qtr 00       Northdale Court (redevelopment)             Tampa, FL                  R             193,000           3,200
   2nd Qtr 01       Brookwood Village Mall (redevelopment)      Birmingham, AL             R             751,000          35,000
                                                                                                                   --------------
                                                                                                    Total              $ 429,600
                                                                                                                   ==============


<FN>
(1)  In the  listing  of  Multifamily  Property  names,  CG has been  used as an
     abbreviation for Colonial Grand and CV has been used as an abbreviation for
     Colonial Village.
(2)  M refers to Multifamily  Properties,  O refers to Office Properties,  and R
     refers to Retail Properties.
(3)  Units (in this table only) refers to  multifamily  apartment  units and GLA
     refers to gross leasable area of office and retail space.
(4)  Amounts in thousands.
(5)  Amounts represent costs to complete the noted buildings, however,
     additional tenant improvement costs will be incurred to complete the
     projects.
</FN>
</TABLE>

Multifamily Property Acquisitions

          Colonial  Village at  Haverhill--On  May 1, 1999,  CRLP  acquired  the
remaining 20.2% ownership interest in Colonial Village at Haverhill,  a 322-unit
apartment  complex on approximately  19 acres of land in San Antonio,  Texas. On
July 1, 1998, CRLP had acquired a 79.8% ownership  interest in Colonial  Village
at Haverhill.  The purchase of the remaining  20.2%  interest was funded through
the issuance of 157,140 limited  partnership units, valued at approximately $4.2
million.

         CRLP intends to continue to pursue  acquisitions  in the Sunbelt region
of the United States that meet CRLP's acquisition criteria for property quality,
market strength, and investment return.

Completed Multifamily Expansion and Development Activity

          Colonial Grand at Cypress Crossing-- CRLP completed  construction on a
250-unit  development  located in Orlando,  Florida  during the first quarter of
1999. The new apartments feature numerous luxuries, including a security system,
automated  climate  control,   high-speed  Internet  access,  and  home  theatre
pre-wiring. Project development costs, including land acquisition costs, totaled
$21.6 million and were funded through advances on CRLP's line of credit.

         Colonial Grand at Inverness Lakes II--CRLP completed  construction on a
132-unit  expansion  of Colonial  Grand at  Inverness  Lakes  located in Mobile,
Alabama during the second quarter of 1999.  This expansion phase offers the same
amenities as the existing community.  Project development costs,  including land
acquisition  costs,  totaled  $8.3 million and were funded  through  advances on
CRLP's line of credit.

         Colonial  Grand  at  Edgewater  II--CRLP  completed  construction  on a
192-unit expansion of Colonial Grand at Edgewater in Huntsville,  Alabama during
the second quarter of 1999.  This  expansion  phase offers the same amenities as
the existing community.  Project  development costs,  including land acquisition
costs,  totaled $12.8 million and were funded through advances on CRLP's line of
credit.

         Colonial  Village  at Citrus  Park--CRLP  completed  construction  on a
176-unit  development  located in Tampa,  Florida  during the second  quarter of
1999.  The new apartment  community  offers a variety of amenities,  including a
swimming pool,  fitness center,  resident  business center,  garages and a gated
entry.  Project  development costs,  including land acquisition  costs,  totaled
$12.7 million and were funded through advances on CRLP's line of credit.

          Colonial Grand at Lakewood  Ranch--CRLP  completed  construction  on a
288-unit  development located in Sarasota,  Florida during the second quarter of
1999. The new apartments feature numerous luxuries, including a security system,
automated  climate  control,   high-speed  Internet  access,  and  home  theatre
pre-wiring. Amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, tennis courts and
a gated entry.  Project  development  costs,  including land acquisition  costs,
totaled $22.6 million and were funded through advances on CRLP's line of credit.

         Colonial  Grand  at  Wesleyan  II--CRLP  completed  construction  on an
88-unit expansion of Colonial Grand at Wesleyan located in Macon, Georgia during
the third quarter of 1999. This expansion phase offers the same amenities as the
existing community. Project development costs, including land acquisition costs,
totaled $7.0 million and were funded through advances on CRLP's line of credit.

Continuing Multifamily Expansion and Development Activity

         Colonial  Village at Ashley  Plantation--CRLP  began  construction on a
214-unit expansion of Colonial Village at Ashley Plantation located in Bluffton,
South Carolina  during the second quarter of 1998.  Project  development  costs,
including land  acquisition  costs, are expected to total $13.1 million and will
be funded  through  advances on CRLP's line of credit.  CRLP expects to complete
construction in the first quarter of 2000.

         Colonial  Village  at  Walton  Way--CRLP  began  the  redevelopment  of
Colonial  Village at Walton  Way, a 256-unit  multifamily  community  located in
Augusta, Georgia. Project redevelopment costs are expected to total $2.9 million
and will be funded  through  advances on CRLP's line of credit.  CRLP expects to
complete the redevelopment in the first quarter of 2000.

         Colonial Village at Heather Glen--CRLP began construction on a 448-unit
development  located in Orlando,  Florida  during the third quarter of 1998. The
new  apartments  will  offer a variety  of  amenities,  including  a  clubhouse,
car-care  center,  fitness  center with a child play area,  two swimming  pools,
tennis courts,  and a picnic area.  Project  development  costs,  including land
acquisition  costs,  are  expected  to total  $34.2  million  and will be funded
through advances on CRLP's line of credit. CRLP expects to complete construction
in the second quarter of 2000.

         Colonial  Grand  at  Madison--CRLP  began  construction  on a  336-unit
development  located in Huntsville,  Alabama.  The new  apartments  will offer a
variety of  amenities,  including  a swimming  pool,  an exercise  room,  tennis
courts,  and a car wash. Project  development costs,  including land acquisition
costs,  are expected to total $23.0 million and will be funded through  advances
on CRLP's line of credit.  CRLP  expects to complete  construction  in the first
quarter of 2000.

         Colonial  Grand at  Promenade--CRLP  began  construction  on a 384-unit
development  located in Montgomery,  Alabama.  The new  apartments  will feature
numerous  luxuries,  including a security  system,  automated  climate  control,
high-speed  Internet access, and home theatre  pre-wiring.  Project  development
costs, including land acquisition costs, are expected to total $27.2 million and
will be funded  through  advances  on CRLP's  line of  credit.  CRLP  expects to
complete construction in the second quarter of 2000.

         Colonial  Grand at  Reservoir--CRLP  began  construction  on a 170-unit
development  located in Jackson,  Mississippi.  The new apartments  will offer a
variety of amenities,  including a fitness center,  swimming pool, garages,  and
tennis courts.  Project development costs, including land acquisition costs, are
expected to total $13.6  million and will be funded  through  advances on CRLP's
line of credit.  CRLP expects to complete  construction  in the first quarter of
2000.

         Colonial Grand at Liberty  Park--CRLP began  construction on a 300-unit
development located in Birmingham, Alabama during the third quarter of 1998. The
new apartments  will feature  numerous  luxuries,  including a security  system,
automated  climate  control,   high-speed  Internet  access,  and  home  theatre
pre-wiring.  Project  development  costs,  including land acquisition costs, are
expected to total $26.5  million and will be funded  through  advances on CRLP's
line of credit.  CRLP expects to complete  construction in the second quarter of
2000.

Office Property Acquisitions

         Emmett R. Johnson  Building--In  June 1999, CRLP acquired the Emmett R.
 Johnson  Building,  a 163,000  square-foot  Class A office building  located in
 Birmingham, Alabama. The property was built in 1982, renovated in 1995, and was
 90% occupied at the time of  acquisition.  The Emmett R.  Johnson  Building was
 acquired for a total purchase price of $16.5 million,  which was funded through
 an advance on CRLP's line of credit.

Completed Office Property Development and Redevelopment Activity

          1800 International  Park--In October 1999, CRLP completed  development
of a six story multi-tenant office building in Birmingham,  Alabama with a total
of 146,000 square feet of leasable area. Project  development  costs,  including
land acquisition  costs,  totaled $13.8 million and were funded through advances
on CRLP's line of credit.  CRLP expects to incur an  additional  $4.5 million in
tenant improvements during the lease-up of this property.

          Colonial Center at Research Park--Also in October 1999, CRLP completed
development  of two office  buildings  in  Huntsville,  Alabama  with a total of
133,000 square feet of leasable area.  Colonial Center at Research Park features
Class A office space with  first-class  amenities.  Project  development  costs,
including  land  acquisitions,  totaled  $11.5  million and were funded  through
advances  on CRLP's line of credit.  CRLP  expects to incur an  additional  $1.7
million in tenant improvements during the lease-up of this property.

         Colonial Plaza--During 1999, CRLP began and completed the redevelopment
 of Colonial Plaza, a 179,000 square foot office building located in Birmingham,
 Alabama.  The  renovation  included a new exterior  finish,  the relocation and
 modernization of the building lobby, the renovation of all common areas, common
 conference  facilities,  and a new fitness center.  Project redevelopment costs
 were approximately $1.9 million, and were funded through CRLP's line of credit.

New Office Property Development

         Colonial  Center 300 at Mansell  Overlook--During  the third quarter of
1999, CRLP began the development of Colonial Center 300 at Mansell  Overlook,  a
162,000 Class A office building located in Atlanta,  Georgia.  The building will
include the most advanced technology systems available in the market,  including
high-speed Internet access, fiber optic network infrastructure, and state-of-the
art, customer  controlled energy management system.  Project  development costs,
including  land  acquisitions  are  expected to total $23.4  million and will be
funded through  advances on CRLP's line of credit.  CRLP expects to complete the
project in the third quarter of 2000.

Retail Property Acquisitions

         The Plaza Mall--In August 1999, CRLP acquired the Plaza Mall, a 468,000
square-foot  mall in  Greenville,  North  Carolina for a total purchase price of
$29.3 million. The mall anchors include two Belk stores, a recently expanded and
renovated JC Penney,  and  Proffitt's.  The purchase price was partially  funded
through the proceeds received from the disposition of assets,  and an advance on
CRLP's line of credit.



<PAGE>
Retail Development and Redevelopment Activity

         Colonial Promenade  Trussville--During  the third quarter of 1998, CRLP
began the  development  of a  388,000  square  foot  retail  shopping  center in
Birmingham,  Alabama.  The  shopping  center  development  will be anchored by a
Wal-Mart  Supercenter,  Regal Cinemas,  Marshall's Department Store, and Goody's
Family Clothing. Project expansion costs are expected to total $33.3 million and
will be funded  through  advances  on CRLP's  line of  credit.  CRLP  expects to
complete the development during the second quarter of 2000.

          Colonial Promenade at Tutwiler Farm--During the third quarter of 1999,
CRLP began the  development of a 516,000 square foot retail  shopping  center in
Birmingham,  Alabama. The shopping center development will be anchored by a Home
Depot, Target, and Michaels. Project expansion costs are expected to total $26.2
million  and will be funded  through  advances  on CRLP's line of credit and the
issuance of limited  partnership units. CRLP expects to complete the development
during the fourth quarter of 2000.

         Colonial  Promenade  Madison--During  the third  quarter of 1999,  CRLP
began the  development  of an 111,000  square  foot  retail  shopping  center in
Huntsville,  Alabama.  The  shopping  center  development  will be anchored by a
Publix Supermarket,  and will include  approximately 30,000 square feet of small
shop space. Project expansion costs are expected to total $10.0 million and will
be funded  through  advances on CRLP's line of credit.  CRLP expects to complete
the development during the fourth quarter of 2000.

         Brookwood  Village  Mall--During  the third quarter of 1999, CRLP began
the  redevelopment  and  expansion of Brookwood  Village  Mall, an enclosed mall
located in Birmingham,  Alabama.  The renovations  will include a grand entrance
offering valet parking,  natural lighting  through the use of skylights,  custom
light  fixtures,  stone flooring,  and plush area carpeting.  The mall will also
offer an  upscale  selection  of  merchants  as new  tenants,  restaurants,  and
entertainment  venues are added.  Project  redevelopment and expansion costs are
expected to total $35.0 million and will be funded through CRLP's unsecured line
of credit.  CRLP expects to complete the  redevelopment and expansion during the
second quarter of 2001.

         Northdale  Court--During  the fourth  quarter  of 1999,  CRLP began the
redevelopment  of Northdale Court, a 193,000 square foot strip center located in
Tampa, Florida.  Project redevelopment costs are expected to total $3.2 million,
and will be funded through  advances on CRLP's  unsecured  line of credit.  CRLP
expects to complete the redevelopment during the fourth quarter of 2000.

Financing Activity

         CRLP  funded  a large  portion  of its  acquisitions  and  developments
through the issuance of preferred units and debt  securities.  During 1999, CRLP
completed the following equity and debt transactions:

                             Preferred Unit Offering
                                                  (in thousands)
                                         ----------------------------------
               Number of    Price Per     Gross      Offering       Net
  Date      Preferred Units    Unit      Proceeds     Costs      Proceeds
- ------------ -------------- ----------  ---------- ----------  ------------
February       2,000,000    $ 50.000    $ 100,000  $   2,600    $  97,400


                                 Debt Offerings
                                                                           Gross
                       Type of                                       Proceeds
      Date               Note             Maturity       Rate     (in thousands)
- ----------------- ------------------- --------------------------  --------------
August            Medium-term         August, 2002       7.93%   $       57,500
August            Medium-term         August, 2004       8.19%   $       25,000

         CRLP's current borrowing capacity under its unsecured line of credit is
$250 million.  The credit  facility,  which is used by CRLP primarily to finance
additional property investments, bears interest at a rate ranging between 80 and
135 basis points  above LIBOR and is renewable in July 2000.  The line of credit
agreement  includes a competitive bid feature that will allow CRLP to convert up
to $125 million  under the line of credit to a fixed rate,  for a fixed term not
to exceed 90 days. As of December 31, 1999,  the balance  outstanding  on CRLP's
line of credit was $228.3 million.


Business Strategy

         The  general  business  strategy of the Company and CRLP is to generate
stable and increasing cash flow and portfolio value for their  shareholders  and
unitholders,  respectively.  The Company and CRLP have implemented this strategy
principally  by (i)  realizing  growth in income from its existing  portfolio of
properties,  (ii) developing,  expanding,  and selectively  acquiring additional
multifamily,  office,  and retail  properties in growth  markets  located in the
Sunbelt  region of the United  States,  where CRLP has  first-hand  knowledge of
growth  patterns  and  local  economic   conditions,   (iii)  managing  its  own
properties,  which has  enabled  it to better  control  operating  expenses  and
establish  long-term  relationships  with its office and  retail  tenants,  (iv)
maintaining its third-party  property management  business,  which has increased
cash  flow  and  established  additional  relationships  with  tenants,  and (v)
employing a comprehensive  capital maintenance program to maintain properties in
first-class  condition.  CRLP's business strategy and the implementation of that
strategy are determined by CRLP's board of trustees and may be changed from time
to time.


Financing Strategy

          CRLP's strategy is to maintain coverage ratios in order to sustain its
investment grade status.  CRLP's total market  capitalization as of December 31,
1999, was $2.0 billion, and its ratio of debt to total market capitalization was
51.3%.  We  calculate  debt to total  market  capitalization  as total debt as a
percentage of total debt,  including  preferred units,  plus the market value of
our outstanding common shares of beneficial  interest and the outstanding units.
At December  31,  1999,  CRLP's total debt  included  fixed-rate  debt of $758.0
million,  or 72.9% of total debt, and floating-rate  debt of $281.9 million,  or
27.1% of total  debt.  CRLP has  obtained  interest  rate  protection  for $50.0
million of the floating-rate debt.

         CRLP has only limited involvement with derivative financial instruments
and does not use them for trading  purposes.  Interest rate cap  agreements  and
interest  rate swaps are used to reduce the  potential  impact of  increases  in
interest rates on variable-rate  debt. Treasury lock agreements are used by CRLP
to lock in interest rates in connection with public debt  offerings.  On January
4, 1999,  CRLP entered into an interest rate swap for $50 million of its line of
credit at 4.97%  plus 80 to 135 basis  points  and on  January  15,  1999,  CRLP
entered into an interest rate swap for $52 million of tax exempt bonds at a rate
of 3.23%.  Additionally,  on May 4, 1999, Colonial entered into an interest rate
swap agreement for $25 million of its line of credit at a rate of 5.07%.  All of
these interest rate swap agreements have one-year terms and any payments made or
received under the agreements are recognized as adjustments to interest  expense
as incurred.  On February 10, 2000, CRLP entered into two reverse  interest rate
swap agreements for a total of $50 million of its medium-term  notes.  Under the
terms of the  agreements,  Colonial will receive a fixed  interest rate of 7.37%
and will be  required  to pay a floating  rate equal to one month  LIBOR that is
compounded  and paid  semi-annually.  Both of these  agreements  have  five-year
terms,  and any payments made or received under the agreements are recognized as
adjustments to interest  expense.  CRLP is exposed to credit losses in the event
of  nonperformance   by  the   counterparties  to  its  interest  rate  cap  and
nonderivative  financial  assets  but has no  off-balance-sheet  credit  risk of
accounting loss. CRLP anticipates,  however, that counterparties will be able to
fully  satisfy  their  obligations  under the  contracts.  CRLP does not  obtain
collateral or other security to support financial  instruments subject to credit
risk but monitors the credit standing of counterparties.

          CRLP may from time to time reevaluate its borrowing  policies in light
of then current economic conditions,  relative costs of debt and equity capital,
market values of properties,  growth and  acquisition  opportunities,  and other
factors.  CRLP may modify its borrowing  policy and may increase or decrease its
ratio of debt to total  market  capitalization.  To the extent that the board of
trustees  of the  Company,  the  general  partner  of CRLP,  determines  to seek
additional  capital,  CRLP may raise  such  capital  through  additional  equity
offerings,  debt  financings,  asset  dispositions,  or  retention  of cash flow
(subject to provisions in the Code  requiring  the  distribution  by a REIT of a
certain percentage of taxable income and taking into account taxes that would be
imposed on undistributed taxable income) or a combination of these methods.

Property Management

         CRLP is  experienced  in the  management  and  leasing of  multifamily,
office,  and retail  properties  and believes that the management and leasing of
its own portfolio has helped the Properties  maintain  consistent  income growth
and has  resulted  in  reduced  operating  expenses  from  the  Properties.  The
third-party management,  leasing, and brokerage businesses conducted through the
Management  Corporation  have provided CRLP both with a source of cash flow that
is relatively  stable and with the benefits of economies of scale in conjunction
with the management and leasing of its own  properties.  These  businesses  also
allow CRLP to establish  additional  relationships  with tenants who may require
additional office or retail space and to identify potential acquisitions.

Operational Structure

          Multifamily  Division--CRLP's  multifamily division is responsible for
all aspects of CRLP's multifamily  operations,  including day-to-day  management
and  leasing  of the 52  Multifamily  Properties,  as well as the  provision  of
third-party management services for apartment communities in which CRLP does not
have an ownership  interest or has a  non-controlling  ownership  interest.  The
multifamily division utilizes centralized  functions of accounting,  information
technology, due diligence and administrative services. Decisions for investments
in acquisitions and developments and for dispositions are also centralized.  The
multifamily  division  has regional  offices in  Birmingham,  Alabama,  Orlando,
Pensacola, and Tampa, Florida, Macon, Georgia, and Greenville, South Carolina.

         Office  Division--CRLP's office division is responsible for all aspects
of CRLP's  commercial office  operations,  including the provision of management
and leasing services for the 18 Office  Properties,  as well as the provision of
third-party  management  services for office  properties  in which CRLP does not
have an ownership  interest and for brokerage  services in other office property
transactions.  The office division utilizes centralized functions of accounting,
information technology, due diligence and administrative services. Decisions for
investments in  acquisitions  and  developments  and for  dispositions  are also
centralized. The office division has regional offices in Birmingham, Alabama and
Atlanta, Georgia.

         Retail  Division--CRLP's retail division is responsible for all aspects
of CRLP's retail  operations,  including the provision of management and leasing
services for the 41 Retail  Properties,  as well as the provision of third-party
management  services  for  retail  properties  in  which  CRLP  does not have an
ownership   interest  and  for  brokerage  services  in  other  retail  property
transactions.  The retail division utilizes centralized functions of accounting,
information technology, due diligence and administrative services. Decisions for
investments in  acquisitions  and  developments  and for  dispositions  are also
centralized.  The retail division has regional  offices in Birmingham,  Alabama,
Orlando, Florida, Macon, Georgia and Burlington, North Carolina.

Employees

         CRLP employs  approximately  1,000 persons,  including on-site property
employees who provide services for the Properties that CRLP owns and/or manages.

Tax Status

         CRLP has no provision for income taxes since all taxable income or loss
or tax  credits  are passed  through to the  partners.  The  Company has made an
election to be taxed as a REIT under  Sections  856 through 860 of the  Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),  commencing with its taxable year
ending  December 31, 1993. If the Company  qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the
Company  generally  will not be subject  to Federal  income tax to the extent it
distributes at least 95% of its REIT taxable income to its shareholders. Even if
the Company  qualifies  for  taxation  as a REIT,  the Company may be subject to
certain  state and local taxes on its income and property and to federal  income
and excise taxes on its undistributed income.



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                                  RISK FACTORS

         Set forth below are the risks that we believe are material to investors
who purchase or own our units of limited  partnership.  Our units are redeemable
for cash or, at the  election of Colonial  Properties  Trust,  on a  one-for-one
basis for Colonial Properties Trust's shares of beneficial interest.

         Our  performance  and share value are subject to risks  associated with
the real estate industry. If our assets do not generate income sufficient to pay
our expenses,  service our debt and maintain our properties,  we may not be able
to make expected  distributions to our unitholders.  Whether our properties will
generate  sufficient  revenue  to  pay  our  expenses  and  permit  us  to  make
distributions  to our unitholders  will depend on whether we can attract tenants
at  favorable  rental  rates and  whether we can  adequately  control our costs.
Factors that may adversely  affect our ability to attract tenants or to generate
sufficient revenue include:

o       local  conditions  such as an oversupply  of  multifamily,  retail or
        office  properties or a reduction in demand for multifamily, office or
        retail properties;

o       the attractiveness of our properties to residents, shoppers and tenants;

o       decreases in market rental rates; and

o       our ability to collect rent from our tenants.

        Factors that may adversely affect our operating costs include:

o       the need to pay for adequate  insurance and other  operating  costs,
        including  real estate taxes,  which could increase over time; and

o       the need to periodically repair, renovate and re-lease space.

         Our  expenses  may  remain  constant  even if our  revenues  drop.  The
expenses of owning and  operating a property  are not  necessarily  reduced when
circumstances such as market factors and competition cause a reduction in income
from the property.  As a result,  if revenues drop, we may not be able to reduce
our expenses  accordingly.  Loan payments are an example of a cost that will not
be reduced if our revenues drop. If a property is mortgaged and we are unable to
meet the mortgage payments,  the lender could foreclose on the mortgage and take
the property, resulting in a further reduction in revenues.

         We may be unable to renew  leases or re-lease  space as leases  expire.
When our tenants decide not to renew their leases upon their expiration,  we may
not be able to re-lease the space.  Even if the tenants do renew or we can relet
the space,  the terms of renewal or  re-leasing,  including the cost of required
renovations, may be less favorable than current lease terms. If we are unable to
promptly renew the leases or re-leasing  the space,  or if the rental rates upon
such renewal or re-leasing are significantly lower than expected rates, then our
cash flow and  ability to service  debt and make  distributions  to  unitholders
would be adversely affected.

         We depend on local economic  conditions in our primary markets.  All of
our  properties are located in the Sunbelt region of the United States and 45 of
our  properties  are located in Birmingham  and  Montgomery,  Alabama,  Orlando,
Florida and Macon,  Georgia.  Our  performance  and ability to make debt service
payments or distributions to unitholders could be adversely affected by economic
conditions  in the Sunbelt  region and in  Birmingham,  Montgomery,  Orlando and
Macon in particular.

          New acquisitions may fail to perform as expected. Assuming we are able
to obtain capital on  commercially  reasonable  terms,  we intend to selectively
acquire  multifamily,  retail or office  properties where we perceive  strategic
opportunities  consistent with our strategy.  Newly acquired properties may fail
to perform as expected.  We may  underestimate  the costs  necessary to bring an
acquired  property up to the  standards  we have  established  for its  intended
market  position.  In  addition,  we  may  not  be in a  position  or  have  the
opportunity in the future to make suitable  property  acquisitions  on favorable
terms.  See  "Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of Financial  Condition and
Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources",  included under Item 7
of this Form 10-K.

         Competition  for  acquisitions  could  result in  increased  prices for
properties. We expect other major real estate investors with significant capital
to compete with us for attractive  investment  opportunities.  These competitors
include  publicly  traded REITs,  private  REITs,  investment  banking firms and
private  institutional  investment funds. This competition could increase prices
for multifamily, retail or office properties.

         Our development and expansion activities subject us to risks. We intend
to continue to develop new properties and expand  existing  properties  where we
believe  that   development  or  expansion  is  consistent   with  our  business
strategies. New projects subject us to a number of risks, including risks that:

o        construction delays or cost overruns may increase project costs;

o        permanent  debt or equity  financing may not be available on acceptable
         terms to finance new  development or expansion projects;

o        we may fail to meet anticipated occupancy or rent levels;

o        we may fail to secure required zoning, occupancy and other governmental
         permits and authorizations; and

o        changes in applicable zoning or land use laws may require us to abandon
         projects  prior  to  their   completion,   resulting  in  the  loss  of
         development costs incurred prior to abandonment.

         Because real estate  investments  are  illiquid,  we may not be able to
sell properties when appropriate.  Real estate  investments  generally cannot be
sold quickly.  We may not be able to vary our portfolio  promptly in response to
economic  or other  conditions.  This  inability  to  respond  to changes in the
performance of our  investments  could  adversely  affect our ability to service
debt and make distributions to our unitholders.

         Scheduled debt payments could adversely affect our financial condition.
Our business is subject to risks normally  associated  with debt  financing.  If
principal  payments due at maturity cannot be refinanced,  extended or paid with
proceeds of other capital  transactions,  such as new equity  capital,  our cash
flow  will not be  sufficient  in all  years  to repay  all  maturing  debt.  If
prevailing  interest rates or other factors at the time of refinancing,  such as
the possible  reluctance of lenders to make commercial real estate loans, result
in higher interest rates, increased interest expense would adversely affect cash
flow and our ability to service our debt and make distributions to unitholders.

         Our  obligation  to  comply  with  financial   covenants  in  our  debt
agreements could restrict our range of operating activities. Our credit facility
contains  customary  restrictions,  requirements  and other  limitations  on our
ability to incur indebtedness, including:

o        debt to assets ratios;

o        secured debt to total assets ratios;

o        debt service coverage ratios; and

o        minimum ratios of unencumbered assets to unsecured debt.

         The indenture under which our senior  unsecured  indebtedness is issued
contains  financial and  operating  covenants  including  coverage  ratios.  Our
indenture   also  limits  our  ability  to  (1)  incur   secured  and  unsecured
indebtedness,  (2) sell all or substantially all or our assets and (3) engage in
mergers, consolidations and acquisitions.

         Our degree of leverage  could  limit our  ability to obtain  additional
financing.  Our "debt to market  capitalization"  ratio,  which we  calculate as
total  debt  as a  percentage  of  total  debt  plus  the  market  value  of our
outstanding  common shares and the  outstanding  units of Colonial  Realty,  was
approximately  51.3% as of December  31, 1999.  Increases in our leverage  could
adversely  affect our ability to obtain  additional  financing in the future for
(1) working capital, (2) capital expenditures, (3) acquisitions, (4) development
or (5) other general  corporate  purposes,  and may make us more vulnerable to a
downturn in business or the economy generally.

         Rising  interest rates could adversely  affect our cash flow.  Advances
under our credit  facility bear  interest at a variable rate ranging  between 80
and 135 basis points above LIBOR. We may borrow  additional  money with variable
interest rates in the future, and may enter into other transactions to limit our
exposure to rising interest rates as appropriate  and cost effective.  Increases
in interest  rates,  or the loss of the  benefits of hedging  agreements,  would
increase our interest  expense,  which would adversely  affect cash flow and our
ability to service our debt and make distributions to unitholders.

         Environmental  problems are possible and can be costly.  Federal, state
and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment may
require a current or previous  owner or operator of real property to investigate
and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum  product releases at the
property,  without  regard to whether the owner or  operator  knew or caused the
presence of the contaminants.  If unidentified  environmental  problems arise at
one  of  our  properties,  we  may  have  to  make  substantial  payments  to  a
governmental  entity or third parties for property damage and for  investigation
and clean-up costs.  Even if more that one person may have been  responsible for
the  contamination,  we may be held  responsible  for all of the clean-up  costs
incurred. Our liability under environmental laws could adversely affect our cash
flow and our ability to make distributions to our unitholders.

         At one of our 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.  We are 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,  we have been  reimbursed  under the Alabama  Underground
Storage Tank Trust Fund for the costs  incurred to date in  connection  with the
ongoing cleanup, and expect to be reimbursed for the remaining costs as well. We
have  received a "no  further  action"  letter from the  Alabama  Department  of
Environmental Management.

         On December  29,  1998,  we acquired  Bel Air Mall in Mobile,  Alabama.
During the course of our  environmental  due  diligence,  we identified  several
different areas of the property in which contamination is present.  One of those
areas involves drycleaner solvent;  the others involve petroleum  contamination.
The  Alabama   Department  of   Environmental   Management  is  overseeing   the
investigation and cleanup of the drycleaner contamination. It is possible that a
claim  could  be  asserted  against  us,  as  owner  of the  property,  for  the
investigation and remediation of the contamination. Pursuant to the purchase and
sale  agreement,  the  former  owner of the  property  purchased  a $10  million
insurance policy and established  escrow accounts  totaling  $1,275,000 to cover
the costs associated with investigating and remediating the contaminated  areas.
In addition, subject to limitations,  the seller will be performing all required
remediation of the drycleaner contamination.

         Some of our general  partners'  trustees and officers have conflicts of
interest and could exercise influence in a manner inconsistent with unitholders'
best  interests.  As a result of their  substantial  ownership of the  Company's
common  shares and units of CRLP,  Messrs.  Thomas  Lowder,  our Chairman of the
Board,  Chief Executive Officer and President,  and James Lowder,  Harold Ripps,
Herbert Meisler and William  Johnson,  each of whom is a trustee,  might seek to
exert  influence  over our decisions as to sales or  refinancings  of particular
properties we own. Any such exercise of influence might produce  decisions which
are not in the best interest of all of our unitholders.

         The Lowder family,  which includes Thomas,  James, Robert and Catherine
Lowder and their  affiliates,  holds  interests in companies that have performed
construction management,  insurance brokerage and other services with respect to
our  properties.  These  companies  may perform  similar  services for us in the
future.  As a result,  the Lowder family may realize benefits from  transactions
between such  companies  and us that are not realized by other  unitholders.  In
addition,  Thomas Lowder and his brother, James Lowder, as trustees, may be in a
position to  influence  us to do  business  with  companies  in which the Lowder
family  has a  financial  interest.  Our  policies  may  not  be  successful  in
eliminating the influence of conflicts.  Moreover,  transactions  with companies
controlled by the Lowder family,  if any, may not be on terms as favorable to us
as we could obtain in an arms-length transaction with a third party.

          We do not control our management, leasing and brokerage businesses. To
facilitate  maintenance  of  Colonial  Properties  Trust's  REIT  qualification,
Colonial  Properties  Trust has a  "non-controlled  subsidiary"  which  conducts
management,  leasing and brokerage business for properties we do not wholly own.
While  Colonial  Properties  Trust  owns  99% of the  economic  interest  in the
non-controlled  subsidiary,  99% of its voting  stock is owned by members of the
Lowder family.  We therefore  lack the ability to set the business  policies and
operations of the non-controlled subsidiary.

          We are dependent on external sources of capital. To qualify as a REIT,
Colonial Properties Trust must distribute to its shareholders each year at least
95% (90% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000) of its net taxable
income,   excluding  any  net  capital  gain.   Because  of  these  distribution
requirements,  it is not likely that we will be able to fund all future  capital
needs from income from operations. We therefore will have to rely on third-party
sources of capital,  which may or may not be available on favorable  terms or at
all. Our access to third-party sources of capital depends on a number of things,
including the market's  perception  of our growth  potential and our current and
potential future earnings.  Moreover,  additional equity offerings may result in
substantial dilution of shareholders'  interests,  and additional debt financing
may substantially increase our leverage.

         We intend to qualify as a  partnership,  but cannot  guarantee  that we
will  qualify.  We intend to qualify as a  partnership  for  federal  income tax
purposes.  However,  we will be treated as a corporation  for federal income tax
purposes if we are a "publicly traded  partnership,"  unless at least 90% of our
income is qualifying income as defined in the tax code. The income  requirements
applicable to REITs and the definition of qualifying income for purposes of this
90% test are similar in most, but not all,  respects.  Qualifying income for the
90% test generally  includes  passive  income,  such as specified  types of real
property rents,  dividends and interest.  We cannot  guarantee that we will meet
this qualifying  income test. If we were to be taxed as a corporation,  we would
incur  substantial  tax  liabilities,  Colonial  Properties  Trust would fail to
qualify as a REIT for tax  purposes  and  Colonial  Properties  Trust's  and our
ability to raise additional capital could be impaired.

          Colonial  Properties Trust intends to qualify as a REIT, but we cannot
guarantee that it will qualify.  We believe that Colonial  Properties  Trust has
qualified for taxation as a REIT for federal income tax purposes commencing with
our taxable year ended December 31, 1993. If Colonial Properties Trust qualifies
as a REIT, it generally  will not be subject to federal income tax on its income
that it  distributes to its  shareholders.  Colonial  Properties  Trust plans to
continue to meet the requirements for taxation as a REIT, but it may not qualify
as a REIT. Many of the REIT  requirements are highly technical and complex.  The
determination  that Colonial  Properties Trust is a REIT requires an analysis of
various  factual  matters and  circumstances  that may not be totally within its
control.  For  example,  to qualify as a REIT,  at least 95% of our gross income
must come from certain sources that are itemized in the REIT tax laws.  Colonial
Properties  Trust is also required to distribute  to  shareholders  at least 95%
(90% for taxable years  beginning  after  December 31, 2000) of our REIT taxable
income,  excluding capital gains. The fact that Colonial  Properties Trust holds
its assets through  Colonial  Realty further  complicates the application of the
REIT  requirements.  Even a technical or  inadvertent  mistake could  jeopardize
Colonial Properties Trust's REIT status. Furthermore, Congress and the IRS might
make  changes to the tax laws and  regulations,  and the courts  might issue new
rulings that make it more  difficult,  or  impossible,  for Colonial  Properties
Trust to  remain  qualified  as a REIT.  We do not  believe,  however,  that any
pending or proposed tax law changes would jeopardize its REIT status.

         If  Colonial  Properties  Trust  failed to qualify as a REIT,  Colonial
Properties  Trust  would be subject to federal  income tax at regular  corporate
rates.   Also,  unless  the  IRS  granted  us  relief  under  certain  statutory
provisions,  Colonial  Properties Trust would remain  disqualified as a REIT for
the four years  following  the year  Colonial  Properties  Trust first failed to
qualify. If Colonial Properties Trust failed to qualify as a REIT, it would have
to pay  significant  income taxes and would  therefore have less money available
for investments or for  distributions to shareholders.  This would likely have a
significant adverse affect on the value of our securities. In addition, Colonial
Properties  Trust  would no  longer be  required  to make any  distributions  to
shareholders,   but  we  would  still  be  required  to   distribute   quarterly
substantially all of our net cash revenues to our unitholders.

          REIT Modernization Act changes to the REIT asset tests.  Currently,  a
REIT may not own  securities in any one issuer if the value of those  securities
exceeds 5% of the value of the REIT's  total assets or the  securities  owned by
the REIT represent more than 10% of the issuer's  outstanding voting securities.
As a result of the REIT Modernization Act, after December 31, 2000, the 5% value
test and the 10% voting  security test will be modified in two respects.  First,
the 10%  voting  securities  test will be  expanded  so that  REITs also will be
prohibited from owning more than 10% of the value of the outstanding  securities
of any one issuer. Second, an exception to these tests that will allow a REIT to
own  securities  of a  subsidiary  that exceed the 5% value test and the new 10%
vote or value test if the subsidiary  elects to be a "taxable REIT  subsidiary,"
which would be a fully taxable corporation. The expanded 10% vote or value test,
however,  will not  apply to an  existing  subsidiary  unless  it  engages  in a
substantial  new line of  business  or  acquires  any  substantial  asset or the
Company  acquires any securities in that subsidiary after July 12, 1999. Under a
new asset test, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000, the Company
will not be able to own securities of taxable REIT  subsidiaries  that represent
in the aggregate  more than 20% of the value of the Company's  total assets.  At
the present  time,  no decision  has been made as to whether  Colonial  Property
Services, Inc. will elect to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary.

          Several  provisions  of the new law will  ensure  that a taxable  REIT
subsidiary will be subject to an appropriate  level of federal income  taxation.
For example,  a taxable REIT subsidiary will be limited in its ability to deduct
interest payments made to an affiliated REIT. In addition, the REIT will have to
pay a 100%  penalty  tax on some  payments  that  it  receives  if the  economic
arrangements  between  the  REIT,  the  REIT's  tenants,  and the  taxable  REIT
subsidiary are not comparable to similar arrangements between unrelated parties.


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Item 2.           Properties.


General

          As of December 31, 1999, CRLP's real estate portfolio consisted of 111
operating properties consisting of whole or partial ownership interests, located
in nine  states in the Sunbelt  region of the United  States.  CRLP  acquired 36
properties  in  connection  with the  Formation  Transactions,  and  acquired or
developed 84  properties  since the IPO.  Since the IPO,  CRLP has  developed 17
additional Multifamily Properties,  and two Office Properties,  and has disposed
of nine properties, all through tax-deferred, like-kind exchanges. Additionally,
CRLP maintains  non-controlling partial interests of 15% to 50% in ten operating
properties.  The 111 Properties  owned by CRLP at December 31, 1999 consisted of
52 Multifamily Properties,  18 Office Properties,  and 41 Retail Properties,  as
described in more detail below.

                              Summary of Properties
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Units/          Property        Total 1999       Percentage
                          Number of        GLA/          Revenue (2)       Property       Occupancy at
 Type of Property         Properties      NRA (1)       (in thousands)    Revenue (2)    Dec. 31, 1999 (3)
- ----------------------   -----------   -------------   ---------------   ------------   -----------------

<S>                              <C>         <C>            <C>                <C>           <C>
 Multifamily                     52          16,415 (4)     $ 116,330          40.0%         93.9%
 Office                          18       3,137,509 (5)        41,067          14.1%         93.3%
 Retail                          41      13,947,410 (6)       133,752          45.9%         89.9%
                         -----------                   ---------------   ------------
     Total                      111                         $ 291,149         100.0%
                         ===========                   ===============   ============
<FN>
(1)  Units (in this table  only)  refers to  multifamily  apartment  units,  GLA
     refers  to gross  leasable  area of  retail  space  and NRA  refers  to net
     rentable area of office space.  Information is presented as of December 31,
     1999.
(2)  Includes  CRLP's  proportionate  share of revenue  from those  Multifamily,
     Office and Retail  Properties  accounted for under the equity  method,  and
     CRLP's share of the properties disposed of in 1999.
(3)  Excludes the  units/square  feet of development or expansion  phases of six
     Multifamily Properties,  two Office Properties, and three Retail Properties
     that had not achieved stabilized occupancy as of December 31, 1999.
(4)  Amount  includes 1,949 units which the Company  maintains a 15.0% ownership
     interest.
(5)  Amount  includes  65,840  square feet which the Company  maintains a 33.33%
     ownership interest.
(6)  Amount includes  1,124,291 square feet which the Company  maintains a 50.0%
     ownership interest.
</FN>
</TABLE>

Multifamily Properties

          The 52  Multifamily  Properties  owned by CRLP at December  31,  1999,
contain a total of 16,415 garden-style  apartments and range in size from 104 to
1,080 apartment units.  Fourteen of the Multifamily  Properties were acquired by
CRLP  in  connection  with  the  Formation  Transactions,   and  29  Multifamily
Properties  have been  acquired  since the IPO.  Also,  since the IPO,  CRLP has
developed 17 additional Multifamily Properties and disposed of eight Multifamily
Properties.  Twenty-three  Multifamily  Properties  (containing a total of 7,697
apartment units) are located in Alabama, 16 Multifamily Properties (containing a
total of 5,366  apartment  units)  are  located  in  Florida,  nine  Multifamily
Properties  (containing  a total of  1,938  apartments  units)  are  located  in
Georgia, one Multifamily Property (containing a total of 328 apartment units) is
located in Mississippi,  two Multifamily  Properties  (containing a total of 764
apartment  units) are located in South Carolina,  and one  Multifamily  Property
(containing  322 apartment  units) is located in Texas.  Each of the Multifamily
Properties  is  established  in its local  market and  provides  residents  with
numerous  amenities,  which may include a swimming pool, exercise room, jacuzzi,
clubhouse,  laundry  room,  tennis  court(s),  and/or a  playground.  All of the
Multifamily Properties are managed by CRLP.

         The following table sets forth certain additional  information relating
to the Multifamily Properties as of and for the year ended December 31, 1999.
<PAGE>

                             Multifamily Properties
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    Average    Total Multifamily Percent of
                                         Year      Number   Approximate              Rental      Property       Total 1999
 Multifamily                           Completed     of     Rentable Area Percent     Rate     Revenue for       Property
 Property (1)              Location       (2)      Units (3)(Square Feet) Occupied  Per Unit      1999           Revenue (4)
- ----------------------- -------------- ---------- -------- ------------- -------- --------------------------    -----------

 Alabama:
<S>                      <C>          <C>            <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>                 <C>
 CG at Edgewater         Huntsville    1990           500       541,650    90.2%      680         3,568,657           1.2%
 CG at Galleria          Birmingham    1986/96      1,080     1,195,186    89.3%      666         7,549,207           2.6%
 CG at Galleria Woods    Birmingham    1994           244       260,720    96.3%      658         1,791,054           0.6%
 CG at Liberty Park      Birmingham    1999            44        43,780       (7)     987            64,856  (6)      0.0%
 CG at Madison           Huntsville    1999           200       199,000       (7)     753           534,509  (6)      0.2%
 CG at Mountain Brook (8)Birmingham    1987/91        392       392,700    94.4%      680         2,226,957  (8)      0.8%
 CG at Promenade         Montgomery    1999           144       143,280       (7)     796           367,458  (6)      0.1%
 CG at Riverchase        Birmingham    1984/91        468       745,840    90.8%      776         3,989,662           1.4%
 CG/CV at Inverness LakesMobile        1983/96        498       506,386    94.6%      614         3,502,926           1.2%
 Colony Park             Mobile        1975           201       129,600    91.5%      400           835,892           0.3%
 CV at Ashford Place     Mobile        1983           168       139,128    92.3%      517         1,000,381           0.3%
 CV at Cahaba Heights (8)Birmingham    1992           125       131,230    98.4%      705           784,884  (8)      0.3%
 CV at Hillcrest         Mobile        1981           104       114,400   100.0%      619           788,737           0.3%
 CV at Hillwood          Montgomery    1984           160       150,912    97.5%      562           990,881           0.3%
 CV at Huntleigh Woods   Mobile        1978           233       199,052    94.4%      460         1,218,201           0.4%
 CV at Inverness         Birmingham    1986/87/90     586       491,072    97.4%      588         3,924,860           1.3%
 CV at McGehee Place     Montgomery    1986/95        468       404,188    89.3%      559         2,688,016           0.9%
 CV at Monte D'Oro       Birmingham    1977           200       295,840    99.5%      658         1,607,116           0.6%
 CV at Research Park     Huntsville    1987/94        736       809,344    86.3%      610         4,567,061           1.6%
 CV at Rocky Ridge       Birmingham    1984           226       258,900    98.7%      640         1,529,280           0.5%
 CV at Trussville        Birmingham    1996/97        376       410,340    94.7%      699         2,891,258           1.0%
 Patio                   Auburn        1966/83/84     240       179,040    92.1%      421         1,105,853           0.4%
 Ski Lodge Tuscaloosa    Tuscaloosa    1976/92        304       273,056    97.0%      413         1,544,765           0.5%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
      Subtotal - Alabama (23 Properties)            7,697     8,014,644    92.5%      624        49,072,471          16.8%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
 Florida:
 CG at Bayshore          Bradenton     1997           376       368,870    97.9%      731         3,269,156           1.1%
 CG at Carrollwood       Tampa         1966           244       286,080    99.6%      835         2,295,220           0.8%
 CG at Citrus Park       Tampa         1999           176       200,288    94.3%      878         1,480,260  (6)      0.5%
 CG at Cypress Crossing  Orlando       1999           250       314,596    93.6%      975         2,566,739  (6)      0.9%
 CG at Gainesville       Gainesville   1989/93/94     560       488,624    97.7%      750         4,793,642           1.6%
 CG at Heather Glen      Orlando       1999           228       226,860       (7)     866           572,414  (6)      0.2%
 CG at Heathrow          Orlando       1997           312       370,028    93.3%      910         3,337,699           1.1%
 CG at Hunter's Creek    Orlando       1997           496       624,464    96.0%      889         5,057,741           1.7%
 CG at Kirkman (9)       Orlando       1991             -             -        -        -           805,462  (9)      0.3%
 CG at Lakewood Ranch    Sarasota      1999           288       301,656    95.8%      907         1,992,614  (6)      0.7%
 CG at Palm Aire         Sarasota      1991           248       251,504    97.2%      814         2,307,676           0.8%
 CG at Palma Sola        Bradenton     1992           340       291,796    91.2%      709         2,593,782           0.9%
 CG at Ponte Vedra (8)   Jacksonville  1988           240       211,640    93.3%      705         1,358,704  (8)      0.5%
 CV at Cordova           Pensacola     1983           152       116,400    97.4%      522           926,026           0.3%
 CV at Lake Mary         Orlando       1991/95        504       431,396    98.4%      679         4,200,380           1.4%
 CV at Oakleigh          Pensacola     1997           176       185,680    91.0%      722         1,509,376           0.5%
 CV at River Hills (8)   Tampa         1991/97        776       690,312    91.3%      632         4,253,500  (8)      1.5%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
      Subtotal - Florida (16 Properties)            5,366     5,360,194    95.8%      770        43,320,391          14.8%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
 Georgia:
 CG at Barrington (8)    Macon         1996           176       191,940    99.4%      688         1,015,579  (8)      0.3%
 CG at Spring Creek      Macon         1992/94        296       328,032    93.2%      637         2,165,618           0.7%
 CG at Wesleyan          Macon         1997           328       382,946    94.2%      724         2,225,918           0.8%
 CV at North Ingle       Macon         1983           140       133,338    88.6%      562           804,267           0.3%
 CV at Stockbridge (8)   Stockbridge   1993/94        240       253,200    91.3%      744         1,338,734  (8)      0.5%
 CV at Timothy Woods     Athens        1996           204       211,444    98.0%      752         1,665,469           0.6%
 CV at Vernon Marsh      Savannah      1986/87        178       151,226    97.2%      629         1,321,736           0.5%
 CV at Walton Way        Augusta       1984           256       254,264       (7)     560         1,391,302  (6)      0.5%
 CV at White Bluff       Savannah      1986           120       108,288    95.8%      640           930,903           0.3%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
      Subtotal - Georgia (9 Properties)             1,938     2,014,678    97.0%      665        12,859,526           4.5%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
 Mississippi:
 CG at Natchez Trace     Jackson       1995/97        328       342,800    98.2%      658         2,493,318           0.9%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
      Subtotal - Mississippi (1 Property)             328       342,800    98.2%      658         2,493,318           0.9%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
 South Carolina:
 CV at Ashley Plantation Bluffton      1998           414       425,095       (7)     777         2,918,196  (6)      1.0%
 CV at Caledon Wood      Greenville    1995/96        350       348,305    94.6%      709         2,609,160           0.9%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
      Subtotal - South Carolina (2 Properties)        764       773,400    94.6%      746         5,527,356           0.9%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
 Texas:
 CV at Haverhill         San Antonio   1997           322       326,914    88.5%      884         3,056,624           1.0%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
      Subtotal - Texas (1 Property)                   322       326,914    88.5%      884         3,056,624           1.0%
                                                  -------- ------------- -------- --------    --------------    -----------
                                                                         --------
      TOTAL (52 Properties)                        16,415    16,832,630    93.9%    $ 688 (5) $ 116,329,686          40.0%
                                                  ======== ============= ======== ========    ==============    ===========

(footnotes on next page)
<PAGE>
<FN>
(1)  All Multifamily Properties are 100% owned by CRLP with the exception of the
     properties  noted in (8)  below.  In the  listing of  Multifamily  Property
     names, CG has been used as an abbreviation  for Colonial Grand and CV as an
     abbreviation for Colonial Village.
(2)  Year initially completed and, where applicable, year(s) in which additional
     phases were completed at the Property.
(3)  Units (in this table only) refers to multifamily apartment units. Number of
     Units  includes all apartment  units occupied or available for occupancy at
     December 31, 1999.
(4)  Percent  of  Total  1999  Property   Revenue   represents  the  Multifamily
     Property's  proportionate  share of all revenue from CRLP's 111 Properties,
     including the partially owned properties.
(5)  Represents  weighted  average  rental  rate per unit of the 52  Multifamily
     Properties at December 31, 1999.
(6)  Represents revenues from the date of CRLP's  development/expansion  of this
     Property in 1999 through December 31, 1999.
(7)  Expanded or newly developed property currently undergoing lease-up.
(8)  These properties were sold by CRLP during 1999 to a joint venture formed by
     CRLP and an unrelated party. CRLP holds a 15%  non-controlling  interest in
     this joint venture.
(9)  This property was sold during 1999.
</FN>
</TABLE>

         The  following  table sets forth the total number of  apartment  units,
percent  leased and average base rental rate per apartment unit as of the end of
each of the last five years for the Multifamily Properties:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Average Base
                               Number              Percent          Rental Rate
     Year-End                of Units (1)         Leased (2)          Per Unit
     --------                ------------         -----------         --------
<S>                             <C>                   <C>              <C>
 December 31, 1999               16,415                93.9%            $688
 December 31, 1998               15,381                93.5%            $642
 December 31, 1997               13,759                93.8%            $631
 December 31, 1996               13,617                94.8%            $579
 December 31, 1995               11,239                95.7%            $552


<FN>
(1)  Units (in this table only) refers to multifamily  apartment  units owned at
     year end,  which  includes  1,949 units  partially  owned by the Company at
     December 31, 1999.
(2)  Represents  weighted average  occupancy of the Multifamily  Properties that
     had achieved stabilized occupancy at the end of the respective period.
</FN>
</TABLE>

Office Properties

         The 18 Office Properties owned by CRLP at December 31, 1999,  contain a
total of approximately  3.1 million rentable square feet.  Fifteen of the Office
Properties are located in Alabama  (representing  71% of the office  portfolio's
net  rentable  square  feet) , one is located in  Atlanta,  Georgia  and two are
located in  Florida.  The  Office  Properties  range in size from  approximately
30,000 square feet to 536,000 square feet.  Five of the Office  Properties  were
developed by Colonial,  four of the  Properties  were  acquired at various times
between 1980 and 1990,  eight of the Properties  were acquired in 1997 and 1998,
and one of the Properties was acquired in 1999. All of the Office Properties are
managed by CRLP.

         The following table sets forth certain additional  information relating
to the Office Properties as of and for the year ended December 31, 1999.



<PAGE>
                                Office Properties
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               Average
                                                                                                Base
                                                               Net                              Rent
                                                             Rentable                            Per       Total Office  Percent of
                                                    Year       Area               Total         Leased        Property   Total 1999
 Office                                           Completed   Square   Percent  Annualized      Square      Revenue for   Property
 Property (1)                          Location      (2)       Feet    Leased   Base Rent(2)     Foot        1999 (3)    Revenue (4)
- -----------------------------------  ------------ ---------- --------  ------- ------------  -----------  --------------   -------

Alabama:
<S>                                  <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>    <C>             <C>       <C>                 <C>
Interstate Park                      Montgomery   1982-85/89  226,992   97.3%  $  2,950,332    $  13.86  $  3,126,350        1.0%
Riverchase Center                    Birmingham   1984-88     304,731   92.6%     2,818,325        9.98     3,355,926        1.1%
International Park                   Birmingham   1987/89     109,810   99.6%     1,377,267       14.97     1,390,077        0.5%
1800 International Park (8)          Birmingham         1999  146,128    (7)            (7)         (7)        23,615(6)     0.0%
Colonial Plaza                       Birmingham         1982  178,617   69.3%     1,950,429       16.62     1,776,589        0.6%
Progress Center                      Huntsville   1983-91     224,329   98.1%     2,088,741        9.48     2,231,219        0.8%
Lakeside Office Park                 Huntsville   1989/90     121,520   91.8%     1,454,016       13.07     1,522,745        0.5%
AmSouth Center                       Huntsville         1990  154,421   94.5%     2,588,088       17.73     3,192,903        1.1%
Colonial Center at Research Park     Huntsville         1999  131,686    (7)            (7)         (7)       214,887(6)     0.1%
250 Commerce St                      Montgomery   1904/81      36,935   100.0%      401,544       10.86       427,112        0.1%
Anderson Block (5)                   Montgomery   1981/83      33,589    97.7%      110,101       10.06       124,109        0.0%
Land Title Bldg                      Birmingham         1975   32,251   100.0%      131,481       12.23       149,381        0.1%
Independence Plaza                   Birmingham         1979  105,805    89.4%    1,313,797       13.89     1,491,927        0.5%
Shades Brook Building                Birmingham         1979   34,410    83.9%      444,969       15.42       433,696        0.1%
Emmett R. Johnson Building           Birmingham   1982/95     162,763    94.4%    2,535,499       16.51     1,436,632(6)     0.5%
Perimeter Corporate Park             Huntsville   1986/89     234,465    85.1%    2,858,070       14.33     3,400,453        1.2%
                                                              -------  --------  ------------   ---------- -------------     ----
     Subtotal-Alabama (15 Properties)                       2,238,452    91.4%   23,022,659       13.21     24,297,621       8.2%
                                                              -------  --------  ------------   ---------- -------------     ----
Florida:
Concourse Center                     Tampa        1981/85     291,400    97.2%    4,567,104       16.12     4,690,782        1.6%
University Park Plaza                Orlando            1985   71,945    90.5%      950,796       14.93     1,015,187        0.3%
                                                              -------  --------  ------------    --------- -------------     ----
     Subtotal-Florida (2 Properties)                          363,345    95.9%    5,517,900       15.90     5,705,969        1.9%
                                                              -------  --------   -----------    --------- -------------     ----
Georgia:
Colonial Center at Mansell Overlook  Atlanta   1987/96/97     535,712    98.4%   10,787,855       22.53    11,063,385        3.8%
                                                              -------  --------  ------------    --------- -------------     ----
     Subtotal-Georgia (1 Property)                            535,712    98.4%   10,787,855       22.53    11,063,385        3.8%
                                                              -------  --------  ------------    --------- -------------     ----
     TOTAL (18 Properties)                                  3,137,509    93.3%  $39,328,414     $ 15.29   $41,066,975       14.1%
                                                              =======  ========  ============    ========= =============     ====


<FN>
(1)  All  Office  Properties  are 100%  owned by CRLP  with  the  exceptions  of
     Anderson  Block and Land Title  Building,  which are each  33.33%  owned by
     CRLP.
(2)  Year initially  completed and, where applicable,  most recent year in which
     the Property was substantially renovated or in which an additional phase of
     the Property was completed.
(3)  Total 1999 Office Property revenue is CRLP's share (based on its percentage
     ownership  of the  property)  of  total  Office  Property  revenue,  unless
     otherwise noted.  However,  amounts exclude $530,544 of straight-line rents
     reflected in CRLP's Consolidated  Financial Statements for the period ended
     December 31, 1999.
(4)  Percent of Total 1999 Property  Revenue  represents  the Office  Property's
     proportionate share of all revenue from CRLP's 111 Properties.
(5)  CRLP has a leasehold interest in this Property.
(6)  Represents revenues from the date of CRLP's acquisition of this Property in
     1999 through December 31, 1999.
(7)  These properties were recently developed and are currently undergoing
     lease-up.
(8)  This property is located within the  International  Park office complex and
     is included in the property total with International Park.
</FN>
</TABLE>



<PAGE>



         The following  table sets out a schedule of the lease  expirations  for
leases in place as of December 31, 1999,  for the Office  Properties  (including
all lease expirations for partially-owned Properties).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                Net Rentable    Annualized    Percent of Total
      Year of     Number of     Area Of        Base Rent of   Annual Base Rent
     Lease       Tenants with  Expiring Leases   Expiring     Represented by
     Expiration  Expiring Lease(Square Feet) (1Leases (1)(2)  Expiring Leases(1)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                 <C>          <C>             <C>                 <C>
    2000             161          632,280         8,095,029           20.6%
    2001              73          400,515         5,705,864           14.5%
    2002              81          424,057         6,115,747           15.6%
    2003              54          438,179         6,654,753           16.9%
    2004              56          365,716         5,565,872           14.2%
    2005              18          274,475         3,084,551            7.8%
    2006               7          133,015         1,695,560            4.3%
    2007               5           58,397           959,765            2.4%
    2008               3           26,486           503,363            1.3%
    2009               6           52,749           899,910            2.3%
    Thereafter         4           35,000            48,000            0.1%
                ---------     ------------    --------------     -----------
                     468        2,840,869       $39,328,414          100.0%
                =========     ============    ==============     ===========

<FN>
(1)  Excludes  297,000  square feet of space not leased as of December 31, 1999.
(2) Annualized base rent is calculated using base rents as of December 31, 1999.
</FN>
</TABLE>

         The following  sets forth the net rentable  area,  total percent leased
and average base rent per leased square foot for each of the last five years for
the Office Properties:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Average Base
                          Rentable Area          Total          Rent Per Leased
   Year-end             (Square Feet)(2)     Percent Leased      Square Foot (1)
   --------               -------------      --------------      ---------------
<S>                        <C>                  <C>                   <C>
December 31, 1999           3,138,000            93.3%                 $15.29
December 31, 1998           2,707,000            92.2%                 $14.58
December 31, 1997           1,859,000            95.5%                 $12.18
December 31, 1996           1,009,000            97.4%                 $13.80
December 31, 1995           1,009,000            94.0%                 $13.52
- -----------------
<FN>
(1)  Average base rent per leased square foot is calculated  using base rents as
     of December 31 for each respective year.
(2)  Rentable square feet includes 65,840 square feet that is partially owned by
     CRLP at December 31, 1999.
</FN>
</TABLE>

Retail Properties

          The 41 Retail Properties owned by CRLP at December 31, 1999, contain a
total of approximately 13.9 million square feet (including space owned by anchor
tenants).  Twelve of the Retail  Properties  are located in Alabama,  twelve are
located in  Florida,  seven are  located in  Georgia,  six are  located in North
Carolina, one is located in South Carolina, one is located in Tennessee, and two
are located in Virginia.  The Retail Properties  consist of 16 enclosed regional
malls, two power centers, and 23 neighborhood  shopping centers.  Nine of the 40
Retail  Properties were originally  developed by CRLP, 31 were acquired  between
1994 and 1998,  and one was acquired in 1999.  All of the Retail  Properties are
managed by CRLP.

