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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14C

INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(c)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )

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CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
C/O THE ALTMAN GROUP, INC.
1275 VALLEY BROOK AVENUE
LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY 07071
(800) 217-9608

March [__], 2005

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND
YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY

Dear Limited Partner:

The attached Information Statement describes an amendment (the
"Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement (as
amended, the "Partnership Agreement") of Century Properties Fund XVII Limited
Partnership, a California limited partnership (your "Partnership"), to extend
the term of your Partnership from December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2021.

On January 28, 2000, your Partnership refinanced its mortgage
indebtedness secured by The Village in the Woods, a 530-unit apartment complex
located in Cypress, Texas which your Partnership owns (the "Property"). The
financing agreements between the Partnership and the lender require the
extension of the Partnership's term beyond the maturity date of the mortgage
indebtedness. The Partnership's mortgage indebtedness matures on February 1,
2020. The lender can exercise remedies, which include accelerating the maturity
of the mortgage indebtedness and foreclosing on the Property, if the
Partnership's term is not extended.

The general partner of the Partnership is not attempting to sell the
Partnership's properties at the present time. However, if the Partnership does
not adopt the Amendment, the Partnership will liquidate on December 31, 2006 and
will attempt to sell its properties in connection with such liquidation if not
before. The Amendment will provide the Partnership with additional time to
market its properties for sale. The Partnership's term currently expires on
December 31, 2006, and the general partner of the Partnership is of the opinion
that the Partnership's negotiating leverage will be enhanced, and the net
proceeds to the Partnership and the limited partners from the sale of the
properties could be increased, if the Partnership has greater flexibility with
respect to the timing of the sale of the properties. There can be no assurance,
however, that the Partnership's negotiating leverage will in fact be enhanced,
or that the net sales proceeds from the sale of the properties will be
increased, by an extension of the Partnership's term.

Fox Partners, the general partner of the Partnership (the "General
Partner"), has conflicts of interest with respect to the Amendment. Continuation
of the Partnership beyond 2006 will result in the General Partner and its
affiliates continuing to receive management fees from the Partnership. These
fees would not continue to be payable beyond 2006 if the Amendment is not
adopted.

Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the consent of the Limited
Partners who own more than 50% of all outstanding units of limited partnership
interest in the Partnership ("Units") is required to approve the Amendment. As
of March [_], 2005, 75,000 Units were issued and outstanding. As of March 1,
2005, AIMCO Properties, L.P. ("AIMCO Properties") and its affiliates own 51,705,
or approximately 68.94%, of the outstanding Units. As more fully described in
the accompanying Information Statement, AIMCO Properties and its affiliates must
vote 25,833.5 Units owned by them in proportion to the votes made with respect
to Units not subject to this voting restriction. AIMCO Properties and its
affiliates have indicated that they will vote their other 25,871.5 Units, or
approximately 34.50%, of the outstanding units, that are not subject to the
voting restriction in favor of the Amendment. As a result, approval of the
Amendment is assured. We are providing the attached Information Statement in
order to notify you of the background and terms of the Amendment.

The Amendment will become effective when the General Partner executes
the Amendment. The General Partner expects that the Amendment will become
effective on or about March [__], 2005. There can be no assurance, however, that
the Amendment will not become effective sooner or later than such date.

Questions may be directed to the Information Agent, The Altman Group,
Inc., at its address set forth below.

Very truly yours,

FOX PARTNERS

THE INFORMATION AGENT IS:

THE ALTMAN GROUP, INC.

