Mr. Ben A. Spalding, who has served on the board of directors of Roberts Realty Investors, Inc. since 1994, notified Roberts Realty on September 28, 2009 of his decision to retire from the board of directors effective at the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders on September 29, 2009. Mr. Spalding's term as a director was scheduled to expire at the 2010 annual meeting of shareholders.

A copy of the press release that Roberts Realty issued on September 29, 2009 announcing the decision of Mr. Spalding to retire is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.                                     Exhibit
99.1             Press release issued by Roberts Realty Investors, Inc. on
                 September 29, 2009 regarding the decision of Mr. Ben A. Spalding to
                 retire from its board of directors.