SHELTER PROPERTIES IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
10QSB, 1996-09-11
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           FORM 10-QSB--QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                        Quarterly or Transitional Report
                  (As last amended by 34-32231, eff. 6/3/93.)


                    U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  Form 10-QSB

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended July 31, 1996

                                       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 0-10884


                   SHELTER PROPERTIES IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
       (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


         South Carolina                              57-0721760
                                       1
(State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

One Insignia Financial Plaza, P.O. Box 1089
      Greenville, South Carolina                            29602
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

            Issuer's telephone number (864) 239-1000

Check whether the issuer (1) 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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to  such filing requirements for the past  90
days.  Yes  X  .  No      .


                                       
                 PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


a)          SHELTER PROPERTIES IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                           (Unaudited)

                          July 31, 1996


Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents:
     Unrestricted                                            $ 1,938,749
     Restricted--tenant security deposits                        267,920
  Accounts receivable                                             27,258
  Escrow for taxes                                               615,667
  Restricted escrows                                           1,685,968
  Other assets                                                   593,303
  Investment properties:
     Land                                     $ 3,442,097
     Buildings and related personal property   55,343,189
                                               58,785,286
     Less accumulated depreciation            (29,905,475)    28,879,811

                                                             $34,008,676

Liabilities and Partners' Capital (Deficit)

Liabilities
  Accounts payable                                           $    59,754
  Tenant security deposits                                       268,946
  Accrued taxes                                                  438,539
  Other liabilities                                              362,962
  Mortgage notes payable                                      24,713,737

Partners' Capital (Deficit)

  General partners                            $    (2,717)
  Limited partners (50,000 units
     issued and outstanding)                    8,167,455      8,164,738

                                                             $34,008,676




   See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

b)              SHELTER PROPERTIES IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                               (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<captin>
                                    Three Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                                        July 31,                   July 31,
                                   1996         1995          1996          1995
<S>                           <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>
Revenues:
  Rental income                $2,575,903   $2,492,118    $7,681,026    $7,323,895
  Other income                    157,342      163,242       461,245       439,655
     Total revenues             2,733,245    2,655,360     8,142,271     7,763,550

Expenses:
  Operating                       883,635      885,034     2,543,971     2,545,822
  General and administrative       83,177      177,795       263,925       331,628
  Maintenance                     482,597      454,630     1,370,407     1,737,225
  Depreciation                    464,389      441,731     1,368,266     1,303,432
  Interest                        563,746      574,394     1,697,672     1,730,314
  Property taxes                  187,945      164,819       558,871       506,144
     Total expenses             2,665,489    2,698,403     7,803,112     8,154,565

     Net income (loss)         $   67,756   $  (43,043)   $  339,159    $ (391,015)

Net income (loss) allocated
  to general partners (1%)     $      677   $     (430)   $    3,391    $   (3,910)
Net income (loss) allocated
  to limited partners (99%)        67,079      (42,613)      335,768      (387,105)

                               $   67,756   $  (43,043)   $  339,159    $ (391,015)

Net income (loss) per limited
  partnership unit             $     1.34   $     (.85)   $     6.71    $    (7.74)

<FN>
       See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>


c)               SHELTER PROPERTIES IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT)
                              (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Limited
                                Partnership   General     Limited
                                   Units      Partners    Partners       Total

<S>                              <C>        <C>        <C>           <C>
Original capital contributions    50,000     $  2,000   $50,000,000   $50,002,000

Partners' capital (deficit)
 at October 31, 1995              50,000     $  3,892   $ 8,821,687   $ 8,825,579

Net income for the nine months
 ended July 31, 1996                            3,391       335,768       339,159

Distributions                                 (10,000)     (990,000)   (1,000,000)

Partners' capital (deficit)
 at July 31, 1996                 50,000     $ (2,717)  $ 8,167,455   $ 8,164,738

<FN>
      See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>

d)              SHELTER PROPERTIES IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                               (Unaudited)



                                                          Nine Months Ended
                                                               July 31,
                                                           1996         1995