By Mail, Overnight Courier or Hand: By Facsimile: For Information please call:

1275 Valley Brook Avenue (201) 460-0050 TOLL FREE (800) 217-9608
Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071

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CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
C/O THE ALTMAN GROUP, INC.
1275 VALLEY BROOK AVENUE
LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY 07071
(800) 217-9608

INFORMATION STATEMENT

March [__], 2005

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND
YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY

This Information Statement is being furnished to the limited partners
(the "Limited Partners") of record as of the close of business on
[_________________], 2005 (the "Record Date"), of Century Properties Fund XVII
Limited Partnership, a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"), in
connection with an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Partnership's Amended and
Restated Limited Partnership Agreement (the "Partnership Agreement") to extend
the term of the Partnership from December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2021.

This Information Statement is first being mailed to Limited Partners on
or about [__________________], 2005.

Fox Partners, the general partner of the Partnership (the "General
Partner"), has conflicts of interest with respect to the Amendment. Continuation
of the Partnership beyond 2006 will result in the general partner and its
affiliates continuing to receive management fees from the Partnership. These
fees would not continue to be payable beyond 2006 if the Amendment is adopted.

Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the consent of the Limited
Partners who own more than 50% of all outstanding units of limited partnership
interest in the Partnership ("Units") is required to approve the Amendment. As
of March 1, 2005, 75,000 Units were issued and outstanding. As of March 1, 2005,
AIMCO Properties, L.P. ("AIMCO Properties") and its affiliates own 51,705, or
approximately 68.94%, of the outstanding Units. As more fully described in this
Information Statement, AIMCO Properties and its affiliates must vote 25,833.5
Units owned by them in proportion to the votes made with respect to Units not
subject to this voting restriction. AIMCO Properties and its affiliates have
indicated that they will vote their other 25,871.5 Units, or approximately
34.50%, of the outstanding units, that are not subject to the voting restriction
in favor of the Amendment. As a result, approval of the Amendment is assured.
The date on which such votes will be counted will be March [_], 2005. We are
providing this Information Statement in order to notify you of the background
and terms of the Amendment.

The Amendment will become effective when the General Partner executes
the Amendment. The General Partner expects that the Amendment will become
effective on or about [__________________]. There can be no assurance, however,
that the Amendment will not become effective sooner or later than such date.

Questions may be directed to the Information Agent, The Altman Group,
Inc., at 1275 Valley Brook Avenue, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071, telephone (800)
217-9608.

RISK FACTORS

There are risks associated with the Amendment. In addition, the General
Partner is an affiliate of Apartment Investment and Management Company, a
publicly traded real estate investment trust ("AIMCO"), which, together with its
other affiliates, may have interests that conflict with the interests of the
Limited Partners. You should consider the following risks carefully:

RISKS OF THE AMENDMENT

CONTINUATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP; NO DEFINITE TIME FRAME REGARDING SALE
OF PROPERTIES. The General Partner is proposing to continue to operate the
Partnership until December 31, 2021 and not to attempt to liquidate it at the
present time. The Partnership's prospectus, dated March 29, 1982, pursuant to
which the Units in your Partnership were sold, indicates that the Partnership
was intended to be self-liquidating and that it was anticipated that the
Partnership's properties would be sold within five to eight years of their
acquisition, subject to market conditions. The prospectus also indicated that
there could be no assurance that the Partnership would be able to so liquidate
and that, unless sooner terminated as provided in the Partnership Agreement, the
existence of the Partnership would continue until the year 2006. We do not know
when the properties owned by your Partnership may be sold. The market for Units
is illiquid, and it may be difficult or impossible to sell your investment in
the Partnership in the future. The General Partner continually considers whether
a property should be sold or otherwise disposed of after consideration of
relevant factors, including prevailing economic conditions, availability of
favorable financing and tax considerations, with a view to achieving maximum
capital appreciation for the Partnership. In particular, the General Partner
considers changes in the local rental market, the potential for appreciation in
the value of a property and the tax consequences to you on a sale of property.
The General Partner does not know when any sale or other disposition of your
partnership's properties will occur.

If the Amendment is approved, you may not be able to exit from the
Partnership until a termination of the Partnership in December 31, 2021, or if
the termination date is further extended, until that extended date.