         The  following  table sets forth  certain  information  relating to the
Retail Properties as of and for the year ended December 31, 1999.



<PAGE>

                                Retail Properties
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        Average
                                                                                                         Base
                                                               Gross                                     Rent
                                                             Leasable                                    Per   Total Retail   % of
                                                   Year        Area        Number             Total     Leased  Property  Total 1999
 Retail                                          Completed    (Square        Of   Percent   Annualized  Square Revenue for  Property
 Property (1)                       Location        (2)      Feet) (3)     Stores Leased (3)Base Rent   Foot(4)   1999(10)Revenue(5)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----

 Alabama:
<S>                                <C>          <C>           <C>             <C>   <C>   <C>         <C>        <C>          <C>
 Colonial Mall Decatur              Decatur      1979/89       494,895         59    86.9% $ 3,507,389 $ 16.92    5,541,189    1.9%
                                                                80,866 (6)
 Brookwood Village Mall             Birmingham   1973/91       460,599         66       (8)  3,824,878   14.66    6,831,926    2.3%
                                                               231,953 (6)
 Colonial Mall Gadsden              Gadsden      1974/91       490,898         62    94.5%   3,004,299   16.54    5,049,928    1.7%
 Colonial Mall Auburn/Opelika       Auburn       1973/84/89    399,889         61    89.5%   2,668,936   17.61    4,349,120    1.5%
 Colonial Promenade Montgomery      Montgomery   1990/97       273,196         40    92.7%   2,588,512            3,170,784    1.1%
                                                               146,121 (6)
 Colonial Shoppes McGehee           Montgomery   1986           54,638         17    61.9%     426,509   12.58      567,512    0.2%
                                                                50,000 (6)
 Colonial Shoppes Bellwood          Montgomery   1988           42,762         20    82.3%     456,145   11.83      590,142    0.2%
                                                                50,000 (6)
 Old Springville                    Birmingham   1982           63,707         12    46.1%     214,559    8.29      257,573    0.1%
 Colonial Shoppes Inverness         Birmingham   1984           28,243          5   100.0%     432,188   12.66      537,287    0.2%
 Olde Town                          Montgomery   1978/90        38,822         16    86.4%     322,033   10.22      420,136    0.1%
 Colonial Promenade Tutwiler Farm(8)Birmingham   Development         -          -        -           -       -      134,836    0.0%
 Bel Air Mall                       Mobile       1966/90/97  1,099,041        106    87.2%   7,859,254   14.97   11,998,379    4.1%
                                                               333,990 (6)
 Parkway City Mall                  Huntsville   1975          415,440         44       (8)  1,329,513   11.35    1,518,461    0.5%
 P&S Building (9)                   Gadsden     1946/76/91      39,560          1   100.0%     178,020    4.50      178,020    0.1%

                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
     Subtotal-Alabama (12 Properties)                        4,794,620        509    87.5%  26,812,235   15.03   41,145,293   14.1%
                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
 Florida:
 Colonial Promenade University Park Orlando      1986/89       399,111         36    81.4%   2,483,362   14.98    3,857,249    1.3%
 Colonial Promenade Tuskawilla      Orlando      1990          217,209         27    94.1%   1,320,904   13.19    1,840,898    0.6%
 Colonial Promenade Burnt Store     Punta Gorda  1990          198,918         29    92.2%   1,368,434   12.38    1,581,461    0.5%
 Colonial Promenade Winter Haven    Orlando      1986          197,472         23    86.4%   1,296,058   12.68    1,829,071    0.6%
 Northdale Court                    Tampa        1988          192,726         24       (8)    981,663   12.50    1,339,272    0.5%
                                                                55,000 (6)
 Colonial Promenade Bear Lake       Orlando      1990          131,552         20    46.4%     745,046   13.14      984,413    0.3%
 Colonial Shoppes Paddock Park      Ocala        1988           87,136         17    96.8%     709,143   12.97      916,052    0.3%
 Colonial Promenade Bardmoor VillageSt. Petersbur1981          152,667         30    75.3%   1,201,320   15.46    1,729,879    0.6%
 Colonial Promenade Hunter's Creek  Orlando      1993/95       222,485         26    95.8%   1,871,614   14.71    2,543,897    0.9%
 Colonial Promenade Wekiva          Orlando      1990          209,398         26    90.8%   1,825,929   12.97    2,569,181    0.9%
 Colonial Promenade Lakewood        Jacksonville 1995          193,833         50    96.2%   1,685,106   11.39    2,312,432    0.8%
 Orlando Fashion Square             Orlando      1973/89/93    708,851        131    92.6%   9,997,980   25.87    8,584,676    2.9%
                                                               361,432 (6)
                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
     Subtotal-Florida (12 Properties)                        3,327,790        439    87.6%  25,486,559   18.07   30,088,481   10.3%
                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
 Georgia:
 Macon Mall                         Macon        1975/88/97    758,399        158    90.6%  10,546,232   22.81   17,743,446    6.1%
                                                               682,160 (6)
 Colonial Promenade Beechwood       Athens       1963/92       343,569         47    90.7%   2,415,421   10.24    2,977,491    1.0%
 Britt David                        Columbus     1990          109,630          9    98.5%     273,458   12.73      941,410    0.3%
 Colonial Mall Lakeshore            Gainesville  1984-97       518,115         69    91.9%   3,663,564   18.26    5,989,399    2.1%
 Colonial Mall Valdosta             Valdosta     1982-85       327,249         57    95.1%   3,042,992   16.69    5,972,488    2.1%
                                                                73,723 (6)
 Colonial Mall Glynn Place          Brunswick    1986          281,901         57    84.2%   2,800,795   17.49    4,117,877    1.4%
                                                               225,549 (6)
 Village at Roswell Summit          Atlanta      1988           25,510          9   100.0%     293,071   14.56      470,679    0.2%

                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
     Subtotal-Georgia (7 Properties)                         3,345,805        406    90.7%  23,035,533   18.56   38,212,790   13.2%
                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
 North Carolina:
 Colonial Mall Burlington           Burlington   1969/86/94    412,697         57    94.6%   2,772,983   16.26    5,406,600    1.9%
 Mayberry Mall                      Mount Airy   1968/86       150,823         22    97.1%     806,451   10.91    1,148,697    0.4%
                                                                57,843 (6)
 Plaza Mall                         Greenville   1965/89/99    421,453         61    96.7%   3,531,909   17.22    1,924,725(7) 0.7%
                                                                46,051 (6)
 Colonial Shoppes Quaker            Greensboro   1968/88/97    103,548         29    93.7%     964,165   12.97    1,422,639    0.5%
 Colonial Shoppes Yadkin            Yadkinville  1971/97        90,917         11    90.7%     609,923    7.00      707,123    0.2%
 Colonial Shoppes Stanly            Locust       1987/96        46,970          8   100.0%     255,445    7.84      285,951    0.1%
                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
     Subtotal-North Carolina (6 Properties)                  1,330,302        188    95.6%   8,940,876   14.51   10,895,735    3.7%
                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
 South Carolina:
 Colonial Mall Myrtle Beach         Myrtle Beach 1986          486,493         72    92.5%   4,261,940   20.28    8,346,881    2.9%
                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
     Subtotal-South Carolina (1 Property)                      486,493         72    92.5%   4,261,940   20.28    8,346,881    2.9%
                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
 Tennessee:
 Rivermont Shopping Center          Chattanooga  1986/97        73,539         10    95.4%     385,290    6.43      503,190    0.2%
                                                             -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
     Subtotal-Tennessee (1 Property)                            73,539         10    95.4%     385,290    6.43      503,190    0.2%
                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
 Virginia:
 Colonial Mall Staunton             Staunton     1969/86/97    423,177         50    91.8%   1,925,376   10.98    3,289,907    1.1%
 Colonial Promenade Abington        Abingdon     1987/96       165,684         18   100.0%   1,015,969   10.31    1,270,073    0.4%
                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
     Subtotal-Virginia (2 Properties)                          588,861         68    94.1%   2,941,345   10.78    4,559,980    1.6%
                                                            -----------   --------------------------------------------------  -----
     Total (41 Properties)                                  13,947,410      1,692    89.9% $91,863,778 $ 16.66 $133,752,350   45.9%
                                                            ===========   ==================================================  =====
(footnotes on next page)

<FN>
(1)  All Retail Properties are 100% owned by CRLP, with the exception of Orlando
     Fashion Square and Parkway City mall, which are owned 50% by CRLP.
(2)  Year  initially  completed  and,  where  applicable,  year(s)  in which the
     Property was substantially renovated or an additional phase of the Property
     was completed.
(3)  Total GLA  includes  space  owned by anchor  tenants,  but  Percent  Leased
     excludes such space.
(4)  Includes specialty store space only.
(5)  Percent of Total 1999 Property  Revenue  represents  the Retail  Property's
     proportionate share of all revenue from the 111 Properties.
(6)  Represents space owned by anchor tenants.
(7)  Represents  revenues from the date of CRLP's acquisition of the Property in
     1999 through December 31, 1999.
(8)  This property is currently under development and is not included in the
     property total.
(9)  This  property is located on the premises of the Colonial  Mall Gadsden and
     is included in the property total with Colonial Mall Gadsden.
(10) Amounts  exclude  $710,400  of  straight-line  rents  reflected  in  CRLP's
     Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ended December 31, 1999.
</FN>
</TABLE>


         The following  table sets forth the total gross leasable area,  percent
leased and average base rent per leased square foot as of the end of each of the
last five years for the Retail Properties:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Gross                            Average
                              Leasable Area       Percent       Base Rent Per
    Year-End                (Square Feet) (1)     Leased   Leased Square Foot(2)
    --------                -----------------     ------   ---------------------
<S>                          <C>                  <C>              <C>
December 31, 1999             13,947,000           89.9%            $16.66
December 31, 1998             11,105,000           91.9%            $14.48
December 31, 1997              8,880,000           93.3%            $14.38
December 31, 1996              4,856,000           93.8%            $14.66
December 31, 1995              3,758,000           93.1%            $13.23
<FN>
(1)  Excludes  2,395,000  square  feet of space  owned  by  anchor  tenants  and
     includes  1,124,291  square feet  partially  owned by CRLP at December  31,
     1999.
(2)  Average  base rent per leased  square foot is  calculated  using  specialty
     store year-end base rent figures.
</FN>
</TABLE>

         The following  table sets out a schedule of the lease  expirations  for
leases in place as of December 31, 1999, for the Retail Properties:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   Net Rentable       Annualized       Percent of Total
  Year of         Number of           Area Of         Base Rent of     Annual Base Rent
   Lease         Tenants with      Expiring Leases     Expiring        Represented by
 Expiration      Expiring Leases   (Square Feet) (1)  Leases (1)(2)    Expiring Leases (1)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                      <C>          <C>             <C>                <C>
2000                      375          1,217,885       12,565,084         13.7%
2001                      208            744,002        8,024,893          8.7%
2002                      247            770,532       10,017,682         10.9%
2003                      170            802,113        7,520,417          8.2%
2004                      174          1,361,508        9,137,176          9.9%
2005                      100            322,579        5,671,149          6.2%
2006                      101          1,167,922        7,818,020          8.5%
2007                      113          1,171,862        8,365,703          9.1%
2008                       66            508,596        5,272,415          5.7%
2009                       59            560,417        4,959,719          5.4%
Thereafter                 79          3,546,539       12,511,520         13.6%
                --------------    ---------------    -------------    ----------
                        1,692         12,173,955     $ 91,863,778        100.0%
                ==============    ===============    =============    ==========
<FN>
(1)  Excludes  2,395,000  square  feet of space  owned  by  anchor  tenants  and
     1,883,000 square feet of space not leased as of December 31, 1999.
(2) Annualized base rent is calculated using base rents as of December 31, 1999.
</FN>
</TABLE>


Undeveloped Land

         CRLP owns nine  undeveloped  land parcels  consisting of  approximately
175.0 acres (collectively,  the "Land"). Land adjacent to Multifamily Properties
typically  will be considered  for potential  development of another phase of an
existing  Multifamily Property if CRLP determines that the particular market can
absorb  additional  apartment  units.  CRLP currently owns one such parcel.  For
expansions  at Retail  Properties,  CRLP owns  parcels  both  contiguous  to the
boundaries of Retail Properties,  which would accommodate  expansion of the mall
or shopping center, and outparcels which are suitable for restaurants, financial
institutions or free standing retailers. CRLP owns two such parcels.


Property Markets

         The table  below sets forth  certain  information  with  respect to the
geographic concentration of the Properties as of December 31, 1999.

                     Geographic Concentration of Properties
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Percent
                   Units                                         Total         Of Total
                  (Multifamily)   GLA            NRA         1999 Property     1999 Property
    State           (1)        (Retail) (2)   (Office)(3)       Revenue         Revenue
- --------------   ----------   ------------   ------------   ---------------   --------------

<S>                  <C>        <C>            <C>           <C>                   <C>
 Alabama             7,697      4,794,620      2,238,452     $ 114,515,385         39.4%
 Florida             5,366      3,327,790        363,345        79,114,841         27.2%
 Georgia             1,938      3,345,805        535,712        61,635,459         21.2%
 Mississippi           328            -0-            -0-         2,493,318          0.9%
 North Carolina        -0-      1,330,302            -0-        10,895,735          3.7%
 South Carolina        764        486,493            -0-        13,874,237          4.8%
 Tennessee             -0-         73,539            -0-           503,190          0.2%
 Texas                 322            -0-            -0-         3,056,624          1.0%
 Virginia              -0-        588,861            -0-         4,559,980          1.6%
                 ----------   ------------   ------------   ---------------   -----------
     Total          16,415     13,947,410      3,137,509     $ 290,648,769        100.0%
                 ==========   ============   ============   ===============   ===========
<FN>
(1)      Units (in this table only) refer to multifamily apartment units.
(2)      GLA refers to gross leaseable area of retail space.
(3)      NRA refers to net rentable area of office space.
</FN>
</TABLE>

         CRLP believes that the  demographic  and economic trends and conditions
in the  markets  where the  Properties  are  located  indicate a  potential  for
continued growth in property net operating income. The Properties are located in
a variety of distinct submarkets within Alabama, Florida, Georgia,  Mississippi,
North  Carolina,  South  Carolina,   Tennessee,  Texas  and  Virginia.  However,
Birmingham,   Huntsville   and   Montgomery,   Alabama,   Orlando,   Tampa   and
Sarasota/Bradenton,  Florida, and Macon and Atlanta, Georgia, are CRLP's primary
markets.  CRLP  believes  that its  markets  in these  nine  states,  which  are
characterized by stable and increasing  population and employment growth, should
continue  to  provide  a steady  demand  for  multifamily,  office,  and  retail
properties.


Mortgage Financing

         Certain of the  Properties  are subject to mortgage  indebtedness.  The
Properties whose financial results are consolidated in the financial  statements
of CRLP are subject to existing mortgage indebtedness and other notes payable in
an aggregate  amount as of December 31, 1999,  of  approximately  $1.04  billion
carrying  a  weighted  average  interest  rate of 7.15% and a  weighted  average
maturity  of 7.0  years.  The  mortgage  indebtedness  on the  Properties  as of
December 31, 1999, is set forth in the table below:



<PAGE>



                         Mortgage Debt and Notes Payable
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Anticipated
                                                                     Annual Debt
                                                   Principal        Service                    Estimated
                                     Interest     Balance (as of    (1/1/00-      Maturity     Balance Due
 Property (1)                           Rate       12/31/99)       12/31/00)      Date (2)     on Maturity
- -----------------------------------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ----------   ------------
 Multifamily Properties:
<S>                                     <C>         <C>              <C>          <C>     <C> <C>
     CG at Carrollwood                  7.490%      10,200,000       $ 763,980    08/27/09    $10,200,000
     CG at Natchez Trace                7.950%       6,795,394         612,387    09/01/35         47,813
     CG at Natchez Trace                8.000%       4,050,445         371,424    02/01/37         29,071
     CV at Rocky Ridge                  5.900%       6,000,000         354,000    08/01/02 (4)  6,000,000
     CV at Rocky Ridge                  7.625%       1,146,667         208,731    08/01/02        841,667
     CG at Galleria Woods               6.910%       9,708,854         771,155    07/01/09      8,459,760
     CV at Inverness                    3.980%       9,900,000         495,587    07/01/26 (5)  9,900,000
     CV at Inverness Lakes              5.900%       4,000,000         236,000    08/01/02 (4)  4,000,000
     CV at Inverness Lakes              7.625%       1,495,000         197,022    08/01/02      1,234,167
     CG at Galleria                     3.980%      22,400,000       1,041,395    07/01/26 (5) 22,400,000
     CG at Research Park                3.980%      12,775,000         592,942    07/01/26 (5) 12,775,000
     CV at White Bluff                  3.980%       4,500,000         212,175    07/01/26 (5)  4,500,000
     CV at Vernon Marsh                 3.980%       3,400,000         165,201    07/01/26 (5)  3,400,000
     CV at Hillwood                     5.900%       3,330,000         196,470    08/01/02 (4)  3,300,000
     CV at Hillwood                     7.625%       1,430,000         211,436    08/01/02      1,179,167

 Retail Properties:
     Colonial Promenade Hunter's Creek  8.800%       9,925,950       1,060,640    10/01/01      9,578,044
     Mayberry Mall                      9.220%       3,294,223         362,823    10/01/01      3,237,064
     Colonial Promenade Montgomery      7.490%      12,250,000         917,525    07/01/00     12,250,000
     Rivermont Shopping Center         10.125%       1,587,738         270,113    09/01/08         52,091
     Colonial Promenade Unversity Park  7.490%      21,500,000       1,617,050    03/05/05     21,500,000
     Village at Roswell Summit          8.930%       1,603,043         159,515    09/01/05      1,401,860

 Office Properties:
     Interstate Park                    8.500%       3,910,807         643,623    08/01/03      2,648,144
     Riverchase Center                  7.880%       7,981,452       8,621,945    12/01/00      7,766,043
     Colonial Center 100 at Mansell
       Overlook                         8.625%      13,732,487       1,305,949    01/10/08     15,285,811
     Colonial Center at Mansell Overlook8.250%      17,255,156      15,149,832    06/01/00     13,692,324
     Perimeter Corporate Park           8.680%       5,347,697         610,230    12/01/03      4,858,772

 Other debt:
     Land Loan                          7.580%         610,772         610,722    09/30/00        610,722
     Line of Credit                     7.430% (7) 228,337,000      13,434,213    07/10/00 (8)228,337,000
     Unsecured Senior Notes             7.500%      65,000,000       4,868,724    07/15/01     65,000,000
     Unsecured Senior Notes             8.050%      65,000,000       5,213,989    07/15/06     65,000,000
     Unsecured Senior Notes             7.000%     175,000,000      12,250,008    07/15/06     65,000,000
     Medium Term Notes                  7.050%      50,000,000       3,525,000    12/15/03     50,000,000
     Medium Term Notes                  7.160%      50,000,000       3,580,000    01/17/03     50,000,000
     Medium Term Notes                  6.960%      75,000,000       5,220,000    07/26/04     75,000,000
     Medium Term Notes                  6.960%      25,000,000       1,740,000    08/01/05     25,000,000
     Medium Term Notes                  6.980%      25,000,000       1,745,000    09/26/05     25,000,000
     Medium Term Notes                  8.190%      25,000,000       2,047,500    08/01/05     25,000,000
     Medium Term Notes                  7.930%      57,500,000       4,559,750    09/26/05     25,000,000
     Unamortized Discount on Senior Notes           (1,104,853)                                (1,104,853)
                                                 --------------  --------------               ------------
 TOTAL                                           $ 1,039,862,832  $ 95,944,056                $878,379,667
                                                 ==============  ==============               ============

<FN>
(1)  As noted in the table,  certain  Properties  were  developed  in phases and
     separate mortgage  indebtedness may encumber each of the various phases. In
     the  listing of property  names,  CG has been used as an  abbreviation  for
     Colonial Grand and CV as an abbreviation for Colonial Village.
(2)  All of the  mortgages  can be  prepaid at any time,  subject to  prepayment
     penalties  calculated  typically  on a  percentage  basis,  except  for the
     mortgages  encumbering CV at Rocky Ridge, CV at Inverness  Lakes, and CV at
     Hillwood, which are closed to prepayment for varying lengths of time.
(3)  The maturity  date noted  represents  the date on which credit  enhancement
     expires  for the  tax-exempt  municipal  bonds  put in place as part of the
     original financing for the Property. The stated maturity date for the loans
     is August 1, 2007.
(4)  These loans are financed through tax-exempt bonds which are credit enhanced
     by Fannie Mae. The loans, which bear interest at a weekly variable interest
     rate, require monthly interest payments through June 2006 and principal and
     interest  payments from July 2006 through June 2026.  The weighted  average
     interest  rate of these  three  loans was 3.93% at December  31,  1999.  On
     February 15, 1999,  CRLP entered into an interest rate swap for these bonds
     at a rate of 3.23%.
(5)  The maturity  date noted  represents  the date on which credit  enhancement
     expires  for the  tax-exempt  municipal  bonds  put in place as part of the
     original financing for the Property. The stated maturity date for the loans
     is August 1, 2022.
(6)  The maturity  date noted  represents  the date on which credit  enhancement
     expires  for the  tax-exempt  municipal  bonds  put in place as part of the
     original financing for the Property. The stated maturity date for the loans
     is August 1, 2010.
(7)  This line of credit  facility bears  interest at a variable rate,  based on
     LIBOR plus a spread that ranges  from 80 to 135 basis  points.  At December
     31, 1999,  the line of credit  facility bore interest at a rate of 95 basis
     points above LIBOR.  The facility also  includes a competitive  bid feature
     that allows CRLP to convert up to $125 million  under the line of credit to
     a fixed rate, for a fixed term not to exceed 90 days. At December 31, 1999,
     there were no amounts outstanding under the competitive bid feature.
(8)  This credit  facility  has a term of two years  beginning  in July 1998 and
     provides  for a  two-year  amortization  in the  event of  non-renewal.  On
     January 4, 1999,  CRLP entered into an interest rate swap for $50.0 million
     of its line of credit at 4.97% plus 80 to 135 basis  points.  Additionally,
     on May 4, 1999,  CRLP entered into an interest  rate swap for $25.0 million
     on its line of credit at a rate of 5.07%.
</FN>
</TABLE>

         In  addition  to the  foregoing  mortgage  debt,  the  six  Multifamily
Properties,  two Office  Properties and two Retail Properties in which CRLP owns
partial  interests (and which  therefore are not  consolidated  in the financial
statements of CRLP) also are subject to existing mortgage  indebtedness.  CRLP's
pro-rata share of such  indebtedness  as of December 31, 1999, was  $49,027,000,
which carried a weighted  average  interest rate of 7.1%.  The maturity dates of
these  loans  range from  February 1, 2000 to October 1, 2009 and as of December
31, 1999, the loans had a weighted average maturity of 9.9 years.

Item 3.           Legal Proceedings.

         Neither CRLP nor the Properties  are presently  subject to any material
litigation  nor, to CRLP's  knowledge,  is any  material  litigation  threatened
against CRLP or the  Properties,  other than routine  litigation  arising in the
ordinary  course of  business  which is  expected  to be  covered  by  liability
insurance.


Item 4.           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

         No  matters  were  submitted  to CRLP's  unitholders  during the fourth
quarter of 1999.



<PAGE>



                                     PART II

Item 5.           Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Shareholder
                  Matters.

         There is no  established  public  trading  market for the Units.  As of
March 8, 2000, there were 116 holders of record of Units.

         CRLP has made consecutive  quarterly  distributions since its formation
in the third quarter of 1993. CRLP's ability to make distributions  depends on a
number of factors,  including  its net cash  provided by  operating  activities,
capital commitments and debt repayment schedules.  Holders of Units are entitled
to receive  distributions  when,  as and if declared by the Board of Trustees of
the Company,  its general partner,  out of any funds legally  available for that
purpose.

         The following table sets forth the  distributions per Unit paid by CRLP
during the periods noted:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

       Calendar Period       Distribution

 1999:
<S>                            <C>
 First Quarter.................$ .58
 Second Quarter................$ .58
 Third Quarter.................$ .58
 Fourth Quarter................$ .58

1998:
 First Quarter.................$ .55
 Second Quarter................$ .55
 Third Quarter.................$ .55
 Fourth Quarter................$ .55
</TABLE>


Item 6.           Selected Financial Data.

         The  following  table  sets  forth  selected  financial  and  operating
information  on a  historical  basis for CRLP for each of the five  years  ended
December 31, 1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Dollar amounts in thousands, except unit data                 1999          1998         1997        1996          1995
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATING DATA
<S>                                                       <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>
Total revenue                                             $282,564     $ 257,367    $ 184,126   $ 134,881     $ 111,437
Expenses:
    Depreciation and amortization                           55,185        48,647       33,278      23,533        20,615
    Other operating expenses                                94,354        87,972       63,581      46,819        42,282
Income from operations                                     133,025       120,748       87,267      64,529        48,540
Interest expense                                            57,211        52,063       40,496      24,584        23,972
Other income (expense), net                                  9,489          (62)        3,069       1,104           674
Income before extraordinary items                           85,303        68,623       49,840      41,049        25,242
Dividends to preferred unitholders                          18,531        10,938        1,671           -             -
Net income available to common unitholders                  66,144        57,284       44,519      40,538        25,242
Per unit - basic and diluted:
    Net income                                                1.88          1.64         1.55        1.58          1.28
    Distributions                                             2.32          2.20         2.08        2.00          1.90
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCE SHEET DATA
Land, buildings, and equipment, net                    $ 1,586,332   $ 1,566,840   $1,268,430   $ 801,798     $ 624,514
Total assets                                             1,864,146     1,756,548    1,396,660     947,947       681,297
Total debt                                               1,039,863       909,322      702,044     506,435       354,100
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OTHER DATA
Total properties (at end of period)                            111           106           93          73            61
</TABLE>




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Item 7.           Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                  and Results of Operations.

GENERAL

Colonial  Realty  Limited  Partnership,  a Delaware  limited  partnership is the
operating  partnership  of Colonial  Properties  Trust,  an Alabama  real estate
investment trust (the "Company"),  whose shares are listed on the New York Stock
Exchange. The Company is engaged in the ownership, development,  management, and
leasing of multifamily communities,  office buildings, retail malls and shopping
centers.  The Company owns and operates properties in nine states in the Sunbelt
region of the United  States.  As of  December  31,  1999,  CRLP's  real  estate
portfolio consisted of 52 multifamily communities,  18 office properties, and 41
retail properties.

CRLP manages its business with three separate and distinct operating  divisions:
Multifamily,  Office, and Retail.  Each division has an Executive Vice President
that oversees  growth and operations and has a separate  management team that is
responsible  for  acquiring,  developing,  and  leasing  properties  within each
division. This structure allows CRLP to utilize specialized management personnel
for each operating  division.  Constant  communication  among the Executive Vice
Presidents and centralized functions of accounting,  information technology, due
diligence and administrative  services provide CRLP with unique synergy allowing
CRLP to take advantage of a variety of investment  opportunities.  Decisions for
investments in  acquisitions  and  developments  and for  dispositions  are also
centralized.

The following  discussion  should be read in conjunction  with the  Consolidated
Financial  Statements and Notes to Consolidated  Financial  Statements appearing
elsewhere in this report.

Any statement  contained in this report which is not a historical fact, or which
might be otherwise  considered an opinion or projection  concerning  CRLP or its
business,  whether express or implied, is meant as, and should be considered,  a
forward-looking  statement  as that term is  defined in the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform  Act of  1996.  Forward-looking  statements  are  based  upon
assumptions  and  opinions  concerning  a variety  of known and  unknown  risks,
including but not limited to changes in market conditions, the supply and demand
for leasable real estate,  interest  rates,  increased  competition,  changes in
governmental regulations,  and national and local economic conditions generally,
as well as other risks more  completely  described in CRLP's other  filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.  If any of these assumptions or opinions
prove  incorrect,  any  forward-looking  statements  made on the  basis  of such
assumptions  or  opinions  may also prove  materially  incorrect  in one or more
respects.


Results of Operations--1999 vs. 1998

In 1999,  CRLP  experienced  growth in  revenues,  operating  expenses,  and net
income,  which is primarily the result of the  acquisition and development of 21
properties  and the expansion of 6 properties  during 1999 and 1998. As a result
of the  acquisitions,  developments,  and  expansions,  CRLP's net income before
distributions to preferred unitholders increased by $16.5 million, or 24.1%, for
1999 when compared to 1998. On a per unit basis, net income is $1.88 for 1999, a
14.6% increase, compared to $1.64 for 1998. The increase in net income available
to  unitholders,   on  a  per  unit  basis,  is  directly  attributable  to  the
acquisition, development, and expansion of properties.


Revenues--Total  revenues increased by $25.2 million,  or 9.8%, during 1999 when
compared to 1998. Of this increase,  $18.1 million relates to revenues generated
by properties that were acquired,  developed,  or expanded during 1999 and 1998.
The  remaining  increase  primarily  relates  to  increases  in rental  rates at
existing  properties  and lease buyouts during 1999.  The  multifamily  division
accounts for the largest portion of the overall revenue increase,  approximately
$11.3 million,  while the office and retail  divisions  account for $6.6 million
and $7.3  million,  respectively.  The  divisional  revenue  growth is primarily
attributable to the  acquisition,  development,  and expansion of 15 multifamily
properties, 8 office properties, and 4 retail properties during 1999 and 1998.

Operating  Expenses--Total  operating  expenses  increased by $12.9 million,  or
9.5%,  during 1999 when compared to 1998. The majority of this increase  relates
to  additional  property  operating  expenses  of $3.5  million  and  additional
depreciation  of $3.9 million  associated  with  properties  that were acquired,
developed,  or  expanded  during  1999 and 1998,  net of  operating  expenses of
properties disposed of during 1998.  Depreciation expense on existing properties
increased by $2.2 million during 1999 when compared to 1998. Divisional property
operating expenses increased by $7.2 million, $3.5 million, and $1.3 million for
the multifamily,  office, and retail divisions,  respectively,  during 1999 when
compared to 1998.  The increase in  divisional  property  operating  expenses is
primarily  attributable  to the  acquisition  and  development of 15 multifamily
properties,  8 office properties,  and 4 retail properties during 1999 and 1998.
The remaining  change  primarily  relates to increases in operating  expenses at
existing  properties,  and overall increases in corporate overhead and personnel
costs associated with CRLP's continued growth.

Other Income and Expenses--Interest  expense increased by $5.1 million, or 9.9%,
during 1999 when compared to 1998. The increase in interest expense is primarily
attributable  to the  issuance of $82.5  million in Medium  Term Notes,  and the
increased  usage of CRLP's line of credit in  conjunction  with the financing of
acquisitions, developments, expansions, and investment activities.




Results of Operations--1998 vs. 1997

In 1998,  CRLP  experienced  growth in  revenues,  operating  expenses,  and net
income,  which  primarily  resulted from the  acquisition  and development of 53
properties   during  1998  and  1997.  As  a  result  of  the  acquisitions  and
developments,  CRLP's net income before  distributions to preferred  unitholders
increased by $22.0 million,  or 47.7%,  for 1998 when compared to 1997. On a per
unit basis,  net income was $1.64 for 1998, a 5.2%  increase,  compared to $1.55
for 1997.  The increase in net income  available to  unitholders,  on a per unit
basis, is primarily attributable to the acquisition,  development, and expansion
of properties.

Revenues--Total  revenues increased by $73.2 million, or 39.8%, during 1998 when
compared to 1997. Of this increase,  $61.7 million relates to revenues generated
by  properties  that were  acquired or  developed  during 1998 and 1997,  net of
revenues of properties  disposed of in 1997. The retail  division  accounted for
the majority of the overall revenue increase, approximately $46.4 million, while
the  multifamily  and  office  division  accounted  for $9.0  million  and $18.2
million,  respectively. The divisional revenue growth was primarily attributable
to the  acquisition  and  development  of 21 retail  properties,  22 multifamily
properties,  and 10  office  properties  during  1998 and  1997.  The  remaining
increase  relates to increases in rental rates at existing  properties and lease
buyouts during 1998.

Operating  Expenses--Total  operating  expenses  increased by $39.8 million,  or
41.1%,  during 1998 when compared to 1997. The majority of this increase relates
to  additional  property  operating  expenses of $20.3  million  and  additional
depreciation  of $13.4 million  associated with properties that were acquired or
developed during 1998 and 1997, net of operating expenses of properties disposed
of during 1997.  Depreciation  expense on existing properties  increased by $1.5
million  during  1998  when  compared  to 1997.  Divisional  property  operating
expenses  increased  by $2.8  million,  $5.5  million,  and  $14.8  million  for
multifamily,  office,  and  retail  divisions,  respectively,  during  1998 when
compared to 1997.  The increase in divisional  property  operating  expenses was
primarily  attributable  to the  acquisition  and  development of 22 multifamily
properties, 10 office properties, and 21 retail properties during 1998 and 1997.
The remaining  increase  primarily relates to increases in operating expenses at
existing  properties,  and overall increases in corporate overhead and personnel
costs associated with CRLP's continued growth.

Other  Income and  Expenses--Interest  expense  increased by $11.6  million,  or
28.6%,  during 1998 when compared to 1997.  The increase in interest  expense is
primarily  attributable  to the assumption of $5.7 million of debt, the issuance
of $175 million in Medium Term Notes, and the net increased usage of CRLP's line
of credit in conjunction with the financing of acquisitions and developments.



LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES


During 1999, CRLP invested $225.8 million in the acquisition,  development,  and
expansion of properties.  This  acquisition and development  activity  increased
CRLP's  multifamily,  office,  and retail property  holdings.  CRLP financed the
growth  through  proceeds  from public and private  offerings of equity and debt
totaling  $182.5 million during 1999,  advances on its bank line of credit,  the
issuance  of limited  partnership  units,  the  proceeds  from  joint  ventures,
disposition of assets, and cash from operations.

During 1999,  the Board of Trustees of Colonial  Properties  Trust,  our general
partner,  authorized  a common  unit  repurchase  program  under  which CRLP may
repurchase  up to $150 million of its  currently  outstanding  common units from
time to time at the  discretion  of  management  in open  market and  negotiated
transactions.  During 1999, CRLP repurchased  4,612,815 shares at an all in cost
of $122.1 million.




<PAGE>

Acquisition and Development Activities

Multifamily   Properties--During  1999,  CRLP  completed  development  of  1,404
apartment  units in 10  multifamily  communities  and acquired  land on which it
intends to develop additional multifamily communities during 1999. The aggregate
investment in the multifamily developments during 1999 was $105.1 million. As of
December  31,  1999,  CRLP  has  1,290  apartment  units  in  seven  multifamily
communities  under  development or expansion.  Management  anticipates  that the
seven  multifamily  projects will be completed during 2000 and 2001.  Management
estimates  that it will invest an  additional  $15.5  million to complete  these
multifamily communities.

Office   Properties--During   1999,  CRLP  increased  its  office  portfolio  by
approximately 443,000 square feet with the acquisition of one office property at
a cost of $16.5  million,  and the  development  of two  office  properties.  In
addition, CRLP began development on one office property in Atlanta, Georgia. The
aggregate  investment in the office  developments during 1999 was $30.8 million.
Management estimates that it will invest an additional $14.0 million to complete
these properties.

Retail  Properties--During 1999, CRLP added approximately 468,000 square feet of
retail  shopping space through the acquisition of an enclosed mall at a net cost
of $29.3 million.  In addition,  CRLP  continued the  development of a community
shopping center,  began construction of two new community shopping centers,  and
began the redevelopment of an enclosed mall and community  shopping center.  The
aggregate  investment in the retail  developments during 1999 was $32.0 million.
Management  anticipates  that it will  invest an  additional  $68.6  million  to
complete the retail developments.

Joint Ventures

During the third quarter of 1999, CRLP entered into a joint venture with CMS. In
connection  with this joint  venture,  CRLP sold the following  six  properties:
Colonial  Village at Stockbridge,  Colonial Grand at Barrington  Club,  Colonial
Grand  at Ponte  Vedra,  Colonial  Village  at River  Hills,  Colonial  Grand at
Mountain  Brook,  and Colonial  Village at Cahaba  Heights.  CMS acquired an 85%
interest in the joint venture from Colonial for $80.6  million.  CRLP acquired a
15% interest in the joint  venture and will serve as manager of the  properties.
Subsequent to formation,  the joint venture leveraged the properties for a total
of $73.6  million  of  nonrecourse  notes,  and the  proceeds  were  distributed
proportionately to the joint venture partners. At December 31, 1999, CRLP had an
ending net investment in the joint venture of $2.8 million. The joint venture is
accounted for using the equity method.


Financing Activities

CRLP funded a large portion of its  acquisitions,  developments,  and expansions
through the issuance of preferred units and debt  securities.  During 1999, CRLP
completed the following equity and debt transactions:

                             Preferred Unit Offering
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       (in thousands)
                                           -------------------------------------
              Number of        Price Per        Gross       Offering       Net
  Date     Preferred Units       Unit          Proceeds       Costs     Proceeds
- ---------  ----------------   ----------    -------------  ----------  ---------
February       2,000,000      $  50.00      $   100,000     $  2,600   $ 97,400





                                  Debt Offering
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           Gross
                      Type of                                       Proceeds
      Date              Note           Maturity       Rate       (in thousands)
- -----------------  --------------- --------------------------   ---------------
August             Medium-term     August, 2002      7.93%   $          57,500
August             Medium-term     August, 2004      8.19%              25,000

CRLP's  current  borrowing  capacity  under its unsecured line of credit is $250
million.  The  credit  facility,  which  is used by CRLP  primarily  to  finance
additional property investments, bears interest at a rate ranging between 80 and
135 basis points  above LIBOR and is renewable in July 2000.  The line of credit
agreement  includes a competitive bid feature that will allow CRLP to convert up
to $125 million  under the line of credit to a fixed rate,  for a fixed term not
to exceed 90 days. As of December 31, 1999,  the balance  outstanding  on CRLP's
line of credit was $228.3 million.

At December 31, 1999,  CRLP's total  outstanding debt balance was $1.04 billion.
The outstanding  balance  includes fixed rate debt of $758.0 million,  or 72.9%,
and floating-rate  debt of $281.9 million,  or 27.1%. CRLP has obtained interest
rate protection for $50.0 million of the floating-rate debt through the purchase
of an  interest  rate cap  agreement.  The cap  agreement  limits the debt to an
interest rate of 8.00% through May 2, 2000.  CRLP's total market  capitalization
as of December  31, 1999 was $2.0  billion and its ratio of debt to total market
capitalization  was 51.3%.  Certain loan agreements of CRLP contain  restrictive
covenants,  which, among other things,  require maintenance of various financial
ratios. At December 31, 1999, CRLP was in compliance with these covenants.

CRLP has only limited involvement with derivative financial instruments and does
not use them for trading  purposes.  Interest rate cap  agreements  and interest
rate swaps are used to reduce the  potential  impact of  increases  in  interest
rates on variable-rate  debt.  Treasury lock agreements are used by CRLP to lock
in interest rates in connection with public debt offerings.  On January 4, 1999,
Colonial  entered  into an  interest  rate swap for $50  million  of its line of
credit at 4.97% plus 80 to 135 basis  points and on January 15,  1999,  Colonial
entered into an interest rate swap for $52 million of tax exempt bonds at a rate
of 3.23%. Additionally,  on May 4, 1999, CRLP entered into an interest rate swap
agreement for $25 million of its line of credit at a rate of 5.07%. All of these
interest  rate swap  agreements  have  one-year  terms and any payments  made or
received under the agreements are recognized as adjustments to interest  expense
as incurred.  On February 10, 2000, CRLP entered into two reverse  interest rate
swap agreements for a total of $50 million of its medium-term  notes.  Under the
terms of the  agreements,  CRLP will receive a fixed  interest rate of 7.37% and
will be  required  to pay a  floating  rate  equal to one  month  LIBOR  that is
compounded  and paid  semi-annually.  Both of these  agreements  have  five-year
terms,  and any payments made or received under the agreements are recognized as
adjustments to interest  expense.  CRLP is exposed to credit losses in the event
of  nonperformance   by  the   counterparties  to  its  interest  rate  cap  and
nonderivative  financial  assets  but has no  off-balance-sheet  credit  risk of
accounting loss. CRLP anticipates,  however, that counterparties will be able to
fully  satisfy  their  obligations  under the  contracts.  CRLP does not  obtain
collateral or other security to support financial  instruments subject to credit
risk but monitors the credit standing of counterparties.

YEAR 2000 ISSUE

The Year 2000 or "Y2K" problem refers to the inability of many existing computer
programs  having  time-sensitive  software to recognize a date using "00" as the
year 2000. Instead,  the computer programs interpret such data as the year 1900.
This  failure to  accurately  recognize  the year 2000 and other key dates could
have resulted in a variety of problems ranging from data  miscalculations to the
failure of entire systems.

In order  to  address  the Y2K  problem,  CRLP  reviewed  all of their  property
management and informational  systems, and replaced,  upgraded,  or modified the
systems as needed to minimize the risks  associated  with the Y2K  problem.  The
Year 2000 issue did not have a material  impact on CRLP's  business,  results of
operations, or financial condition.

OUTLOOK

Management    intends   to   maintain   CRLP's   strength   through    continued
diversification,  while pursuing  acquisitions and developments that meet CRLP's
criteria  for  property  quality,   market  strength,   and  investment  return.
Management  will  continue  to use its  line of  credit  to  provide  short-term
financing for acquisition,  development,  and expansion  activities and plans to
continue to replace  significant  borrowings  under the bank line of credit with
funds  generated  from  the  sale of  additional  equity  securities,  permanent
financing,   as  market  conditions  permit,  and  the  disposition  of  assets.
Management  believes  that  these  potential  sources  of funds,  along with the
possibility  of  issuing  limited  partnership  units  of CRLP in  exchange  for
properties, will provide CRLP with the means to finance additional acquisitions,
developments, and expansions.

In addition  to the  issuance of equity and debt,  management  is  investigating
alternate  financing  methods  and  sources  to raise  future  capital.  Private
placements,  joint ventures,  and non-traditional  equity and debt offerings are
some  of  the  alternatives  CRLP  is  contemplating.  CRLP  continues  to  work
diligently to improve its credit rating,  in order to reduce its cost of raising
future capital.

Management anticipates that its net cash provided by operations and its existing
cash balances will provide the necessary  funds on a short- and long- term basis
to cover its operating expenses,  interest expense on outstanding  indebtedness,
recurring capital expenditures, and dividends to shareholders in accordance with
Internal Revenue Code requirements applicable to real estate investment trusts.



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RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARD

Statement of Financial Accounting  Standards No. 133 (SFAS 133),  Accounting for
Derivative  Instruments  and Hedging  Activities,  addresses the  accounting for
derivative  instruments,  including certain derivative  instruments  embedded in
other contracts,  and hedging activities.  Under SFAS 133, CRLP will be required
to account for derivative  financial  instruments,  if any, at their fair market
value, and make certain required disclosures. CRLP is required to adopt SFAS 133
for periods beginning January 1, 2001.

INFLATION

Leases at the multifamily  properties  generally  provide for an initial term of
six months to one year and allow for rent  adjustments  at the time of  renewal.
Leases at the office  properties  typically provide for rent adjustments and the
pass-through  of  certain  operating  expenses  during  the  term of the  lease.
Substantially  all of the  leases  at the  retail  properties  provide  for  the
pass-through to tenants of certain operating costs, including real estate taxes,
common area maintenance expenses, and insurance.  All of these provisions permit
CRLP to increase  rental rates or other charges to tenants in response to rising
prices and, therefore,  serve to minimize CRLP's exposure to the adverse effects
of inflation.


Item 8.           Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

         The following are filed as a part of this report:

         Report of Independent Accountants

         Financial Statements:

         Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998

         Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31,
         1999, 1998, and 1997

         Consolidated Statements of Partner's Capital for the years ended
         December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31,
         1999, 1998, and 1997

         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



<PAGE>
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


To the Board of Trustees
  of Colonial Properties Trust

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying
index  present  fairly,  in all material  respects,  the  financial  position of
Colonial  Realty Limited  Partnership  (the  "Company") at December 31, 1999 and
1998, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended  December  31, 1999,  in  conformity  with  accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. In addition, in our opinion,
the  financial  statement  schedules  listed in the  accompanying  index present
fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in
conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.  These financial
statements  and  financial  statement  schedules are the  responsibility  of the
Company's  management;  our  responsibility  is to  express  an opinion on these
financial  statements and financial  statement schedules based on our audits. We
conducted our audits of these  statements in accordance with auditing  standards
generally accepted in the United States,  which require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence  supporting the amounts and  disclosures  in the financial  statements,
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  and evaluating the overall  financial  statement  presentation.  We
believe  that our audits  provide a reasonable  basis for the opinion  expressed
above.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS L.L.P.
Birmingham, Alabama
January 17, 2000, except for Note 13, as
  to which the date is February 29, 2000

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in Thousands)


December 31, 1999 and 1998
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                            1999                      1998
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS
<S>                                                                                  <C>                       <C>
Land, buildings, & equipment, net                                                    $ 1,586,332               $ 1,566,840
Undeveloped land and construction in progress                                            214,043                   128,336
Cash and equivalents                                                                       4,630                     4,582
Restricted cash                                                                            2,634                     2,897
Accounts receivable, net                                                                  10,606                     9,151
Prepaid expenses                                                                           2,371                     3,116
Notes receivable                                                                             695                       696
Deferred debt and lease costs                                                             10,500                     9,644
Investment in partially owned entities                                                    24,623                    26,079
Other assets                                                                               7,712                     5,207
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     $ 1,864,146               $ 1,756,548
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Notes and mortgages payable                                                          $ 1,039,863                 $ 909,322
Accounts payable                                                                          10,522                     8,150
Accounts payable to affiliates                                                             4,651                     4,670
Accrued interest                                                                          12,901                    12,051
Accrued expenses                                                                           4,283                     3,559
Tenant deposits                                                                            4,011                     4,272
Unearned rent                                                                              2,820                     2,800
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total liabilities                                                                 1,079,051                   944,824
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Redeemable units, at redemption value                                                    255,011                   282,597
Preferred units:
     Series A Preferred Units                                                            125,000                   125,000
     Series B Preferred Units                                                            100,000                       -0-

Partners' capital excluding redeemable units                                             305,084                   404,127
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                     $ 1,864,146               $ 1,756,548
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997
                                                                ---------    ---------    ---------
                                                                     1999         1998         1997
                                                                ---------    ---------    ---------
Revenue:
<S>                                                             <C>          <C>          <C>
     Base rent                                                  $ 225,781    $ 206,234    $ 154,063
     Base rent from affiliates                                      1,460        1,027          879
     Percentage rent                                                4,683        4,002        2,161
     Tenant recoveries                                             32,913       31,573       17,349
     Other                                                         17,727       14,531        9,674
                                                                ---------    ---------    ---------
         Total revenue                                            282,564      257,367      184,126
                                                                ---------    ---------    ---------
Property operating expenses:
     General operating expenses                                    20,324       20,590       12,603
     Salaries and benefits                                         14,547       12,600       10,283
     Repairs and maintenance                                       27,664       24,795       18,669
     Taxes, licenses, and insurance                                23,061       22,312       15,578
General and administrative                                          8,758        7,675        6,448
Depreciation                                                       52,913       46,841       31,956
Amortization                                                        2,272        1,806        1,322
                                                                ---------    ---------    ---------
         Total operating expenses                                 149,539      136,619       96,859
                                                                ---------    ---------    ---------
                                                                ---------    ---------    ---------
         Income from operations                                   133,025      120,748       87,267
                                                                ---------    ---------    ---------
Other income (expense):
     Interest expense                                             (57,211)     (52,063)     (40,496)
     Income (loss) from partially owned entities                    2,045          (43)         502
     Gains (losses) from sales of property                          7,444          (19)       2,567
                                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------
         Total other expense                                      (47,722)     (52,125)     (37,427)
                                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------
         Income before extraordinary items                         85,303       68,623       49,840
Extraordinary loss from early extinguishment of debt                 (628)        (401)      (3,650)
                                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------
         Net income                                                84,675       68,222       46,190
Distributions to preferred unitholders                            (18,531)     (10,938)      (1,671)
                                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------
                                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------
         Net income available to common unitholders                66,144       57,284       44,519
                                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------

Basic and Diluted net income per unit:

         Income before extraordinary item                       $    1.90    $    1.65    $    1.64
         Extraordinary loss from early extinguishment of debt       (0.02)       (0.01)       (0.09)
                                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------
         Net income per common unit                             $    1.88    $    1.64    $    1.55
                                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------
Weighted average common units outstanding                          35,183       34,944       28,719
                                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
(Amounts in Thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997
                                                                           Total
                                                                       Partners'
                                                                         Capital
                                                                 --------
<S>                                                            <C>
Balance, December 31, 1996                                      $ 157,090

     Cash contributions                                           221,873
     Distributions                                                (59,471)
     Net income                                                    44,519
     Issuance of limited partnership units                         45,079
     Allocations to redeemable units                              (43,393)
                                                                  --------
Balance, December 31, 1997                                      $ 365,697

     Cash contributions                                           142,243
     Distributions                                                (76,545)
     Net income                                                    57,284
     Earnings in minority interest property                           153
     Issuance of limited partnership units                         23,400
     Allocations to redeemable units                               16,895
                                                                  --------
Balance, December 31, 1998                                      $ 529,127

     Cash contributions                                             3,686
     Issuance of preferred units                                   97,406
     Distributions                                                (86,295)
     Redemption of partnership units                             (122,144)
     Net income                                                    66,144
     Earnings in minority interest property                            82
     Issuance of limited partnership units                         14,493
     Allocations to redeemable units                               27,585
                                                                 --------
Balance, December 31, 1999                                      $ 530,084
                                                                 --------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in Thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997

                                                                        1999         1998         1997
                                                                   ---------    ---------    ---------
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>          <C>
     Net  income                                                   $  84,675    $  68,222    $  46,190
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
         provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization                                55,185       48,647       33,278
         Income from partially owned entities                         (2,045)        (110)        (502)
         (Gains) losses from sales of property                        (7,444)          19       (2,567)
         Other, net                                                    1,767          336        4,204
         Decrease (increase) in:
             Restricted cash                                             263         (232)        (215)
             Accounts receivable                                      (2,594)      (4,287)      (2,620)
             Prepaid expenses                                            805          (75)         879
             Other assets                                             (4,027)         729          424
         Increase (decrease) in:
             Accounts payable                                          2,353       (1,413)      (3,191)
             Accrued interest                                            850        5,525        1,061
             Accrued expenses and other                                 (179)      (2,967)      (5,421)
                                                                   ---------    ---------    ---------
             Net cash provided by operating activities               129,609      114,394       71,520
                                                                   ---------    ---------    ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
     Acquisition of properties                                       (45,164)    (312,585)    (301,931)
     Development expenditures                                        (98,414)     (62,075)     (37,589)
     Development expenditures paid to an affiliate                   (84,256)     (40,347)     (46,481)
     Tenant improvements                                              (8,424)      (4,140)      (2,792)
     Capital expenditures                                            (18,867)     (24,982)     (12,325)
     Proceeds from sales of property, net of selling costs           119,552       52,238       54,092
     Distributions from partnerships                                   8,821       32,314          719
     Capital contributions to partnerships                            (5,237)      (5,850)        (320)
                                                                   ---------    ---------    ---------
             Net cash used in investing activities                  (131,989)    (365,427)    (346,627)
                                                                   ---------    ---------    ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
     Principal reductions of debt                                    (59,507)     (31,725)    (122,880)
     Proceeds from additional borrowings                             136,200      173,976      175,246
     Net change in revolving credit balances                          53,848       57,403       68,271
     Proceeds from preferred unit issuance, net of expenses paid      97,396          -0-          -0-
     Cash contributions                                                3,686      142,243      221,873
     Repurchase of treasury units                                   (122,136)         -0-          -0-
     Distributions to common and preferred unitholders              (104,826)     (87,483)     (61,142)
     Payment of mortgage financing cost                               (1,607)      (3,734)      (1,417)
     Other, net                                                         (626)         401       (3,650)
                                                                   ---------    ---------    ---------
             Net cash provided by financing activities                 2,428      251,081      276,301
                                                                   ---------    ---------    ---------
             Increase in cash and equivalents                             48           48        1,194
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period                              4,582        4,534        3,340
                                                                   ---------    ---------    ---------
Cash and equivalents, end of period                                $   4,630    $   4,582    $   4,534
                                                                   ---------    ---------    ---------

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
     Cash paid during the year for interest                        $  56,361    $  46,538    $  39,435
                                                                   ---------    ---------    ---------

<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

         Organization - Colonial  Realty  Limited  Partnership  (the  "Operating
Partnership" or "CRLP"), a Delaware limited partnership, was formed on August 6,
1993, to succeed as owner of  substantially  all of the predecessor  interest of
Colonial  Properties,  Inc. (CPI),  Equity Partners Joint Venture,  and Colonial
Properties Management Association, and certain real estate interest of Thomas H.
Lowder, Robert E. Lowder, James K. Lowder, Catherine K. Lowder, and the Bellwood
Trust  (collectively  referred to as the  Colonial  Group for  purposes of these
financial statements).  CRLP is the operating partnership of Colonial Properties
Trust, an Alabama real estate  investment trust (the "Company") whose shares are
listed  on the  New  York  Stock  Exchange  ("NYSE").  CRLP  is  engaged  in the
ownership,   development,   management,   and  leasing  of  multifamily  housing
communities,  retail malls and centers, and office buildings. Certain parcels of
land are also included.

         Federal  Income Tax Status -No  provision  for income taxes is provided
since all  taxable  income or loss or tax  credits  are  passed  through  to the
partners.  The Company, which is considered a corporation for federal income tax
purposes,  qualifies  as a real estate  investment  trust  ("REIT")  for federal
income tax purposes and generally  will not be subject to federal  income tax to
the extent it distributes its REIT taxable income to its shareholders. REITs are
subject  to a number of  organizational  and  operational  requirements.  If the
Company  fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable  year,  the  Company  will be
subject to federal income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate rates.

         Principles of  Consolidation - The  consolidated  financial  statements
include the  Operating  Partnership  and Colonial  Properties  Services  Limited
Partnership (in which CRLP holds 99% general and limited partner interests).

         Investments in Partially Owned Entities - Partnerships and corporations
in which CRLP owns a 50% or less  interest and does not control are reflected in
the  consolidated  financial  statements as investments  accounted for under the
equity method. Under this method the investment is carried at cost plus or minus
equity in undistributed earnings or losses since the date of acquisition.


