ANGELES INCOME PROPERTIES LTD III
10QSB, 2000-08-09
REAL ESTATE
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     FORM 10-QSB--QUARTERLY OR TRANSITIONAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Quarterly or Transitional Report

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

                                   Form 10-QSB

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

                    For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000


[ ] 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 0-13192

                        ANGELES INCOME PROPERTIES, LTD. III
         (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)



         California                                              95-3903984
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

                          55 Beattie Place, P.O. Box 1089
                        Greenville, South Carolina 29602
                      (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (864) 239-1000

                           (Issuer's telephone number)

Check  whether the issuer (1) filed all reports  required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 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)

                        ANGELES INCOME PROPERTIES, LTD. III
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                   (Unaudited)

                          (in thousands, except unit data)

                                  June 30, 2000
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Assets

<S>                                                             <C>             <C>
   Cash and cash equivalents                                                 $   149
   Receivables and deposits                                                       81
   Other assets                                                                   11
   Investment property:
      Land                                                     $   657
      Buildings and related personal property                    4,285
                                                                 4,942

      Less accumulated depreciation                             (3,257)        1,685
                                                                            $  1,926

Liabilities and Partners' (Deficit) Capital
Liabilities

   Accounts payable                                                         $      5
   Tenant security deposit liabilities                                            24
   Accrued property taxes                                                         22
   Other liabilities                                                              50
Partners' (Deficit) Capital

   General partners                                            $   (14)
   Limited partners (86,738 units issued and
      outstanding)                                               1,839         1,825
                                                                             $ 1,926

            See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>

b)

                        ANGELES INCOME PROPERTIES, LTD. III
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                   (Unaudited)

                          (in thousands, except unit data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                         Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                                              June 30,                  June 30,
                                         2000          1999         2000         1999
Revenues:                                           (restated)                (restated)
<S>                                    <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
   Rental income                       $  218        $  192       $  423       $  394
   Other income                            40            14           56           31
      Total revenues                      258           206          479          425

Expenses:
   Operating                               85            85          174          176
   General and administrative              36            43           65           86
   Depreciation                            67            65          135          129
   Property taxes                          10            10           21           19
      Total expenses                      198           203          395          410

Income from continuing operations          60             3           84           15
Income (loss) from discontinued
  operations                               --             8           --          (39)

Net income (loss)                      $   60        $   11       $   84       $  (24)

Net income allocated

   to general partners (1%)            $    1        $   --       $    1       $   --
Net income (loss) allocated
   to limited partners (99%)               59            11           83          (24)

                                       $   60        $   11       $   84       $  (24)
Per limited partnership unit:

Income from continuing operations      $  .68        $  .04       $  .96       $  .17
Income (loss) from discontinued
   operations                              --           .09           --         (.45)
Net income (loss)                      $  .68        $  .13       $  .96       $ (.28)
Distributions per limited
   partnership unit                    $10.62        $   --       $25.17       $   --

            See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>

c)

                        ANGELES INCOME PROPERTIES, LTD. III
          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' (DEFICIT) CAPITAL
                                   (Unaudited)

                          (in thousands, except unit data)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                      Limited
                                     Partnership     General      Limited
                                        Units        Partners    Partners     Total

<S>                                    <C>             <C>        <C>        <C>
Original capital contributions         86,920          $ 1        $43,460    $43,461

Partners' capital
   at December 31, 1999                 86,738         $ 7        $ 3,939    $ 3,946

Distributions to partners                   --           (22)      (2,183)    (2,205)

Net income for the six months
   ended June 30, 2000                      --             1           83         84

Partners' (deficit) capital
   at June 30, 2000                     86,738        $ (14)      $ 1,839    $ 1,825

            See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>

                        ANGELES INCOME PROPERTIES, LTD. III
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                   (Unaudited)

                                   (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                  Six Months Ended
                                                                      June 30,

                                                                  2000        1999
Cash flows from operating activities:

<S>                                                              <C>          <C>
  Net income (loss)                                              $   84       $  (24)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
   provided by operating activities:
   Bad debt expense                                                  --           55
   Depreciation                                                     135          341
   Amortization of loan costs and leasing commissions                --           20
   Change in accounts:
      Receivables and deposits                                       79         (155)
      Other assets                                                   (4)          37
      Accounts payable                                              (28)          12
      Tenant security deposit liabilities                             4           --
      Accrued property taxes                                        (17)          19
      Other liabilities                                            (130)         (28)

