Form 3
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Chateau Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
6430 South Quebec Street
(Street)
Englewood, Colorado 80111
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Re-Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
May 11, 1998
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
(Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Windsor Real Estate Investment Trust 8 (No ticker or trading symbol)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
___ Director X 10% Owner
___ Officer (give ___ Other (specify
title below) below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original
(month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One
Reporting Person
Form filed by More than
One reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
Instr. 4)
Common Shares of beneficial interest, par value $.01 per share
("Common Shares"); and
Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $.01 per share
("Preferred Shares").
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
19,339 Common Shares
984 Preferred Shares
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.5)
(I) 19,339 Common Shares
(I) 984 Preferred Shares
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
19,139 Common Shares are held of record by CP Limited Partnership, the
operating partnership subsidiary of the Reporting Person, and 200
Common Shares are owned by The Windsor Corporation, a corporate
subsidiary of the Reporting Person.
984 Preferred Shares are owned of record by The Windsor Corporation, a
corporate subsidiary of the Reporting Person.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
{*}If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
Instruction 5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities
Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls,
warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
Not applicable.
2. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/
Year)
Not applicable.
Date Exercisable Expiration Date
Not applicable.
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3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
Title Amount or Number of Shares
Not applicable.
4. Conversion or Exercise
Price of Derivative
Security
Not applicable.
5. Ownership
Form of Derivative
Security: Direct
(D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
Not applicable.
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Not applicable.
Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually
signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for
procedure.
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Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form
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9/23/98
{**}Signature of Reporting Person Date
CHATEAU COMMUNITIES, INC.
By: /S/GARY P. MCDANIEL
Gary P. McDaniel
Chief Executive Officer
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