2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

         Land,  Buildings,  and  Equipment - Land,  buildings,  and equipment is
stated at the lower of cost, less  accumulated  depreciation,  or net realizable
value.  Where an impairment of a property's value is determined to be other than
temporary,  an allowance  for the estimated  potential  loss is  established  to
record the property at its net realizable value.  Depreciation is computed using
the  straight-line  method over the estimated useful lives of the assets,  which
range from seven to 40 years.  Repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as
incurred. Replacements and improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the
estimated remaining useful lives of the assets.  When items of land,  buildings,
or equipment are sold or retired, the related cost and accumulated  depreciation
are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the results of
operations.

         Undeveloped  Land and  Construction in Progress - Undeveloped  land and
construction in progress is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
CRLP capitalizes all costs associated with land development and construction.

         Capitalization  of Interest - CRLP capitalizes  interest during periods
in which property is undergoing  development activities necessary to prepare the
asset for its intended use.

         Cash  and  Equivalents  -  CRLP  includes   highly  liquid   marketable
securities  and debt  instruments  purchased  with a maturity of three months or
less in cash equivalents.

         Restricted  Cash - Cash which is legally  restricted as to use consists
primarily of tenant deposits.

         Deferred Debt and Lease Costs - Amortization  of debt costs is recorded
using the  straight-line  method,  which  approximates  the  effective  interest
method,  over the terms of the related debt.  Leasing  commissions  and fees are
amortized using the straight-line method over the terms of the related leases.

         Derivatives  -  CRLP  has  only  limited  involvement  with  derivative
financial instruments and does not use them for trading purposes.  Interest rate
cap agreements  and interest rate swaps are used to reduce the potential  impact
of  increases  in  interest  rates  on  variable-rate  debt.  Premiums  paid for
purchased  interest rate cap  agreements are amortized to expense over the terms
of the caps.  Unamortized  premiums  are included in other assets in the balance
sheets.  Amounts  receivable  under cap agreements are accrued as a reduction of
interest expense. Payments under interest rate swap agreements are recognized as
adjustments to interest  expense as incurred.  Treasury lock agreements are used
by CRLP to set interest  rates in  anticipation  of public debt  offerings.  Any
gains or losses  related to treasury  locks are  included  in deferred  debt and
lease cost on the balance sheet and amortized  over the life of the related debt
to the extent that such treasury  locks are utilized.  All  unutilized  treasury
locks are expensed when their future  utility  expires.  All treasury locks were
utilized during 1999 and 1998.

         Revenue   Recognition  -  Rental  income   attributable  to  leases  is
recognized on a  straight-line  basis over the terms of the leases.  Anticipated
losses, if any, are recognized when such amounts become known, or estimated.

         Net  Income  Per Unit - Basic  net  income  per unit is  calculated  by
dividing the net income available to common  unitholders by the weighted average
numbers of common units outstanding  during the periods.  Diluted net income per
unit is calculated by dividing the net income available to common unitholders by
the weighted  average  numbers of common units  outstanding  during the periods,
adjusted for the assumed conversion of all potentially dilutive securities.

         Use  of  Estimates  -  The  preparation  of  financial   statements  in
conformity with generally accepted accounting  principles requires management to
make estimates and  assumptions  that affect the reported  amounts of assets and
liabilities  and the reported  amounts of revenues and expenses.  Actual results
could differ from those estimates.

         Recently Issued Accounting Standard - Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 133 (SFAS 133), Accounting for Derivative  Instruments and Hedging
Activities,  addresses the  accounting  for  derivative  instruments,  including
certain  derivative  instruments  embedded  in  other  contracts,   and  hedging
activity.  Under  SFAS 133,  CRLP will be  required  to account  for  derivative
financial  instruments,  if any, at their fair market  value,  and make  certain
required  disclosures.  CRLP is required to adopt SFAS 133 for periods beginning
January 1, 2001.

         Segment  Reporting -  Reportable  segments  are  identified  based upon
management's  approach for making operating decisions and assessing  performance
of CRLP.

         Software  Development - CRLP capitalizes  certain internally  developed
software  costs.   Costs   capitalized  in  connection  with  internal  software
development  are  amortized  using the  straight-line  method over the estimated
useful lives of the software.

         Common  Unit  Repurchases  - During  1999,  CRLP's  Board  of  Trustees
authorized a common unit  repurchase  program under which CRLP may repurchase up
to $150 million of its currently  outstanding  common units from time to time ad
the discretion of management in open market and negotiated transactions.  During
1999,  CRLP  repurchased  4,612,815  units at an all in cost of $122.1  million.
These units are included as a reduction of partners' capital.

         Reclassifications - Certain immaterial reclassifications have been made
to the 1998 and 1997  financial  statements in order to conform them to the 1999
financial  statement  presentation.  These  reclassifications  have no impact on
partners' capital or net income.


<PAGE>



3.  Property Acquisitions and Dispositions
         CRLP  acquired two  operating  properties  during 1999,  12  properties
during 1998, and 25 properties  during 1997 at aggregate costs of $45.8 million,
$348.6 million, and $430.6 million, respectively. CRLP funded these acquisitions
with cash  proceeds  from its public  offerings of equity (see Note 10) and debt
(see  Note 8),  advances  on bank  lines of  credit,  the  issuance  of  limited
partnership  units in CRLP,  the proceeds  received  from the formation of joint
ventures  (see Note 6), the  proceeds  received  from the  issuance of preferred
units in CRLP (see Note 9), and cash from operations.



         The properties acquired during 1999, 1998, and 1997 are listed below:

                                                                       Effective
                                                                     Acquisition
                                                   Location           Date
                                              --------------------------------
Multifamily Properties:
Colonial Village at Trussville                 Birmingham, AL     April 1, 1997
Colonial Village at Timothy Woods              Athens, GA          July 1, 1997
Colonial Grand at Oakleigh                     Pensacola, FL       July 1, 1997
Colonial Grand at Natchez Trace                Jackson, MS       August 1, 1997
Colonial Village at Caledon Wood               Greenville, SC   October 1, 1997
Colonial Village at Ashley Plantation          Bluffton, SC         May 1, 1998
Colonial Village at Haverhill                  San Antonio, TX     July 1, 1998
Colonial Village at Walton Way                 Augusta, GA         July 1, 1998
Colonial Village at River Hills I              Tampa, FL           July 1, 1998

Office Properties:
Riverchase Center                              Birmingham, AL   January 1, 1997
Lakeside Office Park                           Huntsville, AL      May 23, 1997
Progress Center                                Huntsville, AL     June 24, 1997
Colonial Center at Mansell Overlook            Atlanta, GA        July 31, 1997
Perimeter Corporate Park                       Huntsville, AL   January 1, 1998
Independence Plaza                             Birmingham, AL   January 1, 1998
Shades Brook Building                          Birmingham, AL      July 1, 1998
Colonial Center 200 Mansell Overlook           Atlanta, GA         July 1, 1998
Concourse Center                               Tampa, FL           July 1, 1998
Emmett R. Johnson Building                     Birmingham, AL      June 1, 1999

Retail Properties:
Colonial Shoppes Inverness                     Birmingham, AL    March 24, 1997
Colonial Promenade Beechwood                   Athens, GA        March 27, 1997
Brookwood Village                              Birmingham, AL      May 13, 1997
Colonial Promenade Lakewood                    Jacksonville, FL October 1, 1997
Colonial Mall Glynn Place                      Brunswick, GA   November 1, 1997
Colonial Mall Lakeshore                        Gainesville, GA November 1, 1997
Colonial Shoppes Yadkin                        Yadkinville, NC November 1, 1997
Colonial Mall Valdosta                         Valdosta, GA    November 1, 1997
Colonial Mall Burlington                       Burlington, NC  November 1, 1997
Mayberry Mall                                  Mount Airy, NC  November 1, 1997
Colonial Shoppes Quaker Village                Greensboro, NC  November 1, 1997
Colonial Shoppes Stanly                        Locust, NC      November 1, 1997
Rivermont Shopping Center                      Chattanooga, TN November 1, 1997
Colonial Mall Staunton                         Staunton, VA    November 1, 1997
Colonial Promenade Abingdon                    Abingdon, VA    November 1, 1997
Village at Roswell Summit                      Atlanta, GA     December 31,1997
Orlando Fashion Square                         Orlando, FL         May 29, 1998
Shoppes at Mansell                             Atlanta, GA         July 1, 1998
Colonial Mall Bel Air                          Mobile, AL      December 29,1998
The Plaza Mall                                 Greenville, NC    August 1, 1999


         In addition to the  acquisition of the operating  properties  mentioned
above,  CRLP also acquired a parcel of land in October 1999 through the issuance
of 388,898 limited partnership units valued at $10.3 million.

         Results  of  operations  of  these  properties,   subsequent  to  their
respective  acquisition  dates,  are  included  in  the  consolidated  financial
statements of CRLP. The cash paid to acquire these properties is included in the
statements  of cash flows.  The  acquisitions  during 1999,  1998,  and 1997 are
comprised of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

(in thousands)                                    1999       1998       1997
                                             ---------  ---------  ---------
Assets purchased:
<S>                                          <C>        <C>        <C>
      Land, buildings, and equipment         $  56,026  $ 348,564  $ 430,614
      Other assets                                  60          0          4
                                             ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                56,086    348,564    430,618
Notes and mortgages assumed                          0     (7,509)   (74,910)
Other liabilities assumed or recorded             (660)    (5,070)    (8,716)
Issuance of limited partnership units          (10,262)   (23,400)   (45,061)
                                             ---------  ---------  ---------

Cash paid                                    $  45,164  $ 312,585  $ 301,931
                                             ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>


         During   1999,   CRLP   disposed  of  seven   multifamily   properties,
representing  2,319 units,  which included  Colonial Grand at Kirkman,  Colonial
Village at  Stockbridge,  Colonial Grand at Barrington  Club,  Colonial Grand at
Ponte Vedra,  Colonial Village at River Hills, Colonial Grand at Mountain Brook,
and Colonial  Village at Cahaba  Heights.  The properties  were sold for a total
purchase price of $119.8  million,  of which $15.0 million was used to repay two
secured  loans,  and the remaining  proceeds were used to repay a portion of the
borrowings under CRLP's unsecured line of credit, fund additional  acquisitions,
and to support CRLP's future investment activities.

         CRLP sold six of these properties to a joint venture formed by CRLP and
an unrelated  party.  CRLP will maintain a 15% interest in the joint venture and
serve as manager of the  properties.  CRLP accounts for its 15% interest in this
joint venture as an equity investment (see Note 6).

         During  1998,  CRLP sold  Orlando  Fashion  Square  to a joint  venture
equally  owned by CRLP and an  unrelated  party.  Proceeds  received  from  this
contribution were used to fund additional  acquisitions and  developments.  CRLP
accounts for its 50% interest in this joint venture as an equity investment (see
Note 6).

         CRLP's  unaudited  pro forma  results  of  operations,  assuming  these
acquisitions  and  dispositions  had been  effected  by CRLP prior to January 1,
1998, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               For the Year      For the Year
                                              Ended December    Ended December
                                            December 31, 1999  December 31, 1998
(in thousands)                                 (unaudited)        (unaudited)

<S>                                             <C>                <C>
Revenues                                        $ 279,953          $ 265,903
Net income available to common unitholders       $ 60,868           $ 58,275
Net income per unit - basic and diluted            $ 1.86             $ 1.67
</TABLE>


4.  Land, Buildings, and Equipment
         Land,  buildings,  and equipment  consists of the following at December
31, 1999 and 1998:


<TABLE>




                                                            (in thousands)
                                                          1999             1998
                                                   -----------      -----------
<S>                                                <C>              <C>
         Buildings                                 $ 1,464,148      $ 1,416,937
         Furniture and fixtures                         46,108           43,074
         Equipment                                      14,106           12,027
         Land improvements                              36,631           35,580
         Tenant improvements                            23,290           18,733
                                                   -----------      -----------
                                                     1,584,284        1,526,351
         Accumulated depreciation                     (206,451)        (169,522)
                                                   -----------      -----------
                                                     1,377,833        1,356,829
         Land                                          208,500          210,010
                                                   -----------      -----------

                                                   $ 1,586,332      $ 1,566,840
                                                   ===========      ===========
</TABLE>

5.  Undeveloped Land and Construction in Progress
         During  1999  CRLP  completed  the   construction  of  six  multifamily
development  projects,   two  office  development   projects,   and  one  office
redevelopment   project  at  a  combined  total  cost  of  $112.0  million.  The
multifamily  development  projects  produced 1,126 new apartment units that were
completed  during 1999 and 1998, and the office  development  projects  produced
279,540  square feet of new office space,  which was also  completed in 1999 and
1998. The completed development projects are as follows:

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Total
                                                         Units/    Total
Completed Developments                    Location      Sq. Feet    Cost
and Redevelopments:                    --------------   -------   --------

Multifamily Properties
<S>                                                         <C>   <C>
Colonial Grand at Citrus Park          Tampa, FL            176   $ 12,706
Colonial Grand at Cypress Crossing     Orlando, FL          250     21,585
Colonial Grand at Edgewater II         Huntsville, AL       192     12,770
Colonial Grand at Inverness Lakes II   Mobile, AL           132      8,317
Colonial Grand at Lakewood Ranch       Bradenton, FL        288     22,552
Colonial Grand at Wesleyan II          Macon, GA             88      6,958
                                                        -------   --------
                                                          1,126   $ 84,888
                                                        -------   --------
Office Properties
1800 International Park                Birmingham, AL   146,128     13,744
Colonial Center at Research Park       Huntsville, AL   133,412     11,494
                                                        -------   --------
                                                        279,540   $ 25,238
                                                        -------   --------
Redevelopment
Colonial Plaza                         Birmingham, AL   178,617      1,852
                                                                  --------
          Total                                                   $111,978
                                                                  ========
</TABLE>

         CRLP currently has 13 active expansion,  development, and redevelopment
projects  in progress  and  various  parcels of land  available  for  expansion,
construction,  or  sale.  During  1999  CRLP  completed  construction  on  1,404
apartment  units  (including  the  remaining  units  completed  in the  projects
mentioned  above),  and CRLP has an additional 1,290 apartment units in progress
at December  31,  1999.  Also,  CRLP has 161,637 and 712,233  square feet of new
office and retail  space,  respectively,  in  progress  at  December  31,  1999.
Undeveloped  land and  construction in progress is comprised of the following at
December 31, 1999:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                     Total                                       Costs
                                                     Units/                     Estimated     Capitalized
                                                    Square       Estimated     Total Costs      To Date
                                                      Feet      Completion    (in thousands) (in thousands)
                                                   -----------  ------------   -------------  ------------
Multifamily Projects:
<S>                                                     <C>        <C>         <C>             <C>
Colonial Grand at Heather Glen                          448        2000        $ 34,171        $ 32,318
Colonial Grand at Liberty Park                          300        2001          26,492          20,312
Colonial Grand at Promenade                             384        2000          27,189          24,310
Colonial Grand at Madison                               336        2000          22,983          21,476
Colonial Grand at Reservoir                             170        2000          13,552          10,786
Colonial Village at Ashley Plantation II                214        2000          13,147          12,905
(expansion)
Colonial Village at Walton Way (redevelopment)          256        2000           2,900           2,856
                                                                   ----        --------        --------
     Total Multifamily Projects                       2,108                     140,434         124,963

Office Projects:
Colonial Center 300 at Mansell Overlook             161,637        2001          23,435           9,471
                                                                   ----        --------        --------
     Total Office Projects                          161,637                      23,435           9,471

Retail Projects:
Colonial Promenade at Trussville                    388,302        2000          33,300          21,879
Colonial Promenade at Tutwiler Farm                 213,111        2000          26,221          11,502
Colonial Promenade Madison                          110,820        2000           9,988           2,891
Brookwood Village Mall (redevelopment)              750,754        2001          34,950           1,692
Northdale Court (redevelopment)                     192,726        2000           3,166           1,084
                                                                   ----        --------        --------
     Total Retail Projects                        1,655,713                     107,625          39,048

Other Projects and Undeveloped Land                  40,561
                                                                               --------        --------
                                                                               $271,494        $214,043
                                                                               ========        ========
</TABLE>

         Interest capitalized on construction in progress during 1999, 1998, and
1997 was $8.7 million, $3.7 million, and $4.1 million, respectively.

6.  Investment in Partially Owned Entities
         Investment  in partially  owned  entities at December 31, 1999 and 1998
         consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              (in thousands)
                                                                         Percent
                                                                  Owned            1999           1998
                                                                -----------    -------------  -------------
         Multifamily:
<S>                                                                 <C>      <C>                         <C>
         CMS/Colonial Joint Venture                                 15.00%   $        2,789    $         0

         Office:
         600 Building Partnership, Birmingham, AL                   33.33%             (16)           (30)
         Anderson Block Properties Partnership,
             Montgomery, AL                                         33.33%              (2)           (24)
                                                                               -------------   ------------
                                                                                       (18)           (54)
         Retail:
         Orlando Fashion Square Joint Venture, Orlando, FL          50.00%           19,777         20,241
         Parkway Place Limited Partnership, Huntsville, AL          50.00%            2,035          5,858
                                                                               -------------   ------------
                                                                                     21,812         26,099
         Other:
         Colonial/Polar-BEK Management Company,
           Birmingham, AL                                           50.00%               40             33
                                                                               -------------   ------------
                                                                             $       24,623   $     26,079
                                                                             ===============  =============
</TABLE>

         During  September 1999, CRLP entered into a joint venture with CMS. The
CMS/Colonial  Joint  Venture  owns  and  operates  six  multifamily   properties
consisting  of  the  following  properties:  Colonial  Village  at  Stockbridge,
Colonial  Grand at  Barrington  Club,  Colonial  Grand at Ponte Vedra,  Colonial
Village at River Hills,  Colonial Grand at Mountain Brook,  and Colonial Village
at Cahaba  Heights.  CRLP's net  investment in the joint venture at December 31,
1999 is $2.8  million.  The joint  venture  is  accounted  for using the  equity
method.
         During December 1998, CRLP entered into two joint ventures. The Parkway
Place Limited Partnership owns and operates the Parkway City Mall in Huntsville,
Alabama. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, CRLP had a net ending investment of $2.0
million and $5.9 million, respectively. The Orlando Fashion Square Joint Venture
owns and operates the Orlando  Fashion  Square in Orlando,  Florida.  CRLP's net
ending  investment  in this joint venture at December 31, 1999 and 1998 is $19.8
million and $20.2 million,  respectively.  Both joint ventures are accounted for
using the equity method.
         The summarized  financial  information related to the significant joint
ventures is as follows:


Balance Sheet
Assets
     Land, building, & equipment, net                       $ 211,045
     Construction in progress                                   6,399
     Other assets                                               3,855
                                                    ------------------
       Total assets                                         $ 221,299
                                                    ==================

Liabilities and Partners' Equity
     Notes payable                                          $ 150,893
     Other liabilities                                         11,446
     Partners' Equity                                          58,960
                                                    ------------------
       Total liabilities and partners' capital              $ 221,299
                                                    ==================

Statement of Operations
     (for the year ended)
Revenues                                                     $ 27,207
Operating expenses                                            (12,061)
Interest expense                                               (7,093)
Depreciation and amortization                                  (4,811)
                                                    ------------------
     Net income                                               $ 3,242
                                                    ==================


<PAGE>
7.       Segment Information

         CRLP  is  organized  into,  and  manages  its  business  based  on  the
performance of three  separate and distinct  operating  divisions:  Multifamily,
Office,  and  Retail.  Each  division  has a  separate  management  team that is
responsible for acquiring,  developing,  managing, and leasing properties within
each division.  The applicable  accounting policies of the segments are the same
as  those  described  in  the  "Summary  of  Significant  Accounting  Policies."
Management  evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to
them based on net operating  income (NOI). NOI consists of revenues in excess of
general operating expenses, salaries and wages, repairs and maintenance,  taxes,
licenses,  and insurance.  Segment  information for the years ended December 31,
1999, 1998, and 1997 is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

    (in thousands)
1999                 Multifamily  Office     Retail        Total
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                   <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Divisional revenues   $115,724   $ 40,988   $124,845   $  281,557
NOI                     75,929     29,005     90,967      195,901
Divisional assets      768,798    289,288    739,518    1,797,604

1998
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Divisional revenues   $104,462   $ 34,409   $117,572   $  256,443
NOI                     68,789     24,307     83,059      176,155
Divisional assets      783,097    240,161    683,042    1,706,300

1997
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Divisional revenues   $ 95,503   $ 16,224   $ 71,179   $  182,906
NOI                     62,658     11,615     51,500      125,773
Divisional assets      652,923    147,974    577,954    1,378,851
</TABLE>

         A  reconciliation  of total segment  revenues to total revenues,  total
segment  NOI to income from  operations,  and total  divisional  assets to total
assets,  for the years ended  December 31, 1999,  1998,  and 1997,  is presented
below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

(in thousands)
Revenues                                          1999               1998               1997
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>                <C>                <C>
Divisional revenues                            $ 281,557          $ 256,443          $ 182,906
Unallocated corporate revenues                     1,007                924              1,220
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total revenues                            $ 282,564          $ 257,367          $ 184,126
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NOI                                               1999               1998               1997
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total divisional NOI                           $ 195,901          $ 176,155          $ 125,773
Unallocated corporate revenues                     1,007                924              1,220
General and administrative                        (8,758)            (7,675)            (6,448)
Depreciation                                     (52,913)           (46,841)           (31,956)
Amortization                                      (2,272)            (1,806)            (1,322)
Other                                                 60                 (9)                 -
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Income from operations                    $ 133,025          $ 120,748           $ 87,267
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Assets                                            1999               1998               1997
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total divisional assets                      $ 1,797,604        $ 1,706,300        $ 1,378,851
Unallocated corporate assets (1)                  66,542             50,248             17,809
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total assets                            $ 1,864,146        $ 1,756,548        $ 1,396,660
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
(1) Includes CRLP's investment in joint ventures of  $24,623 and $26,079 as of
    December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. (see Note 6)
</FN>
</TABLE>

8.  Notes and Mortgages Payable
         Notes and  mortgages  payable at December  31, 1999 and 1998 consist of
the following:

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                  (in thousands)
                                   1999       1998
                             ----------   --------

<S>                          <C>          <C>
Revolving credit agreement   $  228,337   $174,489
Mortgages and other notes:
  3.98% to 6.00%                 66,305     66,305
  6.01% to 7.50%                517,554    471,694
  7.51% to 9.00%                222,785    179,187
  9.01% to 10.25%                 4,882     17,647
                             ----------   --------
                             $1,039,863   $909,322
                             ==========   ========
</TABLE>

         As of December  31,  1999,  CRLP has an  unsecured  bank line of credit
providing  for  total  borrowings  of up to $250  million.  This  line of credit
agreement  bears interest at LIBOR plus 80 to 135 basis points,  is renewable in
July 2000, and provides for a two-year  amortization in the case of non-renewal.
The line of credit agreement  includes a competitive bid feature that will allow
CRLP to convert up to $125 million under the line of credit to a fixed rate, for
a fixed term not to exceed 90 days.  The credit  facility is  primarily  used by
CRLP to finance  property  acquisitions  and  development and has an outstanding
balance at December  31, 1999,  of $228.3  million.  The  interest  rate of this
short-term  borrowing facility,  including the competitive bid balance, is 7.43%
and 6.42% at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

         During  1999  and  1998,  CRLP  completed  three  public  offerings  of
unsecured  medium term and senior debt securities  totaling $257.5 million.  The
proceeds  of  the  offerings  were  used  to  fund   acquisitions,   development
expenditures,  repay balances  outstanding on CRLP's  revolving credit facility,
repay certain notes and mortgages payable,  and for general corporate  purposes.
Details relating to these debt offerings are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Gross
                      Type of                                       Proceeds
      Date              Note           Maturity       Rate       (in thousands)
- -----------------  --------------- --------------------------   ----------------
<S>                <C>             <C>              <C>               <C>
July, 1998         Senior          July, 2007        7.00%             $175,000
August, 1999       Medium-term     August, 2002      7.93%               57,500
August, 1999       Medium-term     August, 2004      8.19%               25,000
</TABLE>

         CRLP has entered into an interest rate cap agreement  which limits debt
of $50  million to an  interest  rate of 8.00%  through  May 2, 2000.  CRLP paid
$227,500 for the interest rate cap,  which is being  amortized  over the life of
the agreement.  On January 4, 1999,  CRLP entered into an interest rate swap for
$50 million of its line of credit at 4.97% plus 80 to 135 basis  points,  and on
January 15, 1999, CRLP entered into an interest rate swap for $52 million of tax
exempt bonds at a rate of 3.23%. Additionally, on May 4, 1999, CRLP entered into
an interest rate swap  agreement for $25 million of its line of credit at a rate
of 5.07%. All of these interest rate swap agreements have one-year terms and any
payments made or received  under the agreements are recognized as adjustments to
interest  expense as  incurred.  On February  10,  2000,  CRLP  entered into two
reverse  interest  rate  swap  agreements  for a  total  of $50  million  of its
medium-term notes. Under the terms of the agreements,  CRLP will receive a fixed
interest  rate of 7.37% and will be required to pay a floating rate equal to one
month LIBOR that is compounded and paid semi-annually.  Both of these agreements
have five-year terms, and any payments made or received under the agreements are
recognized as adjustments to interest expense. Treasury lock agreements are used
by CRLP to set interest rates in anticipation of public debt offerings.  CRLP is
exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to
its  interest  rate  cap  and   nonderivative   financial   assets  but  has  no
off-balance-sheet  credit risk of accounting  loss. CRLP  anticipates,  however,
that  counterparties  will be able to fully satisfy their  obligations under the
contracts.  CRLP  does not  obtain  collateral  or  other  security  to  support
financial instruments subject to credit risk but monitors the credit standing of
counterparties.
         At December 31, 1999, CRLP had $839.8 million in unsecured indebtedness
including  balances  outstanding  on its bank line of credit and  certain  other
notes  payable.  The  remainder  of  CRLP's  notes  and  mortgages  payable  are
collateralized  by the assignment of rents and leases of certain  properties and
assets with an aggregate net book value of $266.2 million at December 31, 1999.
         The  aggregate  maturities of notes and  mortgages  payable,  including
CRLP's line of credit at December 31, 1999, are as follows:

                            (in thousands)
         2000            $         250,662
         2001                       78,220
         2002                       74,902
         2003                      109,259
         2004                      100,000
         Thereafter                426,820
                          ------------------
                          $      1,039,863
                          ==================

         Based on  borrowing  rates  available  to CRLP for notes and  mortgages
payable  with  similar  terms,  the  estimated  fair  value of CRLP's  notes and
mortgages payable at December 31, 1999 and 1998 was approximately  $1.05 billion
and $912.6 million, respectively.
         Certain loan agreements of CRLP contain  restrictive  covenants  which,
among other things, require maintenance of various financial ratios. At December
31, 1999, CRLP was in compliance with those covenants.
         Certain partners of CRLP have guaranteed  indebtedness of CRLP totaling
$26.0 million at December 31, 1999. These  individuals have not been indemnified
by CRLP.


9.  Cash Contributions
         During 1999, 1998 and 1997,  CRLP completed  seven public  offerings of
common stock  totaling  7,975,070  common shares of beneficial  interest and one
public  offering of  preferred  stock of 5,000,000  shares.  The proceeds of the
offerings were used to fund  acquisition  and  development  expenditures,  repay
balances  outstanding on CRLP's revolving credit agreement,  repay certain notes
and mortgages payable,  and for general corporate purposes.  Details relating to
these equity offerings are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         (in thousands)
                                                                            ------------------------------------------
                      Type of           Number of           Price Per          Gross        Offering          Net
      Date            Offering            Shares              Share           Proceeds        Costs        Proceeds
- -----------------  --------------- --------------------   ---------------   -------------  ------------   ------------
<S>                  <C>                <C>            <C>               <C>             <C>            <C>
January, 1997          Common           1,500,000      $     29.8750     $        44,812 $       1,457  $      43,355
July, 1997             Common           1,700,000      $     30.9375     $        52,594 $       2,945  $      49,649
November, 1997       Preferred          5,000,000      $     25.0000     $       125,000 $       4,451  $     120,549
December, 1997         Common            165,632       $     30.1875     $         5,000 $         330  $       4,670
February, 1998         Common            375,540       $     30.0000     $        11,266 $         627  $      10,639
March, 1998            Common            806,452       $     31.0000     $        25,000 $       1,389  $      23,611
March, 1998            Common            381,046       $     31.0000     $        11,812 $         656  $      11,156
April, 1998            Common           3,046,400      $     30.1250     $        91,773 $       4,973  $      86,800
</TABLE>

         In February 1999, CRLP issued 2.0 million units of $50 par value 8.875%
Series B Cumulative  Redeemable  Perpetual  Preferred Units  (Preferred  Units),
valued at $100 million in a private placement.  CRLP has the right to redeem the
Preferred  Units,  in  whole  or in part,  after  five  years at the cost of the
original capital  contribution plus the cumulative  priority return,  whether or
not declared. The Preferred Units are exchangeable for 8.875% Series B Preferred
Shares of CRLP  after ten years at the option of the  holders  of the  Preferred
Units. The proceeds of the issuance,  net of offering costs of $2.6 million were
used to repay balances  outstanding on CRLP's  revolving credit agreement and to
fund development, acquisition, and expansion expenditures.
          In  November  1997,  CRLP  completed  its  first  public  offering  of
preferred stock totaling  5,000,000  preferred shares of beneficial  interest of
Colonial Properties Trust (Preferred Shares).  The Series A Preferred Shares pay
a  quarterly  dividend  at 8.75% per annum and may be called by CRLP on or after
November 6, 2002. The Preferred Shares have no stated maturity,  sinking fund or
mandatory  redemption and are not convertible into any other securities of CRLP.
The preferred shares have a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share.

10.  Employee Benefits
         Employees  of CRLP and  Colonial  Properties  Services,  Inc.  ("CPSI")
participate in a noncontributory  defined benefit pension plan designed to cover
substantially all employees. Pension expense includes service and interest costs
adjusted by actual  earnings on plan assets and  amortization  of prior  service
cost and the transition  amount. The benefits provided by this plan are based on
years of service and the employee's final average compensation. CRLP's policy is
to fund the minimum required  contribution  under ERISA and the Internal Revenue
Code.
         The  table  below  presents  a summary  of  pension  plan  status as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998, as it relates to the employees of CRLP and CPSI, and
the actuarial  assumptions  used in determining  the actuarial  present value of
accumulated benefit obligations at January 1, 1999, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(amounts in thousands)                                        1999       1998
- ---------------------------------------------------------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                                         <C>        <C>
Actuarial present value of accumulated benefit obligation
      including vested benefits of $1,030 and $1,193        $ 1,312    $ 1,368
      at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively
Actuarial present value of projected benefit obligations
      at year end                                           $ 2,538    $ 2,593
Fair value of assets at year end                            $ 1,030      $ 981
Accrued pension cost                                        $ 1,481      $ 868
Net pension cost for the year                                 $ 613      $ 393
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              1999       1998
                                                           ---------  ---------
<S>                                                           <C>        <C>
Weighted-average interest rate                                8.00%      6.75%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Increase in future compensation levels                        4.25%      4.00%
</TABLE>


         CRLP and CPSI  participate  in a salary  reduction  profit sharing plan
covering  substantially  all  employees.   This  plan  provides,   with  certain
restrictions,  that  employees may  contribute a portion of their  earnings with
CRLP and CPSI matching one-half of such contributions, solely at CRLP and CPSI's
discretion.   Contributions  by  CRLP  and  CPSI  were  approximately  $275,000,
$178,000,  and  $159,000 for the years ended  December 31, 1999,  1998 and 1997,
respectively.

11.  Leasing Operations
         CRLP is in the  business of leasing and managing  multifamily,  office,
and retail property. For properties owned by CRLP, minimum rentals due in future
periods  under  noncancelable  operating  leases  extending  beyond  one year at
December 31, 1999, are as follows:

                                     (in thousands)
                                   -----------------
         2000                      $        119,773
         2001                               106,511
         2002                                93,974
         2003                                78,644
         2004                                65,065
         Thereafter                         220,648
                                   -----------------
                                   $        684,615
                                   =================

         The noncancelable  leases are with tenants engaged in retail and office
operations  in  Alabama,  Georgia,  Florida,  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina,
Tennessee,  and Virginia.  Performance in accordance  with the lease terms is in
part  dependent  upon  the  economic  conditions  of the  respective  areas.  No
additional  credit risk  exposure  relating to the leasing  arrangements  exists
beyond the accounts  receivable  amounts  shown in the December 31, 1999 balance
sheet. Leases with tenants in multifamily  properties are generally for one year
or less and are thus excluded from the above table.  Substantially all of CRLP's
land,  buildings,  and equipment  represent  property leased under the above and
other short-term leasing arrangements.
         Rental income for 1999, 1998, and 1997 includes percentage rent of $4.7
million,$4.0  million and $2.2  million,  respectively.  This rental  income was
earned when certain  retail tenants  attained  sales volumes  specified in their
respective lease agreements.

12.  Related Party Transactions
         CRLP has generally used affiliated construction companies to manage and
oversee its development and expansion projects.  CRLP paid $62.8 million,  $40.0
million and $41.3 million for property  development costs to Lowder Construction
Company,  Inc., a construction company owned by The Colonial Company ("TCC") (an
affiliate of certain  shareholders,  trustees and  minority  interest  holders),
during the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively. Of these
amounts,  $58.5  million,  $37.3  million,  and $39.8  million  was then paid to
unaffiliated  subcontractors  for the  construction  of  these  development  and
expansion  projects  during  1999,  1998,  and  1997,  respectively.   CRLP  had
outstanding  construction  invoices and retainage payable to Lowder Construction
Company,  Inc.  totaling  $5.7 million and $4.3 million at December 31, 1999 and
1998, respectively.  CRLP also paid $21.5 million, $0.4 million and $5.2 million
for property  construction  costs to a  construction  company owned by a trustee
during the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively. Of these
amounts,  $19.4  million,  $0.4  million,  and $4.7  million  was  then  paid to
unaffiliated  subcontractors for the construction of these development  projects
during 1999,  1998, and 1997,  respectively.  CRLP had outstanding  construction
invoices  and  retainage  payable to this  construction  company  totaling  $0.7
million and $1.2 million at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
         Colonial  Commercial  Investments,  Inc.  ("CCI"),  which  is  owned by
trustees  James K.  Lowder and  Thomas H.  Lowder  has  guaranteed  indebtedness
totaling $1.1 million at December 31, 1999 for Anderson Block Properties,  which
is a partnership  accounted for by CRLP under the equity method  (listed in Note
6). CRLP has indemnified CCI from its guarantees of this indebtedness.
         On July 1, 1998, CRLP acquired a 79.8% interest in Colonial  Village at
Haverhill.  Effective May 1999,  CRLP purchased the remaining  20.2% interest in
this property by issuing 157,140 limited  partnership  units to the seller.  The
seller is a trustee of CRLP.
         In connection with the Riverchase  Center  acquisition,  CRLP initially
acquired a 73% interest in a portion of the office complex.  Effective  November
1, 1997,  CRLP  purchased  the remaining 27% interest in the property by issuing
114,798  limited  partnership  units to the  seller.  The seller is a trustee of
CRLP.
         In November  1997,  CRLP  purchased  Polar BEK's 50%  interest in Polar
BEK/Colonial  Partnership I (a  partnership  previously  accounted for under the
equity method of  accounting),  a partnership  which owned a 168,000 square foot
office building in Birmingham for $7.4 million.  This purchase  increased CRLP's
ownership from 50% to 100%.
         Following is a summary of property acquisitions from entities for which
trustees of CRLP are involved as a partner or shareholder:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Date                  Property and Land Acquired           Purchase Price           Units Issued
- ----------------------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------- ----------------------
<S>                     <C>                                        <C>                   <C>
May 1999                Colonial Village at Haverhill              $4.2 million(1)       157,140 CRLP Units
November 1998           Colonial Center at Research Park           $1.0 million          36,647CRLP Units
September 1998          1800 International Park                    $1.8 million (2)
October 1998            Colonial Grand at Promenade                $1.5 million          34,700 CRLP Units
July 1998               Colonial Center 100 at Mansell Overlook    $27.7 million         396,365 CRLP Units
July 1998               Shoppes at Mansell                         $3.7 million          76,809 CRLP Units
March 1997              Colonial Shoppes Inverness                 $3.0 million          16,303 CRLP Units
April 1997              Colonial Village at Trussville             $20.5 million         57,072 CRLP Units
July 1997               Colonial Village at Timothy Woods          $12.8 million         27,275 CRLP Units
August 1997             Colonial Grand at Inverness Lakes II       $0.5 million          10,822 CRLP Units
November 1997           Riverchase Center                          $3.4 million          114,798 CRLP Units
December 1997           Village at Roswell Summit                  $3.0 million          34,777 CRLP Units
<FN>
(1)  Represents the remaining 20.2% interest in the property.
(2)  In connection  with purchase,  CRLP issued a $1.8 million note payable to a
     related entity, which was repaid in 1999.
</FN>
</TABLE>

         During 1997 CRLP, through CPSI, exercised options to purchase land from
a related party in the amount of $366,000.  As of December 31, 1998, all options
to  purchase  land from a related  party had  expired.  In December  1997,  CPSI
acquired a parcel of land from CCI and sold the land,  along  with an  adjoining
parcel of land, to an unaffiliated  third party for a net gain of $60,000.  Also
in December 1997,  CPSI sold a separate parcel of land to CCI, which resulted in
a net gain of $120,000.
         CRLP and its  subsidiaries  provide  certain  services to and  received
certain services from related  entities,  which resulted in the following income
(expense) included in the accompanying statements of income:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        (Amounts in thousands)
                                                     1999       1998       1997
                                                  ----------------------------------
<S>                                                 <C>        <C>         <C>
       Rental income                                $1,460     $1,027      $879
       Management/leasing fee income                   262        289       368
           Insurance brokerage expense                (167)      (131)     (182)
           Rental expense                                0          0      (156)
</TABLE>

13.  Subsequent Events
         On January 22, 2000, the Board of Trustees declared a cash distribution
to partners of CRLP in the amount of $.60 per partnership  unit,  totaling $19.9
million. The distribution was made to partners of record as of January 31, 2000,
and was paid on February 7, 2000.

         During  January 2000,  CRLP  initiated and completed an Executive  Unit
Purchase  Program (Unit  Purchase  Program),  in which the Board of Trustees and
certain members of CRLP's  management were able to purchase Units of CRLP. Under
the Unit Purchase  Program,  the Board of Trustees and the members of management
were able to take out full-recourse  personal loans from an unrelated  financial
institution, in order to purchase the Units. The Units are pledged as collateral
against the loans.  In addition,  CRLP has provided a guarantee to the unrelated
financial  institution for the personal loans.  The value of the Units purchased
under the Unit Purchase Program was approximately $10 million.

         On  February  7,  2000,   CRLP   completed  an  offering  of  unsecured
Medium-Term Notes for $25.0 million at 8.82%,  which mature on February 7, 2005.
Additionally,  on February  29,  2000 CRLP  completed  an offering of  unsecured
Medium-Term Notes for $20.0 million at 8.80%,  which mature on February 1, 2010.
CRLP  used the net  proceeds  from  both  offerings  to repay a  portion  of the
outstanding balance on its unsecured line of credit.

<PAGE>

Item 9.           Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
                  and Financial Disclosure.

         None.


                                    PART III

Item 10.          Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

         CRLP is managed  by the  Company,  the  general  partner  of CRLP.  The
directors and officers of the Company are as follows:

          Thomas H.  Lowder,  50,  has been a trustee of the  Company  since its
formation  in July 1993.  He is the chairman of the board,  president  and chief
executive  officer of the  Company.  Mr.  Lowder  became  President  of Colonial
Properties,  Inc., the Company's  predecessor,  in 1976, and since that time has
been actively engaged in the acquisition,  development,  management, leasing and
sale of multifamily, office and retail properties for the Company. Mr. Lowder is
a member and past president of the Alabama Chapter of the Commercial  Investment
Real Estate  Institute.  Mr. Lowder is a member of the National  Association  of
Industrial Office Parks, the  International  Council of Shopping Centers and the
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). He serves on the
Board of Directors of, among other  organizations,  the  Children's  Hospital of
Alabama,  American  Red Cross -  Birmingham  Area  Chapter and the United Way of
Central Alabama.  Mr. Lowder is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board
of  Trustees  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Management
Corporation.

          Carl F.  Bailey,  69, has been a trustee of the Company and a director
of Colonial Properties Services,  Inc., which conducts the Company's third-party
management,  leasing and brokerage  operations (the  "Management  Corporation"),
since  September  1993.  Mr.  Bailey  is  a  former   co-chairman  of  BellSouth
Telecommunications,  Inc.  and former  chairman and chief  executive  officer of
South Central Bell Telephone  Company,  positions from which he retired in 1991.
He worked for South Central Bell in a number of  capacities  over the past three
and a half  decades  and was  elected  president  and a member  of the  board of
directors in 1982. Mr. Bailey is president of BDI, a distribution company, and a
member of the board of directors of SouthTrust Corporation. Mr. Bailey serves on
the board of trustees of Birmingham Southern College.  Mr. Bailey is a member of
the Executive  Committee and is chairman of the Audit  Committee of the Board of
Trustees.

         Harold W.  Ripps,  61, has been a trustee of the  Company  since  1995.
Together with Herbert A. Meisler,  another  member of the Board of Trustees,  he
formed  The  Rime  Companies,  a  real  estate  development,   construction  and
management firm  specializing in the development of multifamily  properties.  In
December 1994, the Company  purchased ten  multifamily  properties from partners
associated  with The Rime Companies.  While with The Rime  Companies,  Mr. Ripps
oversaw the development and  construction of  approximately  15,000  multifamily
apartment  units  in the  southeastern  United  States.  He is a  member  of the
executive  committee  of the  Birmingham  Council of Boy Scouts of America,  the
Board of Trustees of Birmingham  Southern College and the President's Council of
the University of Alabama in Birmingham.  Mr. Ripps is a member of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Trustees and is a member of the board of directors and
the executive compensation committee of the Management Corporation.

         M. Miller Gorrie, 64, has been a trustee of the Company since 1993. Mr.
Gorrie is  chairman  of the board and chief  executive  officer of  Brasfield  &
Gorrie,  L.L.C., a general contracting firm located in Birmingham,  Alabama that
is ranked consistently among ENR's "Top 100 Contractors." He serves on the board
of  directors  of  American  Cast Iron Pipe  Company  and is a past  director of
Winsloew  Furniture  Co.,  AmSouth  Bank  of  Alabama,   the  Southern  Research
Institute,  the Alabama Chamber of Commerce, the Associated General Contractors,
the Building Science Advisory Board of Auburn  University,  the Business Council
of  Alabama  and the  United  Way of  Alabama.  Mr.  Gorrie is  chairman  of the
Executive Committee and is a member of the Executive  Compensation  Committee of
the  Board  of  Trustees.  He also is a  member  of the  executive  compensation
committee of the board of directors of the Management Corporation.

          James K.  Lowder,  50,  has been a trustee  of the  Company  since its
formation  in July  1993.  Mr.  Lowder is also  chairman  of the board and chief
executive  officer  of The  Colonial  Company,  chairman  of the board of Lowder
Construction  Company,  Inc.,  chairman  of the board of Lowder New Home  Sales,
Inc., chairman of the board of Colonial Commercial Realty, Inc., chairman of the
board of  Colonial  Homes,  Inc.,  chairman  of the board of  American  Colonial
Insurance  Company,  chairman of the board and president of Colonial  Commercial
Investments,  Inc. and  treasurer  of Colonial  Insurance  Agency.  He also is a
member of the Alabama Association of Realtors, the Montgomery Board of Realtors,
the Home  Builders  Association  of  Alabama,  and the Greater  Montgomery  Home
Builders Association, and is a member of the board of directors of Alabama Power
Company. Mr. Lowder is a member of the Executive  Compensation  Committee of the
Board of Trustees. Mr. Lowder is the brother of Thomas H. Lowder.

         Herbert A.  Meisler,  72, has been a trustee of the Company since 1995.
Together  with  Mr.  Ripps,  he  formed  The  Rime  Companies,   a  real  estate
development, construction and management firm specializing in the development of
multifamily properties.  In December 1994, the Company purchased ten multifamily
properties from partners associated with The Rime Companies. While with The Rime
Companies, Mr. Meisler oversaw the development and construction of approximately
15,000  multifamily  apartment  units  in the  southeastern  United  States.  He
currently serves on the board of directors of the Community  Foundation of South
Alabama and the Mobile Airport  Authority.  He is a past director of the Alabama
Eye and Tissue Bank and past  president of the Mobile Jewish  Welfare Fund.  Mr.
Meisler is a member of the Executive Compensation Committee (and its Option Plan
Subcommittee) and the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees.

         William M.  Johnson,  53, has been a trustee of the Company  since July
1997, in connection with the Company's  acquisition from Mr. Johnson, by merger,
of six office  buildings in Mansell 400  Business  Center,  the largest  Class-A
multi-tenant  office  park in the North  Fulton  (Atlanta,  Georgia)  area,  and
additional  office and retail space totaling 560,600 square feet. Mr. Johnson is
president and chief executive  officer of Johnson  Development  Company,  a real
estate  development,  construction and management firm which he founded in 1978.
As chief  executive  officer,  he directed the development of 1.2 million square
feet of office,  warehouse,  retail and hotel space  having a value in excess of
$117  million.  Mr.  Johnson  has been an active  member of the  Roswell  United
Methodist  Church and the North  Fulton  Chamber of  Commerce,  was the founding
chairman of the board of the Coalition for Drug-Free  North Fulton,  is a member
of the board of directors  and the  executive  committee  of the American  Tract
Society  Ministry,  and is a member  of the  board  of  directors  of Reach  Out
Ministries.  Mr.  Johnson  serves  as  an  advisor  in  strategic  planning  for
not-for-profit agencies in Colorado, Montana, Texas and Kentucky. Mr. Johnson is
a member of the Executive  Compensation Committee and Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees of the Company.

         Claude  B.  Nielsen,  49,  has  been a  trustee  of the  Company  since
September 1993. Since 1990, Mr. Nielsen has been president of Coca-Cola Bottling
Company United,  Inc.,  headquartered  in Birmingham,  Alabama,  serving also as
chief operating  officer from 1990 to 1991 and as chief executive  officer since
1991.  Prior to 1990, Mr.  Nielsen  served as president of Birmingham  Coca-Cola
Bottling  Company.  Mr.  Nielsen  is  on  the  board  of  directors  of  AmSouth
Bancorporation.  He also  currently  serves as a board member of the  Birmingham
Civil Rights  Institute and the  Birmingham  Airport  Authority.  Mr. Nielsen is
chairman of the Executive  Compensation  Committee and is chairman of its Option
Plan Subcommittee,  and is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Board
of Trustees of the Company.

          Donald T.  Senterfitt,  80,  has been a trustee of the  Company  since
September  1993.  Mr.  Senterfitt  is a former  director  and vice  chairman  of
SunTrust  Banks,  Inc.,  a bank  holding  company.  He is past  president of the
American  Bankers  Association and former general counsel of the Florida Bankers
Association, and served both organizations in a variety of other capacities. Mr.
Senterfitt is president and chief executive officer of The Pilot Group,  L.C., a
financial institutions consulting firm headquartered in Orlando,  Florida. He is
a member of the board of directors  and  currently  serves as president of CITE,
Inc.,  the Center for  Independence,  Technology  and  Education,  a  non-profit
organization  which  serves  the  needs  of  blind,   visually  handicapped  and
multi-handicapped  children and adults.  Mr. Senterfitt is a member of the Audit
Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Company.



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                        Executive Officers of the Company

         Thomas H. Lowder, 50, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of
the  Company  and a trustee  of the  Company,  since  1993.  Mr.  Lowder  became
President of Colonial  Properties Inc., the Company's  predecessor,  in 1976 and
since  that time has been  actively  engaged  in the  acquisition,  development,
management, leasing, and sale of multifamily,  office, and retail properties for
Colonial Properties. Mr. Lowder's most recent board appointment was his election
to the National Real Estate  Investment Trust (NAREIT) board in June 1999. He is
a current member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, the
International  Council of Shopping  Centers and the National  Association of the
Real Estate Investment  Trusts (NAREIT).  He is also a member and past president
of the Alabama  Chapter of the Realtors  National  Marketing  Institute  through
which he successfully  completed  commercial real estate  investment  courses to
receive the CCIM (Certified  Commercial  Investment Member)  designation.  He is
presently a member of the Board of the  following  organizations:  University of
Alabama-Birmingham  President's Council,  McWane Center,  United Way, Children's
Hospital, Birmingham Southern College, The Colonial Company, Supporters Board of
the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Crippled Children's Foundation.  Mr.
Lowder is also a member  and past  captain  for the Monday  Morning  Quarterback
Club.  He  currently  serves as Chairman of the  Birmingham  Area Chapter of the
American Red Cross.  Mr.  Lowder  served as  Co-Chairman  of the 1994 United Way
Campaign  for  Central  Alabama  and as  Chairman  of the Alexis de  Tocqueville
Society in 1995 for the United Way Campaign. He has also been nominated to serve
as Chairman for the United Way Campaign in 2001.  He graduated  with honors from
Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science Degree.

          C. Reynolds Thompson,  III, 37, Chief Operating Officer of the Company
since September 1999, responsible for the Multifamily,  Office, Retail and Mixed
Use  divisions.  Thompson  oversees  the  management,  acquisition,  leasing and
development of properties  within the Company's  three  operating  divisions and
development  in the  Mixed-Use  Division.  Prior  to his  appointment  as  Chief
Operating Officer,  Mr. Thompson was Chief Investment  Officer,  responsible for
investment strategies, market research, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions,
joint  venture  development  and  cross-divisional  acquisitions.  Prior  to his
position  as  Chief  Investment  Officer,  Thompson  served  as  Executive  Vice
President - Office Division,  with  responsibility  for management of all office
properties  owned and/or managed by the Company,  from May 1997 to May 1998. Mr.
Thompson joined Colonial  Properties in February 1997 as Senior Vice President -
Office  Acquisitions,   with  responsibility  for  all  acquisitions  of  office
properties.  Prior to joining  Colonial,  Mr.  Thompson  worked for  CarrAmerica
Realty  Corporation  in office  building  acquisitions  and due  diligence.  Mr.
Thompson's   twelve-year   real   estate   background   includes   acquisitions,
development, leasing, and management of office properties in the south. He is an
active member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, serves
on the Board of Trustees for the Alabama Real Estate and Education  Center,  and
holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Washington and Lee University.

          Howard B.  Nelson,  Jr., 52, has been Chief  Financial  Officer of the
Company, with general  responsibility for financing matters, since May 1997. Mr.
Nelson was Senior Vice  President  and Chief  Operating  Officer of the Company,
with responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Company, from September
1993 to May 1997.  He joined  Colonial  in 1984 as a vice  president  and became
Senior Vice President-Finance in 1987. Mr. Nelson has served as treasurer,  vice
president, president, and board member of the Birmingham Chapter of the National
Association  of Industrial  and Office Parks as well as vice president and board
member  of  the  Building  Owners  and  Managers   Association  of  Metropolitan
Birmingham.  He also serves on the Board of Directors of the College of Business
Advisory  Council of Auburn  University.  He holds a Bachelor of Science  Degree
from Auburn University.

         John P. Rigrish,  51,  Executive  Vice  President-Administration,  with
responsibilities  for  the  supervision  of  Accounting  Operations,  Management
Information Systems,  Human Resources and Employee Services since 1998. Prior to
joining Colonial,  Mr. Rigrish worked for BellSouth in Corporate  Administration
and Services.  John holds a Bachelors degree from Samford University and did his
postgraduate study at  Birmingham-Southern  College. He served on the Edward Lee
Norton  Board  of  Advisors  for  Management  and   Professional   Education  at
Birmingham-Southern  College and the Board of Directors of Senior Citizens, Inc.
in Nashville, Tennessee.

          Paul F. Earle,  41, Executive Vice  President-Multifamily  Division of
the Company,  with  responsibility for management of all multifamily  properties
owned and/or managed by Colonial,  since May,  1997. He joined  Colonial in 1991
and has  served  as Vice  President  -  Acquisitions,  as  well as  Senior  Vice
President -  Multifamily  Division.  Mr. Earle serves as Chairman of the Alabama
Multifamily   Council  and  is  an  active  member  of  the  National  Apartment
Association. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Big Brother/Big Sisters
and is a Board  member  of the  National  Multifamily  Housing  Council.  Before
joining  Colonial,  Mr. Earle was the President and Chief  Operating  Officer of
American  Residential  Management,  Inc.,  Executive  Vice  President  of  Great
Atlantic  Management,   Inc.  and  Senior  Vice  President  of  Balcor  Property
Management, Inc.

         John N. Hughey, 40, has been Executive Vice  President-Retail  Division
of the  Company,  with  responsibility  for all retail  properties  owned and/or
managed by the Company,  since May 1997. He joined  Colonial in 1982 and assumed
responsibility for an increasing number of shopping centers until being named to
Senior Vice President-Retail  Division of Colonial in 1991. Mr. Hughey served as
the Alabama/Mississippi  State Operations Chairman for the International Council
of Shopping  Centers from 1993-1995.  He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from
Auburn University.

          Charles A. McGehee,  53, has been Executive Vice  President-Mixed  Use
Division  and  has  had  responsibility  for  the  Company's   acquisitions  and
dispositions  and the sales  brokerage  departments,  since  October  1999.  Mr.
McGehee was Senior  Vice  President--Multifamily  Acquisitions/Development  from
September 1993 to September 1999 and Senior Vice President--Office Division from
January 1990 to September  1993. He joined Colonial in 1976 as vice president of
retail  leasing and was  responsible  for leasing all retail  space owned and/or
managed by Colonial.  Mr.  McGehee has served as president and a board member of
the National  Association  of Industrial and Office Parks as well as a member of
the Board of Directors of the Birmingham Board of Realtors.  He holds a Bachelor
of Science Degree from Auburn University.

         Robert A. "Bo" Jackson,  45, has been Executive  Vice  President-Office
Division of the  Company,  with general  responsibility  for  management  of all
office  properties  owned and/or managed by the Company since May 1998. Prior to
joining  the  Company,  Mr.  Jackson  worked  for  Beacon  Properties  as a vice
president  responsible  for  leasing  performance,  new office  development  and
acquisitions.  He has received professional  accolades from The Atlanta Board of
Realtors,  The  Downtown  Developers  Group and NAIOP.  He holds a  Bachelor  of
Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Delaware.

         Kenneth E. Howell, 50, has been Senior Vice President-Chief  Accounting
Officer of the  Company,  with general  responsibility  for the  supervision  of
accounting for all of the properties owned and/or managed by the Company,  since
August 1998.  He joined the Company in 1981 and was Vice  President,  Controller
from 1981 to 1998.  Mr.  Howell  holds a Bachelor of Science  Degree in Business
Administration from Auburn University.




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Item 11.          Executive Compensation.