AIMCO PROPERTIES AND ITS AFFILIATES CONTROL YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND THEIR
CONTROL MAY INCREASE. Decisions with respect to the day-to-day management of
your Partnership, including a refinancing of the Partnership's mortgage
indebtedness, are the responsibility of the General Partner. The General Partner
is controlled by AIMCO. In addition, affiliates of the General Partner hold
51,705, or approximately 68.94%, of the outstanding Units. Pursuant to the
Partnership Agreement, Limited Partners holding a majority of the outstanding
Units must approve certain transactions, including certain amendments to the
Partnership Agreement and certain sales of all or substantially all of the
Partnership's assets. The General Partner and its affiliates can significantly
influence, and may have the ability to control under certain circumstances, many
voting decisions with respect to the Partnership.

From time to time, AIMCO Properties and its affiliates have purchased
Units of the Partnership with a view to making a profit. The Amendment provides
additional time to AIMCO Properties and its affiliates to purchase additional
Units in the future, thereby increasing the influence AIMCO Properties and its
affiliates have over the voting decisions of the Partnership. Accordingly, the
Amendment may result in increased control of the Partnership by AIMCO Properties
and its affiliates.

AFFILIATES OF THE GENERAL PARTNER WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FEES.
Affiliates of the General Partner are entitled to receive 5% of gross receipts
from both of the Partnership's properties as compensation for providing property
management services. The Partnership paid approximately $444,000 for the nine
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30, 2004 and $623,000 and $720,000 for the years ended December 31, 2003 and
2002, respectively, to affiliates of the General Partner.

Affiliates of the General Partner received reimbursement of accountable
administrative expenses of approximately $224,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2004 and $237,000 and $218,000 for the years ended December 31,
2003 and 2002, respectively. The amounts include approximately $90,000, $48,000,
and $44,000 of fees related to construction management services provided by an
affiliate of the General Partner for the nine months ended September 30, 2004
and the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The fees were
calculated based upon a percentage of current year additions to investment
properties. At September 30, 2004, approximately $15,000 was owed to an
affiliate of the General Partner for unpaid reimbursements.

Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the General Partner is entitled
to receive a Partnership management fee equal to 10% of the Partnership's
adjusted cash from operations as distributed for managing the affairs of the
Partnership. The Partnership paid no management fees during the nine months
ended September 30, 2004 as the Partnership made no distributions from
operations. Approximately $13,000 and $240,000 in Partnership management fees
were paid along with the distributions from operations made during the years
ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

An affiliate of the General Partner made a credit line of up to
$150,000 per property owned by the Partnership available to the Partnership.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an affiliate of the General
Partner exceeded this credit limit and advanced the Partnership approximately
$3,103,000 to fund the redevelopment of Peakview Place Apartments and committed
to fund approximately $818,000 of additional redevelopment costs at Peakview
Place Apartments, approximately $425,000 for property taxes at The Village in
the Woods Apartments and Cooper's Pond Apartments, and approximately $845,000
for capital improvements and operating expenses at The Lodge Apartments,
Peakview Place Apartments, and The Village in the Woods Apartments. During the
year ended December 31, 2003, an affiliate of the General Partner advanced the
Partnership approximately $351,000 to fund the redevelopment of Peakview Place
Apartments and approximately $50,000 for operating expenses at Cooper's Pond
Apartments. There were no such loans advanced to the Partnership during the year
ended December 31, 2002. These advances bear interest at the prime rate plus 2%
(6.75% at September 30, 2004). Interest expense for the nine months ended
September 30, 2004 and the year ended December 31, 2003 were approximately
$91,000 and $1,000, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30,
2004, the Partnership made payments of approximately $1,524,000 on the advances
and approximately $22,000 in accrued interest from proceeds from the second
mortgage obtained on Cooper's Pond Apartments. At September 30, 2004, the total
outstanding loans and accrued interest due to an affiliate of the General
Partner was approximately $3,321,000. The Partnership expects to repay these
advances and related accrued interest from cash from operations during 2005.