          Net cash provided by operating activities                 123          277

Cash flows from investing activities:

  Property improvements and replacements                            (22)         (40)
  Net deposits to restricted escrows                                 --          (15)
  Lease commissions paid                                             --          (33)

          Net cash used in investing activities                     (22)         (88)

Cash flows from financing activities:

  Payments on mortgage note payable                                  --          (24)
  Distributions to partners                                      (2,205)          --

          Net cash used in financing activities                  (2,205)         (24)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents             (2,104)         165

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                  2,253        1,347

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                      $   149      $ 1,512

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

  Cash paid for interest                                        $    --      $   170

            See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>

e)

                        ANGELES INCOME PROPERTIES, LTD. III
                     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

Note A - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying  unaudited  consolidated financial statements of Angeles Income
Properties,  Ltd. III (the  "Partnership" or "Registrant") 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 Angeles  Realty  Corporation  II (the
"Managing  General  Partner"),  all adjustments  (consisting of normal recurring
accruals)  considered  necessary  for a fair  presentation  have been  included.
Operating  results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2000,  are
not  necessarily  indicative  of the results that may be expected for the fiscal
year  ending  December  31,  2000.  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 December 31, 1999.

Principles  of  Consolidation:  The  consolidated  financial  statements  of the
Partnership include its 99% limited  partnership  interests in Poplar Square AIP
III, L.P. and Poplar Square GP LP. Poplar Square GP LP is the general partner of
Poplar Square AIP III and ARC II is the general  partner of Poplar Square GP LP.
Both general  partners of the  consolidated  partnerships  may be removed by the
Registrant;  therefore,  the partnerships are controlled and consolidated by the
Partnership. All significant interpartnership balances have been eliminated.

Note B - Transfer of Control

Pursuant  to a series  of  transactions  which  closed  on  October  1, 1998 and
February 26, 1999,  Insignia Financial Group, Inc. and Insignia Properties Trust
merged into Apartment  Investment and Management Company  ("AIMCO"),  a publicly
traded real estate investment trust, with AIMCO being the surviving  corporation
(the "Insignia Merger").  As a result, AIMCO acquired 100% ownership interest in
the Managing General Partner. The Managing General Partner does not believe that
this  transaction  has had or will have a  material  effect on the  affairs  and
operations of the Partnership.

Note C - Discontinued Operations

Poplar  Square  Shopping  Center  was  the  only  commercial   property  of  the
Partnership and was one segment of the Partnership's operations. Due to the sale
of this property in December 1999,  the operating  results of this property have
been shown as income (loss) from  discontinued  operations for the three and six
month  periods  ended June 30,  1999 and,  accordingly,  the 1999  statement  of
operations  has been  restated to reflect  this  presentation.  Revenues of this
property were  approximately  $277,000 and $493,000 for the three and six months
ended  June  30,  1999,  respectively.  The  Partnership  realized  income  from
discontinued  operations of  approximately  $8,000 and a loss from  discontinued
operations of approximately  $39,000 for the three and six months ended June 30,
1999, respectively.

Note D - Transactions with Affiliated Parties

The  Partnership  has no employees  and is  dependent  on the  Managing  General
Partner  and  its  affiliates  for  the  management  and  administration  of all
Partnership  activities.  The  Partnership  Agreement  provides  (i) for certain
payments to affiliates for services and (ii)  reimbursement  of certain expenses
incurred by affiliates on behalf of the Partnership.

The following  payments were made to the Managing General Partner and affiliates
during the six months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999:

                                                              2000       1999
                                                              (in thousands)

   Property management fees (included in
     operating expenses)                                      $ 22       $ 21
   Reimbursement for services of affiliates
     (included in general and administrative
      expenses)                                                 19         26

During the six months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999,  affiliates  of the Managing
General  Partner  were  entitled  to  receive  5% of  gross  receipts  from  the
Registrant's   residential  property  as  compensation  for  providing  property
management  services.  The  Registrant  paid  to such  affiliates  approximately
$22,000  and  $21,000  for  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  2000  and  1999,
respectively.

