Berkshire Income Realty, Inc.
                          One Beacon Street, Suite 1500
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02108


                                                              March 5, 2003


Krupp Government Income Trust
Krupp Government Income Trust II
One Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts  02108

Gentlemen:

     Reference  is made to the  Waiver  and  Standstill  Agreement,  dated as of
August 22,  2002,  by and among Krupp  Government  Income Trust  ("GIT"),  Krupp
Government Income Trust II ("GIT II" and,  collectively with GIT, the "Trusts"),
Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. and Berkshire Income Realty-OP,  L.P. (the "Waiver
Agreement").

     This is to confirm our agreement that,  notwithstanding  the first sentence
of Section 2.3 of the Waiver  Agreement,  the  expiration  date of the exemption
granted by the Trusts in Section 2.1 of the Waiver  Agreement is hereby extended
from March 31, 2003 to June 30, 2003. Except for the foregoing, all of the terms
and conditions of the Waiver Agreement remain in full force and effect.

     Kindly confirm the foregoing by signing below.

                                             BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.

                                             By:  /s/ David C. Quade
                                                -------------------------------
                                                Name:      David C. Quade
                                                Title:     President


                                             BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY-OP, L.P.
                                             by:  Berkshire Income Realty, Inc.,
                                                  its General Partner


                                             By: /s/ David C. Quade
                                                -------------------------------
                                                Name:      David C. Quade
                                                Title:     President



Krupp Government Income Trust
Krupp Government Income Trust II

                                             Acknowledged and agreed as of the
                                              date first above written:


                                             KRUPP GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST

                                             By:  /s/ Douglas Krupp
                                                -------------------------------
                                                Name:      Douglas Krupp
                                                Title:     Chairman


                                             KRUPP GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST II

                                             By:  /s/ Douglas Krupp
                                                -------------------------------
                                                Name:      Douglas Krupp
                                                Title:     Chairman