The Partnership insures its properties up to certain limits through
coverage provided by AIMCO, an affiliate of the General Partner, which is
generally self-insured for a portion of losses and liabilities related to
workers' compensation, property casualty and vehicle liability. The Partnership
insures its properties above the AIMCO limits through insurance policies
obtained by AIMCO from insurers unaffiliated with the General Partner. During
the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and the years ended December 31, 2003
and 2002, the Partnership was charged by AIMCO and its affiliates approximately
$198,000, $175,000 and $212,000, respectively, for insurance coverage and fees
associated with policy claims administration.

The adoption of the Amendment and extension of the Partnership's term
will result in similar fees continuing to be paid for a longer period than would
be the case if the term of the Partnership expired in 2006. Therefore, the
interests of the General Partner and its affiliates in continuing the
Partnership may be different than those of any Limited Partners who desire to
have the Partnership earlier dissolved and liquidated. See "Security Ownership
of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management."

THERE IS NO ACTIVE TRADING MARKET FOR YOUR UNITS. Although the Units
are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), there is
no active trading market for the Units. There may be a limited number of
prospective buyers for your Units in the future, and you may find it difficult
or impossible to liquidate your investment at a price that exceeds the amounts
you might receive on the liquidation and dissolution of the Partnership. The
General Partner cannot predict when any sale or other disposition of the
Partnership's properties

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will occur. If the Amendment is not approved, your Partnership will terminate on
December 31, 2006; if the Amendment is approved, you may not be able to exit
from the Partnership until December 31, 2021, or if this termination date is
further extended, until such extended date.

YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO HOLD YOUR UNITS INDEFINITELY. The General
Partner is proposing to continue to operate the Partnership until December 31,
2021 and not to attempt to liquidate it at the present time. The General Partner
does not know when any of your Partnership's properties will be sold or
otherwise disposed of. Therefore, there may not be any way to liquidate your
investment in the Partnership until the properties are sold and your Partnership
is liquidated.

THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES MAY DECLINE, AND YOUR INVESTMENT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE AT RISK. Until its properties are sold, the Partnership will
continue to bear the investment risk associated with the continued ownership of
the properties. The Partnership's future success will depend upon many factors
beyond the General Partner's control, including competitive activity, the need
for capital expenditures, prevailing economic and market conditions and
financial, business and other factors. These factors, and others, may cause the
value of the properties and the Partnership to decline.

YOUR CUMULATIVE RETURNS ACCRUE AT A SIMPLE INTEREST RATE. Pursuant to
the Partnership Agreement, each Limited Partner is entitled to certain
cumulative returns with respect to distributions resulting from sales,
refinancings, and other dispositions of properties and working capital reserves
to the extent cash is available for this purpose. Those cumulative returns are
not compounded and are computed on a simple interest basis. After the Limited
Partners receive their cumulative returns, the General Partner is entitled to
special distributions if available. If the Partnership does not adopt the
Amendment and liquidates in 2006, Limited Partners may be able to invest the
liquidating distributions, if any, in other investments that provide a
compounded return on their investment as opposed to the simple interest returns
to which they are entitled pursuant to the Partnership Agreement. Although your
General Partner regularly evaluates whether your Partnership's properties should
be sold and has recently sold one property, if the term of the Partnership is
extended, the General Partner may not be required to sell the properties until
the end of the extended term, depending on, among other things, the
Partnership's financial condition, prevailing conditions in the real estate and
capital markets, availability of favorable financing, and tax considerations.

