ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

On December 13, 2012, NTS Realty Holdings Limited Partnership issued a press release to announce that the board of directors of its managing general partner, NTS Realty Capital, Inc., approved a fourth quarter distribution of $0.05 per unit on NTS Realty's limited partnership units. The distribution will be paid on January 15, 2013, to limited partners of record at the close of business on December 28, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in its entirety in this Item 8.01 disclosure by reference.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: N/A
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: N/A
(c) Shell Company Transactions: N/A
(d) Exhibits:
99.1 Press release of NTS Realty Holdings Limited Partnership, dated December 13, 2012

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