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income (loss)                                   $  339,159   $  (391,015)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net
   cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation                                      1,368,266     1,303,432
     Amortization of discounts and loan costs            199,707       193,566
     Change in accounts:
       Restricted cash                                   (30,470)      (13,768)
       Accounts receivable                                (4,388)       (4,721)
       Escrows for taxes                                 101,467       143,956
       Other assets                                      (28,167)       77,585
       Accounts payable                                 (408,226)      107,438
       Tenant security deposit liabilities                31,048        17,055
       Accrued taxes                                    (162,434)      (52,768)
       Other liabilities                                  45,540       (70,379)

          Net cash provided by operating activities    1,451,502     1,310,381

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Property improvements and replacements                (734,484)     (453,590)
  Deposits to restricted escrows                         (58,736)      (51,840)
  Receipts from restricted escrows                         7,000        93,258

          Net cash used in investing activities         (786,220)     (412,172)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Payments on mortgage notes payable                    (491,328)     (455,480)
  Partners' distributions                             (1,000,000)           --

          Net cash used in financing activities       (1,491,328)     (455,480)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents    (826,046)      442,729

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       2,764,795     2,254,370

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $1,938,749   $ 2,697,099

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
  Cash paid for interest                              $1,500,899   $ 1,536,748



       See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

e)           SHELTER PROPERTIES IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                            (Unaudited)


Note A - Basis of Presentation


The  accompanying  unaudited  consolidated   financial  statements  of   Shelter
Properties IV  Limited Partnership  (the "Partnership")  have been  prepared  in
accordance with generally accepted  accounting principles for interim  financial
information and  with  the  instructions  to Form  10-QSB  and  Item  310(b)  of
Regulation S-B.   Accordingly, they do  not include all  of the information  and
footnotes required  by generally  accepted  accounting principles  for  complete
financial  statements.    In  the  opinion  of  Shelter  Realty  IV  Corporation
("Corporate General Partner"), all  adjustments (consisting of normal  recurring
accruals) considered  necessary  for a  fair  presentation have  been  included.
Operating results for the three and nine  month periods ended July 31, 1996, are
not necessarily indicative of  the results that may  be expected for the  fiscal
year  ending  October  31,  1996.    For  further  information,  refer  to   the
consolidated  financial  statements  and  footnotes  thereto  included  in   the
Partnership's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended October 31, 1995.


Cash and Cash Equivalents:


Unrestricted -  Unrestricted cash  includes cash  on hand  and in  banks,  money
market funds and Certificates of Deposit  with original maturities less than  90
days.  At certain times, the amount of cash  deposited at a bank may exceed  the
limit on insured deposits.

Restricted cash - tenant security deposits - The Partnership requires  security
deposits from  lessees for  the duration  of  the lease  and such  deposits  are
considered restricted  cash.   Deposits are  refunded when  the tenant  vacates,
provided the tenant  has not  damaged its  space and  is current  on its  rental
payments.

Certain reclassifications have been made to  the 1995 information to conform  to
the 1996 presentation.


Note B - Reconciliation of Cash Flows


The following is a reconciliation of the subtotal on the accompanying statements
of cash flows captioned "net cash provided by operating activities" to "net cash
used in operations",  as defined in  the partnership agreement.   However,  "net
cash used in operations" should not  be considered an alternative to net  income
as an indicator of the Partnership's operating performance or to cash flows as a
measure of liquidity.


                                                     Nine Months Ended
                                                          July 31,
                                                   1996                1995


Net cash provided by operating activities      $1,451,503          $1,310,381
   Payments on mortgage notes payable            (491,329)           (455,480)
   Property improvements and replacements        (734,484)           (453,590)
   Change in restricted escrows, net              (51,736)             41,418
   Changes in reserves for net operating
      liabilities                                 455,629            (204,398)
   Additional reserves                           (630,000)           (250,000)

          Net cash used in operations          $     (417)         $  (11,669)



In 1996 and 1995  the Corporate General Partner  believed it to  be in the  best
interest of  the Partnership  to reserve  an  additional $630,000  and  $250,000
respectively to  fund continuing  maintenance and  capital improvements  at  the
three properties.