RISKS IF THE AMENDMENT IS NOT ADOPTED

THE LENDER MAY BE ABLE TO EXERCISE REMEDIES AGAINST THE PARTNERSHIP IF
THE AMENDMENT IS NOT ADOPTED. The financing agreements between the Partnership
and the lender require the extension of the Partnership's term beyond the
maturity date of the mortgage indebtedness. The Partnership's mortgage
indebtedness matures on February 1, 2020. The lender can exercise remedies,
which include accelerating the maturity of the mortgage indebtedness and
foreclosing on Partnership property, if the Partnership's term is not extended.

THE PARTNERSHIP MAY BE REQUIRED TO WIND UP. If the Amendment is not
adopted, the Partnership's term will expire on December 31, 2006. If the
Partnership's term expires on December 31, 2006, the Partnership generally will
be required to wind up and to dispose of its properties. The General Partner is
of the opinion that the Partnership's negotiating leverage will be enhanced, and
the net proceeds to the Partnership and the limited partners from the sale of
the properties could be increased, if the Partnership has greater flexibility
with respect to the timing of the sale of the properties. There can be no
assurance, however, that the Partnership's negotiating leverage will in fact be
enhanced, or that the net sales proceeds from the sale of the properties will be
increased, by an extension of the Partnership's term.

YOU MAY RECOGNIZE GAIN ON A DISPOSITION OF THE PROPERTIES, INCLUDING BY
FORECLOSURE. Any sale, exchange or other disposition of any property by the
Partnership, including by foreclosure, would likely result in the recognition of
gain or loss by the Partnership equal to the difference between (i) the amount
realized for the property and (ii) the Partnership's tax basis (which has been
reduced because of prior years' depreciation deductions) in the property. The
amount realized for each property would be the selling price for that property,
less any expenses of sale, plus any liabilities assumed by the purchaser of the
property or liabilities that the purchaser takes the property subject to. Any
taxable gain or loss will pass through to the partners of the Partnership. See
"Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences" below. Even if the Amendment is
adopted, the tax consequences described in this paragraph would likely result
on a disposition of any property, including by foreclosure. However, if the
Amendment is adopted, the disposition of properties, and therefore the taxable
events, may take place in a later taxable year than if the Amendment is not
adopted. However, there is no guarantee that the tax consequences will be
deferred if the Amendment is adopted.

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DISTRIBUTIONS FROM YOUR PARTNERSHIP MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO COVER
CURRENT TAX LIABILITIES OF THE PARTNERS. As noted above, if a property is sold
or lost through the exercise of remedies by the lender, the Partnership will
recognize taxable income from the disposition of the property equal to the
difference between the proceeds, if any, and the Partnership's basis in the
property. Depending on the purchase price and related sales costs, a partner's
tax liability could be greater than the funds, if any, it receives from the
Partnership. Because the amount realized includes liabilities assumed by the
purchaser of the property, or liabilities that the purchaser takes the property
subject to, there may be a significant tax liability in excess of the funds
available on a sale. Similarly, on a foreclosure, the amount realized would
generally include the full amount of the debt. In addition, the Partnership may
also recognize taxable income due to cancellation of indebtedness, which also
may create a significant risk of a tax liability in excess of the funds
available. Any taxable income would be allocated to partners. As noted above the
tax consequences of disposing of a property would likely result at some time
regardless of whether the Amendment is adopted but may result earlier if the
Amendment is not adopted.

THE AMENDMENT

The Amendment amends and restates Section 4.3 of the Partnership Agreement in
its entirety as follows:

"The Partnership will have a term commencing on the date of filing of
the certificate of limited partnership and continuing until December
31, 2021, unless previously terminated in accordance with the
provisions of the Partnership Agreement."

EFFECTIVENESS

The Amendment will become when the General Partner executes the
Amendment. The General Partner expects that the Amendment will become effective
on or about March [__], 2005. There can be no assurance, however, that the
Amendment will not become effective sooner or later than such date.

