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 (Date of earliest event reported) February 1, 2000




                  LIBERTY HOUSING PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)




Massachusetts                      0-13520                  04-2828131
(State or other                 (Commission file            (IRS employer
jurisdiction of                    number)                  identification no.)
incorporation)




100 Second Avenue,  Needham, MA                                        02494
(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip code)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (781) 444-5251





Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

        On February  1,2000,  the Registrant  sold its 98% interest as a limited
partner (the  "Partnership  Interest") in Osuna Apartments  Company ("Osuna") to
The Sovereign  Management  Corporation,  the company retained by Osuna to manage
its apartment  complex (the  "Purchaser").  In consideration for the sale of the
Partnership  Interest,  the  Registrant  received a net cash  purchase  price of
$100,000.  In connection  with the sale, the holders of the Purchase Money Notes
(the "Notes") issued by the Registrant in connection with its acquisition of the
Partnership  Interest released the Registrant from all liabilities in connection
with the Notes.  The  consideration  received by the  Registrant  was determined
through arms' length negotiation between the Registrant and the Purchaser.

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

 (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

        The  registrant  intends  to file any pro  forma  financial  information
required pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation S-X on or before April 16, 2000.



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                                   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.

                                   LIBERTY HOUSING PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                   By:  TNG Properties Inc.
                                        Managing General Partner




                                   By:  /s/ Wilma R. Brooks
                                        Wilma R. Brooks
                                        Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 15, 2000



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