SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT



                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                        Date Of Report: February 17, 2000
                         (Date of Earliest Event Report)



                       VININGS INVESTMENT PROPERTIES TRUST
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



                        Massachusetts 0-13693 13-6850434
      (State or other jurisdiction (Commission file number) (IRS employer
                      of incorporation) identification no.)






                 3111 Paces Mill Road, Suite A-200, Atlanta, GA
                 30339 (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 984-9500




Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

         On  February  17,  2000,  Vinings  Investment   Properties  Trust  (the
"Registrant")  dismissed Arthur Andersen LLP as independent  public  accountants
for the  Registrant.  For the fiscal  years  ended  December  31,  1997 and 1998
("Fiscal 1997" and "Fiscal 1998"), Arthur Andersen LLP had examined and reported
upon the  Registrant's  financial  statements and had served as the Registrant's
independent  public  accountants.  For the fiscal year ended  December  31, 1999
("Fiscal 1999") and through the dismissal of Arthur Andersen LLP on February 17,
2000,  Arthur  Andersen  LLP  served  as  the  Registrant's  independent  public
accountants but did not examine and/or report upon the Registrant's  Fiscal 1999
financial statements.

         On February 17, 2000,  the Registrant  engaged Habif,  Arogeti & Wynne,
LLP as the  independent  public  accountants  to  examine  and  report  upon the
Registrant's  financial  statements  for Fiscal 1999.  The change in independent
public  accountants  followed a decision by management and approval by the Audit
Committee  and the Board of  Trustees,  that it was in the best  interest of the
Registrant to review the relationship between the Registrant and its independent
public accounting firm with respect to services  provided and fees charged.  The
Audit Committee  solicited and received a proposal from and  interviewed  Habif,
Arogeti & Wynne,  LLP  concerning  audit and certain tax services to be provided
for Fiscal 1999 prior to making the decision to dismiss Arthur  Andersen LLP and
to engage Habif,  Arogeti & Wynne,  LLP. During the Registrant's two most recent
fiscal years and any subsequent interim period prior to engaging Habif,  Arogeti
& Wynne LLP,  neither the Registrant nor anyone on its behalf  consulted  Habif,
Arogeti & Wynne LLP regarding any matter described in Item  304(a)(2)(i) or (ii)
of Regulation S-K.

         In  connection  with the  audits of  Fiscal  1997 and  Fiscal  1998 and
through the dismissal of Arthur Andersen LLP on February 17, 2000, there were no
disagreements with Arthur Andersen LLP on any matter of accounting principles or
practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which
disagreements  if not resolved to their  satisfaction  would have caused them to
make  reference to the subject  matter of the  disagreement  in connection  with
their report.  During the  Registrant's two most recent fiscal years and through
the dismissal of Arthur  Andersen LLP on February 17, 2000,  none of the kind of
events listed in paragraphs (A) through (D) of Item  304(a)(1)(v)  of Regulation
S-K occurred.

         Neither of the audit reports of Arthur Andersen LLP on the consolidated
financial statements of the Registrant for Fiscal 1997 nor Fiscal 1998 contained
any  adverse  opinion or  disclaimer  of  opinion,  nor were they  qualified  or
modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.



         The  Registrant  has  provided  Arthur  Andersen LLP with a copy of the
disclosures  it is making in this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to the filing
of this report with the Securities and Exchange  Commission.  The Registrant has
requested  and  received a letter  from Arthur  Andersen  LLP  addressed  to the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  stating that it agrees with the statements
made by the  Registrant  herein in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K and
such letter is included in this filing as an exhibit.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

         Exhibit No.          Description
         16.1                 Letter from Arthur Andersen LLP







                                   SIGNATURES


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


                              VININGS INVESTMENT PROPERTIES TRUST


Date: February 23, 2000       By:    /s/ Stephanie A. Reed
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                              Name:  Stephanie A. Reed
                              Title: Vice President





Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits


February 21, 2000



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have read the third and fourth  paragraphs of Item 4 included in the Form 8-K
dated February 17, 2000 of Vinings Investment  Properties Trust to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and are in agreement with the statements
contained therein.


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP