SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 15


          Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under
             Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
              Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under Sections 13
                and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act or 1933.


                                                 Commission File Number 0-16792

                           Bass Real Estate Fund - 84
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 4000 Park Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
                                  (704)523-9407
     (Address, telephone number of registrant's principal executive offices)

                      Units of Limited Partnership Interest
            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                      None
  (Title of all other  classes of  securities  for which a duty to file  reports
under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)


         Please  place an X in the box(es) to  designate  the  appropriate  rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

         Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)   [ ]          Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)   [ ]
         Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)  [X]          Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)  [ ]
         Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)   [ ]          Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)   [ ]
         Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)  [ ]          Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)  [ ]
                                            Rule 15d-6            [ ]


Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or 
notice date:          413
     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, BASS
REAL ESTATE FUND - 84 has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

DATE: August 9, 1996

                                         BASS REAL ESTATE FUND - 84

                                         By:      Marion Bass Real Estate
                                                  Group, Inc.
                                                  Managing General Partner



                                         By:      (signature of Marion  F. Bass
                                                   appears here)
                                                  Marion F. Bass, President