REASONS FOR THE AMENDMENT

The financing agreements between the Partnership and the lender require
the extension of the Partnership's term beyond the maturity date of the mortgage
indebtedness. The Partnership's mortgage indebtedness matures on February 1,
2020. The lender can exercise remedies, which include accelerating the maturity
of the mortgage indebtedness and foreclosing on Partnership property, if the
Partnership's term is not extended.

The General Partner of the Partnership is not attempting to sell the
Partnership's properties at the present time. However, if the Partnership does
not adopt the Amendment, the Partnership will liquidate on December 31, 2006 and
will attempt to sell its properties in connection with such liquidation if not
before. The Amendment will provide the Partnership with additional time to
market its properties for sale. The Partnership's term currently expires on
December 31, 2006, and the General Partner is of the opinion that the
Partnership's negotiating leverage will be enhanced, and the net proceeds to the
Partnership and the limited partners from the sale of the properties could be
increased, if the Partnership has greater flexibility with respect to the timing
of the sale of the properties. There can be no assurance, however, that the
Partnership's negotiating leverage will in fact be enhanced, or that the net
sales proceeds from the sale of the properties will be increased, by an
extension of the Partnership's term.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The General Partner is an affiliate of AIMCO. AIMCO and its affiliates,
including the General Partner, may have interests that conflict with the
interests of the Limited Partners.

Affiliates of the General Partner Will Continue to Receive Fees.
Affiliates of the General Partner are entitled to receive 5% of gross receipts
from both of the Partnership's properties as compensation for providing property
management services. The Partnership paid approximately $444,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2004 and $623,000 and $720,000 for the years ended
December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, to affiliates of the General Partner.

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were calculated based upon a percentage of current year additions to investment
properties. At September 30, 2004, approximately $15,000 was owed to an
affiliate of the General Partner for unpaid reimbursements.

The extension of the Partnership's term will result in these fees
continuing to be paid for a longer period than would be the case if the term of
the Partnership expired in 2006. Therefore, the interests of the General Partner
and its affiliates in continuing the Partnership may be different than those of
the Limited Partners who desire to have the Partnership earlier dissolved and
liquidated. See "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management."

AIMCO Properties May Buy Units in Future Tender Offers. From time to
time, AIMCO Properties and its affiliates have purchased Units of the
Partnership in the past with a view to making a profit. AIMCO Properties and its
affiliates hold 51,705, or approximately 68.94%, of the outstanding Units. The
Amendment provides additional time to AIMCO Properties and its affiliates to
purchase additional Units in the future, thereby increasing the influence AIMCO
Properties and its affiliates have over the voting decisions of the Partnership.
Accordingly, the Amendment may result in increased control of the Partnership by
AIMCO Properties and its affiliates.

NO APPRAISAL RIGHTS

Limited Partners are not entitled to dissenters' appraisal rights under
California law or the Partnership Agreement in connection with the Amendment.

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INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PARTNERSHIP

GENERAL. Your Partnership was organized under the laws of the State of
California on November 12, 1981 for the purpose of acquiring, managing, and
ultimately selling income-producing real properties. The general partner of your
Partnership is Fox Partners, a California general partnership. The general
partners of the General Partner are Fox Capital Management Corporation, a
California corporation, Fox Realty Investors, a California general partnership,
and Fox Partners 82, a California general partnership. Fox Capital Management
Corporation is the managing general partner of the General Partner and is a
subsidiary of AIMCO, a publicly traded real estate investment trust. NPI Equity
Investments II, Inc., a Florida corporation, is the managing general partner of
Fox Realty Investors and is also a subsidiary of AIMCO. Fox Partners 82 is not
affiliated with AIMCO. The Partnership's principal executive offices are located
at 55 Beattie Place, P.O. Box 1089, Greenville, South Carolina 29602, and its
telephone number is (864) 239-1000.