         The  following  table sets forth  certain  information  concerning  the
annual and long-term  compensation for the chief executive  officer and the four
other most highly  compensated  executive  officers  of the Company  (the "Named
Executive Officers"):
<PAGE>

                           Summary Compensation Table

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                        Annual Compensation                              Long-Term Compensation
                                -----------------------------------------    ----------------------------------------------
                                                                             Restricted     Securities            All
                                                             Other Annual       Share       Underlying          Other
Name and Principal Position     Year  Salary ($)Bonus ($)(1) Compensation  Awards ($) (1)   Options (#)     Compensation(2)
- ---------------------------     ----  ---------------------- ------------  --------------   -----------     ---------------
<S>                             <C>    <C>         <C>                        <C>             <C>            <C>
Thomas H. Lowder...........     1999   $315,000    $ --           --          $47,600         50,000         $4,800
    Chairman of the Board,      1998    310,000      --           --           94,640              0          2,721
    President and Chief         1997    295,000    225,000        --           89,250         16,000          4,500
    Executive Officer

Howard B. Nelson, Jr.......     1999    215,000      --            --          37,800         16,667          4,800
    Chief Financial Officer     1998    208,000      --            --          53,200              0          2,721
    and Secretary               1997    198,000    120,000         --          51,000         10,000          3,453


C. Reynolds Thompson, III..     1999    199,213      --            --          41,300         16,667          4,800
    Chief Operating Officer     1998    149,500    22,500          --          38,500              0          2,906
                                1997    103,242    75,000          --          14,438          2,500             --


John N. Hughey.............     1999    170,000    66,000          --           --            13,333          3,803
    Executive Vice President-   1998    145,000    41,405          --          60,333              0          2,721
    Retail Division             1997    120,000    75,000          --          19,125          3,500          3,453


Charles A. McGehee.........     1999    152,500    10,320          --         105,952         13,333          3,431
    Executive Vice President -  1998    140,000      --            --          74,900             --          2,721
    Mixed Use Division          1997    125,000    75,000          --          19,125          3,500          3,453
</TABLE>


(1)      The Company's incentive  compensation plan permits officers to elect to
         receive  all or part of their  annual  bonus in the form of  restricted
         shares  instead  of cash.  Officers  who elect to  receive up to 50% of
         their bonus in restricted  shares  receive shares having a market value
         on the issue date equal to 125% of the  deferred  amount.  Officers who
         elect to  receive  more than 50% of their  annual  bonus in  restricted
         shares  receive shares having a market value on the issue date equal to
         140%  of  the  deferred  amount.  For  1999,  Messrs.  Lowder,  Nelson,
         Thompson,  Hughey and McGehee elected to receive 100%,  100%,  100%, 0%
         and 88%,  respectively,  of their  bonuses in  restricted  shares.  The
         restricted  shares  issued to  Messrs.  Lowder,  Nelson,  Thompson  and
         McGehee vest over 3 years, with 50% vesting on the first anniversary of
         the issue date and the remaining 25% vesting in equal  installments  on
         the second and third  anniversaries  of the issue date.  The restricted
         shares  issued  under the  incentive  compensation  plan were issued in
         March 2000. The number and value of restricted shares held by the Named
         Executive Officers as of December 31, 1999 were as follows:  Mr. Lowder
         - 14,668 shares ($340,114);  Mr. Nelson - 6,719 shares ($155,797);  Mr.
         Thompson - 1,907 shares ($44,219); Mr. Hughey - 3,044 shares ($70,581);
         and  Mr.  McGehee-  5,272  shares  ($122,244).  Dividends  are  paid on
         restricted  shares at the same rate paid to all other holders of Common
         Shares.
(2)      All Other Compensation consists solely of employer contributions to the
         Company's 401(k) Plan.
<PAGE>
         The following table sets forth certain information concerning exercised
and  unexercised  options held by the Named  Executive  Officers at December 31,
1999:

                Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
                        and Fiscal Year-End Option Values
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                  Number of                   Value of Unexercised
                            Shares                            Securities Underlying               In-the-Money
                           Acquired           Value            Unexercised Options                  Options
Name                    on Exercise(#)     Realized($)        at December 31, 1999          at December 31, 1999(1)
- ----                    --------------     -----------        -----------------------------------------------------

                                                            Exercisable Unexercisable     Exercisable Unexercisable
                                                            ----------- ------------      ----------- -------------
<S>                           <C>             <C>            <C>           <C>              <C>               <C>
Thomas H. Lowder......        --              --             58,502        55,333           $ 5,969           $ --

Howard B. Nelson, Jr..        --              --             25,077        20,000             1,858             --

C. Reynolds Thompson, III     --              --              1,667        17,500               --              --

John N. Hughey........        --              --             11,868        14,500             1,132             --

Charles A. McGehee....        --              --             13,248         1,167             1,296             --
</TABLE>

- ------------------------
(1)  Based on the closing  price of $23.1875  per Common  Share on December  31,
     1999, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.

         The following table sets forth certain information  relating to options
to purchase Common Shares granted to the Named Executive Officers during 1999:

                        Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                             Individual Grants
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Percent                                        Potential Realizable
                           Number of       of Total                                          Value at Assumed
                          Securities        Options                                        Annual Rates of Share
                          Underlying      Granted to      Exercise                        Price Appreciation for
                            Options      Employees in       Price          Expiration           Option Term
Name                      Granted (#)     Fiscal Year      ($/Sh)             Date          5%               10%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      --------------------

<S>                             <C>           <C>           <C>                <C>       <C>          <C>
Thomas H. Lowder......          50,000        23.8%         $ 27.38            1/25/09   $  860,957   $ 2,181,833

Howard B. Nelson, Jr..          16,667         7.9%           27.38            1/25/09      286,991       727,291

C. Reynolds Thompson, III       16,667         7.9%           27.38            1/25/09      286,991       727,291

John N. Hughey........          13,333         6.3%           27.38            1/25/09      229,583       581,808

Charles A. McGehee....          13,333         6.3%           27.38            1/25/09      229,583       581,808

</TABLE>

<PAGE>


Defined Benefit Plan

         The Company  maintains a  Retirement  Plan (the  "Plan") for all of the
employees of the Company and its  subsidiaries.  An employee becomes eligible to
participate  in the Plan on January 1 or July 1 following the first  anniversary
of the  person's  employment  by the  Company  or  one  of its  consolidated  or
unconsolidated  subsidiaries  or age 21 if later.  Benefits  are based  upon the
number  of  years  of  service  (maximum  25  years)  and  the  average  of  the
participant's  earnings during the five highest years of compensation during the
final 10 years of employment.  Each participant accrues a benefit at a specified
percentage of compensation up to the Social Security covered compensation level,
and at a higher  percentage of compensation  above the Social  Security  covered
compensation  level.  Employment  by Colonial,  the  Company's  predecessor,  or
certain of its affiliated entities is treated as covered service for purposes of
the Plan. A participant  receives credit for a year of service for every year in
which  1,000  hours  are  completed  in the  employment  of the  Company  or its
subsidiaries.

         The following table reflects  estimated  annual  benefits  payable upon
retirement  under the Plan as a single life annuity  commencing at age 65. These
benefits  ignore the lower benefit rate  applicable to earnings below the Social
Security covered compensation level.

                               Pension Plan Table
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                         Years of Service
                        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Remuneration                   5                 10                15               20              25
- ------------

<S>                         <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>            <C>
$100,000                    $ 7,600           $15,200           $22,800           $30,400        $38,000
$125,000                    $ 9,500           $19,000           $28,500           $38,000        $47,500
$150,000                    $11,400           $22,800           $34,200           $45,600        $57,000
$170,000 or over            $12,920           $25,840           $38,760           $51,680        $64,600
</TABLE>

         The  benefits  shown are limited by the current  statutory  limitations
which  restrict  the  amount of  benefits  which  can be paid  from a  qualified
retirement plan. The statutory limit on compensation  which may be recognized in
calculating  benefits is $170,000 in 2000.  This limit is  scheduled to increase
periodically with the cost of living.

         Covered compensation under the Plan includes the employees' base salary
and other earnings  received from the Company.  Thomas H. Lowder has 25 years of
covered service under the Plan,  Howard B. Nelson,  Jr. has 15 years of service,
C.  Reynolds  Thompson,  III has three years of  service,  John N. Hughey has 17
years of service, and Charles A. McGehee has 23 years of service.

Employment Agreement

         Thomas H. Lowder,  the chief executive officer of the Company,  entered
into an employment  agreement with the Company in September 1993. This agreement
provides  for an  initial  term of three  years,  with  automatic  renewals  for
successive  one year terms if neither party  delivers  notice of  non-renewal at
least six months prior to the next  scheduled  expiration  date.  The  agreement
provides for annual compensation of at least $275,000 and incentive compensation
on  substantially  the same terms as set forth in the  description of the Annual
Incentive Plan. See "Report on Executive  Compensation - Annual Incentive Plan."
The agreement includes provisions restricting Mr. Lowder from competing with the
Company during  employment and, except in certain  circumstances,  for two years
after  termination  of  employment.  In addition,  in the event of disability or
termination  by the Company  without  cause or by the employee  with cause,  the
agreement  provides  that the Company must pay Mr. Lowder the greater of (i) his
base  compensation and benefits for the remainder of the employment term or (ii)
six months' base compensation and benefits.


<PAGE>



                 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND

                              INSIDER PARTICIPATION


          None  of  the  five  members  of  our  general   partner's   Executive
Compensation  Committee is an employee of the Company.  As described  below,  M.
Miller  Gorrie  and James K.  Lowder,  who are  members  of the  Committee,  own
interests  in  certain  entities  that,  during  1999,  were  parties to certain
transactions involving the Company.

         On May 1, 1999,  the Company  acquired the remaining  20.2% interest in
Colonial  Village at Haverhill,  a multifamily  property located in San Antonio,
Texas from  certain  entities  controlled  by Mr.  Gorrie.  The Company paid the
purchase  price of  approximately  $4.3 million  with  157,140  units of limited
partnership interest in the Operating Partnership.

         On October 31, 1999, the Company repaid an outstanding  promissory note
of $1.8 million to Polar BEK/Colonial  Partnership II, a general  partnership of
which one of the two  general  partners  is Equity  Partners  Joint  Venture,  a
general  partnership  of which Messrs.  J. Lowder,  T. Lowder and their brother,
Robert E. Lowder, are the sole general partners ("EPJV").

          The Company engaged Lowder Construction Company, Inc., of which Mr. J.
Lowder  serves as the  chairman  of the board and which is  indirectly  owned by
Messrs.  J. Lowder and T. Lowder,  to serve as  construction  manager for twelve
multifamily  development and expansion  projects during 1999. The Company paid a
total of $62.8  million  ($58.5  million of which was then paid to  unaffiliated
subcontractors) for the construction of these development and expansion projects
during 1999.  The Company had  outstanding  construction  invoices and retainage
payable to Lowder Construction  Company,  Inc. totaling $5.7 million at December
31, 1999.

         Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors,  Inc. ("B&G"), a corporation of
which Mr.  Gorrie is a  shareholder  and  chairman of the board,  was engaged to
serve as  construction  manager  for five  office  and  retail  development  and
redevelopment  projects  during  1999.  The  Company  paid  B&G a total of $21.5
million  ($19.4 million of which was then paid to  unaffiliated  subcontractors)
during 1999.  The Company had  outstanding  construction  invoices and retainage
payable to this company totaling $0.7 million at December 31, 1999.

          Colonial Commercial Investments,  Inc. ("CCI"), a corporation owned by
Messrs.  J. Lowder and T. Lowder,  has guaranteed  indebtedness of a partnership
accounted for by the Company under the equity method in the aggregate  amount of
$1.1 million as of December 31, 1999.  The Company has  indemnified  CCI against
any liability it may incur under this guarantee.

         The Management  Corporation  provided  management and leasing  services
during 1999 to certain  entities in which  Messrs.  J. Lowder,  T. Lowder and R.
Lowder have an interest.  The  aggregate  amount of fees paid to the  Management
Corporation by such entities during 1999 was approximately $262,000. The Company
owns  a 99%  economic  interest  in  the  Management  Corporation  but,  due  to
limitations  imposed by the IRS's REIT rules,  owns only 1% of the voting stock.
The remainder of the voting stock is held by CCI.

         Colonial  Insurance  Company,  a  corporation  indirectly  owned by the
Lowder  family,  provided  insurance  brokerage  services for the Company during
1999. The aggregate amount paid by the Company to Colonial Insurance Company for
these services for the year ended December 31, 1999, was approximately $167,000.

         The Company leased space to certain entities in which the Lowder family
has an interest and received  rent from these  entities  totaling  approximately
$1.4 million during 1999.

Item 12.          Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

          The following  table sets forth  information  regarding the beneficial
ownership of Units as of March 8, 2000,  for (1) each person known by CRLP to be
the beneficial owner of more than five percent of CRLP's  outstanding Units, (2)
each  trustee of the  Company  and each  Named  Executive  Officer,  and (3) the
trustees and executive officers of Colonial as a group. Each person named in the
table has sole voting and  investment  power with  respect to all Units shown as
beneficially owned by such person, except as otherwise set forth in the notes to
the  table.  The  extent to which a person  held  common  shares  of  beneficial
interest  of  Colonial  Properties  Trust as of March 8,  2000,  is set forth in
Colonial  Properties  Trust's  Proxy  Statement  on Schedule 14A dated March 20,
2000, under the caption "Voting  Securities and Principal Holders Thereof",  and
is  incorporated  by reference in this Annual  Report and shall be deemed a part
hereof.  Unless otherwise  provided in the table, the address of each beneficial
owner is Colonial Plaza, Suite 750, 2101 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama
35203.
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Name and Business Address                        Number of           Percent of
of Beneficial Owner                                Units              Units (1)
- -------------------------------------            --------             ---------

Colonial Properties Trust...................    21,885,928                65.7%

Thomas H. Lowder .. ........................     2,925,896 (2)             8.8%

James K. Lowder ............................     2,925,896 (3)             8.8%
2000 Interstate Parkway
Suite 400
Montgomery, Alabama  36104

Robert E. Lowder ...........................     1,750,372 (4)             5.3%
One Commerce Street
Montgomery, Alabama  36104

Carl F. Bailey .............................        17,595                   *

M. Miller Gorrie ...........................       289,902  (5)              *

William M. Johnson .........................     1,054,781  (6)            3.2%

Herbert A. Meisler .........................       544,529  (7)            1.6%

Claude B. Nielsen ..........................         5,865                   *

Harold W. Ripps ............................     1,925,975                 5.8%

Donald T. Senterfitt .......................         2,159                   *

Howard B. Nelson, Jr. ......................        17,964                   *

C. Reynolds Thompson, III ..................        17,595                   *

Charles A. McGehee .........................        17,595                   *

John N. Hughey .............................        17,595                   *

All executive officers and trustees as a group
    (17 persons) ...........................     7,457,967  (8)           22.4%

- ----------------------
*      Less than 1%
(1)    The number of units outstanding as of March 8, 2000 was 33,309,647.
(2)    Includes  466,521  Units owned by Thomas  Lowder,  89,285  Units owned by
       Thomas Lowder  Investments,  LLC, 1,356,919 Units owned by CCI, 1,012,976
       Units owned by EPJV and 195 Units held in trust for the benefit of Thomas
       Lowder's  children.  Units owned by CCI are reported twice in this table,
       once as  beneficially  owned by Thomas  Lowder and again as  beneficially
       owned by James  Lowder.  Units owned by EPJV are reported  three times in
       this table, as beneficially owned by each of Thomas Lowder, James Lowder,
       and Robert Lowder.
(3)    Includes 466,521 Units owned by James Lowder, 89,285 Units owned by James
       Lowder  Investments,  LLC,  1,356,919 Units owned by CCI, 1,012,976 Units
       owned  by EPJV  and 195  Units  held in trust  for the  benefit  of James
       Lowder's children.
(4)    Includes  737,201 Units owned by Robert Lowder,  1,012,976 Units owned by
       EPJV and 195 Units  held in trust  for the  benefit  of  Robert  Lowder's
       children.
(5)    Includes  115,167 Units owned by B & G Properties  Company,  LLC.,
       157,140 Units owned by MJE,  LLC., and 17,595 Units owned by Mr. Gorrie.
(6)    Includes  579,901  Units  owned by Mr.  Johnson,  387,669  Units owned by
       William M.  Johnson  Investments  II,  LLP, an entity  controlled  by Mr.
       Johnson,  74,505 Units owned by William M. Johnson Investments I, LLP, an
       entity controlled by Mr. Johnson, and 12,706 Units owned by Mr. Johnson's
       spouse.
(7)    Includes 526,934 Units owned by Meisler  Enterprises L.P., a limited
       partnership of which Mr. Meisler and his wife are sole partners, and
       17,595 Units directly owned by Mr. Meisler.
(8)    Units held by CCI and EPJV have been counted only once for this purpose.




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Item 13.          Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

         The  information  required  by this  item  is  hereby  incorporated  by
reference to the material  appearing in the Proxy  Statement  under the captions
"Executive  Compensation  Committee  Interlocks and Insider  Participation"  and
"Certain Transactions."

                                     Part IV

Item 14.          Exhibits, Financial Schedule, and Reports on Form 8-K.

14(a)(1) and (2)  Financial Statements and Schedule

                 Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule

Financial Statements:

         The  following  financial  statements  of CRLP are included in Part II,
Item 8 of this report:

         Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998

         Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31,
         1999, 1998, and 1997

         Consolidated Statements of Partner's Capital for the years ended
         December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31,
         1999, 1998, and 1997

         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

         Report of Independent Accountants

Financial Statement Schedule:

         Schedule III         Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

         Report of Independent Accountants

         All other schedules have been omitted because the required  information
of such  other  schedules  is not  present  in  amounts  sufficient  to  require
submission  of the schedule or because the required  information  is included in
the consolidated financial statements.

14(a)(3) Exhibits

                 *  3.1          Declaration of Trust of Company.
                 *  3.2          Bylaws of the Company.
                   10.1          Third Amended and Restated Agreement of
                                 Limited Partnership of the Operating
                                 Partnership, as amended.
                 + 10.2.1        Registration   Rights   and   Lock-Up
                                 Agreement dated  September 29, 1993,  among the
                                 Company and the persons named therein.
             (psi) 10.2.2        Registration   Rights   and   Lock-Up
                                 Agreement  dated  March  25,  1997,  among  the
                                 Company and the persons named therein.
             (psi) 10.2.3        Registration   Rights   and   Lock-Up
                                 Agreement  dated  November  4, 1994,  among the
                                 Company and the persons named therein.
             (psi) 10.2.4        Registration   Rights   and   Lock-Up
                                 Agreement  dated  August  20,  1997,  among the
                                 Company and the persons named therein.
             (psi) 10.2.5        Registration   Rights   and   Lock-Up
                                 Agreement  dated  November  1, 1997,  among the
                                 Company and the persons named therein.
             (psi) 10.2.6        Registration   Rights   and   Lock-Up
                                 Agreement dated July 1, 1997, among the Company
                                 and the persons named therein.
             (psi) 10.2.7        Registration   Rights   and   Lock-Up
                                 Agreement dated July 1, 1996, among the Company
                                 and the persons named therein.
        (psi)(psi) 10.2.8        Registration Rights Agreement dated February
                                 23, 1999, among the Company, Belcrest Realty
                                 Corporation, and Belair Real Estate
                                  Corporation.
        (psi)(psi) 10.2.9        Registration   Rights   and   Lock-Up
                                 Agreement dated July 1, 1998, among the Company
                                 and the persons named therein.
        (psi)(psi) 10.2.10       Registration   Rights   and   Lock-Up
                                 Agreement  dated  July  31,  1997,   among  the
                                 Company and the persons named therein.
        (psi)(psi) 10.2.11       Registration   Rights   and   Lock-Up
                                 Agreement  dated  November 18, 1998,  among the
                                 Company and the persons named therein.
        (psi)(psi) 10.2.12       Registration   Rights   and   Lock-Up
                                 Agreement  dated  December 29, 1994,  among the
                                 Company and the persons named therein.
                   10.2.13       Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement
                                 dated April 30, 1999, among the Company and the
                                 persons named therein.
                 + 10.6++        Officers and Trustees Indemnification Agreement
                 + 10.7          Partnership Agreement of the Management
                                 Partnership.
                ** 10.8          Articles of Incorporation of the Management
                                 Corporation, as amended.
                 + 10.9          Bylaws of the Management Corporation.
                ++ 10.10         Credit Agreement between the Colonial Realty
                                 Limited Partnership and SouthTrust Bank,
                                 National Association, AmSouth Bank, N.A., Wells
                                 Fargo Bank, National Association, Wachovia Bank
                                 , N.A., First National Bank of Commerce, N.A.,
                                 and PNC Bank, Ohio, National Association dated
                                 July 10, 1997, as amended on July 10, 1997 and
                                 related promissory notes.
         (psi)(psi)10.11.1       Amendment to Credit Agreement dated July 10,
                                 1998.
         (psi)(psi)10.11.2       Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated
                                 August 21, 1998.
                 + 10.12++       Annual Incentive Plan.
               ++++10.13         Indenture dated as of July 22, 1996, by and
                                 between Colonial Realty Limited Partnership and
                                 Bankers Trust Company, as amended
         (psi)(psi)10.13.1       First Supplemental Indenture dated as of
                                 December 31, 1998, by and between Colonial
                                 Realty Limited Partnership and Bankers Trust
                                 Company.
                   10.14         Executive Unit Purchase Program - Program
                                 Summary
                   10.15         Form of Master Promissory Note
                   10.16         Form of Reimbursement Agreement dated January
                                 25, 2000 between Colonial Realty Limited
                                 Partnership and Employee Unit Purchase Plan
                                  participants
                   23.1          Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                   27            Financial Data Schedules
- --------------------
*    Incorporated  by reference to the Company's Form 8-K dated November 5,1997
**   Incorporated by reference to the same titled and number exhibit in the
     Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K dated December 31, 1994.
(psi)Incorporated  by reference  to the same titled and number  exhibit in the
     Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K dated December 31, 1997.
+    Incorporated  by reference  to the same titled and  numbered exhibit in the
     Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11, No. 33-65954.
++   Management  contract or  compensatory  plan required to be filed  pursuant
     to Item 14(c) of Form 10-K. ++ Incorporated by reference to the same titled
     and number  exhibit in the  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q dated
     June 30, 1997.
++++ Incorporated  by reference  to  (i)Exhibit D to the Form 8-K dated July 19,
     1996, filed by Colonial Realty Limited  Partnership,  and (ii) Exhibit B to
     the Form 8-K dated  December  6, 1996,  filed by  Colonial  Realty  Limited
     Partnership.
(phi)Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement Amendment
     No. 1 on Form S-3 dated November 20, 1997.
(psi)(psi)Incorporated by reference to the same titled and number exhibit in the
     Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K dated December 31, 1998.



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14(b)             Reports on Form 8-K

                  Reports on Form 8-K filed during the last quarter of 1999:
                           None

14(c)             Exhibits

                  The list of  Exhibits  filed with this  report is set forth in
                  response to Item 14(a)(3).

14(d)             Financial Statements

                  None.



<PAGE>




                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized, on March
30, 2000.

                                            COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                               a Delaware limited partnership
                                            By:Colonial Properties Trust,
                                               its general partner


                                            By:   /s/ Howard B. Nelson Jr.
                                               ----------------------------
                                                      Howard B. Nelson, Jr.
                                                      Chief Financial Officer


          Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the registrant and in the capacities with Colonial Properties Trust indicated
on March 30, 2000.

                     Signature

         /s/  Thomas H. Lowder                           Chairman of the Board,
                                                         President,and Chief
- ---------------------------------------------------      Executive Officer
           Thomas H. Lowder

         /s/  Howard B. Nelson, Jr.                      Chief Financial Officer
- ---------------------------------------------------
           Howard B. Nelson, Jr.

         /s/  Kenneth E. Howell                          Senior Vice President-
                                                       Chief Accounting Officer
- ---------------------------------------------------
           Kenneth E. Howell

         /s/  Carl F. Bailey                             Trustee
- ---------------------------------------------------
           Carl F. Bailey

         /s/  M. Miller Gorrie                           Trustee
- ---------------------------------------------------
           M. Miller Gorrie

         /s/  William M. Johnson                         Trustee
- ---------------------------------------------------
           William M. Johnson

         /s/  James K. Lowder                            Trustee
- ---------------------------------------------------
           James K. Lowder

         /s/  Herbert A. Meisler                         Trustee
- ---------------------------------------------------
           Herbert A. Meisler

         /s/  Claude B. Nielsen                          Trustee
- ---------------------------------------------------
           Claude B. Nielsen

         /s/  Harold W. Ripps                            Trustee
- ---------------------------------------------------
           Harold W. Ripps

         /s/  Donald T. Senterfitt                       Trustee
- ---------------------------------------------------
           Donald T. Senterfitt
<PAGE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  SCHEDULE III
                       COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
              REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
                                December 31, 1999
                                                                                                                       Gross Amount
                                                                                                                        at Which
                                                                       Initial Cost to                                 Carried at
                                                                           Company                       Cost        Close of Period
                                                             -----------------------------------     Capitalized      --------------
                                                                                 Buildings and      Subsequent to
              Description                   Encumbrances           Land           Improvements       Acquisition            Land
- ---------------------------------------   ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   --------------

 Multifamily:
<S>                                                    <C>         <C>               <C>                 <C>               <C>
      CG at Bayshore                                  -0-          1,265,561         10,196,833          9,576,866         2,433,387
      CG at Carrollwood                        10,200,000          1,464,000         10,657,840          1,472,780         1,464,000
      CG at Citrus Park                               -0-          1,323,593                -0-         11,232,173         1,328,323
      CG at Cypress Crossing                          -0-          8,781,859                -0-         12,588,090         2,125,136
      CG at Edgewater                                 -0-          1,540,000         12,671,606         13,335,474         2,602,325
      CG at Galleria                           22,400,000          4,600,000         39,078,925          2,688,756         4,600,000
      CG at Galleria II                               -0-            758,439          7,902,382             33,228           758,439
      CG at Galleria Woods                      9,708,854          1,220,000         12,480,949            492,655         1,220,000
      CG at Heathrow                                  -0-          2,560,661         17,612,990            399,383         2,560,661
      CG at Hunter's Creek                            -0-         33,264,022                -0-            596,637         5,308,112
      CG at Inverness Lakes                           -0-            641,334          8,873,906         (2,934,787)        1,136,762
      CG at Lakewood Ranch                            -0-          2,320,442                -0-         19,718,710         2,148,814
      CG at Natchez Trace                      10,845,839          1,312,000         16,568,050            252,514         1,317,591
      CG at Palm Aire                                 -0-          1,488,000         13,515,075            430,430         1,489,500
      CG at Palma Sola                                -0-          1,479,352                -0-         12,893,516         1,479,352
      CG at Research Park                      12,775,000          3,680,000         29,322,067          2,059,134         3,680,000
      CG at Riverchase                                -0-          2,340,000         25,248,548          1,582,306         2,340,000
      CG at Spring Creek                              -0-          1,184,000         13,243,975            393,612         1,184,000
      CG at Wesleyan                                  -0-            720,000         12,760,587          6,807,102         1,404,780
      Colony Park                                     -0-            409,401          4,345,599            748,351           409,406
      CV at Ashford Place                             -0-            537,600          5,839,838            219,748           537,600
      CV at Ashley Plantation                         -0-          1,160,000         11,284,785          1,438,602         1,160,000
      CV at Caledon Wood                              -0-          2,100,000         19,482,210            436,694         2,108,949
      CV at Cordova                                   -0-            134,000          3,986,304            497,812           134,000
      CV at Gainesville                               -0-          3,360,000         24,173,649          3,518,545         3,361,850
      CV at Haverhill                                 -0-          1,771,000         17,869,452          2,312,028         1,771,000
      CV at Hillcrest                                 -0-            332,800          4,310,671            284,138           332,800
      CV at Hillwood                            4,760,000            511,700          5,508,300            646,060           511,700
      CV at Huntleigh Woods                           -0-            745,600          4,908,990            925,863           745,600
      CV at Inverness                           9,900,000          1,713,668         10,352,151          2,966,563         1,713,668
      CV at Inverness II/III/IV                       -0-            635,819          5,927,265          5,876,219         1,255,323
      CV at Inverness Lakes                     5,495,000            735,080          7,254,920            437,915           735,080
      CV at Lake Mary                                 -0-          2,145,480                -0-         19,556,037         3,634,094
      CV at McGehee Place                             -0-            795,627                -0-         17,415,968           842,321
      CV at Monte D'Oro                               -0-          1,000,000          6,994,227          1,631,049         1,000,000
      CV at North Ingle                               -0-            497,574          4,122,426            489,100           497,574
      CV at Oakleigh                                  -0-            880,000          9,685,518            297,797         1,028,699
      CV at Rocky Ridge                         7,146,667            644,943          8,325,057            968,544           644,943
      CV at Timothy Woods                             -0-          1,020,000         11,910,546            112,737         1,024,347
      CV at Trussville                                -0-          1,504,000         18,800,253            993,844         1,510,409
      CV at Vernon Marsh                        3,400,000            960,984          3,511,596          3,247,476           960,984
      CV at Walton Way                                -0-          1,024,000          7,877,766            135,691         1,024,000
      CV at White Bluff                         4,500,000            699,128          4,920,872            371,619           699,128
      Patio I, II & III                               -0-            249,876          3,305,124          2,082,751           366,717
      Ski Lodge - Tuscaloosa                          -0-          1,064,000          6,636,685          1,163,784         1,064,000

 Retail:
      Bel Air Mall                                    -0-          7,517,000         80,151,190          2,172,946         7,517,000
      Britt David Shopping Center                     -0-          1,755,000          4,951,852             29,014         1,755,000
      Brookwood Village Mall                          -0-          8,136,700         24,435,002          2,929,623         8,171,373
      Colonial Mall Auburn-Opelika                    -0-            103,480                -0-         16,743,709           723,715
      Colonial Mall Burlington                        -0-          4,120,000         25,632,587            626,918         4,137,557
      Colonial Mall Decatur                           -0-          3,262,800         23,636,229          2,186,023         3,262,800
      Colonial Mall Gadsden                           -0-            639,577                -0-         20,166,769           639,577
      Colonial Mall Glynn Place                       -0-          3,588,178         22,514,121          2,116,976         3,603,469
      Colonial Mall Lakeshore                         -0-          4,646,300         30,973,239          2,438,202         4,666,100
      Colonial Mall Mrytle Beach                      -0-          9,099,972         33,663,654            198,953         7,799,976
      Colonial Mall Staunton                          -0-          2,895,000         15,083,542          3,149,387         2,907,337
      Colonial Mall Valdosta                          -0-          5,377,000         30,239,796          1,390,702         4,478,413
      Colonial Promenade Abingdon                     -0-          2,051,250          6,687,616            168,201         2,059,991
      Colonial Promenade Bardmoor                     -0-          1,989,019          9,047,663            392,218         1,989,019
      Colonial Promenade Beechwood                    -0-          2,565,550         19,647,875          1,310,590         2,576,483
      Colonial Promenade Burnt Store                  -0-          3,750,000          8,198,677            163,204         3,750,000
      Colonial Promenade Hunter's Creek         9,925,950          4,181,760         13,023,401            200,377         4,181,760
      Colonial Promenade Lakewood                     -0-          2,984,522         11,482,512          2,115,066         2,997,240
      Colonial Promenade Montgomery            12,250,000          3,788,913         11,346,754          1,241,305         4,332,432
      Colonial Promenade Montgomery N                 -0-          2,400,000          5,664,858            570,889         2,400,000
      Colonial Promenade Tuskawilla                   -0-          3,659,040          6,783,697            163,622         3,659,040
      Colonial Promenade University Park       21,500,000          6,946,785         20,104,517            544,189         6,946,785
      Colonial Promenade Wekiva                       -0-          2,817,788         15,302,375            223,891         2,817,788
      Colonial Promenade Winter Haven                 -0-          1,768,586          3,928,903          4,736,078         4,045,045
      Colonial Shoppes at Inverness                   -0-          1,680,000          1,387,055             93,216         1,687,159
      Colonial Shoppes Bear Lake                      -0-          2,134,440          6,551,683            182,596         2,134,440
      Colonial Shoppes Bellwood                       -0-            330,000                -0-          3,233,886           330,000
      Colonial Shoppes McGehee                        -0-            197,152                -0-          3,945,503           197,152
      Colonial Shoppes Paddock Park                   -0-          1,532,520          3,754,879            207,346         1,532,520
      Colonial Shoppes Quaker Village                 -0-            931,000          7,901,874            255,047           934,967
      Colonial Shoppes Stanley                        -0-            450,000          1,657,870            101,073           451,918
      Colonial Shoppes Yadkin                         -0-          1,080,000          1,224,136          3,234,400         1,084,602
      Macon Mall                                      -0-          1,684,875                -0-         92,885,313         5,508,562
      Mayberry Mall                             3,294,223            862,500          3,778,590            410,796           866,175
      Northdale Court                                 -0-          3,059,760          8,054,090          1,146,506         3,059,760
      Old Springville Shopping Center                 -0-            272,594                -0-          3,377,049           277,975
      Olde Town Shopping Center                       -0-            343,325                -0-          2,819,202           343,325
      P&S Building                                    -0-            104,089            558,646            214,930           104,089
      The Plaza Mall                                  -0-                -0-         29,245,243          1,291,655               -0-
      Rivermont Shopping Center                 1,587,738            515,250          2,332,486            349,675           517,446
      Village at Roswell Summit                 1,603,043            450,000          2,563,642            171,468           451,918

 Office:
      250 Commerce Street                             -0-             25,000            200,200          2,312,429            25,000
      AmSouth Center                                  -0-            764,961                -0-         18,617,541           764,961
      Colonial Center at Research Park                -0-          1,003,865                -0-         10,553,933         1,003,865
      Colonial Plaza                                  -0-          1,001,375         12,381,023          4,424,521         1,005,642
      Concourse Center                                -0-          4,875,000         25,702,552            562,445         4,875,000
      Emmett R. Johnson Bldg.                         -0-          1,794,672         14,801,258             93,437         1,794,672
      Independence Plaza                              -0-          1,505,000          6,018,476            285,288         1,505,000
      International Park                              -0-          1,279,355          5,668,186         13,941,500         3,087,151
      Interstate Park                           3,910,807          1,125,990          7,113,558          9,457,866         1,125,988
      Lakeside Office Park                            -0-            423,451          8,313,291            324,751           425,255
      Colonial Center @ Mansell Overlook       30,987,643          4,540,000         44,012,971         29,628,976         6,740,981
      Perimeter Corporate Park                  5,347,697          1,422,169         18,377,648            505,535         1,422,169
      Progress Center                                 -0-            521,037         14,710,851            955,644           523,258
      Riverchase Center                         7,981,452          1,916,727         22,091,651          1,171,576         1,924,895
      Shades Brook Building                           -0-            873,000          2,240,472            129,539           873,000
      Shoppes at Mansell                              -0-            600,000          3,089,565             87,246           600,000
      University Park                                 -0-            396,960          2,971,049          1,680,413           396,959

 Active Development Projects:

      CG at Heather Glen                              -0-          3,800,000                -0-         28,518,483         3,800,000
      CG at Liberty Park                              -0-          2,293,348                -0-         18,018,403         2,293,348
      CG at North Heathrow                            -0-          3,972,240                -0-         (1,697,538)        3,972,240
      CG at North Lakewood Ranch                      -0-          1,059,046                -0-            489,822         1,059,046
      CG at Promenade                                 -0-          1,531,860                -0-         22,780,678         1,531,860
      CG at Reservoir                                 -0-          1,020,000                -0-          9,765,908         1,020,000
      CG at Town Park                                 -0-          3,555,408                -0-            898,949         3,555,408
      CG at Wesleyan III                              -0-            225,021                -0-              9,520           225,021
      Colonial Center Town Park                       -0-                -0-                -0-             25,816               -0-
      Colonial Promenade Trussville                   -0-          4,201,186                -0-         18,380,064         4,201,186
      Colonial Promenade Tutwiler Farm                -0-         10,287,026                -0-          1,215,392        10,287,026
      CV at Ashley Plantation                         -0-            930,900                -0-         11,973,834           930,900
      CG at Madison                                   -0-          1,689,400                -0-         19,793,967         1,689,400
      CV at McGehee Place                             -0-             90,733                -0-             23,433            90,733
      CV at Walton Way                                -0-                -0-                -0-          2,856,038               -0-
      Colonial Center 300 @ Mansell Overlook          -0-                -0-                -0-          9,471,387               -0-
      Other Miscellaneous Projects                    -0-                -0-                -0-          1,380,906               -0-

 Unimproved Land:
      Colonial Mall Briarcliffe                       -0-          1,433,596                -0-            114,624         1,548,220
      Colonial Mall Valdosta                          -0-            975,506                -0-             70,300         1,045,806
      McGehee Place Land                          668,364            436,471                -0-            175,442           611,913
      North Heathrow Land                             -0-          9,553,734                -0-          4,249,004        13,802,738
      Other Land                                      -0-         13,829,213                -0-                -0-        13,829,213


                                          ----------------   ----------------   ----------------   ----------------    -------------
                                            $ 200,188,277      $ 289,200,519    $ 1,120,670,943      $ 585,539,100     $ 274,143,134
                                          ================   ================   ================   ================    =============
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  SCHEDULE III
                       COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
              REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
                                December 31, 1999


                           Gross Amount Which Carried
                                                  at Close of Period                                        Date
                                          -----------------------------------                             Acquired/
                                           Buildings and                    Accumulated       Date        Placed in Depreciable
              Description                   Improvements        Total       Depreciation    Completed      Service  Lives-Years
- ---------------------------------------   ----------------   -----------   -------------   ------------   --------- ------------

Multifamily:
<S>                                            <C>          <C>              <C>                <C>     <C>         <C>
     CG at Bayshore                            18,605,872   $ 21,039,260     1,933,042          1997    1985/97/98  7-40 Years
     CG at Carrollwood                         12,130,620   $ 13,594,620     2,565,432          1966          1994  7-40 Years
     CG at Citrus Park                         11,227,443   $ 12,555,766       445,214          1999          1997  7-40 Years
     CG at Cypress Crossing                    19,244,813   $ 21,369,949       912,798          1999          1998  7-40 Years
     CG at Edgewater                           24,944,755   $ 27,547,080     3,417,721          1990          1994  7-40 Years
     CG at Galleria                            41,767,681   $ 46,367,681     5,580,156          1986          1994  7-40 Years
     CG at Galleria II                          7,935,610   $  8,694,049       963,777          1996          1996  7-40 Years
     CG at Galleria Woods                      12,973,604   $ 14,193,604     1,717,835          1994          1996  7-40 Years
     CG at Heathrow                            18,012,373   $ 20,573,034     2,275,460          1997       1994/97  7-40 Years
     CG at Hunter's Creek                      28,552,547   $ 33,860,659     2,919,285          1996          1996  7-40 Years
     CG at Inverness Lakes                     16,860,115   $ 17,996,877     1,807,199          1996          1996  7-40 Years
     CG at Lakewood Ranch                      19,890,338   $ 22,039,152       643,120          1999          1997  7-40 Years
     CG at Natchez Trace                       16,814,973   $ 18,132,564     1,444,823       1995/97          1997  7-40 Years
     CG at Palm Aire                           13,944,005   $ 15,433,505     2,741,981          1991          1994  7-40 Years
     CG at Palma Sola                          12,893,517   $ 14,372,868     4,652,309          1992          1992  7-40 Years
     CG at Research Park                       31,381,201   $ 35,061,201     4,830,402       1987/94          1994  7-40 Years
     CG at Riverchase                          26,830,854   $ 29,170,854     3,938,847       1984/91          1994  7-40 Years
     CG at Spring Creek                        13,637,587   $ 14,821,587     1,762,091       1992/94          1996  7-40 Years
     CG at Wesleyan                            18,882,910   $ 20,287,689     1,395,736          1997       1996/97  7-40 Years
     Colony Park                                5,093,946   $  5,503,351       862,251          1975          1993  7-40 Years
     CV at Ashford Place                        6,059,586   $  6,597,186       587,358          1983          1996  7-40 Years
     CV at Ashley Plantation                   12,723,387   $ 13,883,387       749,921          1997          1998  7-40 Years
     CV at Caledon Wood                        19,909,955   $ 22,018,904     1,562,750       1995/96          1997  7-40 Years
     CV at Cordova                              4,484,115   $  4,618,116     2,511,257          1983          1983  7-40 Years
     CV at Gainesville                         27,690,344   $ 31,052,194     5,430,854    1989/93/94          1994  7-40 Years
     CV at Haverhill                           20,181,480   $ 21,952,480       976,970          1998          1998  7-40 Years
     CV at Hillcrest                            4,594,809   $  4,927,609       469,168          1981          1996  7-40 Years
     CV at Hillwood                             6,154,360   $  6,666,060     1,009,364          1984          1993  7-40 Years
     CV at Huntleigh Woods                      5,834,853   $  6,580,453       900,909          1978          1994  7-40 Years
     CV at Inverness                           13,318,714   $ 15,032,382     3,553,644    1986/87/90    1986/87/90  7-40 Years
     CV at Inverness II/III/IV                 11,183,980   $ 12,439,303     1,879,058          1997          1997  7-40 Years
     CV at Inverness Lakes                      7,692,835   $  8,427,915     1,287,345       1983/96          1993  7-40 Years
     CV at Lake Mary                           18,067,423   $ 21,701,517     4,886,742       1991/95       1991/95  7-40 Years
     CV at McGehee Place                       17,369,274   $ 18,211,595     4,900,711       1986/95       1986/95  7-40 Years
     CV at Monte D'Oro                          8,625,276   $  9,625,276     1,276,291          1977          1994  7-40 Years
     CV at North Ingle                          4,611,526   $  5,109,100       781,980          1983          1983  7-40 Years
     CV at Oakleigh                             9,834,616   $ 10,863,315       895,599          1997          1997  7-40 Years
     CV at Rocky Ridge                          9,293,601   $  9,938,544     1,453,138          1984          1993  7-40 Years
     CV at Timothy Woods                       12,018,936   $ 13,043,283     1,068,048          1996          1997  7-40 Years
     CV at Trussville                          19,787,688   $ 21,298,097     1,940,382       1996/97          1997  7-40 Years
     CV at Vernon Marsh                         6,759,072   $  7,720,056     1,879,136       1986/87       1986/93  7-40 Years
     CV at Walton Way                           8,013,457   $  9,037,457       297,317       1970/88          1998  7-40 Years
     CV at White Bluff                          5,292,491   $  5,991,619       879,959          1986          1993  7-40 Years
     Patio I, II & III                          5,271,034   $  5,637,751       863,184    1966/83/84    1994/93/93  7-40 Years
     Ski Lodge - Tuscaloosa                     7,800,469   $  8,864,469     1,205,284       1976/92          1994  7-40 Years

Retail:
     Bel Air Mall                              82,324,136   $ 89,841,136     2,321,116    1966/90/97          1998  7-40 Years
     Britt David Shopping Center                4,980,866   $  6,735,866       640,478          1990          1994  7-40 Years
     Brookwood Village Mall                    27,329,952   $ 35,501,325     1,913,505       1973/91          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Mall Auburn-Opelika              16,123,475   $ 16,847,189     8,853,685    1973/84/89    1973/84/89  7-40 Years
     Colonial Mall Burlington                  26,241,948   $ 30,379,505     1,494,609    1969/86/94          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Mall Decatur                     25,822,252   $ 29,085,052     3,116,954       1979/89          1993  7-40 Years
     Colonial Mall Gadsden                     20,166,769   $ 20,806,346     9,998,539       1974/91          1974  7-40 Years
     Colonial Mall Glynn Place                 24,615,806   $ 28,219,275     1,560,913          1986          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Mall Lakeshore                   33,391,641   $ 38,057,741     2,163,476       1984-87          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Mall Mrytle Beach                35,162,603   $ 42,962,579     3,057,274          1986          1996  7-40 Years
     Colonial Mall Staunton                    18,220,592   $ 21,127,929       972,665    1969/86/97          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Mall Valdosta                    32,529,084   $ 37,007,498     2,031,493       1982-85          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade Abingdon                6,847,076   $  8,907,067       401,325       1987/96          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade Bardmoor                9,439,881   $ 11,428,900       799,502          1981          1996  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade Beechwood              20,947,532   $ 23,524,015     1,503,346       1963/92          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade Burnt Store             8,361,881   $ 12,111,881     1,151,711          1990          1994  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade Hunter's Creek         13,223,778   $ 17,405,538     1,167,577       1993/95          1996  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade Lakewood               13,584,860   $ 16,582,100       752,956          1995          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade Montgomery             12,044,540   $ 16,376,972     2,807,103          1990          1993  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade Montgomery N            6,235,747   $  8,635,747       307,190          1997          1995  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade Tuskawilla              6,947,319   $ 10,606,359       799,458          1990          1995  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade University Park        20,648,706   $ 27,595,491     6,965,246       1986/89          1993  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade Wekiva                 15,526,266   $ 18,344,054     1,330,561          1990          1996  7-40 Years
     Colonial Promenade Winter Haven            6,388,522   $ 10,433,567       681,147          1986          1995  7-40 Years
     Colonial Shoppes at Inverness              1,473,112   $  3,160,271       111,276          1984          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Shoppes Bear Lake                 6,734,279   $  8,868,719       800,890          1990          1995  7-40 Years
     Colonial Shoppes Bellwood                  3,233,886   $  3,563,886     1,187,275          1988          1988  7-40 Years
     Colonial Shoppes McGehee                   3,945,503   $  4,142,655     1,421,364          1986          1986  7-40 Years
     Colonial Shoppes Paddock Park              3,962,225   $  5,494,745       427,397          1988          1995  7-40 Years
     Colonial Shoppes Quaker Village            8,152,954   $  9,087,921       489,158    1968/88/97          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Shoppes Stanley                   1,757,025   $  2,208,943       108,475       1987/96          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Shoppes Yadkin                    4,453,933   $  5,538,536       221,299       1971/97          1997  7-40 Years
     Macon Mall                                89,061,626   $ 94,570,188    21,155,929    1975/88/97       1975/88  7-40 Years
     Mayberry Mall                              4,185,710   $  5,051,886       232,747       1968/86          1997  7-40 Years
     Northdale Court                            9,200,596   $ 12,260,356       849,752          1988          1995  7-40 Years
     Old Springville Shopping Center            3,371,668   $  3,649,643     2,756,976          1982          1982  7-40 Years
     Olde Town Shopping Center                  2,819,202   $  3,162,527       777,410       1978/90       1978/90  7-40 Years
     P&S Building                                 773,576   $    877,665       487,410    1946/76/91          1974  7-40 Years
     The Plaza Mall                            30,536,898   $ 30,536,898       247,626    1965/89/99          1999  7-40 Years
     Rivermont Shopping Center                  2,679,965   $  3,197,411       149,693       1986/97          1997  7-40 Years
     Village at Roswell Summit                  2,733,192   $  3,185,110       142,712          1988          1997  7-40 Years

Office:
     250 Commerce Street                        2,512,629   $  2,537,629     2,363,374       1904/81          1980  7-40 Years
     AmSouth Center                            18,617,540   $ 19,382,502     6,853,112          1990          1990  7-40 Years
     Colonial Center at Research Park          10,553,933   $ 11,557,798        33,434          1999          1998  7-40 Years
     Colonial Plaza                            16,801,278   $ 17,806,919       669,208          1982          1997  7-40 Years
     Concourse Center                          26,264,997   $ 31,139,997       927,653       1981/85          1998  7-40 Years
     Emmett R. Johnson Bldg                    14,894,696   $ 16,689,368       185,016       1982/95          1999  7-40 Years
     Independence Plaza                         6,303,764   $  7,808,764       313,828       1981/92          1998  7-40 Years
     International Park                        17,801,890   $ 20,889,041       448,105       1987/89          1997  7-40 Years
     Interstate Park                           16,571,426   $ 17,697,414     5,403,053    1982-85/89    1982-85/89  7-40 Years
     Lakeside Office Park                       8,636,238   $  9,061,493       572,243       1989/90          1997  7-40 Years
     Colonial Center @ Mansell Overlook        71,440,966   $ 78,181,947     3,629,675    1987/96/97          1997  7-40 Years
     Perimeter Corporate Park                  18,883,183   $ 20,305,352       906,328       1986/89          1998  7-40 Years
     Progress Center                           15,664,275   $ 16,187,532     1,020,500       1983-91          1997  7-40 Years
     Riverchase Center                         23,255,059   $ 25,179,954     1,741,421       1984-88          1997  7-40 Years
     Shades Brook Building                      2,370,011   $  3,243,011        81,188          1979          1998  7-40 Years
     Shoppes at Mansell                         3,176,811   $  3,776,811       110,681       1996/97          1998  7-40 Years
     University Park                            4,651,463   $  5,048,422     2,026,828          1985          1985  7-40 Years

Active Development Projects:

     CG at Heather Glen                        28,518,483   $ 32,318,483       148,929  N/A                   1998  N/A
     CG at Liberty Park                        18,018,403   $ 20,311,751           404  N/A                   1998  N/A
     CG at North Heathrow                      (1,697,538)  $  2,274,702           -0-  N/A                   1997  N/A
     CG at North Lakewood Ranch                   489,822   $  1,548,868           -0-  N/A                   1997  N/A
     CG at Promenade                           22,780,678   $ 24,312,538       119,808  N/A                   1998  N/A
     CG at Reservoir                            9,765,908   $ 10,785,908           -0-  N/A                   1998  N/A
     CG at Town Park                              898,949   $  4,454,357           -0-  N/A                   1997  N/A
     CG at Wesleyan III                             9,520   $    234,541           -0-  N/A                   1996  N/A
     Colonial Center Town Park                     25,816   $     25,816           -0-  N/A                   1997  N/A
     Colonial Promenade Trussville             18,380,064   $ 22,581,250           -0-  N/A                   1998  N/A
     Colonial Promenade Tutwiler Farm           1,215,392   $ 11,502,418           -0-  N/A                   1999  N/A
     CV at Ashley Plantation                   11,973,834   $ 12,904,734       181,457  N/A                   1998  N/A
     CG at Madison                             19,793,967   $ 21,483,367       170,187  N/A                   1998  N/A
     CV at McGehee Place                           23,433   $    114,166           -0-  N/A                   1987  N/A
     CV at Walton Way                           2,856,038   $  2,856,038           -0-  N/A                   1998  N/A
     Colonial Center 300 @ Mansell Overlook     9,471,387   $  9,471,387           -0-  N/A                   1999  N/A
     Other Miscellaneous Projects               1,380,906   $  1,380,906       129,982  N/A                   1999  N/A

Unimproved Land:
     Colonial Mall Briarcliffe                                       -0-  $  1,548,220  N/A                   1996  N/A
     Colonial Mall Valdosta                                          -0-  $  1,045,806  N/A                   1997  N/A
     McGehee Place Land                                              -0-  $    611,913  N/A                   1981  N/A
     North Heathrow Land                                             -0-  $ 13,802,738  N/A                   1997  N/A
     Other Land                                                      -0-  $ 13,829,213  N/A                   1999  N/A


                                              ------------  ------------  -------------
                                            $1,732,683,852 $2,006,826,986 $206,451,470
                                              ============  ============  =============

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                              NOTES TO SCHEDULE III
                       COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                December 31, 1999


 (1)   The  aggregate  cost for Federal  Income Tax purposes  was  approximately
       $1,603,837,000 at December 31, 1999.

 (2)   See  description  of  mortgage  notes  payable  in  Note  7 of  Notes  to
       Consolidated Financial Statements.

 (3)   The following is a reconciliation  of real estate to balances reported at
       the beginning of the year:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                          Reconciliation of Real Estate

                                                             1999               1998               1997
                                                        ---------------    ----------------   ----------------
       Real estate investments:
<S>                                                     <C>                <C>                <C>
          Balance at beginning of year                  $ 1,863,798,665    $ 1,489,114,015    $ 1,017,009,315
             Acquisitions of new property                   48,577,019         346,267,522        451,256,964
             Improvements and development                  222,517,447         134,804,450         97,564,705
             Dispositions of property                     (128,066,145)       (106,387,322)       (76,716,969)
                                                        ---------------    ----------------   ----------------

          Balance at end of year                        $ 2,006,826,986    $ 1,863,798,665    $ 1,489,114,015
                                                        ===============    ================   ================

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                   Reconciliation of Accumulated Depreciation

                                                             1999               1998               1997
                                                        ---------------    ----------------   ----------------
       Accumulated depreciation:
<S>                                                      <C>                 <C>                 <C>
          Balance at beginning of year                   $ 169,451,798       $ 124,236,057       $101,541,658
             Depreciation                                   52,912,745          46,787,982         31,945,960
             Depreciation of disposition of property       (15,913,073)         (1,572,241)        (9,251,561)
                                                        ---------------    ----------------   ----------------

          Balance at end of year                          $206,451,470        $169,451,798       $124,236,057
                                                        ===============    ================   ================
</TABLE>

                           THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
                       AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
                       COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                  THIS  THIRD   AMENDED  AND   RESTATED   AGREEMENT  OF  LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP OF COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP  ("Agreement"),  dated as of
October 19, 1999, is entered into by and among  Colonial  Properties  Trust,  an
Alabama  real  estate  investment  trust,  as  the  General  Partner  ("Colonial
Properties" or the "General Partner"), and the Persons whose names are set forth
on  Exhibit A as  attached  hereto who were  admitted  as  limited  partners  in
accordance  with the provisions of the Second Amended and Restated  Agreement of
Limited  Partnership,  dated as of October 27, 1994,  and the First  Amended and
Restated  Agreement  of Limited  Partnership,  dated as of  September  29,  1993
(collectively,  the "Prior Agreements"),  as the Limited Partners, together with
any other Persons who become Partners in the Partnership as provided herein, for
certain limited purposes set forth in this Agreement.

                  In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, and
for other good and valuable  consideration  the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby  acknowledged,  the  parties  hereto  hereby  agree to  continue  the
Partnership as a limited  partnership under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited
Partnership  Act (6 Del. C. ss. 17-101,  et seq.),  as amended from time to time
(the "Act"), as follows:

                                    ARTICLE 1
                                  DEFINED TERMS

                  The following  definitions  shall be for all purposes,  unless
otherwise clearly  indicated to the contrary,  applied to the terms used in this
Agreement.

                  "Act" means the Delaware  Revised Uniform Limited  Partnership
Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

                  "Additional  Limited  Partner" means a Person  admitted to the
Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof and who is shown
as such on the books and records of the Partnership.

                  "Adjusted   Capital   Account"   means  the  Capital   Account
maintained for each Partner as of the end of each Partnership Year (i) increased
by any  amounts  which such  Partner is  obligated  to restore  pursuant  to any
provision of this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore  pursuant to
the   penultimate   sentences  of   Regulations   Sections   1.704-2(g)(1)   and
1.704-2(i)(5) and (ii) decreased by the items described in Regulations  Sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),  l.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5),  and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6).
The foregoing  definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with
the  provisions  of  Regulations  Section   1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)  and  shall  be
interpreted consistently therewith.

                  "Adjusted  Capital Account Deficit" means, with respect to any
Partner, the deficit balance, if any, in such Partner's Adjusted Capital Account
as of the end of the relevant Partnership Year.

                  "Adjusted  Property"  means any property the Carrying Value of
which has been adjusted pursuant to Exhibit B hereof.  Once an Adjusted Property
is deemed  distributed  by, and  recontributed  to, the  Partnership for federal
income tax purposes  upon a termination  thereof  pursuant to Section 708 of the
Code, such property shall thereafter constitute a Contributed Property until the
Carrying  Value of such  property  is  further  adjusted  pursuant  to Exhibit B
hereof.

                  "Affiliate"  means, with respect to any Person, (i) any Person
directly or indirectly  controlling,  controlled by or under common control with
such Person,  (ii) any Person owning or controlling ten percent (10%) or more of
the outstanding voting interests of such Person,  (iii) any Person of which such
Person owns or controls ten percent  (10%) or more of the voting  interests,  or
(iv) any officer,  director, general partner or trustee of such Person or of any
Person referred to in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) above.

                  "Agreed  Value"  means  (i) in  the  case  of any  Contributed
Property  set forth in Exhibit D and as of the time of its  contribution  to the
Partnership,  the Agreed Value of such  property as set forth in Exhibit D; (ii)
in the case of any Contributed Property not set forth in Exhibit D and as of the
time of its contribution to the Partnership,  the 704(c) Value of such property,
reduced  by  any  liabilities  either  assumed  by  the  Partnership  upon  such
contribution or to which such property is subject when contributed, and (iii) in
the case of any  property  distributed  to a  Partner  by the  Partnership,  the
Partnership's  Carrying  Value of such  property  at the time such  property  is
distributed,  reduced by any  indebtedness  either  assumed by such Partner upon
such  distribution  or to  which  such  property  is  subject  at  the  time  of
distribution  as determined  under  Section 752 of the Code and the  Regulations
thereunder.

                  "Agreement" means this Third Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to
time.

                  "Assignee"  means a  Person  to whom  one or more  Partnership
Units have been transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement,  but who
has not become a Substituted  Limited Partner,  and who has the rights set forth
in Section 11.5.

                  "Available  Cash" means,  with respect to any period for which
such calculation is being made, (i) the sum of:

                           (a) the  Partnership's Net Income or Net Loss (as the
                  case may be) for such period  (without  regard to  adjustments
                  resulting from  allocations  described in Sections 1.A through
                  1.E of Exhibit C);

                           (b)      Depreciation and all other noncash charges
                 deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period;

                           (c) the amount of any  reduction  in the  reserves of
                  the   Partnership   referred  to  in  clause  (ii)  (f)  below
                  (including,  without limitation,  reductions resulting because
                  the  General  Partner  determines  such  amounts are no longer
                  necessary);

                           (d) the excess of proceeds  from the sale,  exchange,
                  disposition,  or refinancing of Partnership  property for such
                  period  over the gain  recognized  from such  sale,  exchange,
                  disposition,  or  refinancing  during such  period  (excluding
                  Terminating Capital Transactions); and

                           (e)      all other cash received by the Partnership
                  for such period that was not included in determining Net
                  Income or Net Loss for such period;

                  (ii)     less the sum of:

                           (a)      all principal debt payments made by the
                  Partnership during such period ;

                           (b)     capital expenditures made by the Partnership
                  during such period;

                           (c) investments  made by the Partnership  during such
                  period in any entity  (including  loans made  thereto)  to the
                  extent that such  investments  are not otherwise  described in
                  clause (ii) (a) or (ii)(b);

                           (d)      all other expenditures and payments not
                 deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period;

                           (e)      any amount included in determining Net
                  Income or Net Loss for such period that was not received by
                  the Partnership during such period;

                           (f)      the amount of any increase in reserves
                  during such period which the General Partner determines to be
                  necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion;
                  and

                           (g) the amount of any working  capital  accounts  and
                  other  cash or  similar  balances  which the  General  Partner
                  determines  to be  necessary or  appropriate,  in its sole and
                  absolute discretion.