Note C - Transactions with Affiliated Parties

The Partnership  has no  employees and  is dependent  on the  Corporate  General
Partner and  its  affiliates  for  the  management  and  administration  of  all
partnership activities.   The  partnership agreement  provides for  payments  to
affiliates for services and  the reimbursement of  certain expenses incurred  by
affiliates on  behalf of  the Partnership.   Property  management fees  paid  to
affiliates of Insignia Financial Group, Inc., during the nine months ended  July
31, 1996  and 1995,  are  included in  operating  expenses on  the  consolidated
statement of operations and are reflected in the following table.  The Corporate
General Partner and its affiliates received reimbursements and fees as reflected
in the following table:


                                            For the Nine Months Ended
                                                     July 31,
                                              1996             1995


Property management fees                   $403,012         $381,121

Reimbursement for services of affiliates    147,421          133,083



Included in "reimbursements for  services of affiliates" for  1996 is $6,480  in
reimbursements for construction oversight costs.


Note C - Transactions with Affiliated Parties - continued

The Partnership insures its properties under  a master policy through an  agency
and insurer unaffiliated with  the Corporate General Partner.   An affiliate  of
the Corporate  General  Partner acquired,  in  the acquisition  of  a  business,
certain financial obligations from an insurance agency which was later  acquired
by the agent who  placed the current  year's master policy.   The current  agent
assumed the  financial obligations  to the  affiliate of  the Corporate  General
Partner who receives payments on these  obligations from the agent.  The  amount
of the Partnership's insurance premiums accruing to the benefit of the affiliate
of the Corporate  General Partner by  virtue of the  agent's obligations is  not
significant.

Note D - Contingencies

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") issued an  administrative
Reasonable Cause Determination which  found that a  former tenant of  Baymeadows
Apartments in Jacksonville, Florida, had been discriminated against on the basis
of race in violation of the Fair Housing Act.  Specifically, HUD found that  the
tenant was discriminated against because  of her race when  she did not get  new
carpet, a new oven and new dishwasher and when her lease was not renewed.  HUD's
administrative investigation and Reasonable  Cause Determination names  Insignia
Management Corporation and  Shelter Realty  IV Corporation,  along with  several
current and former employees of each, as  respondents.  The case proceeded to  a
civil complaint filed by the Department of Justice in the United States District
Court for the Middle  District of Florida.   At this time,  the outcome of  this
case is uncertain.  Management believes  that this claim is not meritorious  and
intends to defend this  claim vigorously.  There  can be no assurance,  however,
that this  claim will  not have  a material  adverse effect  upon the  business,
financial condition or operations of the Partnership.

The Corporate General Partner owns 100 Limited Partnership Units ("Units").   On
or about April 26 and 27, 1995, six entities ("Affiliated Purchaser") affiliated
with the Partnership commenced  tender offers for  limited partner interests  in
six limited partnerships, including the Partnership (collectively, the  "Shelter
Properties Partnerships").  On May 27,  1995, the Affiliated Purchaser  acquired
11,050 units of the Partnership pursuant to the  tender offer.  On or about  May
12, 1995,  in  the  United States  District  Court  for the  District  of  South
Carolina, certain  limited  partners  of  the  Shelter  Properties  Partnerships
commenced a lawsuit, on behalf of themselves,  on behalf of a putative class  of
plaintiffs, and  derivatively on  behalf of  the partnerships,  challenging  the
actions taken  by defendants  (including Insignia,  the acquiring  entities  and
certain officers  of  Insignia) in  the  management of  the  Shelter  Properties
Partnerships and in connection with the tender offers and certain other matters.

