SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
                                     of 1934

        Date of Report (day of earliest event reported) November 8, 1996
                                       OR



            Boston Financial Apartment Properties Limited Partnership
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                  Massachusetts
                  State or other jurisdiction of incorporation


Commission file number        33-78152                    04-3228655
                                           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


   101 Arch Street, Boston, Massachusetts                    02110-1106
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code            (617) 439-3911
                                                       










                      BOSTON FINANCIAL APARTMENT PROPERTIES
                             (A Limited Partnership)




Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

On  November  8,  1996,  the  firm of Ernst & Young,  LLP was  dismissed  as the
principal accountant to audit the registrant's financial statements.  Reports on
the  financial  statements  of the  registrant  by Ernst & Young,  LLP for years
ending  December  31, 1995 and 1994,  respectively,  did not contain any adverse
opinion or  disclaimer  of  opinion,  and were not  qualified  or modified as to
uncertainty,  audit  scope,  or  accounting  principles.  The decision to change
accountants was approved by the Board of Directors of the General Partner of the
registrant.

During the years ending  December 31, 1995 and 1994,  respectively,  and for the
subsequent interim period,  January 1, 1996 through November 8, 1996, there were
no disagreements with Ernst & Young, LLP on any matter of accounting  principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.

The firm of Reznick, Fedder & Silverman has been engaged as principal accountant
to audit the registrant's financial statements.

The  registrant  has  requested  Ernst & Young LLP to  furnish it with a letter
addressed to the Securities and Exchange  Commission  stating  whether it agrees
with the statements  contained  herein.  A copy of the letter from Ernst & Young
LLP to the Securities & Exchange Commission is filed as Exhibit 1 hereto.

Item 7.         Financial Statements and Exhibits

         1.     Letter from Ernst & Young LLP to the Securities and Exchange 
                Commission dated  November 8, 1996.





                      BOSTON FINANCIAL APARTMENT PROPERTIES
                             (A Limited Partnership)


                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.


Dated:   November 21, 1996          BOSTON FINANCIAL APARTMENT PROPERTIES
                                            Limited Partnership

                          By:      BF Growth Properties Limited Partnership,
                                   its General Partner

                          By:      BF Growth Properties, Inc.
                                   its General Partner

                                  /s/Vincent J. Costantini
                                  Vincent J. Costantini
                                  Vice President and Treasurer





EXHIBIT 1


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November 8, 1996



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20549


Gentlemen:
 We have  read  Item 4 of Form 8-K dated  November  8, 1996 of Boston  Financial
Apartment  Properties,  L.P. and are in agreement with the statements  contained
therein.  We have no basis to agree or  disagree  with other  statements  of the
registrant contained therein.

                                                     Very truly yours,


                                                     /s/Ernst & Young, LLP
                                                     Ernst & Young, LLP