                  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,   Available  Cash  shall  not
include any cash received or  reductions  in reserves,  or take into account any
disbursements   made  or  reserves   established,   after  commencement  of  the
dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership.

                  "Book-Tax  Disparities"  means,  with  respect  to any item of
Contributed Property or Adjusted Property,  as of the date of any determination,
the  difference  between  the  Carrying  Value of such  Contributed  Property or
Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax purposes
as of such date. A Partner's share of the Partnership's  Book-Tax Disparities in
all of its Contributed  Property and Adjusted  Property will be reflected by the
difference between such Partner's Capital Account balance as maintained pursuant
to Exhibit B and the  hypothetical  balance of such  Partner's  Capital  Account
computed as if it had been maintained strictly in accordance with federal income
tax accounting principles.

                  "Business  Day"  means any day  except a  Saturday,  Sunday or
other day on which  commercial  banks in New York,  New York are  authorized  or
required by law to close.

                  "Capital  Account" means the Capital Account  maintained for a
Partner pursuant to Exhibit B hereof.

                  "Capital Contribution" means, with respect to any Partner, any
cash,  cash  equivalents or the Agreed Value of Contributed  Property which such
Partner  contributes or is deemed to contribute to the  Partnership  pursuant to
Section 4.1, 4.2, or 4.3 hereof.

                  "Carrying  Value"  means  (i) with  respect  to a  Contributed
Property or Adjusted Property,  the 704(c) Value of such property,  reduced (but
not below zero) by all Depreciation with respect to such Property charged to the
Partners'  Capital  Accounts  following the  contribution  of or adjustment with
respect  to such  Property,  and (ii)  with  respect  to any  other  Partnership
property,  the adjusted  basis of such property for federal income tax purposes,
all as of the time of determination. The Carrying Value of any property shall be
adjusted from time to time in accordance  with Exhibit B hereof,  and to reflect
changes,  additions or other  adjustments to the Carrying Value for dispositions
and acquisitions of Partnership properties, as deemed appropriate by the General
Partner.

                  "Cash  Amount"  means an amount of cash  equal to the Value on
the Valuation Date of the REIT Shares Amount.

                  "Certificate"  means the  Certificate  of Limited  Partnership
relating to the  Partnership  filed in the office of the  Delaware  Secretary of
State,  as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the
Act.

                  "Class A" means the Partners who are holders of Class A Units.

                  "Class A Share"  means that  portion of  Available  Cash for a
Distribution  Period to be distributed  with respect to Class A as determined by
multiplying  the amount of Available  Cash for such  Distribution  Period by the
fraction set forth in Section 5.1.B.1 hereof.

                  "Class A Unit" means any Partnership Unit other than a Class B
Unit,  a Preferred  Unit,  or any other  Partnership  Unit that is  specifically
designated by the General Partner pursuant to Section 4.2 as being another class
of Partnership Units.

                  "Class B" means the Partners who are holders of Class B Units.

                  "Class B Share"  means that  portion of  Available  Cash for a
Distribution  Period to be distributed  with respect to Class B as determined by
multiplying  the amount of Available  Cash for such  Distribution  Period by the
fraction set forth in Section  5.1.B.2  hereof (as such fraction may be adjusted
in accordance with Section 5.1.B hereof).

                  "Class  B  Unit"   means  a   Partnership   Unit   with   such
designations,  preferences,  rights,  powers and duties as are  described  in or
pursuant to Section 4.2.C.

                  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and
in effect  from  time to time,  as  interpreted  by the  applicable  regulations
thereunder.  Any reference  herein to a specific section or sections of the Code
shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding  provision of future
law.

                  "Common Unit" means a Partnership Unit that is not a Preferred
Unit. The Class A Units and Class B Units, and any other  Partnership Units that
may be issued from time to time by the  General  Partner as set forth in Section
4.2 and designated as Common Units, are Common Units.

                  "Common  Unit  Available  Cash" has the  meaning  set forth in
Section 5.1.B.

                  "Consent"  means the consent or approval of a proposed  action
by a Partner given in accordance with Section 14.2 hereof.

                  "Contributed  Property" means each property or other asset, in
such form as may be permitted by the Act, but  excluding  cash,  contributed  or
deemed  contributed to the Partnership  (including  deemed  contributions to the
Partnership on termination and reconstitution thereof pursuant to Section 708 of
the  Code).  Once the  Carrying  Value of a  Contributed  Property  is  adjusted
pursuant  to  Exhibit B hereof,  such  property  shall no  longer  constitute  a
Contributed  Property for  purposes of Exhibit B hereof,  but shall be deemed an
Adjusted Property for such purposes.

                  "Conversion Factor" means 1.0, provided that in the event that
the General  Partner (i)  declares  or pays a dividend on its  outstanding  REIT
Shares in REIT Shares or makes a distribution  to all holders of its outstanding
REIT Shares in REIT Shares;  (ii)  subdivides its  outstanding  REIT Shares;  or
(iii) combines its outstanding REIT Shares into a smaller number of REIT Shares,
the Conversion  Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by
a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and
outstanding on the record date for such dividend,  distribution,  subdivision or
combination  assuming  for  such  purpose  that  such  dividend,   distribution,
subdivision or combination  has occurred as of such time, and the denominator of
which shall be the actual  number of REIT Shares  (determined  without the above
assumption)  issued  and  outstanding  on the  record  date for  such  dividend,
distribution,  subdivision  or  combination.  Any  adjustment to the  Conversion
Factor shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event
retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event.

                  "Debt"   means,   as  to  any  Person,   as  of  any  date  of
determination, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the
deferred  purchase price of property or services;  (ii) all amounts owed by such
Person to banks or other Persons in respect of reimbursement  obligations  under
letters of  credit,  surety  bonds and other  similar  instruments  guaranteeing
payment  or  other  performance  of  obligations  by  such  Person;   (iii)  all
indebtedness  for borrowed money or for the deferred  purchase price of property
or services  secured by any lien on any property  owned by such  Person,  to the
extent attributable to such Person's interest in such property, even though such
Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment thereof;  and (iv) lease
obligations  of  such  Person  which,  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted
accounting principles, should be capitalized.

                  "Declaration  of Trust" means the  Declaration of Trust of the
General  Partner filed in the State of Alabama on August 21, 1995, as amended or
restated from time to time.

                  "Depreciation"  means, for each fiscal year an amount equal to
the  federal  income tax  depreciation,  amortization,  or other  cost  recovery
deduction  allowable with respect to an asset for such year,  except that if the
Carrying  Value of an asset differs from its adjusted  basis for federal  income
tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other period,  Depreciation  shall
be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning  Carrying Value as the
federal income tax depreciation,  amortization, or other cost recovery deduction
for such year bears to such  beginning  adjusted tax basis;  provided,  however,
that if the  federal  income  tax  depreciation,  amortization,  or  other  cost
recovery deduction for such year is zero,  Depreciation shall be determined with
reference to such beginning  Carrying Value using any reasonable method selected
by the General Partner.

                  "Distribution  Period"  means any calendar  quarter or shorter
period with respect to which a  distribution  of Available Cash is to be made to
the Partners by the Partnership.

          "Effective  Date"  means the date of  closing  of the  initial  public
offering of shares of the General  Partner  pursuant to that  certain  agreement
among the Former General  Partner,  the Partnership,  the General  Partner,  and
Lehman Brothers Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce,  Fenner &
Smith  Incorporated and The  Robinson-Humphrey  Company,  Inc. as agents for the
underwriters.

                  "Exercise  Percentage"  has the  meaning  set forth in Section
4.4.

                  "Former  General  Partner" means Colonial  Properties  Holding
Company,  Inc., an Alabama corporation formed by Colonial Properties as a wholly
owned  subsidiary of Colonial  Properties to serve as the general partner of the
Partnership.  The separate existence of the Former General Partner terminated on
December 31, 1998, when the Former General Partner merged with and into Colonial
Properties, whereupon Colonial Properties became the General Partner.

                  "General Partner" means Colonial  Properties Trust, an Alabama
real estate  investment  trust,  in its  capacity as the general  partner of the
Partnership, or its successors as general partner of the Partnership,  and shall
also be deemed to refer to,  where the context so requires,  the Former  General
Partner, in its capacity as the predecessor to Colonial Properties.

                  "General Partner  Interest" means a Partnership  Interest held
by the General Partner that is a general partnership interest. A General Partner
Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.

                  "IRS" means the Internal  Revenue Service,  which  administers
the internal revenue laws of the United States.

                  "Immediate  Family" means, with respect to any natural Person,
such  natural  Person's  spouse and such  natural  Person's  natural or adoptive
parents, descendants, nephews, nieces, brothers, and sisters.

                  "Incapacity"  or   "Incapacitated"   means,   (i)  as  to  any
individual  Partner,  death,  total  physical  disability or entry by a court of
competent jurisdiction  adjudicating him incompetent to manage his Person or his
estate;  (ii)  as to  any  corporation  which  is a  Partner,  the  filing  of a
certificate  of  dissolution,  or its  equivalent,  for the  corporation  or the
revocation of its charter;  (iii) as to any partnership which is a Partner,  the
dissolution and  commencement of winding up of the  partnership;  (iv) as to any
estate which is a Partner,  the  distribution  by the  fiduciary of the estate's
entire interest in the Partnership;  (v) as to any trustee of a trust which is a
Partner,  the  termination  of the  trust  (but  not the  substitution  of a new
trustee);  or (vi) as to any  Partner,  the  bankruptcy  of  such  Partner.  For
purposes of this  definition,  bankruptcy  of a Partner  shall be deemed to have
occurred  when  (a)  the  Partner  commences  a  voluntary   proceeding  seeking
liquidation,  reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or
other  similar law now or  hereafter  in effect,  (b) the Partner is adjudged as
bankrupt or insolvent,  or a final and nonappealable  order for relief under any
bankruptcy,  insolvency  or  similar  law now or  hereafter  in effect  has been
entered  against the  Partner,  (c) the Partner  executes and delivers a general
assignment for the benefit of the Partner's creditors,  (d) the Partner files an
answer  or  other  pleading   admitting  or  failing  to  contest  the  material
allegations  of a petition  filed  against the Partner in any  proceeding of the
nature  described  in clause (b) above,  (e) the Partner  seeks,  consents to or
acquiesces  in the  appointment  of a trustee,  receiver or  liquidator  for the
Partner or for all or any substantial part of the Partner's properties,  (f) any
proceeding  seeking  liquidation,  reorganization  or other relief of or against
such  Partner  under any  bankruptcy,  insolvency  or other  similar  law now or
hereafter in effect has not been dismissed  within one hundred twenty (120) days
after the  commencement  thereof,  (g) the  appointment  without  the  Partner's
consent  or  acquiescence  of a trustee,  receiver  or  liquidator  has not been
vacated  or  stayed  within  ninety  (90)  days of such  appointment,  or (h) an
appointment  referred  to in clause  (g) which  has been  stayed is not  vacated
within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any such stay.

                  "Indemnitee" means (i) any Person made a party to a proceeding
by reason of his status as (A) the General Partner, (B) a director or officer of
the Partnership or the General Partner,  or (C) a guarantor,  pursuant to a loan
guarantee or any other  guarantee  given to a third party in connection with any
partnership  property  or loan (other than in  connection  with the  transfer of
properties to the  Partnership in connection with the initial public offering of
REIT  Shares),   including  without   limitation,   environmental   indemnities,
reimbursements  agreements or guaranties to credit  enhancers under bond issues,
undertakings  or  indemnities  to  title  companies,   or  otherwise,   for  any
indebtedness of the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including,
without limitation,  any indebtedness which the Partnership or any Subsidiary of
the  Partnership  has assumed or taken  assets  subject to), and (ii) such other
Persons (including  Affiliates of the General Partner or the Partnership) as the
General  Partner may designate  from time to time  (whether  before or after the
event giving rise to potential liability), in its sole and absolute discretion.

                  "Limited  Partner" means any Person named as a Limited Partner
in Exhibit A attached hereto,  as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time,
or any  Substituted  Limited  Partner or  Additional  Limited  Partner,  in such
Person's capacity as a Limited Partner in the Partnership.

                  "Limited Partner  Interest" means a Partnership  Interest of a
Limited  Partner  in the  Partnership  representing  a  fractional  part  of the
Partnership Interests of all Partners and includes any and all benefits to which
the holder of such a  Partnership  Interest  may be entitled as provided in this
Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms
and provisions of this Agreement. A Limited Partner Interest may be expressed as
a number of Partnership Units.

                  "Liquidation  Preference  Amount"  means,  with respect to any
Preferred Unit as of any date of determination,  the amount  (including  accrued
and unpaid  distributions to the date of determination)  payable with respect to
such Preferred Unit (as established by the instrument designating such Preferred
Unit)  upon the  voluntary  or  involuntary  dissolution  or  winding  up of the
Partnership as a preference  over  distributions  to  Partnership  Units ranking
junior to such Preferred Unit.

                  "Liquidator" has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.

                  "Management Corporation" means Colonial Properties Services,
Inc.

                  "Net Income" means,  for any taxable  period,  the excess,  if
any, of the Partnership's  items of income and gain for such taxable period over
the Partnership's items of loss and deduction for such taxable period. The items
included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in accordance with
federal income tax accounting  principles,  subject to the specific  adjustments
provided for in Exhibit B.

                  "Net Loss" means, for any taxable period,  the excess, if any,
of the  Partnership's  items of loss and deduction for such taxable  period over
the  Partnership's  items of income and gain for such taxable period.  The items
included in the  calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance  with
federal income tax accounting  principles,  subject to the specific  adjustments
provided for in Exhibit B.

                  "Nonrecourse   Built-in  Gain"  means,  with  respect  to  any
Contributed  Properties or Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or
negative pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable gain
that would be allocated to the Partners  pursuant to Section 2.B of Exhibit C if
such properties were disposed of in a taxable  transaction in full  satisfaction
of such liabilities and for no other consideration.

                  "Nonrecourse   Deductions"   has  the  meaning  set  forth  in
Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1),  and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for
a  Partnership  Year  shall  be  determined  in  accordance  with  the  rules of
Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).

                  "Nonrecourse   Liability"   has  the   meaning  set  forth  in
Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2).

                  "Notice  of   Redemption"   means  the  Notice  of  Redemption
substantially in the form of Exhibit E to this Agreement.

                  "Original  Limited  Partner" means a Limited  Partner who is a
Partner on the date of this Agreement and who owns one or more Original  Limited
Partnership Units on the date action is called for under Section 13.1.

                  "Original  Limited  Partnership Unit" means a Partnership Unit
held by an Original  Limited  Partner on the date of this  Agreement and held by
such  Original  Limited  Partner on the date action is called for under  Section
18.3.

                  "Partner"  means a General Partner or a Limited  Partner,  and
"Partners" means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.

                  "Partner  Minimum Gain" means an amount,  with respect to each
Partner  Nonrecourse  Debt,  equal to the  Partnership  Minimum  Gain that would
result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability,
determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

                  "Partner   Nonrecourse   Debt"  has  the   meaning  set  forth
Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

                  "Partner Nonrecourse  Deductions" has the meaning set forth in
Regulations  Section  1.704-2(i)(2),  and  the  amount  of  Partner  Nonrecourse
Deductions  with respect to a Partner  Nonrecourse  Debt for a Partnership  Year
shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations  Section 1.704-2
(i)(2).

                  "Partnership"  means the limited  partnership formed under the
Act and continued by this Agreement, and any successor thereto.

                  "Partnership  Interest"  means an  ownership  interest  in the
Partnership  representing a Capital  Contribution by either a Limited Partner or
the General  Partner and  includes  any and all  benefits to which the holder of
such a  Partnership  Interest  may be entitled  as  provided in this  Agreement,
together  with all  obligations  of such  Person  to  comply  with the terms and
provisions  of this  Agreement.  A  Partnership  Interest  may be expressed as a
number of Partnership Units.

                  "Partnership  Minimum  Gain"  has the  meaning  set  forth  in
Regulations Section  1.704-2(b)(2),  and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain,
as well as any net increase or decrease in a  Partnership  Minimum  Gain,  for a
Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations
Section 1.704-2(d).

                  "Partnership Record Date" means the record date established by
the General  Partner for the  distribution  of Available Cash for a Distribution
period  pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof,  which  record date shall be the same as
the record date  established by the General  Partner for a  distribution  to its
shareholders of some of all of its portion of such distribution.

                  "Partnership  Unit" means a  fractional  undivided  share of a
class or series of Partnership  Interests.  The ownership of  Partnership  Units
shall be evidenced by such form of certificate as the General  Partner may adopt
from  time to time on  behalf  of the  Partnership.  Without  limitation  on the
authority of the General Partner as set forth in Section 4.2 hereof (but subject
to the limitations  thereof),  the General Partner may designate any Partnership
Units,  when issued,  as Common Units or as Preferred  Units,  may establish any
other class of  Partnership  Units,  and may designate one or more series of any
class of Partnership Units.

                  "Partnership  Year" means the fiscal year of the  Partnership,
which shall be the calendar year.

                  "Percentage  Interest" means, as to a Partner, with respect to
any class or series of Partnership  Units held by such Partner,  its interest in
such class or series of  Partnership  Units as determined by dividing the number
of Partnership  Units in such class or series owned by such Partner by the total
number of  Partnership  Units in such class or series  then  outstanding  and as
specified in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time
to time.  For purposes of  determining  the rights and  relationships  among the
various  classes and series of Partnership  Units,  Preferred Units shall not be
considered  to have  any  share  of the  aggregate  Percentage  Interest  in the
Partnership unless, and only to the extent, provided otherwise in the instrument
creating such class or series of Preferred Units.

                  "Person"  means an individual or a  corporation,  partnership,
trust, unincorporated organization, association or other entity.

                  "Preferred  REIT Share" means a preferred  share of beneficial
interest in the General Partner.

                  "Preferred  Unit"  means  Series A Preferred  Units,  Series B
Preferred Units and any other Partnership Unit issued from time to time pursuant
to Section 4.2 hereof that is specifically  designated by the General Partner at
the time of its issuance as a Preferred  Unit. Each class or series of Preferred
Units shall have such designations,  preferences,  and relative,  participating,
optional, or other special rights, powers, and duties, including rights, powers,
and duties senior to the Common Units, all as determined by the General Partner,
subject to compliance with the requirements of Section 4.2 hereof.

                  "Prior  Agreements"  mean  the  Second  Amended  and  Restated
Agreement of Limited  Partnership,  dated October 27, 1994, which is amended and
restated in its entirety by this  Agreement  and which amended the First Amended
and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of September 29, 1993.

                  "Recapture   Income"   means  any  gain   recognized   by  the
Partnership  upon the  disposition of any property or asset of the  Partnership,
which  gain is  characterized  as  ordinary  income  because it  represents  the
recapture of deductions previously taken with respect to such property or asset.

                  "Redeeming Partner" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6.A
hereof.

                  "Redemption Right" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
8.6.A hereof.

                  "Regulations"  means the  Income Tax  Regulations  promulgated
under the Code, as such  regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

                  "REIT" means a real estate  investment trust under Section 856
of the Code.

                  "REIT Share" shall mean a common share of beneficial  interest
in the General Partner.

                  "REIT  Shares  Amount"  means a number of REIT Shares equal to
the product of the number of Common Units offered for  redemption by a Redeeming
Partner,  multiplied by the  Conversion  Factor;  provided that in the event the
General Partner issues to all holders of REIT Shares rights,  options,  warrants
or  convertible  or  exchangeable   securities  entitling  the  shareholders  to
subscribe  for or purchase  REIT  Shares,  or any other  securities  or property
(collectively, the "rights") and if the Partnership does not issue to all of the
holders  of  Common  Units  at  such  time  (other  than  the  General  Partner)
corresponding  rights  to  subscribe  for or  purchase  Common  Units  or  other
securities or property  corresponding  to the securities or property  covered by
the rights  granted by the General  Partner,  then the REIT Shares  Amount shall
also  include  such rights that a holder of that number of REIT Shares  would be
entitled  to receive  had it owned such REIT Shares at the time such rights were
issued,  provided  further that, if the rights issued by the General Partner are
issued pursuant to a shareholder  rights plan (or other  arrangement  having the
same objective and substantially  the same effect),  then the REIT Shares Amount
shall  include such rights only to the extent that (i) the Common Units  offered
for redemption were issued other than pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement,
and (ii) such rights have not been  exercised  by the holders  thereof (and have
not otherwise terminated or been redeemed or eliminated).

                  "Residual  Gain" or "Residual  Loss" means any item of gain or
loss, as the case may be, of the  Partnership  recognized for federal income tax
purposes  resulting  from a sale,  exchange or other  disposition of Contributed
Property  or Adjusted  Property,  to the extent such item of gain or loss is not
allocated  pursuant to Section  2.B.1(a)  or 2.B.2(a) of Exhibit C to  eliminate
Book-Tax Disparities.

                  "Series A Preferred Unit" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.2.D.

                  "Series B Preferred Unit" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.2.E.

                  "704(c) Value" of any Contributed  Property means the value of
such  property  as set forth in Exhibit D or if no value is set forth in Exhibit
D, the fair market value of such property or other  consideration at the time of
contribution as determined by the General  Partner using such reasonable  method
of valuation as it may adopt;  provided,  however,  that the 704(c) Value of any
property  deemed  contributed to the Partnership for federal income tax purposes
upon termination and reconstitution  thereof pursuant to Section 708 of the Code
shall be determined in  accordance  with Exhibit B hereof.  Subject to Exhibit B
hereof, the General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, use such
method as it deems  reasonable and  appropriate to allocate the aggregate of the
704(c) Values of  Contributed  Properties in a single or integrated  transaction
among the separate  properties on a basis  proportional to their respective fair
market values.

                  "Specified  Redemption  Date" means the tenth (10th)  Business
Day after  receipt by the General  Partner of a Notice of  Redemption;  provided
that no Specified  Redemption Date shall occur before one (1) year from the date
of this Agreement,  provided  further that if the General  Partner  combines its
outstanding  REIT  Shares,  no Specified  Redemption  Date shall occur after the
record date and prior to the effective date of such combination.

                  "Subsidiary"   means,   with   respect  to  any  Person,   any
corporation,  partnership  or other entity of which a majority of (i) the voting
power of the voting equity  securities or (ii) the outstanding  equity interests
is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.

                  "Substituted  Limited  Partner" means a Person who is admitted
as a Limited Partner to the Partnership Pursuant to Section 11.4.

                  "Terminating  Capital  Transaction"  means  any  sale or other
disposition of all or  substantially  all of the assets of the  Partnership or a
related series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership.

                  "Unrealized  Gain"  attributable  to any  item of  Partnership
property means, as of any date of determination,  the excess, if any, of (i) the
fair market value of such property (as determined  under Exhibit B hereof) as of
such  date,  over  (ii)  the  Carrying  Value  of such  property  (prior  to any
adjustment to be made pursuant to Exhibit B hereof) as of such date.

                  "Unrealized  Loss"  attributable  to any  item of  Partnership
property means, as of any date of determination,  the excess, if any, of (i) the
Carrying Value of such property  (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to
Exhibit B hereof)  as of such  date,  over  (ii) the fair  market  value of such
property (as determined under Exhibit B hereof) as of such date.

                  "Valuation  Date"  means the date of  receipt  by the  General
Partner of a Notice of  Redemption  or, if such date is not a Business  Day, the
first Business Day thereafter.

                  "Value"  means,  with respect to a REIT Share,  the average of
the daily market  price for the ten (10)  consecutive  trading days  immediately
preceding the Valuation  Date.  The market price for each such trading day shall
be: (i) if the REIT Shares are listed or  admitted to trading on any  securities
exchange or the NASDAQ- National Market System, the closing price,  regular way,
on such day,  or if not such sale takes  place on such day,  the  average of the
closing bid and asked prices on such day; (ii) if the REIT Shares are not listed
or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or the NASDAQ-National  Market
System,  the last  reported sale price on such day or, if no sale takes place on
such day,  the  average  of the  closing  bid and asked  prices on such day,  as
reported by a reliable  quotation source  designated by the General Partner;  or
(iii) if the REIT Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any securities
exchange or the  NASDAQ-National  Market  System and no such last  reported sale
price or closing bid and asked prices are available, the average of the reported
high bid and low asked  prices on such day, as reported by a reliable  quotation
source designated by the General Partner,  or if there shall be no bid and asked
prices on such day,  the  average  of the high bid and low asked  prices,  as so
reported,  on the most recent day (not more than ten (10) days prior to the date
in question) for which prices have been so reported;  provided that if there are
no bid and asked prices  reported  during the ten (10) days prior to the date in
question,  the  Value of the REIT  Shares  shall be  determined  by the  General
Partner  acting  in good  faith  on the  basis  of  such  quotations  and  other
information as it considers,  in its reasonable  judgment,  appropriate.  In the
event the REIT Shares Amount  includes rights that a holder of REIT Shares would
be entitled to receive, then the Value of such rights shall be determined by the
General  Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such  quotations and other
information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate.


                                    ARTICLE 2
                             ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

                  Section 2.1       Organization and Continuation

                  The Partnership is a limited partnership organized pursuant to
the  provisions  of the Act and upon the terms and  conditions  set forth in the
Prior  Agreement.  The Partners  hereby  continue the  Partnership and amend and
restate the Prior Agreement in its entirety. Except as expressly provided herein
to  the  contrary,   the  rights  and   obligations  of  the  Partners  and  the
administration  and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Act.
The  Partnership  Interest of each  Partner  shall be personal  property for all
purposes.

                  Section 2.2       Name

                  The name of the  Partnership  shall be Colonial Realty Limited
Partnership. The Partnership's business may be conducted under any other name or
names deemed advisable by the General Partner, including the name of the General
Partner or any  Affiliate  thereof.  The words  "Limited  Partnership,"  "L.P.,"
"Ltd." or similar words or letters shall be included in the  Partnership's  name
where necessary for the purposes of complying with the laws of any  jurisdiction
that so requires.  The General  Partner in its sole and absolute  discretion may
change the name of the  Partnership  at any time and from time to time and shall
notify the Limited Partners of such change in the next regular  communication to
the Limited Partners.

                  Section 2.3      Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office

                  The address of the registered office of the Partnership in the
State of Delaware  shall be located at 1013 Centre  Road,  County of New Castle,
Wilmington,  Delaware 19805,  and the registered agent for service of process on
the  Partnership  in the State of Delaware at such  registered  office  shall be
Corporation  Service Company.  The principal office of the Partnership  shall be
Colonial Plaza, Suite 900, 2101 Sixth Avenue North,  Birmingham,  Alabama 35203,
or such other place as the General  Partner may from time to time  designate  by
notice to the Limited  Partners.  The Partnership  may maintain  offices at such
other place or places  within or outside  the States of Delaware  and Alabama as
the General Partner deems advisable.

                  Section 2.4       Power of Attorney

                  A. Each Limited Partner and each Assignee  hereby  constitutes
and appoints the General Partner,  any Liquidator,  and authorized  officers and
attorneys-in-fact  of each, and each of those acting  singly,  in each case with
full power of substitution,  as its true and lawful agent and  attorney-in-fact,
with full power and authority in its name, place and stead to:

                  (1)      execute,  swear to,  acknowledge,  deliver,  file and
                           record  in the  appropriate  public  offices  (a) all
                           certificates,   documents   and   other   instruments
                           (including,  without  limitation,  this Agreement and
                           the  Certificate  and all amendments or  restatements
                           thereof) that the General  Partner or the  Liquidator
                           deems  appropriate  or necessary to form,  qualify or
                           continue  the  existence  or   qualification  of  the
                           Partnership   as  a   limited   partnership   (or   a
                           partnership  in  which  the  limited   Partners  have
                           limited  liability)  in the State of Delaware  and in
                           all other  jurisdictions in which the Partnership may
                           or plans to conduct business or own property; (b) all
                           instruments    that   the   General   Partner   deems
                           appropriate  or necessary  to reflect any  amendment,
                           change, modification or restatement of this Agreement
                           in accordance with its terms; (c) all conveyances and
                           other  instruments  or  documents  that  the  General
                           Partner  or  the  Liquidator  deems   appropriate  or
                           necessary to reflect the  dissolution and liquidation
                           of the  Partnership  pursuant  to the  terms  of this
                           Agreement,    including,    without   limitation,   a
                           certificate  of  cancellation;  (d)  all  instruments
                           relating  to the  admission,  withdrawal,  removal or
                           substitution  of any  Partner  pursuant  to, or other
                           events  described in,  Article 11, 12 or 13 hereof or
                           the Capital  Contribution of any Partner; and (e) all
                           certificates,   documents   and   other   instruments
                           relating   to  the   determination   of  the  rights,
                           preferences and privileges of Partnership  Interests;
                           and

                  (2)      execute,  swear to,  seal,  acknowledge  and file all
                           ballots, consents,  approvals,  waivers, certificates
                           and other  instruments  appropriate or necessary,  in
                           the  sole  and  absolute  discretion  of the  General
                           Partner or any Liquidator,  to make, evidence,  give,
                           confirm  or  ratify  any  vote,  consent,   approval,
                           agreement  or other  action which is made or given by
                           the  Partners  hereunder  or is  consistent  with the
                           terms of this  Agreement or appropriate or necessary,
                           in the sole  discretion of the General Partner or any
                           Liquidator, to effectuate the terms or intent of this
                           Agreement.

Nothing  contained  herein shall be construed as authorizing the General Partner
or any Liquidator to amend this Agreement  except in accordance  with Article 14
hereof or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.

                  B. The  foregoing  power of attorney is hereby  declared to be
irrevocable  and a power coupled with an interest,  in  recognition  of the fact
that each of the Partners will be relying upon the power of the General  Partner
and any  Liquidator to act as  contemplated  by this  Agreement in any filing or
other action by it on behalf of the Partnership, and it shall survive and not be
affected by the subsequent Incapacity of any Limited Partner or Assignee and the
transfer  of all  or  any  portion  of  such  Limited  Partner's  or  Assignee's
Partnership  Units and shall  extend to such  Limited  Partner's  or  Assignee's
heirs,  successors,  assigns and  personal  representatives.  Each such  Limited
Partner or Assignee hereby agrees to be bound by any representation  made by the
General Partner or any  Liquidator,  acting in good faith pursuant to such power
of attorney, and each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby waives any and all
defenses  which may be available to contest,  negate or disaffirm  the action of
the General Partner or any  Liquidator,  taken in good faith under such power of
attorney.  Each  Limited  Partner or Assignee  shall  execute and deliver to the
General Partner or the Liquidator, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the
General Partner's or Liquidator's  request therefor,  such further  designation,
powers  of  attorney  and  other  instruments  as  the  General  Partner  or the
Liquidator, as the case may be, deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement and
the purposes of the Partnership.

                  Section 2.5       Term

                  The term of the  Partnership  commenced on August 9, 1993, the
date the  Certificate  was  filed in the  office  of the  Secretary  of State of
Delaware in accordance  with the Act and shall continue until December 31, 2092,
unless,  the  Partnership  is dissolved  sooner  pursuant to the  provisions  of
Article l3 or as otherwise provided by law.


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                                    ARTICLE 3
                                     PURPOSE

                  Section 3.1       Purpose and Business

                  The purpose and nature of the  business to be conducted by the
Partnership  is (i) to conduct any business that may be lawfully  conducted by a
limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act, provided,  however, that such
business  shall be  limited to and  conducted  in such a manner as to permit the
General  Partner at all times to be  classified  as a REIT,  unless the  General
Partner  ceases to qualify as a REIT for  reasons  other than the conduct of the
business of the Partnership,  (ii) to enter into any partnership,  joint venture
or  other  similar  arrangement  to  engage  in any of the  foregoing  or to own
interests  in any  entity  engaged  in any of the  foregoing,  and  (iii)  to do
anything  necessary or  incidental  to the  foregoing.  In  connection  with the
foregoing,  and  without  limiting  the  General  Partner's  right,  in its sole
discretion,  to cease qualifying as a REIT, the Partners acknowledge the General
Partner's  current status as a REIT inures to the benefit of all of the Partners
and not solely to the benefit of the General Partner.

                  Section 3.2       Powers

                  The Partnership is empowered to do any and all acts and things
necessary,  appropriate,  proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the
furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business described herein and
for the protection and benefit of the Partnership, provided that the Partnership
shall not take any action which, in the judgment of the General Partner,  in its
sole and  absolute  discretion,  (i) could  adversely  affect the ability of the
General Partner to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) could subject the General
Partner to any  additional  taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code,
or (iii) could violate any law or regulation of any governmental  body or agency
having  jurisdiction  over the General  Partner or its  securities,  unless such
action  shall have been  specifically  consented  to by the  General  Partner in
writing.


                                    ARTICLE 4
                              CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

                  Section 4.1      Capital Contributions of the Limited Partners
and the Former General Partner

                  On the Effective Date, certain of the Limited Partners and the
Former General Partner made the Capital  Contributions  described in the section
captioned "Formation of the Company" in the final Prospectus dated September 24,
1993 of the General  Partner in connection  with the initial public  offering of
the REIT  Shares.  To the extent the  Partnership  acquires  any property by the
merger of any other Person into the Partnership, Persons who receive Partnership
Interests  in  exchange  for their  interests  in the  Person  merging  into the
Partnership  shall  become  Partners  and shall be  deemed to have made  Capital
Contributions as provided in the applicable merger agreement. The Partners shall
own Partnership Units in the amounts set forth for such Partner in Exhibit A and
shall have a  Percentage  Interest in the  Partnership  as set forth  Exhibit A,
which  Percentage  Interest  shall be adjusted in Exhibit A from time to time by
the General Partner to the extent necessary to reflect  accurately  redemptions,
Capital Contributions, the issuance of additional Partnership Units (pursuant to
any merger or  otherwise),  or similar  events  having an effect on a  Partner's
Percentage Interest.  The Capital  Contributions of the Partners shall be at all
times as shown on the books and  records of the General  Partner.  The number of
Partnership  Units held by the General  Partner equal to one percent (1%) of all
outstanding  Partnership  Units  from  time to time  shall be  deemed  to be the
general  partner  Partner Units and shall be the General  Partnership  Interest.
Except  as  provided  in  Sections  4.2 and 10.5,  the  Partners  shall  have no
obligation  to  make  any  additional  Capital  Contributions  or  loans  to the
Partnership.

                  Section 4.2      Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests

                  A. The  General  Partner  is  hereby  authorized  to cause the
Partnership  from time to time to issue to the Partners  (including  the General
Partner) or other  Persons  additional  Partnership  Units or other  Partnership
Interests in one or more classes,  or one or more series of any of such classes,
with such  designations,  preferences and relative,  participating,  optional or
other special rights,  powers and duties,  including  rights,  powers and duties
senior to Limited Partner  Interests,  all as shall be determined by the General
Partner in its sole and absolute  discretion subject to Delaware law, including,
without limitation,  (i) the allocations of items of Partnership  income,  gain,
loss,  deduction  and  credit  to each  such  class  or  series  of  Partnership
Interests;  (ii) the right of each such class or series of Partnership Interests
to share in Partnership  distributions;  and (iii) the rights of each such class
or series of  Partnership  Interests  upon  dissolution  and  liquidation of the
Partnership;  provided  that no  such  additional  Partnership  Units  or  other
Partnership  Interests  shall be issued to the  General  Partner  unless  either
(a)(1) the  additional  Partnership  Interests are issued in connection  with an
issuance  of  additional  REIT  Shares or  Preferred  REIT Shares of the General
Partner, which shares have designations,  preferences and other rights such that
the economic interests  attributable to such shares are substantially similar to
the  designations,  preferences  and other rights of the additional  Partnership
Interests  issued to the General  Partner in accordance with this Section 4.2.A,
and (2) the General Partner shall make a Capital Contribution to the Partnership
in an amount equal to the net proceeds raised in connection with the issuance of
such additional REIT Shares or Preferred REIT Shares of the General Partner,  or
(b) the additional  Partnership  Interests in the applicable class or series are
issued to all Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests in
such class or series.

                  B. The General  Partner  shall not issue any  additional  REIT
Shares or  Preferred  REIT Shares  (other than REIT  Shares  issued  pursuant to
Section  8.6),  or rights,  options,  warrants or  convertible  or  exchangeable
securities  containing  the right to  subscribe  for or purchase  REIT Shares or
Preferred REIT Shares  (collectively "New Securities") other than to all holders
of REIT Shares  unless (i) the General  Partner shall cause the  Partnership  to
issue to the General Partner Partnership Interests or rights, options,  warrants
or   convertible  or   exchangeable   securities  of  the   Partnership   having
designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests
are substantially  similar to those of the New Securities,  and (ii) the General
Partner  contributes  the net proceeds from the issuance of such New  Securities
and from  the  exercise  of  rights  contained  in such  New  Securities  to the
Partnership.  Without  limiting the foregoing,  the General Partner is expressly
authorized  to issue New  Securities  for less than fair market  value,  and the
General Partner is expressly authorized to cause the Partnership to issue to the
General Partner corresponding  Partnership Interests, so long as (x) the General
Partner  concludes in good faith that such  issuance is in the  interests of the
General Partner and the Partnership (for example,  and not by way of limitation,
the issuance of REIT Shares and  corresponding  Partnership Units pursuant to an
employee stock purchase plan providing for employee  purchases of REIT Shares at
a  discount  from fair  market  value or  employee  stock  options  that have an
exercise  price  that is less  than the fair  market  value of the REIT  Shares,
either at the time of issuance or at the time of exercise),  and (y) the General
Partner  contributes  all  proceeds  from  such  issuance  and  exercise  to the
Partnership.

                  C. Under the  authority  granted to it by Section  4.2.A,  the
General  Partner  hereby  establishes an additional  class of Partnership  Units
entitled  "Class B Units"  that is  available  to be  issued  in lieu of Class A
Units,  at the  election  of the  General  Partner,  in its  sole  and  absolute
discretion,  to newly admitted Partners in exchange for the contribution by such
Partners  of cash,  real estate  partnership  interests,  stock,  notes or other
assets or consideration. Except as otherwise provided below and in Section 5.1.B
hereof, each Class B Unit shall have the same designations, rights, preferences,
powers and duties as each Class A Unit:

          (1)       The amount of Available Cash  distributable  with respect to
                    Class B Units shall be determined in accordance with Section
                    5.1.B hereof.

          (2)       Each Class B Unit shall be  converted  automatically  into a
                    Class  A  Unit  on  the  day   immediately   following   the
                    Partnership  Record  Date for the  Distribution  Period  (as
                    defined  in  Section  5.1.B)  in which  the Class B Unit was
                    issued, without the requirement for any action by either the
                    Partnership or the Partner holding the Class B Unit.

          (3)       A holder of Class B Units will not have the Redemption Right
                    under  Section  8.6 with  respect to its Class B Units.  The
                    Redemption  Right for a holder of Class A Units  into  which
                    Class B Units  have been  converted  pursuant  to clause (2)
                    above  shall be the same as set forth in Section  8.6 except
                    that such  Redemption  Right shall not be exercisable  for a
                    period of one (1) year  following the issuance of such Class
                    B Units  (or such  longer  or  shorter  period as may be set
                    forth in the  contribution  agreement  or  amendment to this
                    Agreement pursuant to which such Class B Units were issued).

          (4)       A holder of either Class B Units or Class A Units into which
                    Class B Units  have been  converted  pursuant  to clause (2)
                    above  shall be  subject  to the  restrictions  on  transfer
                    imposed by Sections  11.3.C through 11.3.E of this Agreement
                    (in addition to any other restrictions on transfer as may be
                    set forth in the contribution agreement or amendment to this
                    Agreement pursuant to which such Class B Units were issued).

          (5)       The General  Partner  shall cause Class B Units to be issued
                    by the  Partnership  only  pursuant to an  amendment to this
                    Agreement under the authority granted to the General Partner
                    by Section 14.1.B.3 hereof,  which amendment shall designate
                    that the newly issued  Partnership  Units are Class B Units.
                    The General  Partner  shall have the right,  in its sole and
                    absolute  discretion,  subject to Section  4.2.A  above,  to
                    determine  whether  the  Partnership  should  issue  Class A
                    Units,  Class B Units (or one or more  series  thereof),  or
                    another class of Partnership  Interests in connection with a
                    contribution   of   property,   other   assets,   or   other
                    consideration to the Partnership.



                  D. Series A Preferred Units. Under the authority granted to it
by Section 4.2.A hereof,  the General  Partner hereby  establishes an additional
class of Partnership  Units entitled "Series A Cumulative  Redeemable  Preferred
Units" (the "Series A Preferred Units"). Series A Preferred Units shall have the
designations,  preferences,  rights, powers and duties as set forth in Exhibit G
hereto.

                  E. Series B Preferred Units. Under the authority granted to it
by Section 4.2.A hereof,  the General  Partner hereby  establishes an additional
class of Partnership  Units entitled "Series B Cumulative  Redeemable  Preferred
Units" (the "Series B Preferred Units"). Series B Preferred Units shall have the
designations,  preferences,  rights, powers and duties as set forth in Exhibit H
hereto.

                  F. Series 1998 Preferred Units. Under the authority granted to
it by Section 4.2.A hereof, the General Partner hereby establishes an additional
class of Partnership Units entitled "Series 1998 Junior Participating  Preferred
Units" (the "Series 1998 Preferred  Units").  Series 1998 Preferred  Units shall
have the designations,  preferences,  rights,  powers and duties as set forth in
Exhibit I hereto.

                  Section 4.3       Contribution of Proceeds of Issuance of REIT
Shares

                  In  connection  with the  issuance of REIT Shares or Preferred
REIT Shares  pursuant to Section 4.2, the General  Partner shall  contribute any
net proceeds raised in connection with such issuance the  Partnership;  provided
that if the net proceeds  actually received by the General Partner are less than
the gross proceeds of such issuance as a result of any underwriter's discount or
other  expenses  paid or incurred in  connection  with such  issuance,  then the
General  Partner  shall be deemed to have  made a  Capital  Contribution  to the
Partnership  in the amount equal to the sum of the net proceeds of such issuance
plus the amount of such  underwriter's  discount and other  expenses paid by the
General Partner.

                  Section 4.4       "Flip-in" Preemptive Rights

                  If the General  Partner  acquires  any Class A Units using the
proceeds  from any exercise of any rights (as defined in the  definition of REIT
Shares  Amount)  issued under a  shareholder  rights plan (or other  arrangement
having the same  objective  and  substantially  the same  effect),  then (a) the
holders of Common Units at such time (other than the General Partner) as a group
shall have the right to acquire,  at the same price per Class A Unit paid by the
General Partner, a total number of additional Class A Units equal to the product
of (i) the total number of Common Units held by such holders, multiplied by (ii)
a fraction,  the numerator of which is the number of Class A Units issued to the
General  Partner as a result of the exercise of such rights and the  denominator
of which  is the  total  number  of Class A Units  held by the  General  Partner
immediately  prior  to such  issuance  (which  fraction  is  referred  to as the
"Exercise Percentage"), and (b) each holder of a Class A Unit or Class B Unit at
such time  shall have the right to  acquire,  at the same price per Class A Unit
paid by the General  Partner,  a number of Class A Units equal to the product of
(iii) the aggregate  number of Common Units that such holder holds at such time,
multiplied by (iv) the Exercise Percentage.

                  Thus,  for  example,  if the General  Partner  were to acquire
2,000,000  Class A Units at $5 per Unit from the  proceeds  of the  exercise  of
outstanding  rights  issued under a  shareholder  rights plan at a time when the
General  Partner  already  owned  8,000,000  Class  A Units  out of a  total  of
12,000,000 outstanding Common Units (which would represent a 25% increase in the
number of Class A Units held by the General Partner),  then the other holders of
Common  Units as a group would have the right to  purchase a total of  1,000,000
Class A Units at $5 per Class A Unit, and each holder of a Class A Unit or Class
B Unit would be  entitled to purchase  his  proportionate  share of such Class A
Units,  or .25 Class A Units for each  Class A Unit or Class B Unit then held by
such holder.

                  In the event Partnership Units or Partnership  Interests other
than Class A Units (including,  without limitation, Series 1998 Preferred Units)
are issued to the  General  Partner  using  proceeds  of any  exercise of rights
issued under a shareholder  rights plan (or other  arrangement),  the holders of
Common Units shall be granted the right to acquire such other  Partnership Units
or Partnership Interests at the same price as paid by the General Partner and in
such  amounts  as would be  comparable  to their  rights  had Class A Units been
issued  instead.  The General Partner shall provide prompt written notice to the
holders  of  Common  Units  of its  acquisition  of  Class  A  Units  (or  other
Partnership  Units or  Partnership  Interests)  using  such  proceeds  and shall
establish  in good faith such  procedures  as it deems  appropriate  (including,
without   limitation,   procedures  to  eliminate  the  issuance  of  fractional
Partnership  Units if the General  Partner deems  appropriate) to effectuate the
rights of the holders of Common  Units under the  preceding  provisions  of this
Section 4.4. Except to the extent expressly granted by the Partnership  pursuant
to this Section 4.4 or another  agreement,  no person shall have any preemptive,
preferential  or other  similar  right with  respect to (i)  additional  Capital
Contributions  or  loans to the  Partnership;  or (ii)  issuance  or sale of any
Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests.



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                                    ARTICLE 5
                                  DISTRIBUTIONS

                  Section 5.1       Requirement and Characterization of
Distributions

                           A. The  General  Partner  shall  distribute  at least
         quarterly an amount equal to 100% of  Available  Cash  generated by the
         Partnership  during such quarter or shorter  period to the Partners who
         are  Partners  on the  Partnership  Record  Date with  respect  to such
         quarter or shorter period in the following order of priority:

                  (i)      First,  to the  holders  of  Preferred  Units in such
                           amount as is required for the  Partnership to pay all
                           distributions  with respect to such  Preferred  Units
                           due or payable  in  accordance  with the  instruments
                           designating such Preferred Units through the last day
                           of such quarter or shorter period; such distributions
                           shall  be made  to such  Partners  in such  order  of
                           priority  and  with  such  preferences  as have  been
                           established  with respect to such Preferred  Units as
                           of the last day of such  calendar  quarter or shorter
                           period; and then

                  (ii)     To the holders of Common Units in proportion to their
                           respective  Percentage  Interests in the Common Units
                           on  such  Partnership  Record  Date,  subject  to the
                           provisions of Sections 5.1.B and 5.1.C;

         provided  that in no event may a  Partner  receive  a  distribution  of
         Available  Cash with respect to a  Partnership  Unit if such Partner is
         entitled  to receive a  distribution  out of such  Available  Cash with
         respect  to a REIT  Share  for  which  such  Partnership  Unit has been
         redeemed or exchanged.  The General  Partner shall take such reasonable
         efforts,  as determined by it in its sole and absolute  discretion  and
         consistent with its  qualification  as a REIT, to distribute  Available
         Cash to the Limited Partners so as to preclude any such distribution or
         portion thereof from being treated as part of a sale of property to the
         Partnership  by a Limited  Partner under Section 707 of the Code or the
         Regulations  thereunder;  provided  that the  General  Partner  and the
         Partnership  shall not have  liability to a Limited  Partner  under any
         circumstances  as a result of any  distribution  to a  Limited  Partner
         being so treated.

                           B. If for any quarter or shorter  period with respect
         to which a distribution is to be made (a "Distribution Period") Class B
         Units  are  outstanding  on  the  Partnership   Record  Date  for  such
         Distribution  Period,  the General Partner shall allocate the Available
         Cash  with  respect  to  such   Distribution   Period   available   for
         distribution pursuant to Section 5.1.A(ii) above after distributions to
         all Preferred  Units  provided for in Section  5.1.A(i) above have been
         made  ("Common  Unit  Available  Cash")  between the  Partners  who are
         holders of Class A Units  ("Class A") and the  Partners who are holders
         of Class B Units ("Class B") as follows:

                           1) Class A shall  receive  that portion of the Common
                  Unit  Available  Cash  (the  "Class A  Share")  determined  by
                  multiplying  the amount of Common Unit  Available  Cash by the
                  following fraction:

                                      A x Y
                                ----------------

                                 (A x Y)+(B x X)



                           2) Class B shall  receive  that portion of the Common
                  Unit  Available  Cash  (the  "Class B  Share")  determined  by
                  multiplying  the amount of Common Unit  Available  Cash by the
                  following fraction:

                                      B x X
                               ------------------

                                 (A x Y)+(B x X)



                           3) For purposes of the  foregoing  formulas,  (i) "A"
                  equals  the  number  of  Class  A  Units  outstanding  on  the
                  Partnership Record Date for such Distribution Period; (ii) "B"
                  equals  the  number  of  Class  B  Units  outstanding  on  the
                  Partnership  Record Date for such Distribution  Period;  (iii)
                  "Y" equals the number of days in the Distribution  Period; and
                  (iv) "X" equals the number of days in the Distribution  Period
                  for which the Class B Units were issued and outstanding.

                  The Class A Share shall be distributed  among Partners holding
         Class A Units  on the  Partnership  Record  Date  for the  Distribution
         Period in  accordance  with the  number  of Class A Units  held by each
         Partner on such Partnership Record Date;  provided that in no event may
         a Partner  receive a  distribution  of Available Cash with respect to a
         Class A Unit if a Partner is entitled to receive a distribution  out of
         such Available Cash with respect to a REIT Share for which such Class A
         Unit  has  been  redeemed  or  exchanged.  The  Class B Share  shall be
         distributed among the Partners holding Class B Units on the Partnership
         Record Date for the  Distribution  Period in accordance with the number
         of Class B Units held by each Partner on such Partnership  Record Date.
         In no  event  shall  any  Class B Units  be  entitled  to  receive  any
         distribution of Available Cash for any Distribution Period ending prior
         to the date on which such Class B Units are issued.

                           C. In the event  that  Class B Units  which have been
         issued on different  dates are  outstanding on the  Partnership  Record
         Date for any Distribution Period, then the Class B Units issued on each
         particular  date shall be treated as a separate  series of Common Units
         for purposes of making the allocation of Common Unit Available Cash for
         such  Distribution  Period  among the holders of Common  Units (and the
         formula for making such  allocation,  and the  definitions of variables
         used therein, shall be modified accordingly). Thus, for example, if two
         series of Class B Units are outstanding on the Partnership  Record Date
         for any Distribution  Period,  the allocation  formula for each series,
         "Series B1" and "Series B2," would be as follows:

                           1) Series B1 shall receive that portion of the Common
                  Unit  Available Cash  determined by multiplying  the amount of
                  Common Unit Available Cash by the following fraction:

                                     B1 x X1
                          -----------------------------

                           (A x Y)+(B1 x X1)+(B2 x X2)



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                           2) Series B2 shall receive that portion of the Common
                  Unit  Available Cash  determined by multiplying  the amount of
                  Common Unit Available Cash by the following fraction:

                                     B2 x X2
                          -----------------------------

                           (A x Y)+(B1 x X1)+(B2 x X2)

                           3)  For  purposes  of  the  foregoing   formulas  the
                  definitions  set  forth in  Section  5.1.B.3  remain  the same
                  except  that (i) "B1"  equals  the  number of Common  Units in
                  Series B1 outstanding on the Partnership  Record Date for such
                  Distribution  Period;  (ii) "B2"  equals  the number of Common
                  Units in Series B2 outstanding on the Partnership  Record Date
                  for such Distribution  Period; (iii) "X1" equals the number of
                  days in the  Distribution  Period  for which  the  Partnership
                  Units in Series B1 were issued and outstanding;  and (iv) "X2"
                  equals the number of days in the Distribution Period for which
                  the Common Units in Series B2 were issued and outstanding.

                           D. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
         herein, in no event shall a Partner receive a distribution of Available
         Cash with  respect to any Common  Unit with  respect to any  quarter or
         shorter period until such time as the  Partnership  has  distributed to
         the  holders  of  Preferred  Units  an  amount  sufficient  to pay  all
         distributions  payable with respect to such Preferred Units through the
         last day of such  quarter or shorter  period,  in  accordance  with the
         instruments designating such Preferred Units.

                  Section 5.2       Amounts Withheld

                  All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provisions of
any  state  or  local  tax law and  Section  10.5  hereof  with  respect  to any
allocation, payment or distribution to the General Partner, the Limited Partners
or Assignees  shall be treated as amounts  distributed  to the General  Partner,
Limited  Partners,  or Assignees  pursuant to Section 5.1 for all purposes under
this Agreement.

                  Section 5.3       Distributions Upon Liquidation

                  Proceeds from a Terminating  Capital Transaction and any other
cash  received  or  reductions  in  reserves  made  after  commencement  of  the
liquidation  of  the  Partnership  shall  be  distributed  to  the  Partners  in
accordance with Section 13.2.


                                    ARTICLE 6
                                   ALLOCATIONS

                  Section 6.1       Allocations for Capital Account Purposes

         For purposes of maintaining the Capital Accounts and in determining the
rights of the Partners  among  themselves,  the  Partnership's  items of income,
gain, loss and deduction  (computed in accordance with Exhibit B hereof);  shall
be allocated  among the  Partners in each  taxable year (or portion  thereof) as
provided herein below.

                  A.       Net Income.  After giving effect to the special
allocations set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit C (including Section 1.F thereof),
Net Income shall be allocated:

                                            (i) first, to the General Partner to
                           the extent that Net Losses  previously  allocated  to
                           the General  Partner  pursuant  to Section  6.1B(iii)
                           below exceed Net Income  previously  allocated to the
                           General Partner pursuant to this Section 6.1A(i);

                                            (ii)  second,  to  Partners  holding
                           Preferred  Units  (and if there are  Preferred  Units
                           with   different    priorities   in   preference   in
                           distribution,  then in the order of their  preference
                           in  distribution)  to  the  extent  that  Net  Losses
                           previously  allocated  to such  Partners  pursuant to
                           Section  6.1B(ii) below exceed Net Income  previously
                           allocated to such  Partners  pursuant to this Section
                           6.1A(ii);

                                            (iii)  third,  to  Partners  holding
                           Common Units to the extent that Net Losses previously
                           allocated  to  such  Partners   pursuant  to  Section
                           6.1.B(i) below exceed Net Income previously allocated
                           to such Partners pursuant to this Section 6.1A(iii);

                                            (iv)  fourth,  to  Partners  holding
                           Series B Preferred  Units until each such Partner has
                           been  allocated Net Income equal to the excess of (x)
                           the amount of the  cumulative  Priority  Return  such
                           Partner is  entitled  to the last day of the  current
                           taxable  year or to the  date of  redemption,  to the
                           extent  such Series B  Preferred  Units are  redeemed
                           during such taxable year, over (y) the cumulative Net
                           Income  allocated to such  Partners  pursuant to this
                           Section 6.1A(iv) for all prior taxable years; and

                                            (v)      fifth, to the Partners in
                           accordance with their respective Percentage Interests
                           in Common Units.

                  B.       Net Losses.  After giving effect to the special
                           allocations set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit C
                          (including Section 1.F thereof), Net Losses shall be
                           allocated:

                                            (i) first,  to the Partners  holding
                           Common  Units in  accordance  with  their  respective
                           Percentage  Interests  in  Common  Units,  until  the
                           Adjusted  Capital Account  (ignoring for this purpose
                           any amounts a Partner is obligated to  contribute  to
                           the capital of the Partnership or is deemed obligated
                           to  contribute   pursuant  to   Regulations   Section
                           1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)(2))  of each  Partner is reduced
                           to zero;

                                            (ii)  second,  to  Partners  holding
                           Preferred   Units  in   accordance   with  each  such
                           Partner's  respective  percentage  interests  in  the
                           Preferred Units determined under the respective terms
                           of the  Preferred  Units (and if there are  Preferred
                           Units with  different  priorities  in  preference  in
                           distribution,  then in the  reverse  order  of  their
                           preference  in  distribution),   until  the  Adjusted
                           Capital  Account  (modified  in the same manner as in
                           clause  (i)) of each such  holder is reduced to zero;
                           and

                           (iii)    third, to the General Partner.

                  To the extent  permitted  under Sections  704(b) and 704(c) of
the Code and the Regulations  thereunder,  solely for purposes of allocating Net
Income or Net Losses in any taxable year (or a portion  thereof) to the Partners
holding Series B Preferred  Units with respect to such Units pursuant to Section
6.1  hereof,  items of Net Income or Net Losses,  as the case may be,  shall not
include  Depreciation  with respect to properties that are "ceiling  limited" in
respect of holders of Series B Preferred  Units.  For purposes of the  preceding
sentence,  Partnership property shall be considered "ceiling limited" in respect
of a holder of Series B Preferred  Units if  Depreciation  attributable  to such
Partnership property which would otherwise be allocable to such holder,  without
regard to this paragraph, exceeds depreciation determined for federal income tax
purposes  attributable  to such  Partnership  property which would  otherwise be
allocable  to such  holder  by  more  than  5%.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing
sentences in this  paragraph,  in applying this  paragraph,  the General Partner
may, in its discretion for  administrative  ease and convenience,  calculate Net
Income or Net Loss in any taxable year (or a portion  thereof)  allocable to the
Partners holding Series B Preferred Units by excluding Depreciation with respect
to all properties of the Partnership.


                                    ARTICLE 7
                      MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS

                  Section 7.1       Management

                  A. Except as otherwise  expressly  provided in this Agreement,
all  management  powers over the  business and affairs the  Partnership  are and
shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner, and no Limited Partner shall
have any right to  participate in or exercise  control or management  power over
the  business  and affairs of the  Partnership.  The General  Partner may not be
removed by the Limited Partners with or without cause. In addition to the powers
now or  hereafter  granted a general  partner  of a  limited  partnership  under
applicable  law or which are  granted  to the  General  Partner  under any other
provision of this Agreement, the General Partner, subject to Section 7.3 hereof,
shall  have full  power and  authority  to do all  things  deemed  necessary  or
desirable  by it to conduct the  business of the  Partnership,  to exercise  all
powers set forth in Section 3.2 hereof and to effectuate  the purposes set forth
in Section 3.1 hereof, including, without limitation:

          (1)       the making of any expenditures,  the lending or borrowing of
                    money (including,  without limitation, making prepayments on
                    loans and borrowing  money to permit the Partnership to make
                    distributions to its Partners in such amounts as will permit
                    the  General   Partner  (so  long  as  the  General  Partner
                    qualifies  as a REIT) to avoid the  payment  of any  federal
                    income  tax  (including,  for this  purpose,  any excise tax
                    pursuant   to  Section   4981  of  the  Code)  and  to  make
                    distributions  to the General  Partner such that the General
                    Partner  can   distribute   to  its   shareholders   amounts
                    sufficient  to permit the General  Partner to maintain  REIT
                    status),   the   assumption   or  guarantee   of,  or  other
                    contracting  for,  indebtedness and other  liabilities,  the
                    issuance  of  evidences  of   indebtedness   (including  the
                    securing of same by deed to secure debt,  mortgage,  deed of
                    trust  or other  lien or  encumbrance  on the  Partnership's
                    assets)  and  the  incurring  of any  obligations  it  deems
                    necessary   for  the  conduct  of  the   activities  of  the
                    Partnership;

          (2)       the  making  of  tax,   regulatory  and  other  filings,  or
                    rendering of periodic or other  reports to  governmental  or
                    other  agencies  having  jurisdiction  over the  business or
                    assets of the Partnership;

          (3)       the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance,
                    hypothecation  or exchange of any assets of the  Partnership
                    (including the exercise or grant of any conversion,  option,
                    privilege, or subscription right or other right available in
                    connection   with  any  assets  at  any  time  held  by  the
                    Partnership)  or the  merger  or  other  combination  of the
                    Partnership   with  or  into  another  entity  (all  of  the
                    foregoing  subject to any prior  approval only to the extent
                    required by Section 7.3 hereof);

          (4)       the use of the assets of the Partnership (including, without
                    limitation,  cash on hand) for any purpose  consistent  with
                    the  terms of this  Agreement  and on any terms it sees fit,
                    including,  without limitation, the financing of the conduct
                    of the operations of the General Partner, the Partnership or
                    any of the Partnership's Subsidiaries,  the lending of funds
                    to  other  Persons  (including,   without  limitation,   the
                    Subsidiaries of the Partnership  and/or the General Partner)
                    and the repayment of obligations of the  Partnership and its
                    Subsidiaries  and any other Person in which it has an equity
                    investment,  and the making of capital  contributions to its
                    Subsidiaries;

          (5)       the management,  operation,  leasing,  landscaping,  repair,
                    alteration,  demolition or  improvement of any real property
                    or  improvements  owned by the Partnership or any Subsidiary
                    of the Partnership;

          (6)       the   negotiation,   execution,   and   performance  of  any
                    contracts, conveyances or other instruments that the General
                    Partner  considers useful or necessary to the conduct of the
                    Partnership's   operations  or  the  implementation  of  the
                    General  Partner's  powers under this  Agreement,  including
                    contracting  with  contractors,   developers,   consultants,
                    accountants,  legal counsel, other professional advisors and
                    other   agents  and  the  payment  of  their   expenses  and
                    compensation out of the Partnership's assets;

          (7)       the  distribution of Partnership  cash or other  Partnership
                    assets in accordance with this Agreement;

          (8)       holding, managing,  investing and reinvesting cash and other
                    assets of the Partnership;

          (9)       the  collection  and receipt of  revenues  and income of the
                    Partnership;

          (10)      the   establishment   of  one  or  more   divisions  of  the
                    Partnership, the selection and dismissal of employees of the
                    Partnership, any division of the Partnership, or the General
                    Partner  (including,  without  limitation,  employees having
                    titles such as "president,"  "vice  president,"  "secretary"
                    and  "treasurer"  of the  Partnership,  any  division of the
                    Partnership,  or the General Partner),  and agents,  outside
                    attorneys,  accountants,  consultants and contractors of the
                    General  Partner or the  Partnership  or any division of the
                    Partnership, and the determination of their compensation and
                    other terms of employment or hiring;

          (11)      the  maintenance  of such  insurance  for the benefit of the
                    Partnership and the Partners
                           as it deems necessary or appropriate;

          (12)      the formation of, or  acquisition of an interest in, and the
                    contribution  of property to, any further limited or general
                    partnerships,  joint ventures or other relationships that it
                    deems  desirable   (including,   without   limitation,   the
                    acquisition  of  interests  in,  and  the  contributions  of
                    property to, its  Subsidiaries and any other Person in which
                    it has an equity investment from time to time);

          (13)      the  control  of  any  matters   affecting  the  rights  and
                    obligations of the  Partnership,  including the  settlement,
                    compromise,  submission to  arbitration or any other form of
                    dispute  resolution,  or abandonment of, any claim, cause of
                    action,  liability, debt or damages, due or owing to or from
                    the Partnership, the commencement or defense of suits, legal
                    proceedings,   administrative  proceedings,  arbitration  or
                    other forms of dispute,  resolution,  and the representation
                    of  the  Partnership  in all  suits  or  legal  proceedings,
                    administrative  proceedings,  arbitrations or other forms of
                    dispute resolution,  the incurring of legal expense, and the
                    indemnification  of  any  Person  against   liabilities  and
                    contingencies to the extent permitted by law;

          (14)      the  undertaking  of  any  action  in  connection  with  the
                    Partnership's   direct  or   indirect   investment   in  its
                    Subsidiaries  or  any  other  Person   (including,   without
                    limitation,  the  contribution  or  loan  of  funds  by  the
                    Partnership to such Persons);

          (15)      the   determination   of  the  fair  market   value  of  any
                    Partnership   property   distributed   in  kind  using  such
                    reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt;

          (16)      the   exercise,   directly   or   indirectly,   through  any
                    attorney-in-fact  acting under a general or limited power of
                    attorney,   any   right,   including   the  right  to  vote,
                    appurtenant   to  any  asset  or  investment   held  by  the
                    Partnership;

          (17)      the  exercise  of any of the powers of the  General  Partner
                    enumerated  in this  Agreement on behalf of or in connection
                    with any  Subsidiary of the  Partnership or any other Person
                    in which the Partnership has a direct or indirect  interest,
                    or jointly with any such Subsidiary or other Person;

          (18)      the  exercise  of any of the powers of the  General  Partner
                    enumerated  in this  Agreement  on behalf  of any  Person in
                    which the Partnership does not have an interest  pursuant to
                    contractual or other arrangements with such Person; and

          (19)      the  making,  execution  and  delivery of any and all deeds,
                    leases,  notes,  deeds to secure debt,  mortgages,  deeds of
                    trust,   security   agreements,    conveyances,   contracts,
                    guarantees,  warranties,  indemnities,  waivers, releases or
                    legal  instruments  or  agreements  in writing  necessary or
                    appropriate  in the judgment of the General  Partner for the
                    accomplishment  of any of the powers of the General  Partner
                    enumerated in this Agreement.

                  B.  Each of the  Limited  Partners  agrees  that  the  General
Partner is  authorized  to execute,  deliver  and  perform  the  above-mentioned
agreements and  transactions  on behalf of the  Partnership  without any further
act,  approval or vote of the Partners,  notwithstanding  any other provision of
this  Agreement  (except as provided in Section 7.3),  the Act or any applicable
law, rule or regulation,  to the fullest extent permitted under the Act or other
applicable law. The execution, delivery or performance by the General Partner or
the  Partnership of any agreement  authorized or permitted  under this Agreement
shall  not  constitute  a breach  by the  General  Partner  of any duty that the
General  Partner may owe the  Partnership  or the Limited  Partners or any other
Persons under this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity.

                  C. At all times from and after the date  hereof,  the  General
Partner may cause the Partnership to obtain and maintain (i) casualty, liability
and other  insurance on the  properties of the  Partnership  and (ii)  liability
insurance for the Indemnitees hereunder.

                  D. At all times from and after the date  hereof,  the  General
Partner may cause the Partnership to establish and maintain at any and all times
working capital  accounts and other cash or similar  balances in such amounts as
the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion,  deems appropriate and
reasonable from time to time.

                  E. In  exercising  its  authority  under this  Agreement,  the
General  Partner may, but shall be under no obligation to, take into account the
tax consequences to any Partner of any action taken by it; provided that, if the
General  Partner  decides to refinance  (directly or indirectly) any outstanding
indebtedness  of the  Partnership,  the  General  Partner  shall use  reasonable
efforts to structure such refinancing in a manner that minimizes any adverse tax
consequences  therefrom to the Limited  Partners,  and provided further that, in
deciding whether or not to dispose of any property that represents more than one
percent of the Partnership's total assets, the General Partner shall consider in
good faith the income tax  consequences of such disposition for both the General
Partners and the Limited Partners. The General Partner and the Partnership shall
not have liability to a Limited Partner under any  circumstances  as a result of
an income  tax  liability  incurred  by such  Limited  Partner as a result of an
action (or inaction) by the General Partner pursuant to its authority under this
Agreement.

                  Section 7.2       Certificate of Limited Partnership

                  The General Partner has previously  filed the Certificate with
the  Secretary of State of Delaware as required by the Act. The General  Partner
shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or
documents as may be reasonable and necessary or  appropriate  for the formation,
continuation,  qualification  and  operation  of a  limited  partnership  (or  a
partnership in which the limited  partners have limited  liability) in the State
of Delaware  and any other  state,  or the  District of  Columbia,  in which the
Partnership  may elect to do business or own  property.  To the extent that such
action is  determined by the General  Partner to be reasonable  and necessary or
appropriate,  the General Partner shall file  amendments to and  restatements of
the  Certificate  and do all the things to maintain the Partnership as a limited
partnership  (or a  partnership  in which  the  limited  partners  have  limited
liability)  under the laws of the State of Delaware  and each other state or the
District of Columbia  in which the  Partnership  may elect to do business or own
property.  Subject to the terms of Section 8.5.A(4) hereof,  the General Partner
shall not be required,  before or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the
Certificate or any amendment thereto to any Limited Partner.

                  Section 7.3       Restrictions on General Partner's Authority

                  A.  The   General   Partner   may  not  take  any   action  in
contravention of an express  prohibition or limitation of this Agreement without
the written Consent of all of the Limited  Partners  (including  Limited Partner
Interests held by the General  Partner) (or such lower percentage of the Limited
Partners as may be specifically provided for under a provision of this Agreement
or the Act).

                  B.  Except as  provided  in  Article l3  hereof,  the  General
Partner  may  not  sell,  exchange,  transfer  or  otherwise  dispose  of all or
substantially  all of the  Partnership's  assets  in a single  transaction  or a
series of related  transactions  (including by way of merger,  consolidation  or
other  combination  with any other  Person)  without  the  Consent of holders of
three-fourths  (3/4) of the  outstanding  Common Units held by Limited  Partners
(including  Common  Units  held  by  the  General  Partner  as  Limited  Partner
Interests).

                  Section 7.4       Reimbursement of the General Partner

                  A.  Except as provided in this  Section 7.4 and  elsewhere  in
this  Agreement  (including  the  provisions  of  Articles  5  and  6  regarding
distributions,  payments,  and  allocations  to which it may be  entitled),  the
General  Partner shall not be compensated for its services as general partner of
the Partnership.

                  B. The General Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis,
or such  other  basis  as the  General  Partner  may  determine  in its sole and
absolute  discretion,  for all expenses that it incurs relating to the ownership
and  operation  of, or for the benefit of, the  Partnership;  provided  that the
amount of any such reimbursement  shall be reduced by any interest earned by the
General  Partner with respect to bank accounts or other  instruments or accounts
held by it on behalf of the  Partnership  as  permitted  in Section  7.5.A.  The
Limited  Partners  acknowledge  that,  for purposes of this Section  7.4.B,  all
expenses  of the  General  Partner  are deemed  incurred  for the benefit of the
Partnership.  Such  reimbursements  shall be in addition to any reimbursement to
the  General  Partner as a result of  indemnification  pursuant  to Section  7.7
hereof.

                  C. As set forth in Section 4.3, the General  Partner  shall be
treated as having made a Capital Contribution in the amount of all expenses that
it incurs relating to any issuance of additional  Partnership  Interests or REIT
Shares pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof.

                  D. In the  event  that  the  General  Partner  shall  elect to
purchase REIT Shares from its  shareholders  for the purpose of delivering  such
REIT Shares to satisfy an  obligation  under any dividend  reinvestment  program
adopted by the General Partner,  any employee stock purchase plan adopted by the
General  Partner,  or any similar  obligation or  arrangement  undertaken by the
General  Partner in the future,  the purchase price paid by the General  Partner
for such REIT Shares and any other expenses  incurred by the General  Partner in
connection  with such purchase shall be considered  expenses of the  Partnership
and shall be reimbursed to the General  Partner,  as the case may be, subject to
the condition that: (i) if such REIT Shares  subsequently  are to be sold by the
General  Partner,  the General Partner shall pay to the Partnership any proceeds
received by the General  Partner for such REIT Shares  (provided that a transfer
of REIT Shares for Units  pursuant to Section 8.6 would not be considered a sale
for such purposes);  and (ii) if such REIT Shares are not  retransferred  by the
General Partner within 30 days after the purchase  thereof,  the General Partner
shall  cause the  Partnership  to  cancel a number of Class A Units  held by the
General  Partner equal to the product  obtained by  multiplying  the  Conversion
Factor by the number of such REIT Shares.

                  Section 7.5       Outside Activities of the General Partner

          A. The General Partner shall not directly or indirectly  enter into or
conduct any business other than in connection  with the  ownership,  acquisition
and disposition of Partnership Interests as a General Partner or Limited Partner
and the  management  of the business of the  Partnership,  the  ownership of the
stock of the  Management  Corporation  and  such  activities  as are  incidental
thereto. The General Partner shall not incur any debts other than that for which
the  General  Partner may be liable in its  capacity  as General  Partner of the
Partnership  and other than a debt incurred by the General  Partner  pursuant to
Article III of the Declaration of Trust. The assets of the General Partner shall
be limited to Partnership Interests and stock of the Management Corporation. The
General Partner shall not hold any assets other than (i)  Partnership  Interests
as  a  General  Partner  or  Limited  Partner,  (ii)  stock  of  the  Management
Corporation,  and (iii) other than such bank accounts or similar  instruments or
accounts as it deems  necessary to carry out its  responsibilities  contemplated
under this Agreement and its organizational  documents.  The General Partner and
any Affiliates of the General Partner may acquire Limited Partner  Interests and
shall be entitled to exercise all rights of a Limited  Partner  relating to such
Limited Partner Interests.

          B.  Except as  provided  in Section  7.4.D,  in the event the  General
Partner  exercises  its rights under Article VI of the  Declaration  of Trust to
purchase REIT Shares,  then the General  Partner shall cause the  Partnership to
purchase  from it that number of Class A Units equal to the product  obtained by
multiplying  the number of REIT Shares to be  purchased  by the General  Partner
times the Conversion  Factor on the same terms and for the same aggregate  price
that the General Partner purchased such REIT Shares.

                  Section 7.6       Contracts with Affiliates

                  A.  The  Partnership  may  lend or  contribute  funds or other
assets to its Subsidiaries,  other Persons in which it has an equity investment,
or the  Management  Corporation  and such  Persons  may  borrow  funds  from the
Partnership,  on terms  and  conditions  established  in the  sole and  absolute
discretion of the General Partner.  The foregoing authority shall not create any
right or benefit in favor of any Subsidiary or any other Person.

                  B. Except as provided in Section 7.5.A,  the  Partnership  may
transfer assets to joint  ventures,  other  partnerships,  corporations or other
business  entities  in which it is or thereby  becomes a  participant  upon such
terms  and  subject  to such  conditions  consistent  with  this  Agreement  and
applicable  law as the General  Partner,  in its sole and  absolute  discretion,
believes are advisable.

                  C. Except as expressly  permitted by this  Agreement,  neither
the General Partner nor any of its Affiliates shall sell, transfer or convey any
property  to, or  purchase  any  property  from,  the  Partnership,  directly or
indirectly,  except pursuant to transactions  that are determined by the General
Partner in good faith to be fair and  reasonable  and no less  favorable  to the
Partnership than would be obtained from an unaffiliated third party.

                  D. The General  Partner,  in its sole and absolute  discretion
and without  the  approval  of the  Limited  Partners,  may propose and adopt on
behalf of the  Partnership  employee  benefit  plans,  stock option  plans,  and
similar  plans  funded by the  Partnership  for the benefit of  employees of the
General  Partner,  the  Partnership,  Subsidiaries  of  the  Partnership  or any
Affiliate  of  any of  them  in  respect  of  services  performed,  directly  or
indirectly,  for the benefit of the Partnership,  the General Partner, or any of
the Partnership's Subsidiaries.

                  E. The General Partner is expressly  authorized to enter into,
in the name  and on  behalf  of the  Partnership,  a right of first  opportunity
arrangement and other conflict  avoidance  agreements with various Affiliates of
the Partnership and the General  Partner,  on such terms as the General Partner,
in its sole and absolute discretion, believes are advisable.

                  Section 7.7       Indemnification

                  A. The  Partnership  shall  indemnify each Indemnitee from and
against  any and all losses,  claims,  damages,  liabilities,  joint or several,
expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and other legal fees and
expenses), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts arising from any and
all  claims,   demands,   actions,   suits  or  proceedings,   civil,  criminal,
administrative  or   investigative,   that  relate  to  the  operations  of  the
Partnership  as set forth in this  Agreement  in which  such  Indemnitee  may be
involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, unless it is
established  that: (i) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the
matter  giving rise to the  proceeding  and either was committed in bad faith or
was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) the Indemnitee actually
received an improper personal benefit in money,  property or services;  or (iii)
in the case of any criminal  proceeding,  the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to
believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Without limitation, the foregoing
indemnity  shall extend to any liability of any  Indemnitee,  pursuant to a loan
guaranty or otherwise, for any indebtedness of the Partnership or any Subsidiary
of the Partnership  (including  without  limitation,  any indebtedness which the
Partnership  or any Subsidiary of the  Partnership  has assumed or taken subject
to)  except  as set  forth in  Exhibit  F, and the  General  Partner  is  hereby
authorized and  empowered,  on behalf of the  Partnership,  to enter into one or
more indemnity agreements  consistent with the provisions of this Section 7.7 in
favor of any  Indemnitee  having or  potentially  having  liability for any such
indebtedness. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or settlement
does not create a  presumption  that the  Indemnitee  did not meet the requisite
standard of conduct set forth in this Section  7.7.A with respect to the subject
matter of such proceeding. The termination of any proceeding by conviction of an
Indemnitee or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent by an Indemnitee,
or an entry of an order of probation  against an  Indemnitee  prior to judgment,
creates a rebuttable presumption that such Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary
to that specified in this Section 7.7.A.  Any  indemnification  pursuant to this
Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Partnership, and neither
the  General  Partner  nor any  Limited  Partner  shall have any  obligation  to
contribute to the capital of the  Partnership  or otherwise  provide  funds,  to
enable the Partnership to fund its obligations under this Section 7.7.

                  B.  Reasonable  expenses  incurred by an  Indemnitee  who is a
party to a proceeding may be paid or reimbursed by the Partnership in advance of
the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt by the Partnership of (i) a
written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitee's good faith belief that
the standard of conduct  necessary for  indemnification  by the  Partnership  as
authorized in this Section 7.7.A has been met, and (ii) a written undertaking by
or on behalf of the  Indemnitee  to repay the amount if it shall  ultimately  be
determined that the standard of conduct has not been met.

                  C. The  indemnification  provided by this Section 7.7 shall be
in addition to any other rights to which an  Indemnitee  or any other Person may
be entitled  under any  agreement,  pursuant to any vote of the  Partners,  as a
matter of law or  otherwise,  and shall  continue  as to an  Indemnitee  who has
ceased  to  serve  in such  capacity  unless  otherwise  provided  in a  written
agreement pursuant to which such Indemnities is indemnified.

                  D.  The  Partnership  may,  but  shall  not be  obligated  to,
purchase and maintain  insurance,  on behalf of the  Indemnitees  and such other
Persons as the General Partner shall  determine,  against any liability that may
be  asserted  against  or  expenses  that  may be  incurred  by such  Person  in
connection  with  the  Partnership's  activities,   regardless  of  whether  the
Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability
under the provisions of this Agreement.

                  E. For purposes of this Section 7.7, the Partnership  shall be
deemed to have  requested  an  Indemnitee  to serve as  fiduciary of an employee
benefit plan  whenever the  performance  by it of its duties to the  Partnership
also  imposes  duties on, or otherwise  involves  services by, it to the plan or
participants  or  beneficiaries  of  the  plan;  excise  taxes  assessed  on  an
Indemnitee  with respect to an employee  benefit plan pursuant to applicable law
shall  constitute  fines within the meaning of Section 7.7; and actions taken or
omitted by the  Indemnitee  with  respect  to an  employee  benefit  plan in the
performance of its duties for a purpose  reasonably  believed by it to be in the
interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be
for a purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership.

                  F.       In no event may an Indemnitee subject any of  the
Partners to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set
forth in this Agreement.

                  G. An Indemnitee shall not be denied  indemnification in whole
or in part under this Section 7.7 because the  Indemnitee had an interest in the
transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction
was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

                  H. The  provisions  of this Section 7.7 are for the benefit of
the Indemnitees,  their heirs, successors,  assigns and administrators and shall
not be deemed to create  any rights for the  benefit of any other  Persons.  Any
amendment,  modification  or repeal of this Section 7.7 or any provision  hereof
shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the
Partnership's  liability to any  Indemnitee  under this Section 7.7 as in effect
immediately  prior to such  amendment,  modification,  or repeal with respect to
claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior
to such amendment,  modification  or repeal,  regardless of when such claims may
arise or be asserted.



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                  Section 7.8       Liability of the General Partner

                  A. Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary set forth in this
Agreement,  the General Partner shall not be liable for monetary  damages to the
Partnership,  any Partners or any Assignees for losses  sustained or liabilities
incurred  as a result of errors in  judgment  or of any act or  omission  if the
General Partner acted in good faith.

                  B. The Limited Partners expressly acknowledge that the General
Partner  is  acting  on  behalf  of  the   Partnership,   and  its  shareholders
collectively,  that the General  Partner is under no  obligation to consider the
separate interests of the Limited Partners (including,  without limitation,  the
tax  consequences to Limited Partners or Assignees) in deciding whether to cause
the  Partnership to take (or decline to take) any actions,  and that the General
Partner  shall  not  be  liable  for  monetary  damages  for  losses  sustained,
liabilities  incurred, or benefits not derived by Limited Partners in connection
with such decisions, provided that the General Partner has acted in good faith.

                  C. Subject to its  obligations  and duties as General  Partner
set forth in Section 7.1.A hereof,  the General  Partner may exercise any of the
powers  granted to it by this  Agreement  and perform any of the duties  imposed
upon it  hereunder  either  directly or by or through  its  agents.  The General
Partner shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of
any such agent appointed by the General Partner in good faith.

                  D. Any amendment,  modification  or repeal of this Section 7.8
or any  provision  hereof  shall be  prospective  only and  shall not in any way
affect the limitations on the General Partner's liability to the Partnership and
the Limited  Partners under this Section 7.8 as in effect  immediately  prior to
such  amendment,  modification  or repeal with respect to claims arising from or
relating to matters  occurring,  in whole or in part,  prior to such  amendment,
modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

                  Section 7.9       Other Matters Concerning the General Partner

                  A. The  General  Partner  may rely and shall be  protected  in
acting or refraining  from acting upon any resolution,  certificate,  statement,
instrument,  opinion, report, notice, request,  consent, order, bond, debenture,
or other  paper or  document  believed  by it in good faith to be genuine and to
have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

                  B.  The  General  Partner  may  consult  with  legal  counsel,
accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers, architects,
engineers, environmental consultants and other consultants and advisers selected
by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance  upon the opinion of
such Persons as to matters which such General Partner reasonably  believes to be
within such Person's  professional  or expert  competence  shall be conclusively
presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance  with such
opinion.

                  C. The General Partner shall have the right, in respect of any
of its  powers  or  obligations  hereunder,  to  act  through  any  of its  duly
authorized  officers and a duly appointed  attorney or  attorneys-in-fact.  Each
such attorney  shall, to the extent provided by the General Partner in the power
of attorney,  have full power and  authority to do and perform all and every act
and duty  which is  permitted  or  required  to be done by the  General  Partner
hereunder.

                  D.  Notwithstanding  any other provisions of this Agreement or
the Act, any action of the General  Partner on behalf of the  Partnership or any
decision  of the  General  Partner  to  refrain  from  acting  on  behalf of the
Partnership, undertaken in the good faith belief that such action or omission is
necessary  or  advisable  in order to (i)  protect  the  ability of the  General
Partner to  continue  to qualify as a REIT or (ii) avoid the  General  Partner's
incurring  any taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code, is expressly
authorized  under this  Agreement  and is deemed  approved by all of the Limited
Partners.

                  Section 7.10      Title to Partnership Assets

                  Title to Partnership  assets,  whether real, personal or mixed
and  whether  tangible  or  intangible,  shall  be  deemed  to be  owned  by the
Partnership as an entity,  and no Partner,  individually or collectively,  shall
have any ownership  interest in such Partnership  assets or any portion thereof.
Title  to any or all of the  Partnership  assets  may be held in the name of the
Partnership, the General Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner
may determine,  including Affiliates of the General Partner. The General Partner
hereby declares and warrants that any  Partnership  assets for which legal title
is held in the name of the General  Partner or any nominee or  Affiliate  of the
General  Partner shall be held by the General Partner for the use and benefit of
the Partnership in accordance  with the provisions of this Agreement;  provided,
however, that the General Partner shall use its best efforts to cause beneficial
and  record  title to such  assets to be vested  in the  Partnership  as soon as
reasonably practicable. All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property
of the  Partnership in its books and records,  irrespective of the name in which
legal title to such Partnership assets is held.

                  Section 7.11      Reliance by Third Parties

                  Notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary in this  Agreement,
any Person  dealing  with the  Partnership  shall be entitled to assume that the
General Partner has full power and authority, without consent or approval of any
other Partner or Person to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and
all assets of the  Partnership  and to enter into any contracts on behalf of the
Partnership,  and take any and all actions on behalf of the Partnership and such
Person  shall be  entitled  to deal with the  General  Partner as if the General
Partner  were  the  Partnership's  sole  party in  interest,  both  legally  and
beneficially.  Each Limited  Partner hereby waives any and all defenses or other
remedies  which may be  available  against  such  Person to  contest,  negate or
disaffirm any action of the General Partner in connection with any such dealing.
In  no  event  shall  any  Person  dealing  with  the  General  Partner  or  its
representatives  be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have
been  complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or
action  of  the  General  Partner  or  its   representatives.   Each  and  every
certificate,  document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership
by the General Partner or its  representatives  shall be conclusive  evidence in
favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (i) at
the  time of the  execution  and  delivery  of  such  certificate,  document  or
instrument,  this  Agreement  was in full  force  and  effect,  (ii) the  Person
executing and  delivering  such  certificate,  document or  instrument  was duly
authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership and (iii)
such  certificate,  document or  instrument  was duly  executed and delivered in
accordance  with the terms and  provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon
the Partnership.


                                    ARTICLE 8
                   RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS

                  Section 8.1       Limitation of Liability

                  The  Limited  Partners  shall  have no  liability  under  this
Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement, including Section 10.5
hereof, or under the Act.

                  Section 8.2       Management of Business

                  No  Limited  Partner  or  Assignee  (other  than  the  General
Partner,  any of its  Affiliates or any officer,  director,  employee,  partner,
agent  or  trustee  of the  General  Partner,  the  Partnership  or any of their
Affiliates,  in  their  capacity  as such)  shall  take  part in the  operation,
management  or control  (within  the  meaning  of the Act) of the  Partnership's
business,  transact any business in the Partnership's  name or have the power to
sign documents for or otherwise  bind the  Partnership.  The  transaction of any
such  business by the General  Partner,  any of its  Affiliates  or any officer,
director,  employee,  partner,  agent or trustee  of the  General  Partner,  the
Partnership or any of their  Affiliates,  in their  capacity as such,  shall not
affect,  impair or eliminate  the  limitations  on the  liability of the Limited
Partners or Assignees under this Agreement.

                  Section 8.3       Outside Activities of Limited Partners

                  Subject to any  agreements  entered  into  pursuant to Section
7.6.E hereof and any other  agreements  entered into by a Limited Partner or its
Affiliates with the Partnership or a Subsidiary, any Limited Partner (other than
the General  Partner)  and any  officer,  director,  employee,  agent,  trustee,
Affiliate or shareholder of any Limited Partner (other than the General Partner)
shall be  entitled  to and may have  business  interests  and engage in business
activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership,  including business
interests and activities that are in direct  competition with the Partnership or
that are enhanced by the activities of the Partnership.  Neither the Partnership
nor any  Partners  shall  have any  rights by virtue  of this  Agreement  in any
business  ventures  of any  Limited  Partner or  Assignee.  None of the  Limited
Partners  (other than the General  Partner)  nor any other Person shall have any
rights by virtue of this Agreement or the Partnership  relationship  established
hereby in any  business  ventures  of any other  Person  (other than the General
Partner to the extent  expressly  provided herein) and such Person shall have no
obligation pursuant to this Agreement to offer any interest in any such business
ventures to the Partnership,  any Limited Partner or any such other Person, even
if such  opportunity is of a character  which, if presented to the  Partnership,
any Limited Partner or such other Person, could be taken by such Person.

                  Section 8.4       Return of Capital

                  Except  pursuant  to the  right  of  redemption  set  forth in
Section 8.6, no Limited Partner shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of
its Capital Contribution, except to the extent of distributions made pursuant to
this Agreement or upon termination of the Partnership as provided herein. Except
to the extent  provided by Exhibit C hereof or as permitted by Section 4.2.B, or
otherwise  expressly provided in this Agreement,  no Limited Partner or Assignee
shall have priority over any other Limited  Partner or Assignee either as to the
return of Capital Contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions.

                  Section 8.5       Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the
Partnership

                  A. In addition to other rights  provided by this  Agreement or
by the Act, and except as limited by Section 8.5.C hereof,  each Limited Partner
shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partner's
interest as a limited  partner in the  Partnership,  upon written  demand with a
statement  of the  purpose of such  demand  and at such  Limited  Partner's  own
expense  (including  such  copying  and  administrative  charges as the  General
Partner may establish from time to time):

                  (1)      to  obtain  a copy  of the  most  recent  annual  and
                           quarterly  reports  filed  with  the  Securities  and
                           Exchange  Commission by the General Partner  pursuant
                           to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

                  (2)      to obtain a copy of the Partnership's federal, state
                           and local income tax returns for each Partnership
                           Year;

                  (3)      to obtain a current list of the name and last known
                           business, residence or mailing address of each
                           Partner;

                  (4)      to   obtain  a  copy  of  this   Agreement   and  the
                           Certificate and all amendments thereto, together with
                           executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to
                           which  this   Agreement,   the  Certificate  and  all
                           amendments thereto have been executed; and

                  (5)      to obtain  true and full  information  regarding  the
                           amount of cash and a description and statement of any
                           other  property  or  services   contributed  by  each
                           Partner   and  which  each   Partner  has  agreed  to
                           contribute in the future,  and the date on which each
                           became a Partner.

                  B.       The Partnership shall notify each Limited Partner
upon request  of the then current Conversion Factor.

                  C.  Notwithstanding  any other  provision of this Section 8.5,
the General Partner may keep confidential  from the Limited  Partners,  for such
period  of time as the  General  Partner  determines  in its sole  and  absolute
discretion  to be  reasonable,  any  information  that (i) the  General  Partner
reasonably  believes to be in the nature of trade  secrets or other  information
the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith believes is not in the
best  interests  of the  Partnership  or could  damage  the  Partnership  or its
business or (ii) the  Partnership  is required by law or by  agreements  with an
unaffiliated third party to keep confidential.

                  Section 8.6       Redemption Right

                  A. Subject to Sections 4.2.C.3 and 8.6.C, on or after the date
one (1) year after the closing of the initial public  offering of REIT Shares by
the General Partner, each Limited Partner, other than the General Partner, shall
have the right (the "Redemption  Right") to require the Partnership to redeem on
a Specified  Redemption  Date all or a portion of the Class A Units held by such
Limited  Partner  at a  redemption  price  equal  to and in the form of the Cash
Amount to be paid by the  Partnership.  The Redemption  Right shall be exercised
pursuant to a Notice of Redemption  delivered to the Partnership (with a copy to
the General  Partner) by the Limited  Partner who is exercising  the  redemption
right  (the  "Redeeming  Partner").  A  Limited  Partner  may not  exercise  the
Redemption  Right for less than one thousand  (1,000)  Class A Units or, if such
Limited Partner holds less than one thousand  (1,000) Class A Units,  all of the
Class A Units held by such Limited Partner.  The Redeeming Partner shall have no
right,  with  respect to any  Partnership  Units so  redeemed,  to  receive  any
distributions  paid after the  Specified  Redemption  Date.  The Assignee of any
Limited Partner may exercise the rights of such Limited Partner pursuant to this
Section 8.6,  and such Limited  Partner  shall be deemed to have  assigned  such
rights to such  Assignee  and shall be bound by the  exercise  of such rights by
such Limited Partner's Assignee.  In connection with any exercise of such rights
by such  Assignee on behalf of such  Limited  Partner,  the Cash Amount shall be
paid by the  Partnership  directly  to  such  Assignee  and not to such  Limited
Partner.

                  B.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  Section  8.6.A,  the
General  Partner  may,  in its sole and  absolute  discretion,  elect to  assume
directly  and  satisfy  a  Redemption  Right by either  paying to the  Redeeming
Partner  the Cash  Amount or issuing to the  Redeeming  Partner  the REIT Shares
Amount, as elected by the General Partner (in its sole and absolute  discretion)
on the Specified  Redemption  Date,  whereupon the General Partner shall acquire
the Partnership  Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming Partner and shall
be  treated  for all  purposes  of this  Agreement  as the owner of such Class A
Units.  Unless the General Partner (in its sole and absolute  discretion)  shall
exercise its right to assume  directly  and satisfy the  Redemption  Right,  the
General  Partner shall not have any  obligation to the Redeeming  Partner or the
Partnership with respect to the Redeeming  Partner's  exercise of the Redemption
Right.  In the event the General Partner shall exercise its right to satisfy the
Redemption  Right in the manner  described in the first sentence of this Section
8.6.B,  the  Partnership  shall  have no  obligation  to pay any  amount  to the
Redeeming  Partner  with  respect to such  Redeeming  Partner's  exercise of the
Redemption Right, and each of the Redeeming  Partner,  the Partnership,  and the
General Partner shall treat the transaction between the General Partner, and the
Redeeming  Partner for federal  income tax  purposes as a sale of the  Redeeming
Partner's Class A Units to the General Partner. Each Redeeming Partner agrees to
execute  such  documents  as the  General  Partner  may  reasonably  require  in
connection  with the  issuance of REIT Shares  upon  exercise of the  Redemption
Right.

                  C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.6.A and Section
8.6.B, a Partner shall not be entitled to exercise the Redemption Right pursuant
to Section 8.6.A if the delivery of REIT Shares to such Partner on the Specified
Redemption Date by the General Partner pursuant to Section 8.6.B  (regardless of
whether or not the General  Partner or would in fact  exercise  its rights under
Section  8.6.B) would be  prohibited  under the  Declaration  of Trust.  Without
limitation on the preceding sentence,  the following restrictions shall apply to
the exercise of a Redemption Right by a Partner:  (i) neither a Person who is an
"Excluded Holder" as defined in the Declaration of Trust, nor any Person related
to an  "Excluded  Holder" by either  blood or  marriage,  nor any  Person  whose
ownership  of REIT Shares would be  attributed  to an  "Excluded  Holder"  under
Section 318 of the Code, nor any Person who would be considered by reason of the
application  of  Section  318 of  the  Code  to  own  REIT  Shares  actually  or
constructively  owned by an "Excluded Holder" shall be permitted to exercise the
Redemption  Right if (A) after  giving  effect to such  exercise,  The  Colonial
Company or any direct or indirect  Subsidiary  of The Colonial  Company would be
regarded  as a "related  party  tenant" of the General  Partner for  purposes of
Section  856(d)(2)(B)  of the Code and (B) the total  rental  income  considered
derived by the General Partner from all "related party tenants" could reasonably
be  expected  to exceed  one  percent  (1%) of the gross  income of the  General
Partner (as determined for the purposes of Section  856(c)(2) of the Code);  and
(ii)  neither  an  "Excluded  Holder",  nor any Person  related to an  "Excluded
Holder" by either  blood or  marriage,  nor any Person  whose  ownership of REIT
Shares would be attributed to an "Excluded  Holder" under Section  544(a) of the
Code,  nor any Person who would be  considered by reason of the  application  of
Section 544(a) of the Code to own REIT Shares actually or  constructively  owned
by an "Excluded  Holder" shall be permitted to exercise the Redemption Right if,
after giving effect to such exercise (A) any single Person described above would
be  considered  to own more than 29 percent of the  outstanding  REIT Shares (as
determined  for purposes of Sections  542(a)(2) and 856(a)(6) of the Code);  (B)
any two Persons  described above would be considered to own more than 34 percent
of the outstanding REIT Shares (as determined for purposes of Sections 542(a)(2)
and  856(a)(6)  of the Code);  (C) any three  Persons  described  above would be
considered  to own more than 39  percent  of the  outstanding  REIT  Shares  (as
determined for purposes of Sections 542(a)(2) and 856(a)(6) of the Code); or (D)
any four Persons described above would be considered to own more than 44 percent
of the outstanding REIT Shares (as determined for purposes of Sections 542(a)(2)
and 856(a)(6) of the Code).

                  D.  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  Sections  8.6.A,
8.6.B, or 8.6.C,  no Partner shall be entitled to exercise the Redemption  Right
pursuant to Section  8.6.A with  respect to any  Preferred  Unit unless (i) such
Preferred  Unit has  been  issued  to and is held by a  Partner  other  than the
General  Partner,  and (ii) the General  Partner has  expressly  granted to such
Partner the right to redeem such Preferred Units pursuant to Section 8.6.A.

                  E.  Preferred  Units  shall be  redeemed,  if at all,  only in
accordance with such redemption  rights or options as are set forth with respect
to such  Preferred  Units  (or  class  or  series  thereof)  in the  instruments
designating such Preferred Units (or class or series thereof).


                                    ARTICLE 9
                     BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS

                  Section 9.1        Records and Accounting

                  The  General  Partner  shall  keep or  cause to be kept at the
principal office of the Partnership  those records and documents  required to be
maintained by the Act and other books and records deemed by the General  Partner
to be appropriate with respect to the Partnership's business, including, without
limitation,  all books and records  necessary to provide to the Limited Partners
any information,  lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant
to Section 9.3 hereof. Any records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership
in the  regular  course  of its  business  may be kept on, or be in the form of,
punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs,  micrographics or any other information
storage  device,  provided that the records so maintained are  convertible  into
clearly  legible  written form within a reasonable  period of time. The books of
the Partnership shall be maintained,  for financial and tax reporting  purposes,
on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
or such  other  basis as the  General  Partner  determines  to be  necessary  or
appropriate.

                  Section 9.2       Fiscal Year

                  The fiscal year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year.

                  Section 9.3       Reports

                  A. As soon as  practicable,  but in no  event  later  than one
hundred five (105) days after the close of each  Partnership  Year,  the General
Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited  Partner as of the close of the
Partnership  Year,  an annual  report  containing  financial  statements  of the
Partnership, or of the General Partner if such statements are prepared solely on
a  consolidated  basis with the  General  Partner,  for such  Partnership  Year,
presented in accordance  with generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  such
statements to be audited by a nationally  recognized firm of independent  public
accountants selected by the General Partner.

                  B. As soon as  practicable,  but in no  event  later  than one
hundred  five (105) days after the close of each  calendar  quarter  (except the
last  calendar  quarter of each  year),  the General  Partner  shall cause to be
mailed to each  Limited  Partner as of the last day of the calendar  quarter,  a
report containing unaudited financial  statements of the Partnership,  or of the
General Partner,  if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis
with the  General  Partner,  and such other  information  as may be  required by
applicable  law  or  regulation,  or as the  General  Partner  determines  to be
appropriate.


                                   ARTICLE 10
                                   TAX MATTERS

                  Section 10.1      Preparation of Tax Returns

                  The General  Partner  shall  arrange for the  preparation  and
timely filing of all returns of Partnership income,  gains,  deductions,  losses
and other items  required of the  Partnership  for federal and state  income tax
purposes and shall use all  reasonable  efforts to furnish,  within  ninety (90)
days of the close of each taxable year, the tax information  reasonably required
by Limited Partners for federal and state income tax reporting purposes.

                  Section 10.2      Tax Elections

                  Except as  otherwise  provided  herein,  the  General  Partner
shall,  in its sole  and  absolute  discretion,  determine  whether  to make any
available  election pursuant to the Code;  provided,  however,  that the General
Partner shall make the election under Section 754 of the Code in accordance with
applicable regulations  thereunder.  The General Partner shall have the right to
seek to revoke any such election  (including,  without limitation,  the election
under Section 754 of the Code) upon the General  Partner's  determination in its
sole and absolute  discretion  that such  revocation is in the best interests of
the Partners.



                  Section 10.3      Tax Matters Partner

                  A. The General  Partner shall be the "tax matters  partner" of
the Partnership for federal income tax purposes.  Pursuant to Section 6230(e) of
the  Code,  upon  receipt  of  notice  from  the  IRS  of  the  beginning  of an
administrative  proceeding  with  respect to the  Partnership,  the tax  matters
partner shall furnish the IRS with the name,  address,  taxpayer  identification
number,  and profit interest of each of the Limited  Partners and the Assignees;
provided,  however,  that such information is provided to the Partnership by the
Limited Partners and the Assignees.

                  B.       The tax matters partner is authorized, but not
required:

          (1)       to enter into any  settlement  with the IRS with  respect to
                    any   administrative   or  judicial   proceedings   for  the
                    adjustment of  Partnership  items  required to be taken into
                    account  by  a  Partner  for  income  tax   purposes   (such
                    administrative  proceedings  being  referred  to  as a  "tax
                    audit" and such judicial  proceedings  being  referred to as
                    "judicial review"),  and in the settlement agreement the tax
                    matters  partner  may  expressly  state that such  agreement
                    shall  bind  all  Partners,   except  that  such  settlement
                    agreement  shall not bind any  Partner  (i) who  (within the
                    time prescribed  pursuant to the Code and Regulations) files
                    a  statement  with the IRS  providing  that the tax  matters
                    partner  shall  not  have  the  authority  to  enter  into a
                    settlement  agreement  on behalf of such Partner or (ii) who
                    is a "notice  partner" (as defined in Section  6231(a)(8) of
                    the Code) or a member of a "notice  group"  (as  defined  in
                    Section 6223(b)(2) of the Code);

          (2)       in  the  event  that  a  notice  of a  final  administrative
                    adjustment at the Partnership  level of any item required to
                    be taken  into  account  by a Partner  for tax  purposes  (a
                    "final adjustment") is mailed to the tax matters partner, to
                    seek judicial review of such final adjustment, including the
                    filing of a petition for readjustment  with the Tax Court or
                    the filing of a complaint  for refund with the United States
                    Claims Court or the District  Court of the United States for
                    the district in which the  Partnership's  principal place of
                    business is located;

          (3)       to intervene in any action  brought by any other Partner for
                    judicial review of a final
                           adjustment;

          (4)       to file a request for an administrative  adjustment with the
                    IRS and,  if any part of such  request is not allowed by the
                    IRS, to file an appropriate pleading (petition or complaint)
                    for judicial review with respect to such request;

          (5)       to enter into an agreement with the IRS to extend the period
                    for  assessing  any tax  which is  attributable  to any item
                    required to be taken  account by a Partner for tax purposes,
                    or an item affected by such item; and

          (6)       to take any other  action on behalf of the  Partners  of the
                    Partnership  in  connection  with any tax audit or  judicial
                    review  proceeding to the extent permitted by applicable law
                    or regulations.

                  The taking of any action and the  incurring  of any expense by
the tax matters  partner in connection with any such  proceeding,  except to the
extent  required by law, is a matter in the sole and absolute  discretion of the
tax  matters  partner and the  provisions  relating  to  indemnification  of the
General  Partner  set  forth in  Section  7.7 of this  Agreement  shall be fully
applicable to the tax matters partner in its capacity as such.

                  C. The tax matters partner shall receive no  compensation  for
its  services.  All third party costs and  expenses  incurred by the tax matters
partner in performing its duties as such  (including  legal and accounting  fees
and  expenses)  shall be  borne  by the  Partnership.  Nothing  herein  shall be
construed to restrict the Partnership from engaging an accounting firm to assist
the tax matters  partner in  discharging  its duties  hereunder,  so long as the
compensation paid by the Partnership for such services is reasonable.

                  Section 10.4      Organizational Expenses

                  The  Partnership  shall  elect  to  deduct  expenses,  if any,
incurred by it in  organizing  the  Partnership  ratably over a sixty (60) month
period as provided in Section 709 of the Code.

                  Section 10.5      Withholding

                  Each Limited  Partner  hereby  authorizes  the  Partnership to
withhold  from or pay on behalf of or with respect to such  Limited  Partner any
amount of federal,  state,  local,  or foreign  taxes that the  General  Partner
determines  that the  Partnership is required to withhold or pay with respect to
any amount  distributable  or allocable to such Limited Partner pursuant to this
Agreement,  including,  without limitation, any taxes required to be withheld or
paid by the Partnership  pursuant to Sections 1441,  1442,  1445, or 1446 of the
Code.  Any amount paid on behalf of or with respect to a Limited  Partner  shall
constitute a loan by the Partnership to such Limited  Partner,  which loan shall
be repaid by such Limited Partner within fifteen (15) days after notice from the
General  Partner  that such  payment  must be made  unless  (i) the  Partnership
withholds such payment from a distribution  which would otherwise be made to the
Limited Partner or (ii) the General Partner determines, in its sole and absolute
discretion, that such payment may be satisfied out of the available funds of the
Partnership  which would,  but for such payment,  be  distributed to the Limited
Partner.  Any amounts  withheld  pursuant to the  foregoing  clauses (i) or (ii)
shall be  treated as having  been  distributed  to such  Limited  Partner.  Each
Limited Partner hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Partnership
a security  interest in such Limited  Partner's  Partnership  Interest to secure
such Limited Partner's obligation to pay to the Partnership any amounts required
to be paid pursuant to this Section  10.5.  In the event that a Limited  Partner
fails to pay any amounts owed to the  Partnership  pursuant to this Section 10.5
when due, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect to
make the  payment  to the  Partnership  on  behalf  of such  defaulting  Limited
Partner,  and in such event  shall be deemed to have  loaned such amount to such
defaulting  Limited  Partner and shall succeed to all rights and remedies of the
Partnership as against such defaulting Limited Partner.  Without limitation,  in
such event the  General  Partner  shall have the right to receive  distributions
that would otherwise be distributable  to such defaulting  Limited Partner until
such time as such loan,  together  with all interest  thereon,  has been paid in
full,  and any such  distributions  so received by the General  Partner shall be
treated  as having  been  distributed  to the  defaulting  Limited  Partner  and
immediately  paid by the defaulting  Limited  Partner to the General  Partner in
repayment of such loan. Any amounts payable by a Limited Partner hereunder shall
bear  interest  at the lesser of (A) the base rate on  corporate  loans at large
United States money center  commercial  banks, as published from time to time in
the Wall Street  Journal,  plus four (4) percentage  points,  or (B) the maximum
lawful  rate of interest on such  obligation,  such  interest to accrue from the
date such amount is due (i.e., fifteen (15) days after demand) until such amount
is paid in full. Each Limited Partner shall take such actions as the Partnership
or the General Partner shall request in order to perfect or enforce the security
interest created hereunder.



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                                   ARTICLE 11
                            TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS

                  Section 11.1      Transfer

                  A. The term  "transfer,"  when  used in this  Article  11 with
respect to a  Partnership  Unit,  shall be deemed to refer to a  transaction  by
which the  General  Partner  purports  to assign all or any part of its  General
Partner  Interest to another  Person or by which a Limited  Partner  purports to
assign all or any part of its Limited Partner  Interest to another  Person,  and
includes a sale, assignment, gift, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage,
exchange or any other disposition by law or otherwise.  The term "transfer" when
used in this Article 11 does not include any redemption of Partnership  Units by
a Limited Partner or acquisition of Partnership  Units from a Limited Partner by
the General Partner pursuant to Section 8.6.

                  B. No Partnership  Interest shall be transferred,  in whole or
in part,  except in accordance  with the terms and  conditions set forth in this
Article 11. Any transfer or  purported  transfer of a  Partnership  Interest not
made in accordance with this Article 11 shall be null and void.

                  Section 11.2      Transfer of General Partner's Partnership
Interest

                  A. The  General  Partner may not  transfer  any of its General
Partner Interest or Limited Partnership Interests or withdraw as General Partner
except as  provided  in  Section  11.2.B  or in  connection  with a  transaction
described in Section 11.2.C.

                  B. The General Partner may transfer Limited Partner  Interests
held by it either to the  Partnership in accordance with Section 7.5.B hereof or
to a  purported  holder of REIT  Shares in  accordance  with the  provisions  of
Section 6.6 of the Declaration of Trust.

                  C. Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.2.D, the General
Partner shall not engage in any merger,  consolidation or other combination with
or into another Person or sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or any
reclassification,  or  recapitalization  or change of  outstanding  REIT  Shares
(other  than a change in par value,  or from par value to no par value,  or as a
result of a  subdivision  or  combination  as  described  in the  definition  of
"Conversion Factor") ("Transaction"), unless (i) the Transaction also includes a
merger of the  Partnership  or sale of  substantially  all of the  assets of the
Partnership  which has been  approved by the  requisite  Consent of the Partners
pursuant  to  Section  7.3 and as a result of which all  Limited  Partners  will
receive for each Common Unit an amount of cash,  securities,  or other  property
equal to the product of the Conversion  Factor and the greatest  amount of cash,
securities or other property paid to a holder of one REIT Share in consideration
of one REIT Share at any time during the period from and after the date on which
the  Transaction  is  consummated,  provided  that if,  in  connection  with the
Transaction,  a purchase,  tender or exchange  offer shall have been made to and
accepted by the holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding REIT
Shares,  each holder of Common Units shall receive the greatest  amount of cash,
securities,  or other  property  which such holder  would have  received  had it
exercised  the  Redemption  Right and  received  REIT Shares in exchange for its
Common Units  immediately  prior to the expiration of such  purchase,  tender or
exchange  offer and had  thereupon  accepted such  purchase,  tender or exchange
offer; and (ii) no more than forty-nine  percent (49%) of the equity  securities
of the acquiring Person in such transaction shall be owned,  after  consummation
of such Transaction, by the General Partner or Persons who are Affiliates of the
Partnership or the General  Partner  immediately  prior to the date on which the
Transaction is consummated.

                  D.  Notwithstanding  Section  11.2.C,  the General Partner may
merge with another entity if immediately after such merger  substantially all of
the assets of the surviving  entity,  other than  Partnership  Units held by the
General Partner (whether such  Partnership  Units constitute the General Partner
Interest or a Limited Partner Interest), are contributed to the Partnership as a
Capital Contribution in exchange for Partnership Units with a fair market value,
as reasonably  determined by the General  Partner,  equal to the 704(c) Value of
the assets so contributed.

                  Section 11.3      Limited Partners' Rights to Transfer

                  A.  Subject to the  provisions  of  Sections  11.3.C,  11.3.D,
11.3.E, and 11.4, a Limited Partner may transfer, with or without the consent of
the General Partner, all or any portion of its Partnership  Interest,  or any of
such Limited Partner's economic rights as a Limited Partner.

                  B.  If  a  Limited  Partner  is  subject  to  Incapacity,  the
executor,  administrator,  trustee, committee, guardian, conservator or receiver
of such Limited Partner's estate shall have all the rights of a Limited Partner,
but not more  rights  than those  enjoyed  by other  Limited  Partners,  for the
purpose of settling or managing  the estate and such power as the  Incapacitated
Limited Partner  possessed to transfer all or any part of his or its interest in
the Partnership.  The Incapacity of a Limited Partner,  in and of itself,  shall
not dissolve or terminate the Partnership.

                  C. The General  Partner may prohibit any transfer by a Limited
Partner of its  Partnership  Units if, in the  opinion  of legal  counsel to the
Partnership,  such transfer  would require  filing of a  registration  statement
under the Securities Act of 1933 or would otherwise violate any federal or state
securities laws or regulations  applicable to the Partnership or the Partnership
Unit.

                  D. No transfer by a Limited Partner of its  Partnership  Units
may be made  to any  Person  if (i) in the  opinion  of  legal  counsel  for the
Partnership,  it would result in the Partnership being treated as an association
taxable  as a  corporation,  or (ii) such  transfer  is  effectuated  through an
"established  securities  market" or a  "secondary  market  (or the  substantial
equivalent thereof)" within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code.

                  E.  No  transfer  of any  Partnership  Units  may be made to a
lender to the  Partnership  or any Person who is related  (within the meaning of
Section  1.752-4(b) of the  Regulations) to any lender to the Partnership  whose
loan  constitutes  a Nonrecourse  Liability,  without the consent of the General
Partner,  in its sole and absolute  discretion,  provided that as a condition to
such consent the lender will be required to enter into an  arrangement  with the
Partnership and the General Partner to exchange or redeem for the Cash Amount or
REIT Shares Amount, at the election of the Partnership, any Partnership Units in
which a security  interest  is held  simultaneously  with the time at which such
lender  would be deemed to be a  partner  in the  Partnership  for  purposes  of
allocating liabilities to such lender under Section 752 of the Code.

                  Section 11.4      Substituted Limited Partners

                  A. The  General  Partner's  failure  or  refusal  to  permit a
transferee of any such interests to become a Substituted  Limited  Partner shall
not give rise to any cause of action against the Partnership or any Partner.

                  B. A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Limited
Partner in accordance  with this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers
and be subject to all the  restrictions  and  liabilities  of a Limited  Partner
under this Agreement.

                  C. Upon the admission of a Substituted  Limited  Partner,  the
General  Partner shall amend Exhibit A to reflect the name,  address,  number of
Partnership Units, and Percentage  Interest of such Substituted  Limited Partner
and to eliminate or adjust, if necessary,  the name, address and interest of the
predecessor of such Substituted Limited Partner.

                  Section 11.5      Assignees

                  If the General Partner,  in its sole and absolute  discretion,
does not consent to the admission of any permitted transferee under Section 11.3
as a Substituted  Limited Partner, as described in Section 11.4, such transferee
shall be  considered  an Assignee  for purposes of this  Agreement.  An Assignee
shall be deemed to have had  assigned  to it, and shall be  entitled  to receive
distributions  from the  Partnership  and the share of Net  Income,  Net Losses,
Recapture  Income,  and any other items,  gain, loss deduction and credit of the
Partnership  attributable to the Partnership  Units assigned to such transferee,
but  shall  not be  deemed  to be a holder  of  Partnership  Units for any other
purpose under this Agreement, and shall not be entitled to vote such Partnership
Units  in  any  matter  presented  to the  Limited  Partners  for a  vote  (such
Partnership  Units  being  deemed to have been voted on such  matter in the same
proportion  as all other  Partnership  Units of the same class or series held by
Limited Partners are voted, to the extent such Partnership Units are entitled to
vote on such matter). In the event any such transferee desires to make a further
assignment of any such  Partnership  Units,  such transferee shall be subject to
all the  provisions of this Article 11 to the same extent and in the same manner
as any Limited Partner desiring to make an assignment of Partnership Units.