The  plaintiffs  alleged  that,  among  other   things:    (i)  the   defendants
intentionally mismanaged  the partnerships  and acted  contrary to  the  limited
partners' best  interests by  prolonging the  existence of  the partnerships  in
order to  perpetuate the  revenues  derived by  Insignia  (an affiliate  of  the
Corporate General Partner) and  its affiliates from  the partnerships; (ii)  the
defendants' actions reduced  the demand  for the  partnerships' limited  partner
interests in the limited  resale market by  artificially depressing the  trading
prices for limited partners interests in order to create a favorable environment
for the tender offers; (iii) through  the tender offers, the acquiring  entities
sought to acquire effective voting control  over the partnerships  while  paying
highly inadequate prices; and  (iv) the documents disseminated  to the class  in
connection with the tender offers contained false and misleading statements  and
omissions of material facts concerning such issues as the advantages to  limited
partners of  tendering pursuant  to the  tender offers,  the true  value of  the
interest,  the  true  financial  condition  of  the  partnerships,  the  factors
affecting the likelihood that properties owned by the partnerships will be  sold
or liquidated in the near  future, the liquidity and  true value of the  limited
partner interests,  the reasons  for the  limited secondary  market for  limited
partner interests, and  the true nature  of the market  for the underlying  real
estate assets owned by the Shelter Properties Partnerships, all in violation  of
the federal securities laws.

On September 27,  1995, the  parties entered into  a stipulation  to settle  the
matter.  The principal terms of the stipulation require supplemental payments to
tendering limited partners aggregating  approximately $6 million  to be paid  by
the Affiliated Purchaser of which approximately $1,254,175 is the  Partnership's
portion; waiver by the Shelter Properties Partnerships' general partners of  any
right to certain proceeds from a  sale or refinancing of the Shelter  Properties
Partnerships' properties; some  restrictions on Insignia's  ability to vote  the
limited partner interests it acquired; payment of $1.25 million (which amount is
divided among the various partnerships  and acquiring entities) for  plaintiffs'
attorney fees and expenses  in the litigation; and  general releases of all  the
defendants.

On June 24, 1996, after notice  to the class and a  hearing on the fairness  and
adequacy of the notice  and the terms of  settlement, the court orally  approved
the settlement.  The court signed the formal order on July 30, 1996.  No  appeal
was filed within thirty days after the  court entered the formal order, and  the
settlement  became  effective  on  August  30,  1996.  The  Shelter   Properties
Partnerships made  payments to  investors pursuant  to the  settlement in  early
September 1996.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

The Partnership's investment  properties consist of  three apartment  complexes.
The following table sets forth the  average occupancy of the properties for  the
nine months ended July 31, 1996 and 1995:


                                       Average
                                      Occupancy
                                   1996       1995

Baymeadows Apartments
   Jacksonville, Florida           97%         96%

Countrywood Village Apartments
   Raleigh, North Carolina         95%         95%

Quail Run Apartments
   Columbia, South Carolina        95%         95%

Results of Operations

The Partnership's  net income  for the  nine  months ended  July 31,  1996,  was
$339,159 as compared to a net loss  of $391,015 for the corresponding period  in
1995.  The Partnership realized net income of $67,756 for the three months ended
July 31, 1996, as compared to a net loss of $43,043 for the corresponding period
in 1995.  The increase in  net income for the nine  month period ended July  31,
1996, is attributable to an increase in rental income, a decrease in general and
administrative expense and  a decrease in  maintenance expense.   Rental  income
increased due  to an  increase in  occupancy and  an increase  in rental  rates.
General and  administrative  expense decreased  due  to decreased  legal  costs.
Legal costs increased in 1995 as the result of legal positioning in the face  of
lawsuits related to the tender offers.  Legal costs incurred due to the lawsuits
related to  the  tender offers  have  substantially  decreased in  1996.    This
decrease has been slightly offset by an  increase in the legal costs related  to
an ongoing discrimination  case as disclosed  in the 10-KSB  for the year  ended
October 31,  1995.   Maintenance  expense decreased  as  a result  of  painting,
exterior renovations,  and  interior  building improvements  at  Baymeadows  and
Countrywood Village which were  performed throughout 1995  and completed in  the
fourth quarter of  1995.  Partially  offsetting these items  was an increase  in
property tax expense resulting from an  increase in the assessed property  value
of Baymeadows in late 1995.

