EXHIBIT 5.1
OPPENHEIMER WOLFF & DONNELLY LLP
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{January 31} [April 12], 2000
Cornerstone Realty Fund, LLC
4590 MacArthur Blvd.
Suite 610
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Re: Cornerstone Realty Fund, LLC
Legality of the Securities Being Registered
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Gentlemen:
In connection with the registration of Units of limited liability
company interests of Cornerstone Realty Fund, LLC, a California limited
liability company (the "Fund") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, you
have requested our opinion as to whether the Units of limited liability company
interests, when issued, will be lawfully and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
For purposes of rendering this opinion, we have examined originals or
copies of the documents listed below. In conducting such examination, we have
assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals and conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to us as copies. The documents we have examined are:
1. The Form S-11 Registration Statement which was initially filed
by the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 1999, as
amended, (the "Registration Statement");
2. The Articles of Organization of the Fund filed on October 28,
1998;
3. The Limited Liability Company Certificate of Amendment filed
on August 18, 1999;
4. The Limited Liability Company Certificate of Amendment filed
on January 26, 2000; and
5. The Operating Agreement of the Fund dated as of January 31,
2000.
In addition, in rendering this opinion, we have relied upon your
representation that the Units of limited liability company interests will be
offered to the public in the manner and on the terms identified or referred to
in the Registration Statement.
Based upon and subject to the forgoing and the effect, if any, of the
matters discussed below, after having given due regard to such issues of law as
we deemed relevant, and assuming that (i) the Registration Statement becomes and
remains effective, and the prospectus which is part thereof, and the prospectus
delivery requirements with respect thereto, fulfill all of the requirements of
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the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, throughout all periods relevant to this
opinion, (ii) all offers and sales of the Units of limited liability company
interest are made in a manner complying with the terms of the Registration
Statement, and (iii) all offers and sales of the Units of limited liability
company interests are in compliance with the securities laws of the states
having jurisdiction thereto, we are of the opinion that the Units of limited
liability company interests, when issued, will be lawfully and validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the registration of
Units of limited liability company interests in the Fund, is {solely} [rendered]
for your benefit{, and } [and for the benefit of the investors in the Fund. This
opinion] may not be relied on by, nor copies delivered to, any other person or
entity without our prior written consent {by anyone other than you and the
investors in the Fund}. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence we hereby consent
to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/S/ OPPENHEIMER WOLFF & DONNELLY, LLP