ASSIGNMENT AND AMENDMENT TO
                            ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
                                  BY AND AMONG
             NHP RETIREMENT HOUSING PARTNERS I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
                   CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING PROPERTIES, INC., AND
                CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING PROPERTIES 2 - NHPCT, INC.

                          Effective September 29, 1998


         THIS  ASSIGNMENT AND AMENDMENT  (this  "Assignment  and  Amendment") TO
ASSET  PURCHASE  AGREEMENT is entered into by and among NHP  RETIREMENT  HOUSING
PARTNERS I LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP,  a  Delaware  limited  partnership  ("Seller"),
CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING PROPERTIES,  INC., a Texas corporation (herein "Assignor")
and CAPITAL  SENIOR LIVING  PROPERTIES 2 - NHPCT,  INC., a Delaware  corporation
("Assignee").

                                    Recitals

         WHEREAS,  Seller and Assignor, as purchaser,  entered into that certain
Asset Purchase Agreement dated July 24, 1998 (the "Agreement"),  a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference;

         WHEREAS,  Assignor  desires to assign,  and Assignee desires to accept,
all of Assignor's rights as purchaser under the Agreement;

         WHEREAS,  Seller desires to acknowledge  and accept such  assignment of
purchaser's interest from Assignor to Assignee; and

         WHEREAS,  Seller,  Assignor   and  Assignee  desire  to  amend  certain
provisions contained within the Agreement;

         NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the foregoing,  and the sum of Ten
and no/100 ($10.00), and other good and valuable consideration,  the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,  Seller,  Assignor and Assignee do
hereby agree as follows:

                                   Agreements

1.       Defined Terms.  All terms  not defined  herein shall have  the meanings
         ascribed to them in the Agreement.

2.       Assignor does hereby SELL, ASSIGN,  TRANSFER, SET OVER, and CONVEY unto
         Assignee,  all of Assignor's right,  title and interest,  as purchaser,
         in, to, and under the Agreement (as hereinafter amended).  Assignee (i)
         does hereby assume all  obligations  of purchaser  under the Agreement,
         and (ii) does hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless Assignor from
         and against  any and all loss  sustained  by  Assignor  and any and all
         liability, claims or  causes of action  (including without  limitation,







         all attorneys'  fees, costs  and expenses)  asserted  against  Assignor
         arising under the Agreement from and after the date hereof.

         Assignor  hereby  represents and warrants to Assignee that prior to the
         date hereof,  it has  complied  with all of its  obligations  under the
         Agreement,  that it is not in default under the Agreement,  and that on
         the date hereof,  the Agreement is in full force and effect and has not
         been modified or amended except as hereinafter set forth. Assignor will
         reimburse Assignee for and indemnify, defend and hold harmless Assignee
         from and against any and all loss sustained by Assignee and any and all
         liability,  claims or causes of action (including  without  limitation,
         all attorneys'  fees,  costs and expenses)  asserted  against  Assignee
         arising  from  Assignor's  failure  to have  complied  with  any of its
         obligations  under  the  Agreement  or any of its  defaults  under  the
         Agreement prior to the date hereof,  or any termination or amendment of
         the Agreement prior to the date hereof except as shown on Exhibit "A".

         Seller hereby  acknowledges  and accepts the  assignment by and between
         Assignor and Assignee of purchaser's interest under the Agreement.

3.       Section 2.1 of the  Agreement shall be  amended so that  as amended  it
         shall read as follows:

                  "Purchase Price.  The aggregate  purchase price for the Assets
                  shall be Forty Million Six Hundred  Fifty  Thousand and 00/100
                  Dollars  ($40,650,000.00) (herein referred to as the "Purchase
                  Price"),  payable  by  delivery  by  Purchaser  to Seller of a
                  promissory  note (the  "Note"),  in the  amount of Thirty  Two
                  Million  Five  Hundred  Twenty  Thousand  and  00/100  Dollars
                  ($32,520,000.00),  and the  remainder  payable by Purchaser to
                  Seller in cash at Closing."

         The form of the Note is attached to this  Assignment  and  Amendment as
         Exhibit "B".