An  affiliate  of  the  Managing  General  Partner  received   reimbursement  of
accountable  administrative  expenses  amounting  to  approximately  $19,000 and
$26,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

AIMCO and its affiliates  currently own 34,021 limited  partnership units in the
Partnership  representing  39.223% of the  outstanding  units. A number of these
units were acquired  pursuant to tender offers made by AIMCO or its  affiliates.
It is possible  that AIMCO or its  affiliates  will make one or more  additional
offers to acquire  additional limited  partnership  interests in the Partnership
for cash or in exchange for units in the operating  partnership of AIMCO.  Under
the  Partnership  Agreement,  unitholders  holding a  majority  of the Units are
entitled  to take action  with  respect to a variety of matters.  When voting on
matters,  AIMCO would in all  likelihood  vote the Units it acquired in a manner
favorable  to the  interest of the  Managing  General  Partner  because of their
affiliation with the Managing General Partner.

Note E - Distributions

The  Partnership  paid a cash  distribution  from sale proceeds of Poplar Square
Shopping Center of  approximately  $1,205,000  (approximately  $1,193,000 to the
limited partners or $13.76 per limited  partnership unit) and from operations of
approximately  $1,000,000  (approximately  $990,000 to the limited partners,  or
$11.41 per limited partnership unit), during the six months ended June 30, 2000.
No distributions were paid during the six months ended June 30, 1999.

Note F - Segment Reporting

Description of the types of products and services from which reportable  segment
derives its revenues:

The  Partnership  had  two  reportable  segments:   residential  properties  and
commercial properties.  The Partnership's  residential property segment consists
of one apartment complex located in Mississippi. The Partnership rents apartment
units to  tenants  for terms  that are  typically  twelve  months  or less.  The
commercial  property  segment  consisted of a shopping center located in Oregon,
which was sold on December 30, 1999.  As a result of the sale of the  commercial
property   during  1999,  the  commercial   segment  is  shown  as  discontinued
operations.

Measurement of segment profit or loss:

The  Partnership  evaluates  performance  based on segment  profit (loss) before
depreciation.  The accounting policies of the reportable segment are the same as
those of the Partnership as described in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999.

Factors management used to identify the enterprise's reportable segment:

The  Partnership's  reportable  segments are  investment  properties  that offer
different  products  and  services.  The  reportable  segments  are each managed
separately  because they  provide  distinct  services  with  different  types of
products and customers.

Segment  information for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2000 and
1999 is shown in the tables  below.  The  "Other"  column  includes  Partnership
administration  related  items and  income  and  expense  not  allocated  to the
reportable segments (in thousands).

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

    Three months ended June 30, 2000
                                          Residential  Commercial    Other    Totals
                                                       (discontinued)
<S>                                        <C>            <C>        <C>      <C>
Rental income                              $    218       $   --     $ --     $  218
Other income                                     37           --        3         40
Depreciation                                     67           --       --         67
General and administrative expense               --           --       36         36
Segment profit (loss)                            93           --      (33)        60
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

    Three months ended June 30, 1999
                                          Residential  Commercial    Other    Totals
                                                       (discontinued)
                                                       (restated)
<S>                                        <C>            <C>        <C>      <C>
Rental income                              $    192       $   --     $ --     $  192
Other income                                      5           --        9         14
Depreciation                                     65           --       --         65
General and administrative expense               --           --       43         43
Income from discontinued operations              --            8       --          8
Segment profit (loss)                            37            8      (34)        11
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     Six months ended June 30, 2000
                                          Residential  Commercial    Other    Totals
                                                       (discontinued)
<S>                                        <C>            <C>        <C>      <C>
Rental income                              $    423       $   --     $ --     $  423
Other income                                     44           --       12         56
Depreciation                                    135           --       --        135
General and administrative expense               --           --       65         65
Segment profit (loss)                           137           --      (53)        84
Total assets                                  1,847           --       79      1,926
Capital expenditures for investment
  property                                       22           --       --         22
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     Six months ended June 30, 1999
                                          Residential  Commercial    Other    Totals
                                                       (discontinued)
                                                       (restated)
<S>                                        <C>            <C>        <C>      <C>
Rental income                              $    394       $   --   $   --     $  394
Other income                                     10           --       21         31
Depreciation                                    129           --       --        129
General and administrative expense               --           --       86         86
Loss from discontinued operations                --          (39)      --        (39)
Segment profit (loss)                            80          (39)     (65)       (24)
Total assets                                  2,150        3,351    1,209      6,710
Capital expenditures for investment
  properties                                     40           --       --         40
</TABLE>