The Partnership does not have any employees and depends on the General
Partner and its affiliates for the management and administration of all
Partnership activities.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Your Partnership, AIMCO and AIMCO Properties
are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, in accordance therewith, file reports and
other information with the SEC relating to the business, financial condition and
other matters of each of the foregoing entities. Such reports and other
information may be inspected at the public reference facility maintained by the
SEC at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1200, Washington, D.C.
20549. Copies of such material can also be obtained from the Public Reference
Room of the SEC in Washington, D.C. at prescribed rates. The SEC also maintains
a site on the world wide web at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy
and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file
electronically with the SEC.

MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

The following summary of the material U.S. Federal income tax
consequences is based upon current U.S. Federal tax law which is subject to
change, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary is for general
information only and does not address all aspects of U.S. Federal income
taxation that may be relevant in the particular circumstances of each Limited
Partner or to Limited Partners subject to special treatment under the Code. In
addition, this summary does not address any state, local or foreign tax
consequences.

There will be no Federal or state income tax consequences resulting
solely from the approval of the Amendment. If the Partnership is required to
sell the properties, or the lender forecloses on the properties, the Partnership
likely would recognize gain or loss, which would pass through to the partners of
the Partnership.

TAX CONSEQUENCES OF SALE OF PARTNERSHIP PROPERTY OR FORECLOSURE. The
description set forth below is a general description of the tax consequences
that a partner of the Partnership may incur as a result of a sale of any of the
properties or a foreclosure by the lender in the future, assuming that the
applicable tax rates and tax laws remain unchanged from those in existence for
the 2005 tax year. Each partner should consult with his or her own tax advisor
to determine his or her particular tax consequences.

A sale, exchange or other disposition of any property by the
Partnership would result in the recognition of gain or loss by the Partnership
equal to the difference between (i) the amount realized for the property and
(ii) the Partnership's tax basis (which has been reduced because of prior years'
depreciation deductions) in the property. The amount realized for the property
would be the selling price for the property, less any expenses of sale, plus any
liabilities assumed by the purchaser of the property or liabilities that the
purchaser takes the property subject to. In addition, the Partnership may
recognize COD income to the extent it is unable to satisfy other Partnership
indebtedness that is not assumed by the purchaser of the property. Any taxable
gain or loss and COD income will pass through to the partners of the
Partnership.

Any gain or loss recognized as a result of the transfer of any property
may be characterized for taxation purposes as ordinary or capital, or a
combination of both. To the extent that any part of a property being sold
consists of depreciable personal property under Internal Revenue Code (the
"Code") Section 1245 or depreciable real property under Code Section 1250, gain
on a sale of such property may be treated as ordinary income. Some

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portion of any gain recognized on the property may be considered "unrecaptured
section 1250 gain" that is taxable at a maximum Federal individual rate of 25%.
Generally, the unrecaptured Code Section 1250 gain tax rate applies only to
individuals and certain other noncorporate taxpayers. Gain in excess of Code
Section 1245 and Code Section 1250 gain and unrecaptured Code Section 1250 gain
generally will be taxed as Code Section 1231 gain, which may be taxed at capital
gain rates (currently, the maximum capital gains tax rate applicable to
individuals and certain other noncorporate taxpayers is 15%) depending upon your
individual tax circumstances. Any loss from a disposition of the property may be
characterized as ordinary loss, subject to certain rules that may require a
partner to re-characterize the loss as capital loss depending upon such
partner's particular circumstances. Any COD income would be taxable as ordinary
income at a maximum Federal individual rate of 35.0%. The rates set forth above
are the Federal tax rates that currently are in effect for 2005.

The proceeds available for distribution to the partners of the
Partnership in the event of a sale of the property or a foreclosure by the
lender may be less than any tax liabilities resulting from such sale or
foreclosure. Any taxable income would be allocated to partners. Accordingly, a
Limited Partner may need to use funds from other sources to satisfy any such tax
liabilities. Because the amount realized on a sale includes liabilities assumed
by the purchaser of the Property, or liabilities that the purchaser takes the
Property subject to, there may be a significant tax liability in excess of the
funds available. Similarly, on a foreclosure the amount realized would generally
include the full amount of the debt. In addition, the Partnership may also
recognize taxable income due to cancellation of indebtedness, which also may
create a significant risk of a tax liability in excess of the funds available.