As part of the ongoing business  plan of the Partnership, the Corporate  General
Partner monitors  the  rental  market environment  of  each  of  its  investment
properties to  assess  the  feasibility  of  increasing  rents,  maintaining  or
increasing occupancy levels  and protecting  the Partnership  from increases  in
expense.   As part  of this  plan,  the Corporate  General Partner  attempts  to
protect the  Partnership  from  the burden  of  inflation-related  increases  in
expenses by increasing  rents and maintaining  a high  overall occupancy  level.
However, due  to changing  market conditions,  which can  result in  the use  of
rental concessions and rental reductions to offset softening market  conditions,
there is no guarantee that the Corporate General Partner will be able to sustain
such a plan.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

At July  31,  1996, the  Partnership  had  unrestricted cash  of  $1,938,749  as
compared to  $2,697,099 at  July 31,  1995.    Net  cash provided  by  operating
activities increased  primarily due  to the  increase  in net  income  described
above. Offsetting this increase was the decrease in accounts payable and accrued
taxes. The decrease in  accounts payable resulted from  the payment of  property
improvements in 1996  for services rendered  during the fiscal  year 1995.   The
decrease in accrued  taxes resulted from  the timing of  payments to the  taxing
authorities. Net cash used in investing activities increased primarily due to an
increase in property improvements and replacements during the nine months  ended
July 31, 1996, over  the same period in  1995.  Finally,  the statement of  cash
flows includes an increase  in net cash used  in financing activities  resulting
primarily from a $1,000,000 distribution from operations paid to the partners in
the first quarter of 1996.

Capital improvement projects for the  next quarter include exterior  renovations
and painting at  Baymeadows and  roof replacements at  Quail Run  which will  be
funded from property operations.  The Partnership has no other material  capital
programs scheduled to  be performed in  1996, although  certain routine  capital
expenditures and  maintenance  expenses  have  been  budgeted.    These  capital
expenditures and maintenance expenses will be incurred only if cash is available
from operations or from partnership reserves.

The sufficiency of existing liquid assets  to meet future liquidity and  capital
expenditure  requirements  is   directly  related  to   the  level  of   capital
expenditures required at the property to adequately maintain the physical assets
and other operating needs of the Partnership.  Such assets are currently thought
to be  sufficient for  any near-term  needs of  the Partnership.   The  mortgage
indebtedness of $24,713,737, net of discount, is amortized over 257 months  with
balloon payments of  $20,669,395 due  on November 15,  2002, at  which time  the
properties will either be refinanced or sold.  Cash distributions of  $1,000,000
were made during the  nine months ended July  31, 1996.     These  distributions
were made from net cash from operations as defined by the Partnership Agreement.
No distributions were made during the nine  months ended July 31, 1995.   Future
cash distributions  will  depend  on  the levels  of  net  cash  generated  from
operations, property sales, and the availability of cash reserves.

                          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") issued an  administrative
Reasonable Cause Determination which  found that a  former tenant of  Baymeadows
Apartments in Jacksonville, Florida, had been discriminated against on the basis
of race in violation of the Fair Housing Act.  Specifically, HUD found that  the
tenant was discriminated against because  of her race when  she did not get  new
carpet, a new oven and new dishwasher and when her lease was not renewed.  HUD's
administrative investigation and Reasonable  Cause Determination names  Insignia
Management Corporation and  Shelter Realty  IV Corporation,  along with  several
current and former employees of each, as  respondents.  The case proceeded to  a
civil complaint filed by the Department of Justice in the United States District
Court for the Middle  District of Florida.   At this time,  the outcome of  this
case is uncertain.  Management believes  that this claim is not meritorious  and
intends to defend this  claim vigorously.  There  can be no assurance,  however,
that this  claim will  not have  a material  adverse effect  upon the  business,
financial condition or operations of the Partnership.