Note G - Legal Proceedings

In March 1998, several putative unit holders of limited partnership units of the
Partnership  commenced an action  entitled  Rosalie  Nuanes,  et al. v. Insignia
Financial  Group,  Inc., et al. in the Superior Court of the State of California
for the County of San Mateo. The plaintiffs  named as defendants,  among others,
the  Partnership,  its Managing  General Partner and several of their affiliated
partnerships  and corporate  entities.  The action  purports to assert claims on
behalf of a class of limited  partners and derivatively on behalf of a number of
limited  partnerships  (including  the  Partnership)  which are named as nominal
defendants,  challenging the acquisition of interests in certain general partner
entities by Insignia Financial Group, Inc. ("Insignia") and entities which were,
at one  time,  affiliates  of  Insignia;  past  tender  offers  by the  Insignia
affiliates to acquire limited  partnership units; the management of partnerships
by the  Insignia  affiliates;  and the  Insignia  Merger.  The  plaintiffs  seek
monetary damages and equitable  relief,  including  judicial  dissolution of the
Partnership.  On June 25, 1998,  the  Managing  General  Partner  filed a motion
seeking  dismissal  of the action.  In lieu of  responding  to the  motion,  the
plaintiffs have filed an amended  complaint.  The Managing General Partner filed
demurrers to the amended complaint which were heard February 1999.

Pending the ruling on such  demurrers,  settlement  negotiations  commenced.  On
November 2, 1999,  the parties  executed and filed a Stipulation  of Settlement,
settling claims,  subject to final court approval,  on behalf of the Partnership
and all limited  partners  who owned  units as of November 3, 1999.  Preliminary
approval of the settlement  was obtained on November 3, 1999 from the Court,  at
which time the Court set a final approval  hearing for December 10, 1999.  Prior
to the December 10, 1999 hearing,  the Court received various  objections to the
settlement, including a challenge to the Court's preliminary approval based upon
the alleged lack of authority of prior lead counsel to enter the settlement.  On
December 14, 1999, the Managing  General  Partner and its affiliates  terminated
the  proposed  settlement.  In  February  2000,  counsel  for some of the  named
plaintiffs filed a motion to disqualify plaintiff's lead and liaison counsel who
negotiated  the  settlement.  On June  27,  2000,  the  Court  entered  an order
disqualifying them from the case. The Court will entertain applications for lead
counsel which must be filed by August 4, 2000. The Court has scheduled a hearing
on August 21, 2000 to address the issue of appointing lead counsel. The Managing
General Partner does not anticipate that costs associated with this case will be
material to the Partnership's overall operations.

The  Partnership is unaware of any other pending or outstanding  litigation that
is not of a routine nature arising in the ordinary course of business.

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

The  matters  discussed  in this Form  10-QSB  contain  certain  forward-looking
statements  and  involve  risks and  uncertainties  (including  changing  market
conditions,   competitive  and  regulatory   matters,   etc.)  detailed  in  the
disclosures  contained  in this  Form  10-QSB  and the  other  filings  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Registrant from time to time. The
discussion of the  Registrant's  business and results of  operations,  including
forward-looking  statements  pertaining  to such  matters,  does not  take  into
account the effects of any changes to the  Registrant's  business and results of
operation.  Accordingly,  actual  results  could  differ  materially  from those
projected in the forward-looking  statements as a result of a number of factors,
including those identified herein.

