SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM 10-Q

/_x_/     Quarterly report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004

/___/     Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
          Securities Act of 1934

for the transition period from ______________ to ________________.

Commission File Number 2-83291



DSI REALTY INCOME FUND VII, A California Limited Partnership
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California_______________________________________95-3871044
(State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)                               Identification No.)


          6700 E. Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, California 90803
           (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code-(562)493-8881

_________________________________________________________________
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
since last report.



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has 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.

           The information required by Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X is
included in the Quarterly Report to the Limited Partners of Registrant for
the period ended March 31, 2004 which is attached hereto as Exhibit "20"
and incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.

            Registrant incorporates by this reference its Quarterly Report to
Limited Partners for the period ended March 31, 2004.



PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8K.
          (a)  Attached hereto as Exhibit "20" is Registrant's Quarterly
Report to Limited Partners for the period ended March 31, 2004.
          (B)  Registrant did not file any reports on Form 8-K for the
period reported upon.

SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  April 30, 2004               DSI REALTY INCOME FUND VII
                                     A California Limited Partnership
                                     (Registrant)



                                     By____\s\ Robert J. Conway_____
                                     DSI Properties, Inc., as General
                                     Partner by ROBERT J. CONWAY,
                                     President and Chief Financial Officer

SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  April 30, 2004               DSI REALTY INCOME FUND VII
                                     A California Limited Partnership
                                     (Registrant)


                                     By__\s\ Robert J. Conway________
                                     DSI Properties, Inc., as General
                                     Partner by ROBERT J. CONWAY,
                                     President and Chief Financial Officer



                                April 30, 2004

		QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE LIMITED PARTNERS
			OF DSI REALTY INCOME FUND VII


DEAR LIMITED PARTNERS:

We are pleased to enclose the  Partnership's  unaudited financial statements
for  the  period  ended  March  31,  2004.  The  following  is  Management's
discussion  and  analysis  of  the  Partnership's  financial  condition  and
results  of  its  operations.

For the  three-month  periods  ended  March 31, 2004 and 2003, total revenues
decreased 1.2% from $650,704 to $642,833, total expenses increased 1.1% from
$312,011 to $315,425 and other income decreased from $166 to $160.  As a
result, net income decreased 3.3% from $338,859 for the three-month period
ended March 31, 2003, to $327,568 for the same period in 2004.  Occupancy
levels for the Partnership's six mini-storage facilities averaged 82.6% for
the three month period ended March 31, 2004, and 87.0% for the same period
in 2003.  Rental revenue decreased as a result of lower occupancy rates,
partially offset by higher unit rental rates.  The Partnership is continuing
its marketing effort to attract and keep new tenants in its various mini-
storage facilities.  Operating expenses increased approximately $5,900 (2.5%)
primarily as a result of increases in maintenance and repair and salaries
expenses, partially offset by a decrease in advertising expense.  General and
administrative expenses remained relatively constant.

The General Partners will continue their  policy of  funding the  continuing
improvement and  maintenance of  Partnership  properties with cash generated
from operations.  The Partnership's financial resources appear to be adequate
to meet its needs.  The  General  Partners  anticipate  distributions to the
Limited Partners to remain at the current level for the foreseeable future.

We are not enclosing a copy of the Partnership Form 10-Q as filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  since all the information set forth
therein is contained  either in this  letter or in the  attached  financial
statements.  However, if you wish to  receive a copy of said report, please
send a  written  request to  DSI  Realty  Income  Fund  VII,  P.O.  Box 357,
Long  Beach,  California  90801.

                              Very truly yours,

                              DSI REALTY INCOME FUND VII
                              By: DSI Properties, Inc., as
                              General Partner



                              By  /s/ Robert J. Conway
                                  ____________________________
                                  ROBERT J. CONWAY, President



                                DSI REALTY INCOME FUND VII
                     (A California Real Estate Limited Partnership)


BALANCE SHEETS(UNAUDITED)
MARCH 31, 2004 AND DECEMBER 31, 2003



                                          March 31,      December 31,
                                            2004             2003

ASSETS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                $  728,118       $  674,918
PROPERTY, NET                             2,089,800        2,089,800

OTHER ASSETS                                 68,916           68,718

TOTAL                                    $2,886,834       $2,833,436


LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)


LIABILITIES                              $  573,228       $  604,974

PARTNERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT):
     General Partners                       (84,632)         (85,484)
     Limited Partners                     2,398,238        2,313,946

  Total partners' equity                  2,313,606        2,228,462

TOTAL                                    $2,886,834       $2,833,436

See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).

STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2004 AND 2003


                                          March 31,         March 31,
                                            2004              2003

REVENUES:

Rental                                   $  642,833        $ 650,704

EXPENSES:

Operating                                   245,685          239,774
General and administrative                   69,740           72,237
     Total expenses                         315,425          312,011


OPERATING INCOME                         $  327,408        $ 338,693

OTHER INCOME
     Interest                                   160              166

NET INCOME                               $  327,568        $ 338,859


AGGREGATE NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
    Limited partners                     $  324,292        $ 335,470
    General partners                          3,276            3,389

TOTAL                                    $  327,568        $ 338,859

NET INCOME PER LIMITED
   PARTNERSHIP UNIT                      $    13.51        $   13.98


LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS
   USED IN PER UNIT CALCULATION              24,000            24,000

See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2004

                                      GENERAL        LIMITED
                                      PARTNERS       PARTNERS       TOTAL


BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2004            ($85,484)     $2,313,946   $2,228,462

NET INCOME                               3,276         324,292      327,568
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (2,424)       (240,000)    (242,424)

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2004             ($84,632)     $2,398,238   $2,313,606


See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).



STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2004 AND 2003



                                       March 31,          March 31,
                                          2004              2003

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income                             $ 327,568          $ 338,859

Adjustments to reconcile net
   income to net cash provided
   by operating activities:

    Changes in assets and
	liabilities:

    Increase in other assets                (198)                 0

    Decrease in liabilities              (31,746)           (18,994)

Net cash provided by
   operating activities                  295,624            319,865

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES -

     Distributions to partners          (242,424)          (242,424)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND
   CASH EQUIVALENTS                       53,200             77,441

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

     At beginning of period              674,918            497,970
     At end of period                  $ 728,118          $ 575,411


See accompanying notes to financial statements (unaudited).


DSI REALTY INCOME FUND VII
(A California Real Estate Limited Partnership)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.   GENERAL

DSI Realty Income Fund VII (the "Partnership"), has two general partners
(DSI  Properties, Inc., and  Diversified  Investors  Agency) and limited
partners owning 24,000 limited partnership units. The Partnership was formed
under the California Uniform Limited Partnership Act for the primary purpose
of acquiring and operating real estate.

The accompanying financial information as of March 31, 2004, and for
the periods ended March 31, 2004, and 2003 is unaudited.  Such financial
information includes all adjustments, which are considered necessary by the
Partnership's management for a fair presentation of the results for the
periods indicated.

2.   PROPERTY

Properties owned by the Partnership are all mini-storage facilities.
Depreciation is calculated using the straight line method over the
estimated useful life of 15 years.  The total cost of property and
accumulated depreciation at March 31, 2004, is as follows:


                                         
        Land                                 $  2,089,800
        Buildings and improvements              7,685,522
        Equipment                                  60,760
        Total                                   9,836,082
        Less: Accumulated Depreciation        ( 7,746,282)
        Property - Net                       $  2,089,800


3.   NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT

Net income per limited partnership unit is calculated by dividing the net
income allocated to the limited partners by the number of limited
partnership units outstanding during the period.


4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Within 90 days prior to the date of this report, the Partnership evaluated
the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures.  This evaluation
was performed by the Partnership's Controller with the assistance of the
Partnership's President and the Chief Executive Officer.  These disclosure
controls and procedures are designed to ensure that the information required
to be disclosed by the Partnership in its periodic reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified by the Commission's
rules and forms, and that the information is communicated to the certifying
officers on a timely basis.  Based on this evaluation, the Partnership con-
cluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were effective.  There
have been no significant changes in the Parnership's internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls sub-
sequent to the date of their evaluation.


                          CERTIFICATIONS

    I, Robert J. Conway, certify that:

    1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of DSI Realty Income
    Fund VII;

    2.  Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
    statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
    to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
    such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period cover-
    ed by this quarterly report.

    3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
    information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
    material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
    flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
    quarterly report;

    4.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
    establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
    in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

         a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
         material information relating to the registrant, including its con-
         solidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
         entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly
         report is being prepared;

         b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
         and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
         this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

         c)  presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effec-
         tiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evalu-
         ation as of the Evaluation Date;

    5.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
    on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors:

         a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
         controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to re-
         cord, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified
         for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
         controls; and

         b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
         other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's in-
         ternal controls; and

    6.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
    quarterly report whether there were significant changes in internal controls
    or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls sub-
    sequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
    actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

    Date:  April 30, 2004



    Robert J. Conway
    Chief Executive Officer



                          CERTIFICATIONS

    I, Richard P. Conway, certify that:

    1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of DSI Realty Income
    Fund VII;

    2.  Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
    statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
    to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
    such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period cover-
    ed by this quarterly report.

    3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
    information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
    material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
    flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
    quarterly report;

    4.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
    establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
    in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

         a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
         material information relating to the registrant, including its con-
         solidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
         entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly
         report is being prepared;

         b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
         and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
         this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

         c)  presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effec-
         tiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evalu-
         ation as of the Evaluation Date;

    5.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
    on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors:

         a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
         controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to re-
         cord, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified
         for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
         controls; and

         b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
         other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's in-
         ternal controls; and

    6.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
    quarterly report whether there were significant changes in internal controls
    or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls sub-
    sequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
    actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

    Date:  April 30, 2004



    Richard P. Conway
    Vice President



                       CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                        18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                        AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     In connection with the Quarterly Report of DSI Realty Income Fund VII (the
"Partnership") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Robert J. Conway, Chief Executive Officer of the Partnership, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Partnership.



                                    Robert J. Conway
                                    Chief Executive Officer
                                    April 30, 2004






                       CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                        18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                        AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     In connection with the Quarterly Report of DSI Realty Income Fund VII (the
"Partnership") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Richard P. Conway, Chief Executive Officer of the Partnership, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Partnership.



                                    Richard P. Conway
                                    Vice President
                                    April 30, 2004