The Corporate General Partner owns 100 Limited Partnership Units ("Units").   On
or about April 26 and 27, 1995, six entities ("Affiliated Purchaser") affiliated
with the Partnership commenced  tender offers for  limited partner interests  in
six limited partnerships, including the Partnership (collectively, the  "Shelter
Properties Partnerships").  On May 27,  1995, the Affiliated Purchaser  acquired
11,050 units of the Partnership pursuant to the  tender offer.  On or about  May
12, 1995,  in  the  United States  District  Court  for the  District  of  South
Carolina, certain  limited  partners  of  the  Shelter  Properties  Partnerships
commenced a lawsuit, on behalf of themselves,  on behalf of a putative class  of
plaintiffs, and  derivatively on  behalf of  the partnerships,  challenging  the
actions taken  by defendants  (including Insignia,  the acquiring  entities  and
certain officers  of  Insignia) in  the  management of  the  Shelter  Properties
Partnerships and in connection with the tender offers and certain other matters.

The  plaintiffs  alleged  that,  among  other   things:    (i)  the   defendants
intentionally mismanaged  the partnerships  and acted  contrary to  the  limited
partners' best  interests by  prolonging the  existence of  the partnerships  in
order to  perpetuate the  revenues  derived by  Insignia  (an affiliate  of  the
Corporate General Partner) and  its affiliates from  the partnerships; (ii)  the
defendants' actions reduced  the demand  for the  partnerships' limited  partner
interests in the limited  resale market by  artificially depressing the  trading
prices for limited partners interests in order to create a favorable environment
for the tender offers; (iii) through  the tender offers, the acquiring  entities
sought to acquire effective  voting control over  the partnerships while  paying
highly inadequate prices; and  (iv) the documents disseminated  to the class  in
connection with the tender offers contained false and misleading statements  and
omissions of material facts concerning such issues as the advantages to  limited
partners of  tendering pursuant  to the  tender offers,  the true  value of  the
interest,  the  true  financial  condition  of  the  partnerships,  the  factors
affecting the likelihood that properties owned by the partnerships will be  sold
or liquidated in the near  future, the liquidity and  true value of the  limited
partner interests,  the reasons  for the  limited secondary  market for  limited
partner interests, and  the true nature  of the market  for the underlying  real
estate assets owned by the Shelter Properties Partnerships, all in violation  of
the federal securities laws.

On September 27,  1995, the  parties entered into  a stipulation  to settle  the
matter.  The principal terms of the stipulation require supplemental payments to
tendering limited partners aggregating  approximately $6 million  to be paid  by
the Affiliated Purchaser of which approximately $1,254,175 is the  Partnership's
portion; waiver by the Shelter Properties Partnerships' general partners of  any
right to certain proceeds from a  sale or refinancing of the Shelter  Properties
Partnerships' properties; some  restrictions on Insignia's  ability to vote  the
limited partner interests it acquired; payment of $1.25 million (which amount is
divided among the various partnerships  and acquiring entities) for  plaintiffs'
attorney fees and expenses  in the litigation; and  general releases of all  the
defendants.

On June 24, 1996, after notice  to the class and a  hearing on the fairness  and
adequacy of the notice  and the terms of  settlement, the court orally  approved
the settlement.  The court signed the formal order on July 30, 1996.  No  appeal
was filed within thirty days after the  court entered the formal order, and  the
settlement  became  effective  on  August  30,  1996.  The  Shelter   Properties
Partnerships made  payments to  investors pursuant  to the  settlement in  early
September 1996.


ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

      a) Exhibits:

         Exhibit 27, Financial  Data Schedule, is  filed as an  exhibit to  this
         report.

      b) Reports on Form 8-K filed during the quarter ended July 31, 1996:

         None.


                             SIGNATURES



   In accordance  with the  requirements of  the Exchange  Act,  the registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.



                             SHELTER PROPERTIES IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                             By: Shelter Realty IV Corporation
                                 Corporate General Partner



                             By:/s/ William H. Jarrard, Jr.
                                William H. Jarrard, Jr.
                                President and Director



                             By:/s/ Ronald Uretta
                                Ronald Uretta
                                Principal Financial Officer
                                and Principal Accounting Officer



                             Date: September 11, 1996


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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Shelter
Properties IV 1996 Third Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such 10-QSB filing.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000702174
<NAME> SHELTER PROPERTIES IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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                                          0
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<F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet.
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