4.       The second sentence of Section 2.2 of the Agreement shall be amended so
         that as amended it shall read as follows:

                  "Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary  contained  herein,
                  the liens and other  related  security  regarding  the Pension
                  Notes  secured by the  Facilities  (the  "Mortgage")  shall be
                  released  simultaneously  with and utilizing the proceeds from
                  the payment of the Note by Purchaser."


3.       Section  11.1 of the  Agreement  shall be amended so that as amended it
         shall read as follows:

                  "Closing  Date. The  closing of the  transaction  contemplated
                  herein (the "Closing") shall  be conducted  at  the offices of
                  Purchaser's counsel in Dallas, Texas, on  or  before September
                  30, 1998 (the "Closing Date")."







6.       The last sentence of Section 11.4 of the Agreement  shall be amended so
         that as amended it shall read as follows:

                  "All Taxes  shall be prorated  on the  accrual  basis,  Seller
                  being  responsible  for all Taxes accruing up to and including
                  the Closing Date regardless of whether such Taxes are then due
                  and payable."

7.       The first  paragraph of Section 11.5 of the Agreement  shall be amended
         so that as amended it shall read as follows:

                  "All expenses  attributable  to the operation of each Facility
                  (measured on an accrual  basis)  through 11:59 p.m. on the day
                  of the Closing shall be paid for by Seller.  Thereafter,  such
                  expenses  shall  be paid  for by  Purchaser.  All  income  not
                  received  by  Seller  as of the  Closing,  including,  but not
                  limited to, all payments under Occupancy Agreements, including
                  Medicare  and  Medicaid   reimbursement  and  other  insurance
                  payments or  advances  shall be for  Seller's  account and any
                  amount  collected  from  tenants or  patients  and third party
                  payors with accounts  owing to Seller  shall,  if collected by
                  Purchaser,  be  paid  over  to  Seller.  Except  as  otherwise
                  expressly  provided in this  Agreement,  Seller  shall  remain
                  responsible for all accounts payable through 11:59 p.m. on the
                  day of the Closing. As of the Closing,  Seller shall calculate
                  and pay wages,  payroll taxes,  and any employee bonuses based
                  upon attendance record or other criteria accrued through 11:59
                  p.m. on the day of the Closing.  In effecting  the  proration,
                  Seller  shall be credited  for items of expense paid for as of
                  the Closing Date. In addition, on or about the Closing, Seller
                  shall cause final  utility  meter  readings to be made for all
                  utilities  serving the  Premises and Seller shall pay or cause
                  to be paid all final bills rendered from such meter  readings.
                  To the  extent  that all items of income  and  expenses  to be
                  transferred,  prorated, or assumed cannot be determined at the
                  Closing,  then Seller and Purchaser  shall cooperate with each
                  other to revise the settlement  statements  within thirty (30)
                  days after Closing."

8.       Multiple Counterparts.  This Assignment  and Amendment may be signed by
         the parties in counterparts, and when taken together shall be deemed an
         original Assignment and Amendment.

9.       Full Force and Effect.  Except as amended and/or modified  herein,  the
         Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.


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         IN WITNESS  THEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this  Assignment
and Amendment effective as of the day and year first above written.


                             SELLER
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                             NHP RETIREMENT HOUSING
                             PARTNERS I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                             By:      Capital Realty Group Senior Housing, Inc.,
                                      its general partner

                             By:      /s/ Robert Lankford
                                      ------------------------------------------
                             Name:    Robert Lankford
                             Title:   President


                             ASSIGNOR:
                             --------

                             CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING PROPERTIES, INC.,
                             a Texas corporation

                             By:      /s/ David R. Brickman
                                      ------------------------------------------
                             Name:    David R. Brickman
                             Title:   Vice President


                             ASSIGNEE:
                             --------
 
                             CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING
                             PROPERTIES 2 - NHPCT, INC.,
                             a Delaware corporation

                             By:      /s/ David R. Brickman
                                      ------------------------------------------
                             Name:    David R. Brickman
                             Title:   Vice President