If a partner possesses suspended tax losses, tax credits, or other
items of tax benefit, a partner may be able to use such items to reduce any tax
liability that arises with respect to any gain recognized as a result of the
sale of the property or a foreclosure by the lenders.

SINCE THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO A PARTICULAR PARTNER OF A SALE OF THE
PARTNERSHIP'S ASSETS OR A FORECLOSURE ARE DEPENDENT IN PART ON FACTS THAT ARE
UNIQUE TO EACH PARTNER, EACH PARTNER IS URGED TO CONSULT HIS OR HER TAX ADVISORS
AS TO THE EXACT CONSEQUENCES TO HIM OR HER OF SUCH ACTIONS, INCLUDING THE
APPLICATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN AND OTHER TAX LAWS.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

Except as noted below, no person or entity was known by the General
Partner to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Units of the
Partnership as of February 28, 2005.

ENTITY NUMBER OF UNITS PERCENT OF CLASS

AIMCO IPLP, L.P. (formerly known as Insignia 25,833.50 34.45%
Properties, L.P.)

Fox Capital Management Corporation 100 0.13%

IPLP Acquisition I LLC 3,369.50 4.49%

AIMCO Properties, L.P. 22,402 29.87%

AIMCO IPLP, L.P., Fox Capital Management Corporation and IPLP
Acquisition I LLC are indirectly owned by AIMCO. Their business address is 55
Beattie Place, Greenville, South Carolina 29602.

AIMCO Properties, L.P. is controlled by AIMCO through AIMCO's direct
subsidiaries. Its principal executive offices are located at 4582 South Ulster
Street Parkway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80237, and its telephone number is
(303) 757-8101.

The general partner of the General Partner owns 100 Units as required
by the terms of the Partnership Agreement.

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NO CONSENTS REQUIRED

The Partnership has fixed March [__], 2005 as the Record Date for
determining Limited Partners entitled to notice of the Amendment.

Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, approval of the Amendment
requires the consent of Limited Partners who own more than 50% of the
Partnership's outstanding Units. As of the Record Date, 75,000 Units were issued
and outstanding. As of March 1, 2005, AIMCO Properties and its affiliates own
51,705, or approximately 68.94%, of the outstanding Units. With respect to
25,833.5 Units, or approximately 34.45%, of the outstanding Units, one of AIMCO
Properties' predecessors in interest previously agreed to vote such Units (i)
against any proposal to increase the fees and other compensation payable by the
Partnership to the General Partner and any of its affiliates and (ii) with
respect to any proposal made by the General Partner or any of its affiliates, in
proportion to votes cast by other Limited Partners, and such affiliate will vote
those Units accordingly. AIMCO Properties and its affiliates have indicated that
they will vote their other 25,871.5 Units, or approximately 34.50%, of the
outstanding Units, that are not subject to the voting restriction in favor of
the Amendment. As a result, AIMCO Properties and its affiliates will vote a
total of [39,465.13] Units, or approximately [52.62]% of the outstanding Units
in favor of the Amendment. Accordingly, approval of the Amendment is assured. We
are providing this Information Statement in order to notify you of the
background and terms of the Amendment.

The date on which such votes will be counted will be [________], 2005.

EXPENSES

The cost of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing this
Information Statement will be borne by the Partnership. The fees and expenses of
the Information Agent are expected to be $5,000 and will be borne by the
Partnership.

CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

THE INFORMATION AGENT IS:

THE ALTMAN GROUP, INC.

By Mail, Overnight Courier or Hand: By Facsimile: For Information please call:

1275 Valley Brook Avenue (201) 460-0050 TOLL FREE (800) 217-9608
Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071

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