                  Section 11.6      General Provisions

                  A. No Limited Partner may withdraw from the Partnership  other
than as a  result  of a  permitted  transfer  of all of such  Limited  Partner's
Partnership  Units in accordance  with this Article 11 or pursuant to redemption
of all of its Partnership Units under Section 8.6.

                  B.  Any  Limited   Partner  who  shall  transfer  all  of  its
Partnership  Units in a transfer  permitted  pursuant  to this  Article 11 shall
cease to be a  Limited  Partner  upon the  admission  of all  Assignees  of such
Partnership Units as Substitute Limited Partners. Similarly, any Limited Partner
who shall transfer all of its Partnership  Units pursuant to a redemption of all
of its  Partnership  Units  under  Section 8.6 of this  Agreement,  Section 4 of
Exhibit I and Section 4 of Exhibit J shall cease to be a Limited Partner.

                  C.  Transfers  pursuant to this Article 11 may only be made on
the first day of a month, unless the General Partner otherwise agrees; provided,
however,  that a transfer of Partnership Units pursuant to exercise of rights by
a secured party in connection with a pledge of such Partnership  Units may occur
at any time.

                  D. If any  Partnership  Interest  is  transferred  or assigned
during any quarterly segment of the Partnership's fiscal year in compliance with
the provisions of this Article 11 or redeemed or transferred pursuant to Section
8.6 of this Agreement,  Section 4 of Exhibit G or Section 4 of Exhibit H, or any
day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net Income, Net Losses,
each item  thereof and all other items  attributable  to such  interest for such
Partnership Year shall be divided and allocated  between the transferor  Partner
and the transferee Partner by taking into account their varying interests during
the  Partnerships  year in accordance with Section 706(d) of the Code, using the
interim  closing  of the books  method.  Solely  for  purposes  of  making  such
allocations,  each of such items for the calendar month in which the transfer or
assignment occurs shall be allocated to the transferee Partner, and none of such
items for the calendar month in which a redemption  occurs shall be allocated to
the Redeeming Partner.  All distributions of Available Cash attributable to such
Partnership Unit with respect to which the Partnership Record Date or the Series
B Preferred Unit Partnership Record Date, as the case may be, is before the date
of such  transfer,  assignment,  or redemption  shall be made to the  transferor
Partner  or the  Redeeming  Partner,  as the case  may be,  and in the case of a
transfer or assignment other than a redemption,  all  distributions of Available
Cash  thereafter  attributable  to such  Partnership  Unit  shall be made to the
transferee Partner.


                                   ARTICLE 12
                              ADMISSION OF PARTNERS

                  Section 12.1      Admission of Successor General Partner

                  A successor to all of the General Partner Interest pursuant to
Section  11.2 hereof who is  proposed  to be  admitted  as a  successor  General
Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as the General  Partner,  effective
upon such  transfer.  Any such  transferee  shall  carry on the  business of the
Partnership without dissolution. In each case, the admission shall be subject to
the successor  General  Partner  executing and delivering to the  Partnership an
acceptance of all of the terms and  conditions of this  Agreement and such other
documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission. In the case
of such admission on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, all
items  attributable to the General Partner  Interest for such  Partnership  year
shall be allocated  between the transferring  General Partner and such successor
as provided in Section 11.6.D hereof.

                  Section 12.2 Admission of Additional Limited Partners

                  A.  A  Person  who  makes  a  Capital   Contribution   to  the
Partnership  in  accordance  with  this  Agreement  shall  be  admitted  to  the
Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner only upon furnishing to the General
Partner (i) evidence of acceptance in form  satisfactory  to the General Partner
of all of the  terms  and  conditions  of  this  Agreement,  including,  without
limitation,  the power of  attorney  granted in Section 2.4 hereof and (ii) such
other  documents  or  instruments  as may be required in the  discretion  of the
General  Partner in order to effect such  Person's  admission  as an  Additional
Limited Partner.

                  B.  Notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary in this Section
12.2, no Person shall be admitted as an Additional  Limited  Partner without the
consent of the General  Partner,  which  consent may be given or withheld in the
General Partner's sole and absolute  discretion.  The admission of any Person as
an Additional  Limited Partner shall become effective on the date upon which the
name of such Person is  recorded  on the books and  records of the  Partnership,
following the consent of the General Partner to such admission.

                  C.  If any  Additional  Limited  Partner  is  admitted  to the
Partnership on any day other than the first day of a Partnership  Year, then Net
Income,  Net  Losses,  each item  thereof and all other  items  allocable  among
Partners and Assignees for such  Partnership  Year shall be allocated among such
Additional  Limited  Partner and all other Partners and Assignees by taking into
account their varying  interests  during the Partnership Year in accordance with
Section  706(d) of the Code,  using the  interim  closing  of the books  method.
Solely  for  purposes  of  making  such  allocations,  each of such item for the
calendar  month in which an admission of any Additional  Limited  Partner occurs
shall  be  allocated  among  all  the  Partners  and  Assignees  including  such
Additional Limited Partner.  All distributions of Available Cash with respect to
which the Partnership  Record Date is before the date of such admission shall be
made solely to Partners and Assignees other than the Additional Limited Partner,
and all  distributions  of Available Cash thereafter shall be made to all of the
Partners and Assignees including such Additional Limited Partner.

                  Section 12.3      Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of
Limited Partnership

                  For the  admission  to the  Partnership  of any  Partner,  the
General Partner shall take all steps necessary and appropriate  under the Act to
amend the records of the  Partnership  and, if necessary,  to prepare as soon as
practical an amendment of this  Agreement  (including an amendment of Exhibit A)
and, if required by law, shall prepare and file an amendment to the  Certificate
and may for this  purpose  exercise  the power of attorney  granted  pursuant to
Section 2.4 hereof.


                                   ARTICLE 13
                    DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION

                  Section 13.1      Dissolution

                  The  Partnership  shall not be dissolved  by the  admission of
Substituted  Limited Partners or Additional Limited Partners or by the admission
of a successor  General  Partner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Upon the withdrawal of the General Partner,  any successor General Partner shall
continue the business of the Partnership.  The Partnership  shall dissolve,  and
its affairs  shall be wound up, upon the first to occur of any of the  following
("Liquidating Events"):

                  A.       the expiration of its term as provided in Section
2.5 hereof;

                  B. an event of withdrawal of the General  Partner,  as defined
in the Act (other than an event of bankruptcy),  unless, within ninety (90) days
after such event of withdrawal  all the remaining  Partners  agree in writing to
continue the business of the Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of
the date of withdrawal, of a successor General Partner;

                  C. from and after the  Effective  Date  through  December  31,
2013,  an election  to dissolve  the  Partnership  made by the General  Partner,
unless any  Original  Limited  Partner  who holds one or more  Original  Limited
Partnership Units objects in writing to such dissolution within thirty (30) days
of receiving written notice of such election from the General Partner;

                  D. from and after  January 1, 2014 through  December 31, 2043,
an election to dissolve  the  Partnership  made by the General  Partner,  unless
Original  Limited  Partners  holding at least five  percent (5%) of the Original
Limited  Partnership  Units object in writing to such dissolution  within thirty
(30) days of receiving written notice of such election from the General Partner;

                  E.    on or after January 1, 2043 an election to dissolve the
Partnership made by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion;

                  F.     entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the
Partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act;

                  G.     the sale of all or substantially all of the assets and
properties of the Partnership; or

                  H. a final and  non-appealable  judgment is entered by a court
of  competent  jurisdiction  ruling  that the  General  Partner is  bankrupt  or
insolvent,  or a final and non-appealable order for relief is entered by a court
with appropriate  jurisdiction  against the General Partner,  in each case under
any  federal or state  bankruptcy  or  insolvency  laws as now or  hereafter  in
effect, unless prior to the entry of such order or judgment all of the remaining
Partners agree in writing to continue the business of the Partnership and to the
appointment, effective as of a date prior to the date of such order or judgment,
of a substitute General Partner.

                  Section 13.2      Winding Up

                  A. Upon the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Partnership
shall  continue  solely for the purposes of winding up its affairs in an orderly
manner,  liquidating its assets,  and satisfying the claims of its creditors and
Partners.  No Partner  shall take any action that is  inconsistent  with, or not
necessary to or appropriate  for, the winding up of the  Partnership's  business
and affairs. The General Partner, or, in the event there is no remaining General
Partner,  any Person  elected by a majority in interest of the Limited  Partners
(the  General  Partner  or such other  Person  being  referred  to herein as the
"Liquidator"),   shall  be  responsible   for  overseeing  the  winding  up  and
dissolution of the Partnership and shall take full account of the  Partnership's
liabilities  and property and the  Partnership  property  shall be liquidated as
promptly  as is  consistent  with  obtaining  the fair  value  thereof,  and the
proceeds  therefrom (which may, to the extent determined by the General Partner,
include shares of stock in the General Partner) shall be applied and distributed
in the following order:

          (1)       First,   to  the  payment  and   discharge  of  all  of  the
                    Partnership's  debts and liabilities to creditors other than
                    the Partners;

          (2)       Second,   to  the  payment  and  discharge  of  all  of  the
                    Partnership's debts and liabilities to the General Partner;

          (3)       Third,   to  the  payment  and   discharge  of  all  of  the
                    Partnership's  debts and  liabilities to the other Partners;
                    and

          (4)       The  balance,  if any,  to the  General  Partner and Limited
                    Partners in accordance  with their Capital  Accounts,  after
                    giving   effect   to   all   contributions,   distributions,
                    adjustments, and allocations for all periods, and subject to
                    the rights of the  holders of  Preferred  Units to receive a
                    liquidation  preference,  with an appropriate  adjustment to
                    the Capital  Accounts of such holders  entitled to receive a
                    liquidation  preference  to reflect  the payment of any such
                    liquidation preference.

Prior to the  foregoing  distributions,  the  General  Partner  shall  have made
adjustments to Capital Accounts of the Partners to reflect the fair market value
of the Partnership  assets as of the date of the Partnership's  liquidation in a
manner consistent with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f).

                  The  General   Partner   shall  not  receive  any   additional
compensation for any services performed pursuant to this Article 13.

                  B.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of Section  13.2.A hereof
which require  liquidation of the assets of the Partnership,  but subject to the
order of priorities  set forth therein,  if prior to or upon  dissolution of the
Partnership  the Liquidator  determines that an immediate sale of part or all of
the  Partnership's  assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the
Partners,  the Liquidator may, in its sole and absolute discretion,  defer for a
reasonable  time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy
liabilities of the Partnership (including to those Partners as creditors) and/or
distribute  to the  Partners,  in lieu of cash,  as  tenants  in  common  and in
accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2.A hereof,  undivided interests in
such  Partnership  assets as the Liquidator  deems not suitable for liquidation.
Any such distributions in kind shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment
of the Liquidator,  such  distributions  in kind are in the best interest of the
Partners,  and shall be subject to such  conditions  relating to the disposition
and  management  of such  properties  as the  Liquidator  deems  reasonable  and
equitable and to any  agreements  governing the operation of such  properties at
such time. The Liquidator  shall determine the fair market value of any property
distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.

                  C.       In the discretion of the Liquidator, a pro rata
portion of the distributions that would otherwise be made to the General Partner
and Limited Partners pursuant to this Article l3 may be:

                  (1)      distributed to a trust established for the benefit of
                           the  General  Partner and  Limited  Partners  for the
                           purposes   of   liquidating    Partnership    assets,
                           collecting  amounts  owed  to  the  Partnership,  and
                           paying any  contingent or unforeseen  liabilities  or
                           obligations  of the  Partnership  or of  the  General
                           Partner  arising  out of or in  connection  with  the
                           Partnership.  The assets of any such  trust  shall be
                           distributed  to  the  General   Partner  and  Limited
                           Partners  from  time  to  time,  in  the   reasonable
                           discretion of Liquidator,  in the same proportions as
                           the   amount   distributed   to  such  trust  by  the
                           Partnership  would otherwise have been distributed to
                           the General Partner and Limited Partners  Pursuant to
                           this Agreement; or

                  (2)      withheld or escrowed to provide a reasonable  reserve
                           for Partnership liabilities (contingent or otherwise)
                           and  to  reflect  the   unrealized   portion  of  any
                           installment  obligations  owed  to  the  Partnership,
                           provided that such withheld or escrowed amounts shall
                           be  distributed  to the  General  Partner and Limited
                           Partners  in the  manner  and order of  priority  set
                           forth in Section 13.2.A as soon as practicable.

                  Section 13.3      Compliance with Timing Requirements of
Regulations

                  In the  event  the  Partnership  is  "liquidated"  within  the
meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(g), distributions shall be made
pursuant to this Article 13 to the General Partner and Limited Partners who have
positive   Capital    Accounts   in   compliance   with   Regulations    Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2).  If any  Partner  has a deficit  balance in his Capital
Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations
for all taxable years, including the year during which such liquidation occurs),
such Partner shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of
the  Partnership  with respect to such  deficit,  and such deficit  shall not be
considered a debt owed to the Partnership or to any other Person for any purpose
whatsoever.

                  Section 13.4.       Deemed Distribution and Recontribution

                  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 13, in the
event the Partnership is considered liquidated within the meaning of Regulations
Section   1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)  but  no  Liquidating  Event  has  occurred,  the
Partnership's  property shall not be liquidated,  the Partnership's  liabilities
shall not be paid or  discharged,  and the  Partnership's  affairs  shall not be
wound  up.  Instead,  for  federal  income  tax  purposes  and for  purposes  of
maintaining Capital Accounts pursuant to Exhibit B hereto, the Partnership shall
be deemed to have  distributed  the property in kind to the General  Partner and
Limited  Partners,  who shall be deemed to have assumed and taken such  property
subject to all Partnership liabilities,  all in accordance with their respective
Capital  Accounts.  Immediately  thereafter,  the  General  Partner  and Limited
Partners shall be deemed to have recontributed the Partnership  property in kind
to the  Partnership,  which  shall be deemed  to have  assumed  and  taken  such
property subject to all such liabilities.

                  Section 13.5      Rights of Limited Partners

                  Except as otherwise  provided in this Agreement,  each Limited
Partner shall look solely to the assets of the Partnership for the return of its
Capital  Contributions  and shall  have no right or power to  demand or  receive
property other than cash from the Partnership.  Except as otherwise  provided in
this Agreement, no Limited Partner shall have priority over any other Partner as
to the return of its Capital Contributions, distributions, or allocations.

                       Section 13.6 Notice of Dissolution

                  In the event a  Liquidating  Event  occurs or an event  occurs
that would,  but  provisions of an election or objection by one or more Partners
pursuant  to Section  13.1,  result in a  dissolution  of the  Partnership,  the
General  Partner  shall,  within thirty (30) days  thereafter,  provide  written
notice thereof to each of the Partners.

                  Section 13.7       Termination of Partnership and Cancellation
of Certificate of Limited Partnership

                  Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Partnership cash
and  property as provided  in Section  13.2  hereof,  the  Partnership  shall be
terminated, a certificate of cancellation shall be filed, and all qualifications
of the Partnership as a foreign limited  partnership in jurisdictions other than
the  State of  Delaware  shall be  canceled  and such  other  actions  as may be
necessary to terminate the Partnership shall be taken.

                  Section 13.8      Reasonable Time for Winding-Up

                  A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly  winding-up
of the business and affairs of the Partnership and the liquidation of its assets
pursuant  to Section  13.2  hereof,  in order to minimize  any losses  otherwise
attendant  upon such  winding-up,  and the  provisions of this  Agreement  shall
remain in effect between the Partners during the period of liquidation.

                  Section 13.9      Waiver of Partition

                  Each  Partner  hereby  waives  any right to  partition  of the
Partnership property.


                                   ARTICLE 14
                  AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS

                  Section 14.1      Amendments

                  A. Amendments to this Agreement may be proposed by the General
Partner or by any Limited  Partners  holding twenty percent (20%) or more of the
outstanding  Common Units.  Following such proposal,  the General  Partner shall
submit any proposed amendment to the Limited Partners. The General Partner shall
seek the written vote of the Partners on the proposed  amendment or shall call a
meeting to vote  thereon and to  transact  any other  business  that it may deem
appropriate.  For purposes of obtaining a written vote, the General  Partner may
require a response within a reasonable specified time, but not less than fifteen
(15) days,  and failure to respond in such time period  shall  constitute a vote
which is consistent with the General  Partner's  recommendation  with respect to
the  proposal.  Except as  provided  in Section  14.1.B,  14.1.C or  14.,1.D,  a
proposed  amendment shall be adopted and be effective as an amendment  hereto if
it is approved by the  General  Partner and it receives  the Consent of Partners
holding a majority of the outstanding  Common Units (including Common Units held
by the General Partner).

                  B.  Notwithstanding  Section 14.1.A, the General Partner shall
have the power,  without  the  consent of the  Limited  Partners,  to amend this
Agreement as may be required to  facilitate  or implement  any of the  following
purposes:

          (1)       to  add  to  the  obligations  of  the  General  Partner  or
                    surrender any right or power granted to the General  Partner
                    or any  Affiliate of the General  Partner for the benefit of
                    the Limited Partners;

          (2)       to reflect  the  admission,  substitution,  termination,  or
                    withdrawal of Partners in accordance with this Agreement;

          (3)       to set forth the designations,  rights,  powers, duties, and
                    preferences  of the  holders of any  additional  Partnership
                    Interests issued pursuant to Section 4.2.A hereof;

          (4)       to reflect a change that is of an inconsequential nature and
                    does  not  adversely  affect  the  Limited  Partners  in any
                    material  respect,  or to cure  any  ambiguity,  correct  or
                    supplement any provision in this Agreement not  inconsistent
                    with law or with other  provisions,  or make  other  changes
                    with respect to matters  arising under this  Agreement  that
                    will not be inconsistent  with law or with the provisions of
                    this Agreement; and

          (5)       to  satisfy  any  requirements,  conditions,  or  guidelines
                    contained  in  any  order,  directive,  opinion,  ruling  or
                    regulation  of a federal  or state  agency or  contained  in
                    federal or state law.

The General Partner shall provide notice to the Limited Partners when any action
under this Section 14.1.B is taken.

                  C.  Notwithstanding  Section  14.1.A and 14.1.B  hereof,  this
Agreement  shall not be amended  without the Consent of each  Partner  adversely
affected if such amendment would (i) convert a Limited Partner's interest in the
Partnership into a general partner  interest,  (ii) modify the limited liability
of a Limited  Partner in a manner adverse to such Limited  Partner,  (iii) alter
rights of the  Partner to receive  distributions  pursuant  to Article 5, or the
allocations  specified in Article 6 (except as permitted pursuant to Section 4.2
and Section  14.1.B(3)  hereof),  (iv) alter or modify the Redemption  Right and
REIT  Shares  Amount as set forth in Sections  8.6 and  11.2.B,  and the related
definitions,  in a manner adverse to such Partner,  (v) cause the termination of
the  Partnership  prior to the time set forth in Sections  2.5 or 13.1,  or (vi)
amend this Section 14.1.C.  Further,  no amendment may alter the restrictions on
the  General  Partner's  authority  set forth in Section 7.3 without the Consent
specified in that section.

                  D.  Notwithstanding  Section  14.1.A or Section 14.1.B hereof,
the General  Partner  shall not amend  Sections  4.2.A,  7.5,  7.6, 11.2 or 14.2
without the Consent of a majority of the  Percentage  Interests  in Common Units
held by the Limited  Partners,  excluding  Limited Partner Interests held by the
General Partner in Common Units.



                  Section 14.2      Meetings of the Partners

                  A.  Meetings  of the  Partners  may be called  by the  General
Partner and shall be called upon the receipt by the General Partner of a written
request  by  Limited  Partners  holding  twenty  percent  (20%)  or  more of the
outstanding  Common Units. The call shall state the nature of the business to be
transacted.  Notice of any such meeting  shall be given to all Partners not less
than  seven (7) days nor more than  thirty  (30) days  prior to the date of such
meeting.  Partners may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting.  Whenever the
vote or Consent of the Partners is permitted or required  under this  Agreement,
such vote or Consent  may be given at a meeting of the  Partners or may be given
in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Section 14.1.A hereof.  Except as
otherwise  expressly  provided  in this  Agreement,  the Consent of holders of a
majority of the  Percentage  Interests in Common Units held by Limited  Partners
(including  Limited  Partnership  Interests  held by the General  Partner) shall
control.

                  B. Any action  required or  permitted to be taken at a meeting
of the  Partners  may be taken  without a meeting if a written  consent  setting
forth the action so taken is signed by a majority of the Percentage Interests of
the  Partners  (or  such  other  percentage  as is  expressly  required  by this
Agreement). Such consent may be in one instrument or in several instruments, and
shall have the same force and effect as a vote of a majority  of the  Percentage
Interests of the Partners (or such other percentage as is expressly  required by
this Agreement). Such consent shall be filed with the General Partner. An action
so taken shall be deemed to have been taken at a meeting  held on the  effective
date so certified.

                  C. Each Limited Partner may authorize any Person or Persons to
act for him by proxy on all  matters in which a Limited  Partner is  entitled to
participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating
at a  meeting.  Every  proxy  must  be  signed  by the  Limited  Partner  or his
attorney-in-fact.  No proxy shall be valid after the  expiration  of eleven (11)
months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy
shall be  revocable at the pleasure of the Limited  Partner  executing  it, such
revocation to be effective upon the  Partnership's  receipt of or written notice
such revocation from the Limited Partner executing such proxy.

                  D. Each meeting of Partners  shall be conducted by the General
Partner or such other Person as the General Partner may appoint pursuant to such
rules for the conduct of the meeting as the General Partner or such other Person
deems appropriate.  Without limitation, meetings of Partners may be conducted in
the same manner as meetings of the  shareholders  of the General Partner and may
be held at the same time, and as part of,  meetings of the  shareholders  of the
General Partner.


                                   ARTICLE 15
                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                  Section 15.1      Addresses and Notice

                  Any notice, demand, request or report required or permitted to
be given or made to a Partner  or  Assignee  under  this  Agreement  shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given or made when  delivered in person or when sent
by first class United States mail or by other means of written  communication to
the  Partner or  Assignee  at the  address  set forth in Exhibit A or such other
address of which the Partner shall notify the General Partner in writing.

                  Section 15.2      Titles and Captions

                  All article or section  titles or  captions in this  Agreement
are for convenience only. They shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and in
no way define,  limit,  extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions
hereof. Except as specifically provided otherwise,  references to "Articles" and
"Sections" are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement.

                  Section 15.3      Pronouns and Plurals

                  Whenever  the context may  require,  any pronoun  used in this
Agreement shall include the corresponding  masculine,  feminine or neuter forms,
and the singular form of nouns,  pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and
vice versa.

                  Section 15.4      Further Action

                           The parties shall execute and deliver all documents,
provide  all  information  and take or  refrain  from  taking  action  as may be
necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

                  Section 15.5      Binding Effect

                  This Agreement  shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto and their heirs,  executors,  administrators,  successors,
legal representatives and permitted assigns.

                  Section 15.6      Creditors

                  Other than as  expressly  set forth herein with respect to the
Indemnitees,  none of the provisions of this Agreement  shall be for the benefit
of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.

                  Section 15.7      Waiver

                  No failure by any party to insist upon the strict  performance
of any covenant,  duty,  agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise
any right or remedy  consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of
any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

                  Section 15.8      Counterparts

                  This Agreement may be executed in  counterparts,  all of which
together  shall  constitute  one  agreement  binding on all the parties  hereto,
notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the
same  counterpart.  Each party shall become bound by this Agreement  immediately
upon affixing its signature hereto.

                  Section 15.9      Applicable Law

                  This  Agreement  shall be construed and enforced in accordance
with and  governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,  without  regard to the
principles of conflicts of law.

                  Section 15.10     Invalidity of Provisions

                  If any  provision  of this  Agreement  is or becomes  invalid,
illegal  or   unenforceable   in  any  respect,   the  validity,   legality  and
enforceability  of  the  remaining  provisions  contained  herein  shall  not be
affected thereby.

                  Section 15.11     Entire Agreement

                  This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement
among the Partners with respect to the subject  matter hereof and supersedes the
Prior Agreement and any other prior written or oral understandings or agreements
among them with respect thereto.

                  Section 15.12     HUD Limitations

                  As long as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,  or
his  successors  or assigns  ("HUD"),  is the insurer or holder of the  mortgage
loans (the "HUD Mortgages")  relating to the real property consisting of the two
apartment  projects known as Pointe West Apartments and Ashford Place Apartments
located at 1601 Hillcrest Road,  Mobile,  Alabama and 6075 Grelot Road,  Mobile,
Alabama,  respectively (the "Mitchell  Properties"),  that are encumbered by the
two Regulatory Agreements for Multi-Family Housing Projects that are recorded in
Book 2179,  Page 760 and Book  2617,  Page 207 in the  Probate  Office of Mobile
County, Alabama (the "Regulatory  Agreements"),  no amendment to the Partnership
Agreement  which results in any of the  following  shall be of force and effect,
without the prior written  consent of HUD: (i) any amendment  which modifies the
duration of the Partnership  Agreement;  (ii) any amendment which results in the
requirement  that a Form 92530 HUD Prior  Participation  Certificate be obtained
for any additional  party;  and (iii) any amendment  which in any way impacts or
affects the HUD Mortgages or the



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Regulatory  Agreements.  In addition, as long as HUD is the insurer or holder of
the HUD Mortgages relating to the Mitchell  Properties,  upon any dissolution of
the  Partnership,  no title or right to  possession  and control of the Mitchell
Properties,  and no right to  collect  the rents  therefrom,  shall  pass to any
person  who is not bound by the  terms of the HUD  Mortgages  or the  Regulatory
Agreements in a manner satisfactory to HUD.



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                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have  executed  this
Agreement as of the date first written above.

                                 GENERAL PARTNER:
                                 Colonial Properties Trust,
                                 an Alabama real estate investment trust


                                      /s/ Howard B. Nelson, Jr.
                                          ----------------------------
                                 By:      Howard B. Nelson, Jr.
                                 Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Secretary




                                 LIMITED PARTNERS:
                                 By:      Colonial Properties Trust
                                          as Attorney-in-Fact for the
                                          Limited Partners



                                     /s/ Howard B. Nelson, Jr.
                                         ----------------------------
                                 By:     Howard B. Nelson, Jr.
                                 Title:  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary


                    REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

                           Dated as of April 30, 1999

                                  by and among

                           COLONIAL PROPERTIES TRUST,

                       COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                       and

                                   MJE, L.L.C.





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                    REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT


                  THIS   REGISTRATION   RIGHTS  AND  LOCK-UP   AGREEMENT   (this
"Agreement")  is made  and  entered  into as of April  30,  1999,  by and  among
Colonial  Properties  Trust,  an  Alabama  real  estate  investment  trust  (the
"Company"),  Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership
(the "Operating  Partnership"),  and MJE, L.L.C.,  an Alabama limited  liability
company (the "Holder").

                  WHEREAS,  on the date hereof the Operating  Partnership is the
acquiring from the Holder its 20.2% minority  interest in certain property known
as the "Colonial Village at Haverhill",  and in connection  therewith the Holder
will  receive  Class B Units of limited  partnership  interest in the  Operating
Partnership  (these  Class B Units and the Class A Units of limited  partnership
interest  into  which the Class B Units  will be  converted  being  referred  to
hereinafter as the "Units");

                  WHEREAS,  in order to  induce  the  Holder to  consummate  the
closing contemplated  hereunder,  the Company has agreed to grant the Holder the
registration rights set forth in Section 3 hereof; and

                  WHEREAS,  in order to  induce  the  Operating  Partnership  to
consummate  the  closing  contemplated  hereunder,  the Holder has agreed to the
Lock-up (as defined in Section 2(a) hereof).

                  NOW,  THEREFORE,  the parties hereto,  in consideration of the
foregoing,  the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, hereby agree as follows:

                  1.       Definitions.

                  As used in this Agreement,  the following  capitalized defined
terms shall have the following meanings:

                  "Common Shares" shall mean common shares of beneficial
interest, par value $ .01 per share, in the Company.

                  "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble and
also shall include the Company's successors.

                  "Dispose  of" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)
hereof.



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                  "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended from time to time.

                  "Holder(s)"  shall have the meaning set forth in the  Preamble
and also shall include any Holder's heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and permitted assigns.

                  "Lock-up"  shall have the  meaning  set forth in Section  2(a)
hereof.

                  "Lock-up  Period"  shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a) hereof.

                  "NASD"  shall  mean the  National  Association  of  Securities
Dealers, Inc.

                  "Operating  Partnership"  shall have the  meaning set forth in
the Preamble and also shall include the Operating Partnership's successors.

                  "Person" shall mean an individual,  partnership,  corporation,
trust,  estate,  or  unincorporated  organization,  or a government or agency or
political subdivision thereof.

                  "Prospectus"   shall  mean  the   prospectus   included  in  a
Registration  Statement,  including  any  preliminary  prospectus,  and any such
prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus  supplement with respect
to the  terms of the  offering  of any  portion  of the  Registrable  Securities
covered  by a Shelf  Registration  Statement,  and by all other  amendments  and
supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and in each
case including all material incorporated by reference therein.

                  "Registrable  Securities" shall mean the Shares, excluding (i)
Shares for which a  Registration  Statement  relating to the sale thereof  shall
have become  effective  under the  Securities Act and that have been disposed of
under such  Registration  Statement  and (ii) Shares  sold  pursuant to Rule 144
under the  Securities  Act or Shares that,  when  combined with all other Shares
then owned by the Holder(s), are eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 during a
single 90-day period.



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                  "Registration  Expenses"  shall  mean  any  and  all  expenses
incident to performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including, without
limitation:  (i) all SEC, stock exchange or NASD  registration  and filing fees;
(ii) all fees and expenses  incurred in connection  with  compliance  with state
securities or "blue sky" laws (including  reasonable fees and  disbursements  of
counsel in connection  with "blue sky"  qualification  of any of the Registrable
Securities and the preparation of a Blue Sky Memorandum) and compliance with the
rules of the NASD;  (iii) all  expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting
in  preparing,  word  processing,  printing and  distributing  any  Registration
Statement,  any Prospectus,  certificates  and other  documents  relating to the
performance of and compliance  with this  Agreement;  (iv) all fees and expenses
incurred in  connection  with the  listing,  if any,  of any of the  Registrable
Securities  on any  securities  exchange or  exchanges  pursuant to Section 4(1)
hereof; and (v) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of the
independent  public  accountants  of the Company,  including the expenses of any
special  audits  or "cold  comfort"  letters  required  by or  incident  to such
performance and compliance.  Registration  Expenses shall  specifically  exclude
underwriting  discounts and commissions,  the fees and  disbursements of counsel
representing the Holder(s),  and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or
disposition  of Registrable  Securities by the Holder(s),  all of which shall be
borne by the Holder(s) in all cases.

                  "Registration  Notice"  shall  have the  meaning  set forth in
Section 3(a) hereof.

                  "Registration  Statement"  or "Shelf  Registration  Statement"
shall mean a "shelf" registration  statement of the Company and any other Person
required to be a registrant  with respect to such shelf  registration  statement
pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act which covers the issuance or
resale of the Registrable Securities on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under
the Securities  Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all
amendments  and   supplements   to  such   registration   statement,   including
post-effective  amendments,  in each case  including  the  Prospectus  contained
therein,  all  exhibits  thereto and all  materials  incorporated  by  reference
therein.

                  "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                  "Securities  Act" shall mean the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended from time to time.

                  "Shares"  shall mean any Common  Shares issued or to be issued
to the Holder(s) upon redemption of their Units.

                  "Shelf Registration" shall mean a registration required to be
effected pursuant to Section 3 hereof.

                  "Units" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

                  2.       Lock-up Agreement.

                           2(a)     The Holder hereby agrees that, except as set
forth in Section 2(b) below, for one year following the date hereof (the "Lock-
up Period"), such Holder will not, without the prior written consent of the
Company,  offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, grant any options for the sale
of or otherwise  dispose of, directly or indirectly (collectively, "Dispose of")
, any Units (the "Lock-up").

                           2(b)     The following transfers of Units shall not
be subject to the Lock-up set forth in Section 2(a):



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(i)       a Holder  may  Dispose  of Units as a gift or other  transfer  without
          consideration;

(ii)      a Holder who is a natural  person  may  Dispose of Units (x) to his or
          her spouse,  siblings,  parents or any natural or adopted  children or
          other  descendants  or to any  personal  trust  in which  such  family
          members or such Holder  retain the entire  beneficial  interest or (y)
          pursuant to the terms of any will or trust or by intestacy;

(iii)     a Holder may Dispose of Units to any entity or person  that  controls,
          is controlled by, or is under common control with such Holder;

(iv)      a Holder  that is a  partnership  or  limited  liability  company  may
          Dispose of Units to any partner or member of such Holder in redemption
          of  such  partner's  or  member's  interest  in  such  Holder  or as a
          distribution to such partner or member, provided, in either case, that
          such partner or member is then an  "accredited  investor" as that term
          is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act; and

(v)       a Holder may Dispose of Units pursuant to a pledge,  grant of security
          interest or other encumbrance effected in a bona fide transaction with
          an unrelated and unaffiliated pledgee.

In the event that a Holder  Disposes of Units as permitted by this Section 2(b),
such Units shall  remain  subject to this  Agreement  and, as a condition of the
validity of such  disposition,  the transferee  shall be required to execute and
deliver a  counterpart  of this  Agreement  (except that a pledgee  shall not be
required  to  execute  and  deliver a  counterpart  of this  Agreement  until it
forecloses upon such Units). Thereafter, such transferee shall be deemed to be a
Holder for purposes of this Agreement.

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                           3(a)     Filing of Shelf Registration Statement.
                                    Beginning after the expiration of the
Lock-up  Period,  each Holder shall be entitled to offer for sale  pursuant to a
Registration  Statement any Registrable  Securities held by such Holder, subject
to the terms and  conditions  hereof.  Upon  receipt by the Company of a written
notice (a  "Registration  Notice") from one or more Holders that such  Holder(s)
propose  to  make a  registered  offer  of a  specified  number  of  Registrable
Securities  (which number shall not be less than 50,000 or, if less,  all of the
Registrable  Securities  owned by the Holder(s)),  the Company shall cause to be
filed  within 60 days of receipt by the  Company  of the  Registration  Notice a
Shelf  Registration  Statement  providing for the sale by such  Holder(s) of the
Registrable  Securities  specified  in such  Registration  Notice  (and,  if the
Company  so  elects,  any  Registrable  Securities  held by any other  Holder or
Holders) in accordance with the terms hereof and will use its reasonable efforts
to cause such Shelf  Registration  Statement to be declared effective by the SEC
as soon as practicable. The Company agrees to use its reasonable efforts to keep
the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective for a period expiring on
the  date on  which  all of the  Registrable  Securities  covered  by the  Shelf
Registration  Statement  have  been  sold  pursuant  to the  Shelf  Registration
Statement  or have  become  eligible  for sale  pursuant  to Rule 144  under the
Securities  Act during a single 90-day  period and,  subject to Section 4(b) and
Section  4(i),  further  agrees to  supplement  or amend the Shelf  Registration
Statement,  if and  as  required  by  the  rules,  regulations  or  instructions
applicable  to  the  registration  form  used  by the  Company  for  such  Shelf
Registration  Statement  or by the  Securities  Act or by any  other  rules  and
regulations  thereunder  for shelf  registration;  provided,  however,  that the
Company  shall  not be  deemed to have  used its  reasonable  efforts  to keep a
Registration  Statement effective during the applicable period if it voluntarily
takes any action that would result in the selling  Holder(s) covered thereby not
being able to sell such Registrable  Securities during that period,  unless such
action  is  required   under   applicable   law  or  the  Company  has  filed  a
post-effective  amendment  to the  Registration  Statement  and  the SEC has not
declared it effective.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  the Company shall not be
required to file a Registration  Statement or to keep a  Registration  Statement
effective if the  negotiation or  consummation of a transaction is pending or an
event has  occurred,  which  negotiation,  consummation  or event would  require
additional  disclosure by the Company in the Registration  Statement of material
information  which the  Company  has a bona fide  business  purpose  for keeping
confidential and the nondisclosure of which in the Registration  Statement might
cause the  Registration  Statement to fail to comply with applicable  disclosure
requirements,  and the Company so advises the  affected  Holder(s)  in a writing
signed by an  executive  officer of the  Company;  provided,  however,  that the
Company may not delay,  suspend or withdraw a  Registration  Statement  for such
reason for more than 60 days or more  often  than twice  during any period of 12
consecutive months.

                           3(b)     Expenses.  The Company shall pay all
                                    Registration Expenses in connection with
any   registration   pursuant  to  Section  3(a).  Each  Holder  shall  pay  all
underwriting  discounts,  if any, sales  commissions,  fees and disbursements of
counsel  representing  such Holder,  and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the
sale or  disposition  of such Holder's  Registrable  Securities  pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

                           3(c)     Inclusion in Shelf Registration Statement.
                                    Any Holder who does not timely
provide the information  reasonably  requested by the Company in connection with
the Shelf  Registration  Statement  shall not be entitled to have such  Holder's
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                           3(d)     Repurchase Option.  In lieu of registering
                                    Registrable Securities that a
Holder seeks to register  pursuant to Section  3(a) hereof,  the Company may, by
delivery  of written  notice to such  Holder  within 30 days after  receipt of a
Registration  Notice from such  Holder,  elect to  repurchase  such  Registrable
Securities  for cash, in an amount per Share equal to the average of the closing
prices of the  Common  Shares on the New York Stock  Exchange  (or on such other
exchange or in such other market as the Common Shares are then listed or traded)
on the ten trading days  preceding  the Company's  receipt of such  Registration
Notice  (or,  if the Common  Shares  have not traded on all ten of such  trading
days,  in an amount equal to the fair value of such  Registrable  Securities  as
determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Company).

                  4.       Registration Procedures.

                  In connection with the obligations of the Company with respect
to the Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company shall:

          4(a)  prepare and file with the SEC,  within the time period set forth
in Section 3 hereof, a Shelf  Registration  Statement,  which Shelf Registration
Statement (i) shall be available for the sale of the  Registrable  Securities in
accordance  with the intended method or methods of distribution by the Holder(s)
thereof  and (ii)  shall  comply as to form in all  material  respects  with the
requirements  of the  applicable  form  and  include  all  financial  statements
required by the SEC to be filed therewith;

          4(b)  subject to the last three  sentences  of this  Section  4(b) and
Section  4(i)  hereof,  (i)  prepare and file with the SEC such  amendments  and
post-effective  amendments  to  each  such  Registration  Statement  as  may  be
necessary  to keep such  Registration  Statement  effective  for the  applicable
period;  (ii) cause each such  Prospectus  to be  supplemented  by any  required
prospectus  supplement,  and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
or any similar rule that may be adopted under the Securities  Act; (iii) respond
as promptly as practicable to any comments received from the SEC with respect to
the Shelf Registration Statement, or any amendment,  post-effective amendment or
supplement  relating  thereto;  and  (iv)  comply  with  the  provisions  of the
Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by each
Registration  Statement  during the  applicable  period in  accordance  with the
intended  method  or  methods  of   distribution   by  the  Holder(s)   thereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not
be required to take any of the actions  described in  subsections  (i),  (ii) or
(iii) above with respect to a Holder unless and until the Company has received a
notice from such  Holder that such Holder  intends to make offers or sales under
the Registration  Statement as specified in such Registration Notice;  provided,
however,  that the Company  shall have ten business days to prepare and file any
such  amendment or supplement  after  receipt of such notice.  Once a Holder has
delivered a  Registration  Notice to the  Company,  such Holder  shall  promptly
provide to the Company such  information as the Company  reasonably  requests in
order to identify such Holder and the method of  distribution  in a Registration
Statement  or  post-effective  amendment  to  the  Registration  Statement  or a
supplement  to the  Prospectus.  Such  Holder  also shall  notify the Company in
writing upon  completion of such offer or sale or at such time as such Holder no
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          4(c)  furnish  to each  Holder  of  Registrable  Securities  that  has
delivered a Registration  Notice to the Company,  without charge, as many copies
of each Prospectus,  including each preliminary Prospectus, and any amendment or
supplement  thereto  and such other  documents  as such  Holder  may  reasonably
request,  in order to  facilitate  the public sale or other  disposition  of the
Registrable  Securities;  the  Company  consents  to the use of the  Prospectus,
including  each  preliminary  Prospectus,  by each such  Holder  of  Registrable
Securities  in  connection  with  the  offering  and  sale  of  the  Registrable
Securities covered by the Prospectus or the preliminary Prospectus;

          4(d) use its reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable
Securities  by the  time  the  applicable  Registration  Statement  is  declared
effective by the SEC under all applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws of
such  jurisdictions  as  any  Holder  of  Registrable  Securities  covered  by a
Registration  Statement  shall  reasonably  request in  writing,  keep each such
registration  or  qualification  effective  during the period such  Registration
Statement is required to be kept  effective or during the period offers or sales
are being made by any such  Holder,  whichever  is  shorter,  and do any and all
other acts and things which may be  reasonably  necessary or advisable to enable
each such Holder to consummate the disposition in each such jurisdiction of such
Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided, however, that the Company
shall  not  be  required  to  (i)  qualify  generally  to  do  business  in  any
jurisdiction or to register as a broker or dealer in such jurisdiction  where it
would not  otherwise  be  required to qualify but for this  Section  4(d),  (ii)
subject  itself to taxation  in any such  jurisdiction,  or (iii)  submit to the
general service of process in any such jurisdiction;

          4(e) notify each Holder of Registrable Securities that has delivered a
Registration  Notice to the  Company  promptly  and,  if  requested  by any such
Holder,  confirm such advice in writing (i) when a  Registration  Statement  has
become effective and when any post-effective  amendments and supplements thereto
become  effective,  (ii)  of the  issuance  by the SEC or any  state  securities
authority  of any stop order  suspending  the  effectiveness  of a  Registration
Statement or the initiation of any  proceedings  for that purpose,  (iii) if the
Company  receives  any  notification  with  respect  to  the  suspension  of the
qualification of the Registrable  Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the
initiation of any proceeding for such purpose,  and (iv) of the happening of any
event during the period a Registration Statement is effective which is of a type
specified  in the last  sentence of Section  3(a) hereof or as a result of which
such  Registration  Statement  or the  related  Prospectus  contains  any untrue
statement of a material  fact or omits to state any material fact required to be
stated  therein or necessary  to make the  statements  therein,  in light of the
circumstances  under which they were made (in the case of the  Prospectus),  not
misleading;

          4(f) make  every  reasonable  effort to obtain the  withdrawal  of any
order suspending the  effectiveness of a Registration  Statement at the earliest
possible moment;



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          4(g)  furnish  to each  Holder  of  Registrable  Securities  that  has
delivered a Registration  Notice to the Company,  without  charge,  at least one
conformed copy of each Registration  Statement and any post-effective  amendment
thereto  (without  documents  incorporated  therein  by  reference  or  exhibits
thereto, unless requested);

          4(h) cooperate with the selling Holder(s) of Registrable Securities to
facilitate  the timely  preparation  and delivery of  certificates  representing
Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any Securities Act legend; and
enable  certificates  for such  Registrable  Securities  to be  issued  for such
numbers  of Shares and  registered  in such names as the  selling  Holder(s  may
reasonably  request at least two business days prior to any sale of  Registrable
Securities;

          4(i) subject to the last  sentence of Section 3(a) hereof and the last
three  sentences  of  Section  4(b)  hereof,  upon the  occurrence  of any event
contemplated by Section 4(e)(iv) hereof,  use its reasonable efforts promptly to
prepare and file a supplement  or prepare,  file and obtain  effectiveness  of a
post-effective  amendment to a Registration  Statement or the related Prospectus
or any document  incorporated  therein by  reference or file any other  required
document so that, as thereafter  delivered to the purchasers of the  Registrable
Securities,  such Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements  therein,  in the light of the circumstances  under which
they were made, not misleading;

          4(j) make available for inspection by representatives of the Holder(s)
of  Registrable  Securities  and any  counsel  or  accountant  retained  by such
Holder(s),  all financial and other records,  pertinent  corporate documents and
properties  of the Company,  and cause the  respective  officers,  directors and
employees of the Company to supply all information  reasonably  requested by any
such  representative,  counsel or accountant in connection  with a  Registration
Statement;  provided, however, that such records, documents or information which
the Company  determines,  in good faith,  to be  confidential  and notifies such
representatives,  counsel or accountants in writing that such records, documents
or information are confidential  shall not be disclosed by the  representatives,
counsel or accountants  unless (i) the disclosure of such records,  documents or
information is necessary to avoid or correct a material misstatement or omission
in a  Registration  Statement,  (ii) the release of such  records,  documents or
information  is ordered  pursuant  to a subpoena  or other order from a court of
competent  jurisdiction,  or (iii) such records,  documents or information  have
been generally made available to the public;

          4(k) a  reasonable  time  prior  to  the  filing  of any  Registration
Statement,  any  Prospectus,  any  amendment  to  a  Registration  Statement  or
amendment or supplement to a  Prospectus,  provide  copies of such document (not
including any documents  incorporated by reference  therein unless requested) to
any Holder of Registrable  Securities that has provided a Registration Notice to
the Company;



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          4(l) use its reasonable  efforts to cause all  Registrable  Securities
covered by a Registration  Statement to be listed on any securities  exchange on
which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

          4(m) provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities,  not later
than the effective date of a Registration Statement;

          4(n)  otherwise  use  its  reasonable   efforts  to  comply  with  all
applicable  rules and  regulations of the SEC and make available to its security
holders,  as soon as reasonably  practicable,  an earnings statement covering at
least 12 months  which shall  satisfy  the  provisions  of Section  11(a) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder; and

          4(o) use its reasonable  efforts to cause the  Registrable  Securities
covered by a  Registration  Statement to be registered  with or approved by such
other governmental  agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the
business  and  operations  of the  Company to enable the  selling  Holder(s)  to
consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

                  The Company may require each Holder of Registrable  Securities
to furnish to the Company in writing  such  information  regarding  the proposed
distribution  by such Holder of such  Registrable  Securities as the Company may
from time to time reasonably request in writing.

                  In  connection  with  and  as a  condition  to  the  Company's
obligations  with respect to the  Registration  Statement  pursuant to Section 3
hereof and this  Section 4, each  Holder  agrees  that (i) such  Holder will not
offer or sell  such  Holder's  Registrable  Securities  under  the  Registration
Statement  until such  Holder has  provided a  Registration  Notice  pursuant to
Section  4(b)  hereof and has  received  copies of the  supplemental  or amended
Prospectus  contemplated  by Section  4(b) hereof and  received  notice that any
post-effective  amendment has become effective,  (ii) upon receipt of any notice
from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind  described in Section
4(e)(iv)  hereof,  such  Holder  will  forthwith   discontinue   disposition  of
Registrable  Securities  pursuant to a Registration  Statement until such Holder
receives  copies of the  supplemented  or  amended  Prospectus  contemplated  by
Section 4(i) hereof and receives  notice that any  post-effective  amendment has
become effective,  and, if so directed by the Company,  such Holder will deliver
to the Company (at the expense of the Company)  all copies in their  possession,
other than  permanent  file  copies  then in such  Holder's  possession,  of the
Prospectus  covering such Registrable  Securities current at the time of receipt
of such notice, and (iii) all offers and sales under the Registration  Statement
shall be  completed  within sixty (60) days after the first date on which offers
or sales can be made pursuant to clause (i) above,  and upon  expiration of such
sixty  (60) day  period  such  Holder  will  not  offer  or sell  such  Holder's
Registrable  Securities under the  Registration  Statement until such Holder has
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                  5.       Indemnification; Contribution.

                           5(a)     Indemnification by the Company.  The Company
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder and its members as follows:

                                    (i)  against  any and all  loss,  liability,
                           claim,  damage and expense  whatsoever,  as incurred,
                           arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue
                           statement  of  a  material  fact   contained  in  any
                           Registration  Statement  (or any  amendment  thereto)
                           pursuant  to  which   Registrable   Securities   were
                           registered  under the Securities  Act,  including all
                           documents  incorporated therein by reference,  or the
                           omission or alleged omission  therefrom of a material
                           fact  required to be stated  therein or  necessary to
                           make the statements therein not misleading or arising
                           out  of  any  untrue   statement  or  alleged  untrue
                           statement  of  a  material  fact   contained  in  any
                           Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement  thereto),
                           including  all  documents   incorporated  therein  by
                           reference,   or  the  omission  or  alleged  omission
                           therefrom  of a material  fact  necessary in order to
                           make  the  statements  therein,  in the  light of the
                           circumstances   under  which  they  were  made,   not
                           misleading;

                                    (ii)  against  any and all loss,  liability,
                           claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to
                           the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement
                           of any litigation,  or investigation or proceeding by
                           any  governmental   agency  or  body,   commenced  or
                           threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any
                           such  untrue  statement  or  omission,  or  any  such
                           alleged  untrue   statement  or  omission,   if  such
                           settlement  is effected  with the written  consent of
                           the Company; and

                                    (iii)    against   any   and   all   expense
                           whatsoever,  as incurred  (including  reasonable fees
                           and disbursements of counsel), reasonably incurred in
                           investigating,  preparing  or  defending  against any
                           litigation,  or  investigation  or  proceeding by any
                           governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened,
                           in each  case  whether  or not a party,  or any claim
                           whatsoever  based upon any such untrue  statement  or
                           omission,  or any such  alleged  untrue  statement or
                           omission,  to the extent that any such expense is not
                           paid under subparagraph (i) or (ii) above;



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provided,  however,  that the indemnity  provided  pursuant to this Section 5(a)
does not apply to any Holder with respect to any loss, liability,  claim, damage
or expense to the extent arising out of (x) any untrue  statement or omission or
alleged  untrue  statement or omission  made in reliance  upon and in conformity
with written  information  furnished to the Company by such Holder expressly for
use in a Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or any Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement  thereto) or (y) such Holder's failure to deliver an
amended or supplemental  Prospectus if such loss,  liability,  claim,  damage or
expense would not have arisen had such delivery occurred.

          5(b)  Indemnification by Holders.  Each Holder agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company and its trustees and officers  (including each trustee
and  officer of the  Company who signed the  Registration  Statement),  and each
Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities  Act, to the same extent as the  indemnity  contained in Section 5(a)
hereof  (except  that any  settlement  described  in Section  5(a)(ii)  shall be
effected  with the written  consent of such  Holder),  but only  insofar as such
loss,  liability,  claim,  damage or expense  arises out of or is based upon any
untrue statement or omission, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in
a  Registration  Statement (or any amendment  thereto) or any Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information  furnished to the Company by such Holder  expressly  for use in such
Registration  Statement (or any amendment  thereto) or such  Prospectus  (or any
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          5(c) Conduct of  Indemnification  Proceedings.  Each indemnified party
shall give reasonably prompt notice to each indemnifying  party of any action or
proceeding  commenced  against it in respect  of which  indemnity  may be sought
hereunder,  but failure to so notify an indemnifying party (i) shall not relieve
it from any liability which it may have under the indemnity  agreement  provided
in Section  5(a) or 5(b)  above,  unless and to the extent it did not  otherwise
learn of such action and the lack of notice by the indemnified  party results in
the forfeiture by the indemnifying  party of substantial rights and defenses and
(ii)  shall  not,  in  any  event,  relieve  the  indemnifying  party  from  any
obligations to any indemnified party other than the  indemnification  obligation
provided under Section 5(a) or 5(b) above. If the  indemnifying  party so elects
within a reasonable time after receipt of such notice,  the  indemnifying  party
may assume the defense of such action or proceeding at such indemnifying party's
own expense with counsel  chosen by the  indemnifying  party and approved by the
indemnified parties defendant in such action or proceeding, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that, if such indemnified party
or parties  reasonably  determine that a conflict of interest exists where it is
advisable for such  indemnified  party or parties to be  represented by separate
counsel or that, upon advice of counsel,  there may be legal defenses  available
to them  which are  different  from or in  addition  to those  available  to the
indemnifying  party, then the indemnifying party shall not be entitled to assume
such  defense  and the  indemnified  party or parties  shall be  entitled to one
separate  counsel  at  the  indemnifying  party's  or  parties'  expense.  If an
indemnifying  party is not  entitled  to assume the  defense  of such  action or
proceeding  as  a  result  of  the  proviso  to  the  preceding  sentence,  such
indemnifying  party's  counsel  shall be entitled to conduct  such  indemnifying
party's  defense  and  counsel  for the  indemnified  party or parties  shall be
entitled to conduct the defense of such indemnified  party or parties,  it being
understood  that both such counsel will cooperate with each other to conduct the
defense  of  such  action  or  proceeding  as  efficiently  as  possible.  If an
indemnifying  party is not so  entitled  to assume the defense of such action or
does not assume such defense,  after having  received the notice  referred to in
the first sentence of this paragraph, the indemnifying party or parties will pay
the  reasonable  fees and  expenses  of  counsel  for the  indemnified  party or
parties.  In such event,  however,  no indemnifying party will be liable for any
settlement  effected without the written consent of such indemnifying  party. If
an indemnifying  party is entitled to assume,  and assumes,  the defense of such
action or proceeding in accordance with this paragraph,  such indemnifying party
shall not be liable for any fees and  expenses  of counsel  for the  indemnified
parties incurred thereafter in connection with such action or proceeding.

          5(d)  Contribution.  In  order  to  provide  for  just  and  equitable
contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity  agreement  provided for in
this Section 5 is for any reason held to be unenforceable although applicable in
accordance  with  its  terms,  the  Company  and  the  selling  Holder(s)  shall
contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of
the nature  contemplated by such indemnity agreement incurred by the Company and
such  Holder(s),  in such  proportion as is  appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the  Company  on the one hand and such  Holder  on the  other  (in such
proportions that the Holder(s) are severally,  not jointly,  responsible for the
balance),  in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
losses, claims, damages,  liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant
equitable  considerations.  The  relative  fault of the  indemnifying  party and
indemnified  parties  shall be  determined  by reference to, among other things,
whether the action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has
been made by, or relates to information  supplied by, such indemnifying party or
the indemnified parties, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,  access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action.

                  The  parties  hereto  agree  that  it  would  not be  just  or
equitable if  contribution  pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro
rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account
of  the  equitable  considerations  referred  to in  the  immediately  preceding
paragraph.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of this Section  5(d),  no selling
Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by
which the total price at which the  Registrable  Securities  of such Holder were
offered to the public  exceeds the amount of any damages which such Holder would
otherwise  have  been  required  to pay by reason of such  untrue  statement  or
omission.  The  liability  of any  Holder  selling  Registrable  Securities  for
contribution shall not exceed an amount equal to the offering price per share of
the Registrable  Securities,  multiplied by the number of Registrable Securities
sold by such Holder.

                  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  no Person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation  (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the  Securities  Act)
shall be  entitled  to  contribution  from any Person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 5(d), each trustee of
the Company,  each officer of the Company who signed the Registration  Statement
and each Person,  if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section
15 of the  Securities  Act shall  have the same  rights to  contribution  as the
Company.



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                  6.       Rule 144 Sales.

          6(a) The Company  covenants that it will file the reports  required to
be filed by the Company under the  Securities  Act and the Exchange Act so as to
enable the  Holder(s) to sell Shares  pursuant to Rule 144 under the  Securities
Act.

          6(b) In connection with any sale,  transfer or other  disposition by a
Holder of any Shares  pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Company
shall  cooperate  with such  Holder to  facilitate  the timely  preparation  and
delivery  of  certificates  representing  Shares to be sold and not  bearing any
Securities Act legend,  and enable  certificates  for such Shares to be for such
number of shares  and  registered  in such names as such  Holder may  reasonably
request at least two business days prior to any sale of Shares.

                  7.       Miscellaneous.

          7(a)  Amendments  and  Waivers.  The  provisions  of  this  Agreement,
including  the  provisions  of this  sentence,  may not be amended,  modified or
supplemented,  and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions  hereof
may not be given without the written consent of the Company and the Holder(s) of
a majority in amount of the outstanding  Registrable  Securities.  Notice of any
amendment,  modification  or supplement to this Agreement  adopted in accordance
with this  Section  7(a) shall be provided by the  Company to the  Holder(s)  at
least  thirty  (30)  days  prior  to  the  effective  date  of  such  amendment,
modification or supplement.

          7(b)  Notices.  All notices and other  communications  provided for or
permitted  hereunder  shall  be made in  writing  by  hand-delivery,  registered
first-class  mail,  telex,  telecopier,  or any courier  guaranteeing  overnight
delivery,  to the parties at their respective addresses set forth opposite their
signatures  below or at such other  address as a party may  indicate  by written
notice to the other party or parties.

                  All such  notices and  communications  shall be deemed to have
been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally  delivered;  three
(3) business days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed;
when answered back, if telexed; when receipt is acknowledged,  if telecopied; or
at the time  delivered,  if delivered by an air courier  guaranteeing  overnight
delivery.