The Partnership's  investment  property consists of one apartment  complex.  The
following  table sets forth the average  occupancy  of the  property for the six
months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999:

                                         Average Occupancy

Property                                 2000        1999

Lake Forest Apartments                    94%         92%
   Brandon, Mississippi

Results from Operations

The  Registrant's  net  income  for the six  months  ended  June  30,  2000  was
approximately $84,000 as compared to a net loss of approximately $24,000 for the
six months ended June 30, 1999. The Registrant's net income for the three months
ended  June 30,  2000 was  approximately  $60,000 as  compared  to net income of
approximately  $11,000 for the three months ended June 30, 1999. The increase in
net income for the six months ended June 30, 2000 is partially  attributable  to
the loss from  discontinued  operations  of  approximately  $39,000  for the six
months  ended  June  30,  1999.  The  decrease  in the  loss  from  discontinued
operations is due to the sale of the Partnership's  sole commercial  property in
December of 1999.  Poplar Square was the only  commercial  property owned by the
Partnership and represented one segment of the Partnership's operations.  Due to
the sale of this property, the results of the commercial segment have been shown
as income (loss) from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended
June 30, 1999 and,  accordingly,  the 1999  statements of  operations  have been
restated to reflect this presentation.

The Registrant's income from continuing operations for the six months ended June
30, 2000 was approximately  $84,000 as compared to approximately $15,000 for the
six  months  ended  June 30,  1999.  The  Registrant's  income  from  continuing
operations for the three months ended June 30, 2000 was approximately $60,000 as
compared to  approximately  $3,000 for the three months ended June 30, 1999. The
increase in income from  continuing  operations is primarily  attributable to an
increase in total revenue and, to a lesser extent,  a decrease in total expense.
The  increase  in total  revenue is the result of an increase in both rental and
other  income.  The increase in rental  income is primarily  attributable  to an
increase in occupancy and average  rental rates at the  Partnership's  remaining
investment property.  The increase in other income is primarily  attributable to
an increase  in  interest  income  resulting  from an  increase in average  cash
balances. The decrease in total expenses is primarily attributable to a decrease
in general  and  administrative  expense.  This  decrease  is  primarily  due to
decreases in  reimbursements  to the Managing  General Partner and mailing costs
related to investor communications.

Included in general and  administrative  expenses  for the six months ended June
30, 2000 and 1999 are  reimbursements  to the Managing  General  Partner allowed
under  the  Partnership  Agreement.  In  addition,  costs  associated  with  the
quarterly and annual  communications  with investors and regulatory agencies and
the annual audit required by the Partnership Agreement are also included.

As part of the ongoing  business plan of the  Partnership,  the Managing General
Partner  monitors the rental market  environment of its  investment  property to
assess the feasibility of increasing rents,  maintaining or increasing occupancy
levels and protecting  the  Partnership  from increases in expenses.  As part of
this plan, the Managing 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
Managing General Partner will be able to sustain such a plan.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At June 30, 2000, the Registrant had cash and cash  equivalents of approximately
$149,000 as compared  to  approximately  $1,512,000  at June 30,  1999.  The net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents was  approximately  $2,104,000 for the six
months June 30,  2000,  from the  Registrant's  fiscal year end. The decrease in
cash and cash  equivalents  is due to  approximately  $2,205,000 of cash used in
financing  activities  and  approximately  $22,000  of cash  used  in  investing
activities,  partially  offset by  approximately  $123,000  of cash  provided by
operating   activities.   Cash  used  in  financing   activities   consisted  of
distributions to the partners.  Cash used in investing  activities  consisted of
property  improvements  and  replacements.  The  Registrant  invests its working
capital reserves in a money market account.

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 Partnership's  property to adequately maintain the
physical  assets and other  operating needs of the Registrant and to comply with
Federal,   state,   and  local  legal  and  regulatory   requirements.   Capital
improvements planned for the Registrant's property are detailed below.

Lake Forest  Apartments:  The  Partnership  budgeted  approximately  $59,000 for
capital  improvements  at Lake Forest  Apartments  for the year 2000  consisting
primarily of appliance replacements,  air conditioning unit replacements,  floor
covering  replacements  and  structural  improvements.  As of June 30,  2000 the
property has spent  approximately  $22,000 on capital  expenditures,  consisting
primarily of appliance  replacements,  major landscaping and roof  improvements.
These improvements were funded from operating cash flow. Additional improvements
may be considered  and will depend on the physical  condition of the property as
well  as  replacement  reserves  and  anticipated  cash  flow  generated  by the
property.

The additional  capital  expenditures will be incurred only if cash is available
from  operations  or  Partnership  reserves.  To the extent  that such  budgeted
capital improvements are completed, the Registrant's distributable cash flow, if
any, may be adversely affected at least in the short term.

The  Registrant's  current assets are thought to be sufficient for any near-term
needs (exclusive of capital improvements) of the Registrant.

The  Partnership  paid a cash  distribution  from sale proceeds of Poplar Square
Shopping Center of  approximately  $1,205,000  (approximately  $1,193,000 to the
limited partners or $13.76 per limited  partnership unit) and from operations of
approximately  $1,000,000  (approximately  $990,000 to the  limited  partners or
$11.41 per limited partnership unit), during the six months ended June 30, 2000.
No  distributions  were paid  during the six months  ended  June 30,  1999.  The
Partnership's  distribution  policy is reviewed on a semi-annual  basis.  Future
cash  distributions  will  depend  on the  levels  of net  cash  generated  from
operations,  the availability of cash reserves,  mortgage financing,  and/or the
sale of the property.  There can be no assurance,  however, that the Partnership
will  generate   sufficient  funds  from  operations,   after  required  capital
expenditures,  to permit  additional  distributions  to its partners  during the
remainder of 2000 or subsequent periods.

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In March 1998, several putative unit holders of limited partnership units of the
Partnership  commenced an action  entitled  Rosalie  Nuanes,  et al. v. Insignia
Financial  Group,  Inc., et al. in the Superior Court of the State of California
for the County of San Mateo. The plaintiffs  named as defendants,  among others,
the  Partnership,  its Managing  General Partner and several of their affiliated
partnerships  and corporate  entities.  The action  purports to assert claims on
behalf of a class of limited  partners and derivatively on behalf of a number of
limited  partnerships  (including  the  Partnership)  which are named as nominal
defendants,  challenging the acquisition of interests in certain general partner
entities by Insignia Financial Group, Inc. ("Insignia") and entities which were,
at one  time,  affiliates  of  Insignia;  past  tender  offers  by the  Insignia
affiliates to acquire limited  partnership units; the management of partnerships
by the  Insignia  affiliates;  and the  Insignia  Merger.  The  plaintiffs  seek
monetary damages and equitable  relief,  including  judicial  dissolution of the
Partnership.  On June 25, 1998,  the  Managing  General  Partner  filed a motion
seeking  dismissal  of the action.  In lieu of  responding  to the  motion,  the
plaintiffs have filed an amended  complaint.  The Managing General Partner filed
demurrers to the amended complaint which were heard February 1999.

Pending the ruling on such  demurrers,  settlement  negotiations  commenced.  On
November 2, 1999,  the parties  executed and filed a Stipulation  of Settlement,
settling claims,  subject to final court approval,  on behalf of the Partnership
and all limited  partners  who owned  units as of November 3, 1999.  Preliminary
approval of the settlement  was obtained on November 3, 1999 from the Court,  at
which time the Court set a final approval  hearing for December 10, 1999.  Prior
to the December 10, 1999 hearing,  the Court received various  objections to the
settlement, including a challenge to the Court's preliminary approval based upon
the alleged lack of authority of prior lead counsel to enter the settlement.  On
December 14, 1999, the Managing  General  Partner and its affiliates  terminated
the  proposed  settlement.  In  February  2000,  counsel  for some of the  named
plaintiffs filed a motion to disqualify plaintiff's lead and liaison counsel who
negotiated  the  settlement.  On June  27,  2000,  the  Court  entered  an order
disqualifying them from the case. The Court will entertain applications for lead
counsel which must be filed by August 4, 2000. The Court has scheduled a hearing
on August 21, 2000 to address the issue of appointing lead counsel. The Managing
General Partner does not anticipate that costs associated with this case will be
material to the Partnership's overall operations.

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:

                  None filed during the quarter ended June 30, 2000.

                                   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.

                                 ANGELES INCOME PROPERTIES, LTD. III

                                 By:     Angeles Realty Corporation II
                                         Managing General Partner

                                 By:     /s/Patrick J. Foye
                                         Patrick J. Foye
                                         Executive Vice President

                                 By:     /s/Martha L. Long
                                         Martha L. Long
                                         Senior Vice President and
                                         Controller

                              Date:      August 9, 2000



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