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          7(c) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the  successors,  assigns and  transferees of each of the
parties,  including,  without  limitation  and  without  the need for an express
assignment,  subsequent Holders. If any successor, assignee or transferee of any
Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by operation
of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of
the  terms  of this  Agreement,  and by  taking  and  holding  such  Registrable
Securities  such Person  shall be entitled  to receive the  benefits  hereof and
shall be conclusively  deemed to have agreed to be bound by all of the terms and
provisions hereof.

          7(d)  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate  counterparts,  each of which
when so  executed  shall be  deemed  to be an  original  and all of which  taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

          7(e) Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for  convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

          7(f) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT  SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT  GIVING EFFECT TO
THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.

          7(g) Specific  Performance.  The parties hereto acknowledge that there
would be no  adequate  remedy at law if any party  fails to  perform  any of its
obligations hereunder, and accordingly agree that each party, in addition to any
other remedy to which it may be entitled at law or in equity,  shall be entitled
to compel specific  performance of the obligations of any other party under this
Agreement in accordance  with the terms and  conditions of this Agreement in any
court of the United States or any State thereof having jurisdiction.

          7(h) Entire Agreement.  This Agreement is intended by the parties as a
final  expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the  subject  matter  contained  herein.  This  Agreement  supersedes  all prior
agreements and  understandings  between the parties with respect to such subject
matter.



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                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  each of the parties  hereto has executed
this Agreement,  or caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf,  as
of the date first written above.

Address:
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2101 6th Avenue North,                     COLONIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
Suite 750
Birmingham, Alabama 35203         By:  /s/ Thomas H. Lowder
                                           -----------------------
                                           Thomas H. Lowder
                                  Its:     Chairman of the Board, President and
                                           Chief Executive Officer


2101 6th Avenue North,                    COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED
Suite 750                                 PARTNERSHIP
Birmingham, Alabama 35202
                                 By:      Colonial Properties Trust
                                 Its:     General Partner

                                 By:  /s/ Thomas H. Lowder
                                          -----------------------
                                          Thomas H. Lowder
                                 Its:     Chairman of the Board, President
                                          and Chief Executive Officer


729 30th Street South                     MJE, L.L.C.
Birmingham, Alabama  35233
                                 By: /s/  M.Miller Gorrie
                                          ----------------------
                                          M. Miller Gorrie
                                 Its:     Managing Member



                                                                   Exhibit 10.14


                             Executive Unit Purchase
                                 Program Summary



Overview



o        The Colonial Realty Limited Partnership Executive Unit Purchase Program
         (the  "Program") is a voluntary  program under which a limited group of
         management employees of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership  ("Colonial
         Realty" or the  "Company")  and trustees of Colonial  Properties  Trust
         ("Colonial  Properties") are being provided the opportunity to purchase
         operating  partnership  units  (the "OP  Units")  of  Colonial  Realty,
         redeemable under certain  circumstances for cash or for an equal number
         of common shares of beneficial  interest  ("Common Shares") in Colonial
         Properties.  The OP Units are more fully described in the Summary of OP
         Units located in Tab II of Volume II of this Offering Memorandum.

o        The Program is  designed to closely  align the  economic  interests  of
         Colonial Realty's key managers and Colonial  Properties'  trustees with
         those of Colonial Properties' shareholders.



Minimum and Maximum Amounts



To  participate  in the Program,  you must  purchase OP Units in an amount of at
least  $100,000.  The maximum amount of OP Units you may purchase will depend on
your position within the Company.  Your personalized cover memo to this Offering
Memorandum  describes your potential maximum purchase under the Program.  Within
the  Program  as  a  whole,  maximum  purchases  will  range  from  $100,000  to
$1,500,000.



Restrictions on Transfer



If you elect to purchase OP Units through the program,  your ability to transfer
or redeem your OP Units will be restricted for a period of up to five years. The
terms of these restrictions are contained in the Registration Rights and Lock-Up
Agreement,  a sample  of  which  is  contained  in Tab IX of  Volume  II of this
Offering Memorandum.



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The Program Loan



o        To assist you in purchasing  your OP Units,  Colonial  Realty will make
         arrangements for you to obtain a personal loan for 100% of the value of
         the OP Units you elect to purchase (the "Program  Loan").  Your Program
         Loan will be made by a syndicate of banks  (collectively,  the "Banks")
         for which Bank One, NA (Main Office  Chicago)  ("Bank One") will act as
         agent.

o        The proceeds of your Program  Loan will be  transferred  to the Company
         via your  signature  on a Letter  of  Direction.  A  sample  Letter  of
         Direction  is  contained  in  Tab  IV of  Volume  II of  this  Offering
         Memorandum.

o        The term of your  Program  Loan will be five  years.  At the end of the
         term,  the entire  amount of your Program Loan will be due and payable,
         together  with any  accrued or  deferred  interest  through the date of
         payment in full. There will be no required reduction in principal until
         the entire amount of your Program Loan becomes due and payable. You may
         also  be   required  to  prepay  your   Program   Loan  under   certain
         circumstances,  which  are  described  in  more  detail  later  in this
         document.

o        You will be personally liable for payment in full of your Program Loan,
         including all  principal,  interest and fees, and you will be obligated
         to repay the entire  amount of your  Program  Loan,  regardless  of the
         value of the OP Units on the date your Program Loan becomes due.

o        In order to obtain your Program  Loan,  you will be required to provide
         the Banks  with a  personal  financial  statement  and to sign a Master
         Promissory  Note.  A form  for your  personal  financial  statement  is
         contained in Tab V of Volume II of this Offering  Memorandum.  A sample
         of a Master  Promissory  Note is  contained  in Tab VII of Volume II of
         this  Offering  Memorandum.  You will also be required to provide other
         documentation to the Company,  as described  elsewhere in this Offering
         Memorandum.



Your Reimbursement Obligations



Colonial Properties and Colonial Realty have agreed to guaranty your obligations
to the Banks under your Program Loan. In  consideration  of this  guaranty,  you
will be required to pledge your interest in your OP Units to Colonial Properties
and Colonial Realty for as long as your Program Loan is outstanding. Your pledge
will serve as security for your obligation to reimburse Colonial  Properties and
Colonial  Realty if either of them is required to make good on the guaranty as a
result of your having  failed to repay your  Program  Loan or any other  amounts
owed by you to the Banks. Your obligation to reimburse  Colonial  Properties and
Colonial  Realty  and  your  pledge  of your OP  Units  will  be  governed  by a
Reimbursement Agreement, a sample of which is contained in Tab VIII of Volume II
of this Offering Memorandum.



Your Program Account



o        In  connection  with your  Program  Loan,  you will be provided  with a
         special  interest-bearing account (your "Program Account") at Bank One.
         Your Program Account will be the bank account into which  distributions
         on your OP Units are paid and into which you may be required to deposit
         funds to meet principal, interest and other charges and from which your
         interest and other payments to the Banks will be deducted.  The Program
         Account  is  provided  at no cost to you  while  your  Program  Loan is
         outstanding.

o        In order to open your  Program  Account,  you will need to complete the
         Bank One Private  Banking forms contained in Tab V of Volume II of this
         Offering Memorandum.



Use of Proceeds by Colonial Realty



The  Company  will use the net  proceeds  of your  purchase  of OP Units to fund
repurchases of Common Shares by Colonial  Properties,  to repay  indebtedness or
for other general partnership  purposes.  The Company currently expects proceeds
from the Program to total up to $39.1 million, after deducting expenses incurred
under the Program.



Eligibility to Participate



In the event that your employment is terminated before your purchase of OP Units
has actually become effective (or, if you are a Trustee Participant,  you are no
longer  a  trustee  of  Colonial  Properties),  you  will  not  be  eligible  to
participate in the Program, and any of the documents you or the Company may have
signed will become null and void, and of no force or effect.




                                     FORM OF
                             MASTER PROMISSORY NOTE
                                                               Chicago, Illinois
$__________________                                             January 25, 2000


         FOR VALUE RECEIVED,  the undersigned (the "Borrower"),  HEREBY PROMISES
TO PAY to the order of BANK ONE,  NA, a national  banking  association  with its
principal office in Chicago,  Illinois,  as Agent, for the benefit of all of the
Lenders (as defined  below),  the  principal  sum of  $__________  in accordance
herewith,  but in no event  later than  January  25,  2005 (the  "Final  Payment
Date").  The  Advances  evidenced  by this Note are being made  pursuant  to the
Facility and  Guaranty  Agreement,  dated as of December 17, 1999,  by and among
Colonial  Realty  Limited  Partnership,  a  Delaware  limited  partnership  (the
"Company"),  Colonial Properties Trust, an Alabama trust (the "REIT"), Bank One,
NA, in its individual capacity (including any successor thereto, "Bank One") and
as agent for all the Lenders  party  thereto (the  "Agent"),  and the  financial
institutions  party  thereto  (the  "Lenders")  (as the same  shall be  amended,
supplemented,  restated or otherwise  modified from time to time,  the "Facility
Agreement"). Capitalized terms defined in the Facility Agreement are used herein
with their defined meanings therein unless otherwise defined herein.

         1. Interest.  (a) The Borrower  promises to pay interest to each Lender
(based on each  Lender's  Pro-rata  share of the  outstanding  principal  amount
hereof) on the outstanding  principal amount hereof from the date on which funds
are advanced to the Borrower hereunder (the "Closing Date") until such principal
amount is paid in full, payable to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, at
an  interest  rate per annum  equal to 8.810%  (the  "Interest  Rate").  Accrued
interest  shall be due and payable  quarterly in arrears on each of the interest
payment dates set forth on Schedule 1 to this Note,  with the first such payment
date being February 14, 2000 (each an "Interest Payment Date").

                  (b)  Upon the  occurrence  and  during  the  continuance  of a
Borrower  Event of Repayment  described in Section 6(i) below,  the  outstanding
principal  amount hereof shall bear interest,  payable on each Interest  Payment
Date and upon  demand,  at the  Corporate  Base Rate plus two  percent  (2%) per
annum.  "Corporate Base Rate" means a rate per annum equal to the corporate base
rate of interest  announced by Bank One from time to time,  changing when and as
said  corporate  base rate changes.  The Corporate Base Rate is a reference rate
and does not necessarily  represent the lowest or best rate of interest actually
charged to any customer.  Bank One may make loans at rates of interest at, above
or below the Corporate Base Rate.

                  (c)  Interest  and fees shall be  calculated  for actual  days
elapsed on the basis of a 360-day  year.  Interest  payable with respect to this
Note or any portion hereof which is paid or prepaid shall be payable for the day
the Loan  evidenced  by this Note is made but not for the day of any  payment on
the amount paid if payment is received by the Agent prior to 12:00 noon (Chicago
time) at the place of payment.

         2.       Scheduled  Repayment;  Voluntary  Prepayment.

                  (a) The aggregate principal amount of and all accrued interest
and other  amounts  owing  under  this Note  shall be  repayable  in full on the
earlier  to occur of (i) the Final  Payment  Date and (ii) the  occurrence  of a
Change of Control (the "Maturity Date").

                  (b) During  the term of this Note,  the  Borrower  may,  on at
least five (5) Business  Days' prior notice by the Borrower to the Agent stating
the aggregate  principal  amount of the prepayment and the name of the Borrower,
prepay  (subject to the terms of Section 7 hereof) on any Interest  Payment Date
the  outstanding  principal  amount of this Note in whole or in part;  provided,
however, that any such partial prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount
of  $25,000,  or  any  integral  multiple  of  $5,000  in  excess  thereof.  All
prepayments  (voluntary  or  otherwise)  shall  be made  together  with  (i) all
interest  accrued  at the  Interest  Rate from the  Closing  Date to the date of
payment  (less  the  amount of  interest  paid  prior to such date  based on the
applicable Current Payment Rates) on the amounts prepaid, (ii) to the extent the
amount thereof has been  communicated to the Borrower,  any Early Payment Fee as
required  under  Section 7 hereof and (iii) a prepayment  administrative  fee of
$375 payable to the Agent for its own account.

         3. Method of Payment.  All  payments of  principal,  interest and other
amounts  owing   hereunder  shall  be  made,   without   setoff,   deduction  or
counterclaim,  in funds which are available on the Interest  Payment Date to the
Agent at the Agent's address at 1 Bank One Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670, or at
any other office of the Agent specified in writing by the Agent to the Borrower,
by 12:00  noon  (Chicago  time) on the date when due and shall be applied by the
Agent among the Lenders based on each Lender's Pro-rata share of the outstanding
principal  amount of this  Note.  Each  payment  delivered  to the Agent for the
account of any Lender shall be delivered promptly by the Agent to such Lender in
the same type of funds that the Agent received at its address specified above or
at any office  specified  in a notice  received  by the Agent from such  Lender.
Whenever  any  payment to be made  hereunder  shall be stated to be due on a day
other than a Business  Day,  such payment  shall be made on the next  succeeding
Business  Day, and such  extension of time shall in such case be included in the
computation of payment of interest.

         4. Borrower Account. At all times while this Note remains  outstanding,
the Borrower shall be required to maintain an  interest-bearing  deposit account
at Bank One (the "Borrower  Account") to facilitate  administration of the Loan.
No later  than two  Business  Days  prior to each  Interest  Payment  Date,  the
Borrower shall deposit funds, if necessary,  in the Borrower Account  sufficient
in amount to cover any difference between (a) the amount then on deposit in such
account giving effect to the amount of dividends or distributions  (net of taxes
required  to be  withheld  by the  Company  or the REIT,  as  applicable,  under
applicable  law) to be paid by the  Company,  the REIT,  or the REIT's  transfer
agent, as applicable, to the Agent in respect of the Borrower's Class A Units or
Common  Shares on the next  scheduled  dividend  or  distribution  payment  date
pursuant to the  Borrower's  Letter of Direction  and (b) the amount of interest
payable by the Borrower  hereunder on such Interest  Payment  Date.  Bank One is
hereby irrevocably authorized to charge the Borrower Account for each payment of
principal,  interest and other charges as such amounts become due hereunder.  To
the extent that at any time the balance in the Borrower  Account is insufficient
to make payment in full of amounts due hereunder when due, then Bank One may, in
its sole discretion,  provide such funds to the Borrower by way of a new loan in
the  form of an  overdraft  on the  Borrower  Account  (an  "Overdraft"),  which
Overdraft  shall be  governed by the terms of the  account  application  for the
Borrower Account.  The provisions of this Section 4 shall in no way diminish the
unconditional obligation of the Borrower to make payment in full when due of all
amounts owing under the Note.

         5. Loan Proceeds.  The Borrower hereby irrevocably  directs the Lenders
to disburse the proceeds of the Loans  evidenced  hereby directly to the Company
for the account of the Borrower in payment  (whether in whole or in part) of the
Class A Units and agrees that any funds so disbursed  (regardless of how applied
by the Company) shall be considered received by the Borrower upon the receipt of
such funds by the Company.

         6.       Borrower  Event of  Repayment.  If any Program  Event of
Default shall occur and be continuing or any of the following events (each such
event, a "Borrower Event of Repayment") shall occur and be continuing:

                  (i) The Borrower  shall fail to pay any amount of principal on
         this Note when due,  or the  Borrower  shall  fail to pay any amount of
         interest  on, or other  amount due  under,  this Note when due and such
         failure to pay shall continue for five days;

                  (ii) The Borrower shall  generally not pay his or her debts as
         such debts  become due, or shall admit in writing his or her  inability
         to pay his or her debts generally,  or shall make a general  assignment
         for the benefit of creditors;  or any proceeding shall be instituted by
         or against the Borrower  seeking to adjudicate him or her a bankrupt or
         insolvent,   or  seeking  liquidation,   winding  up,   reorganization,
         arrangement,  adjustment,  protection, relief, or composition of him or
         her  or  his or  her  debts  under  any  law  relating  to  bankruptcy,
         insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry
         of an order for relief or the  appointment of a receiver,  trustee,  or
         other similar  official for him or her or for any  substantial  part of
         his or her property;

                  (iii) Any representation or warranty made, or any financial or
         other information  provided by, the Borrower to the Agent or any Lender
         shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made;

                  (iv) The  Borrower  shall fail to perform or observe any term,
         covenant or agreement  set forth in this Note and such  failure  (other
         than any failure or event described in clauses (i) - (iii) above) shall
         continue for ten days after written notice thereof from the Agent;

                  (v) The  Borrower's  employment  shall  be  terminated  by the
         Company  or the REIT or the  Borrower  shall  otherwise  cease to be an
         employee  of the  Company or the REIT for any  reason,  other than as a
         result of death,  permanent disability (as certified by a REIT-approved
         physician)  ("Disability")  or retirement at normal  retirement  age as
         specified under the Colonial  Properties  Trust Defined Benefit Pension
         Plan ("Retirement"), it being understood that this subsection (v) shall
         not be  applicable to any act or event of any nature  whatsoever  which
         causes or has the result of the  Borrower  no longer  being a member of
         the Board of Trustees of the REIT ("Cessation of Board Service");

                  (vi)     The Borrower shall die; or

                  (vii)  The Agent  shall  receive  a  written  notice  from the
         Company to the effect that the Borrower has breached or is otherwise in
         default under his/her Reimbursement Agreement;

then the  Agent,  upon  written  direction  from (or  with the  consent  of) the
Required  Lenders,  may, by notice to the Company and the Borrower,  declare the
principal  amount and interest  and other  amounts  outstanding  under this Note
owing by the Borrower, to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such principal
amount,  all such  interest  and all such  other  amounts  shall  become  and be
forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any
kind by any Lender,  all of which are hereby  expressly  waived by the Borrower;
provided,  however,  that if a Borrower  Event of Repayment  described in clause
(ii)  above  occurs  with  respect to the  Borrower,  the  principal  amount and
interest and other amounts  outstanding under this Note shall immediately become
due and payable  without any  election or action on the part of the Agent or any
Lender.  The Borrower shall,  as soon as possible,  and in any event within five
(5) Business Days after  becoming aware of the occurrence of a Borrower Event of
Repayment  or an event  which,  with  notice  or  lapse  of time or both,  could
constitute  a Borrower  Event of  Repayment,  deliver  to the Agent a  statement
setting forth details of such Borrower Event of Repayment.

         7.  Early  Payment  Fee.  In the event of any  voluntary  or  mandatory
(whether  as a  result  of  acceleration,  a Change  of  Control  or  otherwise)
repayment of all or any portion of the principal of this Note prior to the Final
Payment Date,  the Borrower will  indemnify each Lender upon demand for any loss
or cost incurred by it resulting therefrom,  including,  without limitation, any
loss or cost incurred in liquidating or employing  deposits  acquired to fund or
maintain its Loan or in  terminating  or unwinding any interest rate exchange or
similar  arrangement  entered into by such Lender in connection  with this Loan.
The Borrower  acknowledges that, in order to permit such Lender(s) to extend the
Interest Rate to the Borrower,  and in reliance upon this Section 7, one or more
of the Lenders has entered into, or in connection  with  accepting an assignment
of the Loans or otherwise, will enter into such arrangements (including, without
limitation,  an interest  compensation  agreement  pursuant to which the Lenders
other than Bank One fund the Loans on a  three-month  LIBOR  basis).  The amount
payable  pursuant to this Section is referred to as the "Early Payment Fee". The
obligations  of the Borrower  under this Section 7 shall survive  payment of the
principal,  interest  and other  amounts  under this Note.  With  respect to the
payment of an Early  Payment  Fee to Bank One only (and not with  respect to any
other Lender), the amount of such Early Payment Fee shall be calculated pursuant
to Section 2.05 and Schedules 2.05(A) and 2.05(B) to the Facility Agreement. The
Borrower  acknowledges  that he or she has had the opportunity to review Section
2.05 and Schedules 2.05(A) and 2.05(B) of the Facility Agreement and has done so
to the extent he or she felt  necessary to  understand  the  calculation  of the
Early Payment Fee (which may be substantial). Promptly after any full or partial
prepayment  of this Note  prior to the Final  Payment  Date,  each  Lender  will
deliver to the Agent,  and the Agent shall deliver to the Borrower,  with a copy
to the Company, a written statement showing in reasonable detail the calculation
of the amount of loss or cost suffered by such Lender,  which  statement  shall,
absent manifest  error,  be conclusive and binding on the Borrower,  the Company
and the REIT.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  (i) in the event of any repayment
of all or any portion of the  principal of this Note prior to the Final  Payment
Date and after the  occurrence of a Program Event of Default or a Borrower Event
of  Repayment  described  in Section  6(vi) or (ii) in the event of a  voluntary
repayment in full of the  principal of this Note prior to the Final Payment Date
following the Borrower's election within 30 days after the Borrower's Disability
or Retirement to make such repayment, then in either such event no Early Payment
Fee shall be payable by the Borrower (such Early Payment Fee otherwise due shall
instead be paid by the Company or the REIT).

         8. Setoff. In addition to, and without limitation of, any rights of the
Lenders under  applicable law, if any Program Event of Default or Borrower Event
of Repayment  occurs,  any and all  deposits  (including  all account  balances,
whether  provisional or final and whether or not collected or available) and any
other indebtedness and other obligations at any time held or owing by any Lender
to or for the credit or account of the Borrower may be offset and applied toward
the payment of the  principal,  interest and other amounts owing under this Note
to such Lender, whether or not the principal,  interest or other amounts, or any
part thereof, shall then be due.

         9. Taxes. Any taxes  (excluding  income taxes on the overall net income
of the Agent or any  Lender  imposed by the  jurisdiction  in which the Agent or
such Lender is  incorporated  or has its  principal  place of business) or other
similar  assessments  or charges  payable or ruled  payable by any  governmental
authority in respect of this Note or any of the other Loan Documents  pertaining
to the  Borrower  shall be paid by the  Borrower,  together  with  interest  and
penalties,  if any. Any payments  made by the Borrower  under this Note shall be
made free and clear of, and without  deduction or withholding  for or on account
of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
charges,  fees,  deductions or withholdings,  now or hereafter imposed,  levied,
collected,  withheld or assessed by any Governmental  Authority (excluding taxes
imposed  on its  overall  net income and  franchise  taxes  imposed on it by the
jurisdiction  in which  the  Agent or such  Lender  is  incorporated  or has its
principal  place of  business)  ("Taxes").  If any such Taxes are required to be
withheld  from any  amounts  payable to the Agent or any Lender  hereunder,  the
amounts so payable to the Agent or such Lender  shall be increased to the extent
necessary  to yield to the Agent or such  Lender  (after  payment  of all Taxes)
interest  or any such other  amounts  payable  hereunder  at the rates or in the
amounts specified in or pursuant to this Note. Whenever any Taxes are payable by
the Borrower,  as promptly as practicable  thereafter the Borrower shall send to
the Agent for its own account or for the account of such Lender, as the case may
be, a certified copy of an original  official  receipt  received by the Borrower
showing payment thereof.  If the Borrower fails to pay any Taxes when due to the
appropriate  taxing  authority or fails to remit the required  receipts or other
required  documentary  evidence,  the Borrower shall indemnify the Agent and the
Lenders for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable
by the Agent or any Lender as a result of any such  failure.  The  agreements in
this Section 9 shall  survive the payment in full of all amounts  payable  under
this Note.

         10. Agreements; Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby (i)
acknowledges  that he or she has had the  opportunity  to  review  a copy of the
Facility  Agreement  and has done so to the extent he or she felt  necessary  in
connection with the Loan evidenced  hereby,  (ii) consents to be governed by the
terms of the Facility  Agreement to the extent the terms thereof are  applicable
to the Loan  evidenced  hereby,  (iii)  represents  that such  Borrower's  name,
address,  home  phone  number and social  security  number or similar  number is
correct as listed below, (iv) agrees that any notice permitted or required to be
given by the Agent or the  Lenders  to the  Borrower  pursuant  hereto  shall be
deemed  given upon the earlier of actual  receipt by the  Borrower and three (3)
Business  Days after  posting in the U.S.  first  class  mail  addressed  to the
Borrower at the address set forth below or at such other address as specified in
writing by the Borrower to the Agent,  (v) agrees that the Agent and the Lenders
may from time to time disclose to the Company or the REIT any  information  with
respect  to the  Borrower  Account,  this Note or any  default  by the  Borrower
hereunder  (or any  failure of the  Borrower to  pre-fund  interest  payments as
contemplated by Section 4 above), and may from time to time disclose information
regarding  the Borrower to  "Transferees"  as described in Section  10.04 of the
Facility  Agreement,  and waives and releases any claims arising out of any such
disclosure,  (vi) agrees that assignments of and participations in this Note may
be effected as set forth in Article X of the  Facility  Agreement,  (vii) agrees
that the Facility  Agreement is not intended to, and shall not be construed  to,
create any rights  (contractual,  equitable,  pursuant to law or  otherwise)  in
favor of the Borrower against the Agent, any Lender,  any Other Guarantor or the
Company,  and the Borrower in his or her individual capacity shall have no right
to enforce any rights of the Company or any Other Guarantor  thereunder,  (viii)
acknowledges  that he or she is  accepting  the Loan and  acquiring  the Class A
Units for the purpose of  investment  or profit and that the Loan is intended to
be a "business  loan" under the Illinois  General  Interest Act, (ix) represents
and warrants that he/she has no present  intention of redeeming  his/her Class A
Units being  acquired  pursuant to the Program into Common  Shares or for a cash
amount,  and (x) represents and agrees that he/she has not caused the Borrower's
obligations  hereunder  or  any  Reimbursement  Obligations  to  be  secured  or
"indirectly  secured" (as defined in  Regulation U) by any Margin Stock and will
not cause any such obligations or Reimbursement  Obligations to be so secured or
"indirectly  secured"  if and to the extent such  circumstances  would cause any
Guarantor or any Lender to be in violation of Regulation U.

         11. Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations. (a) If a Lender determines
the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender,  any
Lending  Installation of such Lender or any corporation  controlling such Lender
is increased as a result of a Change (as defined  below),  then,  within fifteen
(15) days of demand by such  Lender,  the  Borrower  shall pay such  Lender  the
amount  necessary to compensate for any shortfall (a "Shortfall") in the rate of
return on the portion of such increased  capital which such Lender determines is
attributable to this Note or its Loan to the Borrower (after taking into account
such Lender's  policies as to capital  adequacy).  "Change" means (a) any change
after the date hereof in the Risk-Based  Capital  Guidelines (as defined below),
or  (b)  any  adoption  of  or  change  in  any  other  law,   governmental   or
quasi-governmental  rule,  regulation,  policy,  guideline,  interpretation,  or
directive  (whether or not having the force of law) after the date hereof  which
affects  the amount of capital  required or  expected  to be  maintained  by any
Lender or any Lending  Installation or any  corporation  controlling any Lender.
"Lending  Installation"  means,  with respect to a Lender,  any office,  branch,
subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender.  "Risk-Based  Capital  Guidelines" means
(i) the risk-based  capital guidelines in effect in the United States of America
on the date hereof and (ii) the corresponding capital regulations promulgated by
regulatory  authorities  outside the United States of America  implementing  the
July 1988 report of the Basle  Committee on Banking  Regulation and  Supervisory
Practices  entitled  "International  Convergence  of  Capital  Measurements  and
Capital  Standards"  including  transition  rules,  and any  amendments  to such
regulations  adopted  prior to the date  hereof.  Before  making  any demand for
payment pursuant to this Section 11, each Lender shall, if possible, designate a
different  Lending  Installation  if such  designation  will  avoid the need for
making such demand and is not disadvantageous to such Lender.

                  (b) Each Lender shall  promptly  notify the  Borrower,  with a
copy to the Agent and the Company,  upon becoming aware that the Borrower may be
required to make any  payment  pursuant  to this  Section  11.  When  requesting
payment  pursuant to this Section 11, each Lender shall provide to the Borrower,
with a copy to the Agent and the Company, a certificate, signed by an officer of
such  Lender,  setting  forth the amount  required to be paid by the Borrower to
such Lender and the computations made by such Lender to determine such amount.

         12.      Amendments.  This Note may not be amended  orally but only in
writing  signed by the Borrower and signed or consented  to in writing by the
Agent with the consent of the Required  Lenders (or all the Lenders if so
required by Section 12.01 of the Facility Agreement), the Company and the Other
Guarantors.

         13.  Preservation  of Rights;  Survival.  No delay or  omission  of the
Lenders or the Agent to  exercise  any right  under this Note shall  impair such
right or be construed to be a waiver of any Program Event of Default or Borrower
Event of Repayment or an acquiescence therein. Any single or partial exercise of
any such  right  shall not  preclude  other or further  exercise  thereof or the
exercise of any other right. All remedies  contained in the Loan Documents or by
law afforded shall be cumulative and all shall be available to the Agent and the
Lenders  until  this  Note  has  been  paid in  full.  All  representations  and
warranties  of the Borrower  contained in this Note and any other Loan  Document
shall  survive  delivery  of  this  Note  and  the  making  of the  Loan  herein
contemplated.

         14. Headings;  Entire Agreement.  Section headings in this Note are for
convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of
the provisions of this Note. The Loan Documents  embody the entire agreement and
understanding among the Borrower,  the Other Guarantors,  the Company, the Agent
and the Lenders and supersede all prior agreements and understandings  among the
Borrower,  the Company, the Agent and the Lenders relating to the subject matter
thereof.

         15.  Benefits of this  Agreement.  This Note shall be binding  upon the
Borrower and the  Borrower's  personal  representatives,  heirs and assigns and,
subject to the  following  sentence,  shall not be construed so as to confer any
right or benefit upon any Person other than the Borrower and his or her personal
representatives,  heirs and assigns. This Note shall inure to the benefit of the
Agent,  the  Lenders  and their  respective  successors  and  assigns,  it being
understood  that any Lender may,  subject to the  provisions of Article X of the
Facility  Agreement,  from time to time assign, or grant  participations in, its
rights hereunder in whole or in part. Except as provided in Section 12.02 of the
Facility  Agreement,  the Borrower shall not have the right to assign his or her
rights or obligations hereunder.

         16.  Expenses;  Indemnification.  The Borrower  agrees to reimburse the
Agent and the Lenders for any costs, internal charges and out-of-pocket expenses
(including  reasonable  attorneys'  fees and time charges of  attorneys  for the
Agent and the  Lenders,  which  attorneys  may be  employees of the Agent or the
Lenders)  paid or  incurred  by the Agent or any Lender in  connection  with the
collection or enforcement of this Note. The Borrower further agrees to indemnify
the Agent and each Lender,  its  directors,  officers and employees  against all
losses,  claims,  damages,  penalties,   judgments,   liabilities  and  expenses
(including,  without  limitation,  all  expenses of  litigation  or  preparation
therefor whether or not the Agent or any Lender is a party thereto) which any of
them may pay or incur arising out of or relating to this Note, the  transactions
contemplated   hereby  or  the  direct  or  indirect   application  or  proposed
application  of the proceeds of the Loan  evidenced  hereby except to the extent
that they arise out of the gross  negligence or willful  misconduct of the party
seeking  indemnification.  The  obligations  of the Borrower  under this Section
shall survive the repayment of this Note.

         17. Replacement Notes. The Borrower agrees that upon the occurrence and
during the  continuance  of any Program  Event of Default or  Borrower  Event of
Repayment,  upon the request of the Agent and in exchange for this single master
Note,  the  Borrower  will  execute and deliver  substitute  multiple  notes (in
substantially the form hereof) (each a "Replacement  Note"), one for each Lender
in the principal  amount of such Lender's  Pro-rata  share of the Loan evidenced
hereby.

         18. Severability of Provisions. Any provision in this Note that is held
to be inoperative,  unenforceable,  or invalid in any jurisdiction  shall, as to
that jurisdiction, be inoperative,  unenforceable,  or invalid without affecting
the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation,  enforceability,
or validity of that  provision  in any other  jurisdiction,  and to this end the
provisions of this Note are declared to be severable. If any interest payment or
other  charge or fee  payable  by the  Borrower  under  this Note to any  Lender
exceeds  the  maximum  amount  then  permitted  to be  paid to  such  Lender  by
applicable law, the Borrower shall be obligated to pay, and such Lender shall be
entitled to receive, only the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. If any
Lender  has  collected  interest  or other  charges  in excess  of such  maximum
permitted amount, the Borrower's only remedy will be that such Lender will apply
such excess  interest or other  amounts as a full or partial  prepayment  of the
unpaid  balance of the  principal  amount to the extent of the unpaid  principal
balance and refund any additional excess amount to the Borrower.

         19. CHOICE OF LAW. THE LOAN DOCUMENTS  SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE  INTERNAL  LAWS  (INCLUDING  735 ILCS  105/5-1 ET SEQ.,  BUT  OTHERWISE
WITHOUT  REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS  PROVISIONS)  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  BUT
GIVING  EFFECT TO FEDERAL  LAWS  APPLICABLE  TO NATIONAL  BANKING  ASSOCIATIONS,
FEDERAL AGENCIES, BRANCHES OF FOREIGN BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

         20. CONSENT TO  JURISDICTION.  THE AGENT,  EACH LENDER AND THE BORROWER
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES
FEDERAL OR ILLINOIS  STATE COURT  SITTING IN CHICAGO IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE AND THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREE
THAT ALL  CLAIMS  IN  RESPECT  OF SUCH  ACTION  OR  PROCEEDING  MAY BE HEARD AND
DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THEY MAY NOW OR
HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN
SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT  FORUM.  NOTHING HEREIN SHALL
LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENT OR ANY  LENDER  TO BRING  PROCEEDINGS  AGAINST  THE
BORROWER IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY THE
BORROWER  AGAINST THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER OR ANY  AFFILIATE  OF THE AGENT OR ANY
LENDER INVOLVING,  DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF,
RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT
IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

         21. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE BORROWER AND, BY ACCEPTANCE  HEREOF,  THE
AGENT AND EACH  LENDER  HEREBY  WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY  JUDICIAL  PROCEEDING
INVOLVING,  DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY,  ANY  MATTER  (WHETHER  SOUNDING  IN TORT,
CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF,  RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH
THIS NOTE.



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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned Borrower has executed this Note as
of the day and year first above written.


                                           Print/Type
                                           Name of Borrower

                                           Home Address:


                                           Home Phone Number:
                                           Social Security Number:
                                           Or other taxpayer identification
                                           number, if any, as applicable


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                                                                  Exhibit 10.16

                             REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT


         This  Reimbursement  Agreement  is made and entered into as of the 25th
day of January, 2000 by (NAME), having an address at (HOME) (the "Participant"),
in favor of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership,  a Delaware limited partnership
("Colonial"),  and Colonial  Properties Trust, an Alabama real estate investment
trust (the "REIT")  (Colonial  and the REIT are referred to herein  individually
and collectively as the "Guarantors").

                             Preliminary Statements

         A. The Participant applied for and obtained a loan from the Lenders (as
hereinafter defined) in the original principal amount of (DLRSWORDS) ($DLRS) for
the purpose of purchasing  (UNITSWORDS)  (UNITS)  Class A Units (the  "Purchased
Units") of Colonial (the "Participant Loan").

         B. In  order to  induce  the  Lenders  to make  the  Participant  Loan,
Colonial and the REIT executed and  delivered a Facility and Guaranty  Agreement
dated  as  of  December  17,  1999  among  Colonial,  the  REIT,  the  financial
institutions named therein (the "Lenders") and Bank One, NA, individually and as
Agent for the Lenders (the "Guaranty";  capitalized terms used in this Agreement
and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings used therein).

         C. In order to induce  Colonial and the REIT to execute and deliver the
Guaranty,  the  Participant  has agreed to execute and deliver this Agreement in
favor of  Colonial,  the REIT and the  Other  Guarantors  pursuant  to which the
Participant will reimburse Colonial, the REIT and the Other Guarantors on demand
in accordance with the provisions set forth hereinbelow.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the foregoing and for other good
and  valuable  consideration,  the receipt and  sufficiency  of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Participant hereby agrees as follows:

         Section 1.  Absolute and Unconditional Reimbursement Obligation.

         (a) The  Participant  hereby  absolutely  and  unconditionally  agrees,
subject to  subsection  (b) of this Section 1, (i) to reimburse  the  Guarantors
fully and promptly,  upon demand,  for all amounts paid by the Guarantors to the
Lenders  pursuant to the Guaranty with respect to the Participant  Loan, (ii) to
pay any and all expenses  incurred by the  Guarantors in enforcing  their rights
under this Agreement, and (iii) to pay to the Guarantors interest accrued on all
such amounts and  expenses  referred to in the  foregoing  clauses (i) and (ii),
from the date such amounts and expenses were paid or incurred by the  Guarantors
until  the date the  Participant  makes  all such  reimbursements  and  payments
hereunder,  at the rate set forth in the Note  executed  by the  Participant  in
connection  with  the  Participant   Loan  (the  "Note")  (whether  or  not  the
Participant Loan is then outstanding).

         (b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1(a), the parties hereto
agree that under the  circumstances  set forth below,  the  Guarantors  will pay
certain  amounts (set forth  below) in respect of the Note that the  Participant
would be obligated to pay but for the  provisions of this Section 1(b),  and the
Participant  shall have no obligation to reimburse the  Guarantors on account of
such payments.

                  (i) Upon the (x) death of the  Participant  at a time when the
         Participant  Loan is still  outstanding,  or (y) (i) the  Disability or
         Retirement  (as such  terms are  defined in that  certain  Registration
         Rights and Lock-up  Agreement of even date herewith between the parties
         hereto (the "Lock-up Agreement")) of the Participant at a time when the
         Participant  Loan is still  outstanding,  and (ii) the  election by the
         Participant  within 30 days  after such  Disability  or  Retirement  to
         exercise  his  or her  Redemption  Right  (as  defined  in the  Lock-up
         Agreement)  pursuant  to Section  2(b) of the  Lock-up  Agreement,  the
         Guarantors  agree to pay the Early Payment Fee owed by the  Participant
         to the Lenders and the  prepayment  administrative  fee of $375 owed by
         the   Participant   to  Bank  One,   NA  for  its  own   account   (the
         "Administrative Fee") pursuant to the terms of the Note. In such cases,
         the  Guarantors  also agree to pay to the  Lenders  all  principal  and
         interest due on the Participant  Loan, to the extent that such sums are
         not paid out of the proceeds of the  redemption of the Purchased  Units
         pursuant to the  provisions of the Lock-up  Agreement and the letter of
         direction  referred  to  therein,  and the  Participant  shall  have no
         obligation to reimburse the Guarantors on account of such payments. The
         Participant agrees that it is a condition  precedent to the obligations
         of the Guarantors under this paragraph that the Participant  shall have
         exercised his or her Redemption  Right as aforesaid and that all of the
         proceeds of such  redemption  (or so much thereof as may be  necessary)
         shall have been  applied to the  payment in full of the  principal  and
         interest (including without limitation the deferred interest) under the
         Note, or in the event the proceeds of such redemption are  insufficient
         to pay such  principal and interest in full,  then to the payment of so
         much of such  principal and interest as can be paid with such proceeds.
         The  Participant  further agrees that in the event the Guarantors  make
         payment of any of the sums  contemplated by this paragraph prior to the
         time that the proceeds of such  redemption are available,  the proceeds
         of such  redemption  shall be paid directly to the  Guarantors  and the
         Guarantors  shall keep all or so much of such  proceeds as is necessary
         to reimburse the  Guarantors  for all amounts paid by the Guarantors to
         the Lenders on account of the principal and interest (including without
         limitation  the  deferred  interest)  of the Note and return the unused
         balance, if any, of such proceeds to the Participant.

                  (ii) In the  event  that  the  Accelerated  Maturity  Date (as
         defined in the Lock-up Agreement) occurs as a result of a Program Event
         of Default,  the Guarantors  agree to pay the Early Payment Fee and the
         Administrative  Fee  required  under  the  terms of the  Note,  and the
         Participant  shall have no obligation  to reimburse  the  Guarantors on
         account of such payment.

         (c) This Agreement shall be a continuing agreement and the liability of
the  Participant  hereunder  shall  be  absolute  and  unconditional,  shall  be
performed  strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and shall not
be affected,  modified or diminished by reason of: (i) any assignment,  renewal,
modification  or extension of the  Participant  Loan or the  Guaranty;  (ii) any
modification or waiver of or change in any of the terms,  covenants,  conditions
or provisions of the Participant Loan or of the Guaranty;  (iii) any dealings or
transactions  occurring  between the Lenders and the  Guarantors  whether or not
notice thereof is given to the  Participant;  (iv) any default or failure of the
Participant  fully to perform any of its  obligations,  covenants or  agreements
with respect to the Participant Loan or as set forth in this Agreement;  (v) any
substitution of a new guaranty for the Guaranty;  (vi) the invalidity or lack of
enforceability  of the Participant  Loan or the Guaranty or any provision of any
thereof,  or (vii) any other  circumstance  which might  otherwise  constitute a
defense  available  to, or a  discharge  of, the  Participant  in respect of the
Participant Loan or this Agreement.

         (d) This Agreement  shall  continue to be effective or be restated,  as
the case may be, if at any time any payment of the  principal  of or interest on
the  Participant  Loan is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Lenders
upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Participant or otherwise, all as though
such payment had not been made.

         Section  2.  Right  of  Setoff.  Upon the  occurrence  and  during  the
continuance  of any Event of Default,  the Guarantors are authorized at any time
and from time to time,  without notice to the Participant (any such notice being
expressly  waived by the  Participant)  to set off and apply any and all amounts
owing by the Guarantors to the Participant (including,  without limitation, base
salary, bonuses, performance units, distributions payable on the Purchased Units
and  dividends  payable  on any  Common  Shares  issued in  connection  with the
redemption thereof, but excluding the Purchased Units themselves and any "margin
stock" (as  defined in  Regulation  U of the Board of  Governors  of the Federal
Reserve System) against any and all of the obligations of the Participant now or
hereafter  existing  under this  Agreement,  irrespective  of whether or not the
Guarantors  shall have made any demand under this  Agreement  and although  such
obligations  may be  unmatured.  The  Guarantors  agree  promptly  to notify the
Participant after any such setoff and application,  provided that the failure to
give such notice shall not affect the  validity of such setoff and  application.
The rights of the  Guarantors  under this  Section  are in addition to the other
rights and remedies which the Guarantors may have.

         Section 3. Indemnification. The Participant hereby agrees to indemnify,
defend and hold the  Guarantors  harmless from and against all demands,  claims,
actions or causes of action, assessments,  losses, damages,  liabilities,  costs
and expenses,  including without  limitation,  interest penalties and reasonable
attorneys'  fees  and  expenses   (collectively   "Damages")  asserted  against,
resulting to, imposed upon or incurred  directly or indirectly by the Guarantors
by  reason  of or  resulting  from a  breach  of any  representation,  warranty,
covenant or agreement of the  Participant  contained in or made pursuant to this
Agreement.

         Section  4. Full  Disclosure.  No  representation  or  warranty  of the
Participant in or pursuant to this  Agreement,  including any financial or other
information provided by Participant, contains any untrue statement of a material
fact,  or  omits to  state  any  material  fact  necessary  in order to make the
statements  contained herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they are made, not misleading.

         Section 5.  Representations  and Warranties. The Participant represents
and warrants to the Guarantors as follows:

         (a)      The  Participant  has all right  and power to enter  into this
                  Agreement,  perform its  obligations  hereunder and consummate
                  the transactions contemplated hereby.

         (b)      This  Agreement   constitutes  a  legal,   valid  and  binding
                  obligation  of  the  Participant,   enforceable   against  the
                  Participant in accordance with its terms.

         (c)      Neither the  execution  and  delivery of this  Agreement,  nor
                  compliance  with  the  terms  and  provisions  hereof,  by the
                  Participant will violate any statute,  regulation or ordinance
                  of any  governmental  authority or conflict  with or result in
                  the  breach  of  any  term,  condition  or  provision  of  any
                  agreement,   contract,   order  or  instrument  to  which  the
                  Participant  is a party or by which its  assets or  properties
                  are bound or constitute a default (or an event which, with the
                  lapse  of  time  or  the  giving  of  notice  or  both,  would
                  constitute a default) thereunder.

         (d)      There is not  pending  or,  to the  best of the  Participant's
                  knowledge,  threatened any suit, claim, action,  litigation or
                  proceeding,  administrative  or judicial,  or any governmental
                  investigation  against the Participant or involving any of his
                  or her properties or assets,  and there is no reasonable basis
                  upon  which  any  such  suit,   claim,   action,   litigation,
                  proceeding or investigation could be brought or initiated.

(e)               The financial  statements,  investor  questionnaire  and other
                  financial information, if any, delivered by the Participant to
                  the  Guarantors  prior to the date  hereof  are  complete  and
                  accurate in all material  respects and are in compliance  with
                  the requirements of Section 4 hereof.

(f)      The Participant has not granted to any person a security interest in
         his or her general intangibles.

         Section 6.  Covenants of the Participant. The Participant hereby agrees
that:

         (a)      so  long  as any  portion  of  the  Participant  Loan  remains
                  outstanding  and unpaid,  in whole or in part, or the Guaranty
                  remains  in effect,  or any amount is owing to the  Guarantors
                  hereunder:

                  (i)   the net worth of the Participant  shall not be less than
                        the original  principal  amount of the Participant Loan;
                        and

                  (ii)  the  Participant  shall provide  promptly such financial
                        information  to the  Guarantors as the  Guarantors  may,
                        from time to time, reasonably require.

         (b)      The Participant  shall use the proceeds of the Participant
                  Loan solely to purchase the Purchased Units.

         Section 7. Pledge of Class A Units.  (a) As security for the prompt and
complete  payment and  performance of all of his or her  obligations  under this
Agreement,  the  Participant  hereby  pledges to and grants to the  Guarantors a
security interest in the following,  in each case whether now owned or hereafter
acquired (the "Collateral"):

                  (i) all of the Participant's  right, title and interest in and
to the  Purchased  Units,  together  with all shares,  all  dividends  and other
distributions  and all other rights and properties  which the Participant  shall
receive or shall  become  entitled  to receive  for any reason  whatsoever  with
respect to, upon  redemption of, in  substitution  for or in exchange for any of
such Purchased Units (including,  without  limitation,  all cash amounts payable
upon redemption of the Purchased  Units,  all shares issuable upon redemption of
the Purchased Units, and all cash or other property  received or receivable upon
the sale or other disposition of any or all of the foregoing, including, without
limitation,  all cash or other property  received or receivable upon the sale or
disposition of any or all of the foregoing pursuant to the Lock-up Agreement and
the letter of direction referred to therein); and

                  (ii)     all  proceeds  of any and  all of the  foregoing
                          (including  proceeds  that  constitute property of the
                           types described above).

         (b) In connection with the foregoing, the Participant hereby authorizes
and directs  Colonial,  on his or her behalf,  to deliver to the  Guarantors the
certificates evidencing such Purchased Units and is delivering to the Guarantors
herewith irrevocable unit powers duly executed in blank and undated with respect
thereto and appropriate executed UCC-1 financing statements.

         (c) At any time and from time to time,  upon the written request of the
Guarantors,  the Participant  will promptly execute and deliver any and all such
further  instruments  and  documents  and  take  such  further  actions  as  the
Guarantors  may  reasonably  deem  necessary  or  desirable  to obtain  the full
benefits of the security  interest  granted  hereby and of the rights and powers
herein  granted,  including  the  execution  and  filing  of  any  financing  or
continuation  statement under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time
to time in the applicable jurisdictions (the "Code").

         (d) Except as set forth  below,  the  Participant  shall be entitled to
receive all dividends and distributions  payable with respect to the Collateral.
Upon the  occurrence of any Event of Default,  Colonial is hereby  authorized to
remit  all  dividends  and  other  distributions  payable  with  respect  to the
Collateral directly to the Guarantors for application against all amounts due to
the Lenders under the Note and against the Participant's  obligations hereunder.
When the Note is paid in full and all obligations of the Participant  under this
Agreement  have been fully paid and satisfied,  the  Guarantors  shall remit any
such remaining dividends and other distributions to the Participant.

         (e) The Participant agrees that he or she will not redeem the Purchased
Units, or sell, assign,  exchange or otherwise transfer,  or grant any rights in
respect of, any of the Collateral, except in full compliance with the provisions
of the Partnership Agreement and the Lock-up Agreement. In the event of any such
sale of the  Purchased  Units  that is made in  compliance  with  the  foregoing
provisions, the Guarantors shall, subject to the payment in full of the Note and
all  of  the  Participant's  obligations  under  this  Agreement,   release  the
Collateral from the security interest created hereby.

         (f) Upon the  occurrence of any Event of Default,  the  Guarantors  may
exercise as to any or all of the Collateral all the rights,  powers and remedies
of a secured party under the Code or other applicable law, and may elect to sell
the  Collateral  in one or more  public  or  private  sales in  compliance  with
applicable law and exercise any and all other rights and remedies which they may
have by contract or otherwise.  The  Participant  should be obligated to pay all
sums  payable  hereunder  even if the  Guarantors  do not  exercise  any of such
rights, powers and remedies; in the event the Guarantors do exercise any of such
rights,  powers and remedies,  the Participant shall remain obligated to pay all
sums payable  hereunder  that are not recovered by the Guarantors as a result of
such exercise.

         (g) Except as expressly provided in the Code, the Guarantors shall have
no additional duty as to any Collateral in their possession or control or in the
possession or control of any agent or nominee or as to any income  thereon or as
to the  preservation  of  rights  against  prior  parties  or any  other  rights
pertaining  thereto.  The  Guarantors  shall  be  under  no duty  or  obligation
whatsoever  (i) to make or give  any  presentments,  demands  for  performances,
notices of nonperformance,  protests,  notices of protest or notices of dishonor
in connection with any obligation or evidences of indebtedness  which constitute
in whole or in part the indebtedness or other  obligations  secured hereunder or
(ii) to give the Participant  notice of, or to exercise any subscription  rights
or  privileges,  any rights or privileges to exchange,  convert or redeem or any
other rights or privileges relating to or affecting any Collateral.

         (h) The pledge and security  interest  created  hereby shall  terminate
when all  obligations of the  Participant  under this Agreement  shall have been
fully paid and  satisfied,  at which time the  Guarantors  shall  deliver to the
Participant  all  collateral  and  related  documents  then  in the  custody  or
possession of the Guarantors,  all without recourse upon, or warranty whatsoever
by, the Guarantors.

         Section 8. Remedies.  All of the Guarantors'  rights and remedies under
this Agreement are intended to be distinct,  separate and cumulative and no such
right or  remedy is  intended  to be to the  exclusion  of or be a waiver of any
other right or remedy.

         Section 9. Amendments,  Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of
this  Agreement  shall be  effective  unless it is in writing  and signed by the
Participant and the  Guarantors,  and any such waiver shall be effective only in
the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

         Section  10.  Waiver of Notice,  Etc.  The  Participant  hereby  waives
promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to
this Agreement and any requirement that the Guarantors protect,  secure, perfect
or insure any  security  interest  or lien or any  property  subject  thereto or
exhaust any right or take any action against any person or entity.

         Section  11.  Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  and the  rights and
remedies  of the  Guarantors  and the Participant shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama.

         Section 12. Binding  Effect.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of each of the Guarantors and their respective  successors and assigns and shall
be fully binding upon the Participant, and his or her heirs, executors and legal
or personal representatives.

         Section 13.  Expenses.  The Participant  will, upon demand,  pay to the
Guarantors  the  amount  of any  and  all  reasonable  expenses,  including  the
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and of any experts and agents, which the
Guarantors  may incur in connection  with (i) the exercise or enforcement of any
of the rights of the Guarantors hereunder or (ii) the failure by the Participant
to perform or observe any of the provisions  hereof.  The Participant also shall
be solely  responsible for his or her own costs for  accounting,  tax, legal and
investment  banking  advice  and all other  services  that the  Participant  may
receive with respect to this Agreement and the matters contemplated herein.

         Section 14. Taxes.  The  Participant  shall be solely  responsible  and
hereby  agrees to pay any and all taxes  applicable  with  respect to  Purchased
Units that may be sold,  including  but not  limited to ordinary  income  taxes,
capital gains taxes or any other taxes levied by any relevant taxing authority.

         Section 15. Term.  This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
until all  obligations  under this  Agreement  and the Guaranty  have been fully
performed,  regardless of any invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of
this Agreement or the Guaranty.

         Section 16.  Events of Default.  For  purposes of this  Agreement,  any
breach by the Participant of or default by the Participant under this Agreement,
or any  representation  or warranty made, or any financial or other  information
provided by, the Participant to the Guarantors in connection with this Agreement
shall  prove  to have  been  incorrect  in any  material  respect  when  made or
provided,  or the  occurrence of any Borrower  Event of  Repayment,  shall be an
"Event of Default" under this Agreement.

         Section 17. Notices. All notices and other communications  permitted or
required  pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall be in writing  and shall be deemed
given when  delivered in person,  or five (5) days after being  deposited in the
United  States  mail,  postage  prepaid,   as  certified  mail,  return  receipt
requested,  properly  addressed to the party for whom  intended at the addresses
set forth below,  or to such other address as any party hereto may designate for
itself by notice in accordance herewith to the others:

                  The Guarantors:             Colonial Properties Trust
                                              2101 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 900
                                              Birmingham, AL  35203
                                              Attn.:  Howard B. Nelson, Jr.

                  With a copy to:             Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
                                              555 13th Street, N.W.
                                              Washington, DC  20004-1109
                                              Attn.:  Alan L. Dye

                  The Participant:            (BUSINESSADD)


         Section  18. No  Waiver.  No delay or  omission  of the  Guarantors  to
exercise  any  right,  remedy or power  hereunder  shall  impair  the same or be
construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default or an acquiescence  therein. No
waiver of any Event of Default shall extend to or affect any subsequent Event of
Default,  nor shall it  impair  any  right,  remedy  or power  available  to the
Guarantors.  No single or partial  exercise of any right,  remedy or power shall
preclude any other or further exercise thereof by the Guarantors.

         Section 19.  Severability.  Any  provision  of this  Agreement  that is
legally  determined to be unenforceable  in any  jurisdiction  shall, as to that
jurisdiction,  be ineffective to the extent of the unenforceability only without
invalidating the remaining  provisions  hereof, but no  unenforceability  in any
jurisdiction  shall  invalidate  or render  unenforceable  the same or any other
provision in any other jurisdiction.

         Section 20. Entire Agreement.  This Agreement,  including the schedules
referenced  herein,  constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with
respect  to the  matters  referred  to herein and  supersedes  any and all other
understandings,  negotiations,  or  agreements  among  the  Participant  and the
Guarantors with respect to the subject matter hereof.

         Section 21. Arbitration.  Any dispute, claim or controversy arising out
of or in  connection  with this  Agreement  shall be  resolved  through  binding
arbitration in the Birmingham,  Alabama  metropolitan  area under the commercial
arbitration  rules of the American  Arbitration  Association (the "AAA") then in
force.  The Guarantors and the Participant  shall each appoint one person from a
list furnished by the AAA, and the two persons so appointed shall jointly select
a neutral third person who shall serve as the sole  arbitrator.  The  arbitrator
shall provide a written  decision  stating its findings.  The arbitration  award
shall be final and  binding  among the  parties,  and  judgment  thereon  may be
entered  by any court  having  jurisdiction.  In any  arbitration  to enforce or
construe any provision of this  Agreement or otherwise  arising  hereunder,  the
prevailing  party  shall be  entitled  to  recover,  in  addition  to any  other
available relief,  its reasonable  attorney fees and costs incurred.  If neither
party  prevails  on all  issues,  the  parties'  total  attorney  fees and costs
(including arbitrator's fees) may be allocated in the arbitrator's discretion.



<PAGE>



         IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  duly  executed  this
Agreement, and made delivery thereof, as of the date first written above.

                                               (CAPNAME)


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


                                                  COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED
                                                  PARTNERSHIP

                                             By:  Colonial Properties Trust,
                                                  its General Partner


                                             By:  /s/ Howard B. Nelson Jr.
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Howard B. Nelson, Jr.
                                                  Chief Financial Officer


                                                  COLONIAL PROPERTIES TRUST


                                             By:   /s/ Howard B. Nelson Jr.
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Howard B. Nelson, Jr.
                                                  Chief Financial Officer




                                                                    Exhibit 21.1

Colonial Realty Limited Partnership
List of Subsidiaries

                                                                       Ownership
Colonial Properties Services Limited Partnership             99.0% GP and LP
Colonial VRS, L.L.C.                                         100.0%


                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements of
Colonial   Realty  Limited   Partnership  on  Form  S-3  related  to  the  Shelf
Registration  dated  December 11, 1997 (File No.  333-42049) of our report dated
January 17, 2000, except for Note 13, as to which the date is February 29, 2000,
on our audits of the consolidated  financial  statements and financial statement
schedule of Colonial  Realty  Limited  Partnership  as of December  31, 1999 and
1998, and for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, which report is
included in this Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.
PricewaterhouseCoopers  L.L.P.
Birmingham, Alabama
March 30, 2000


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