SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    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): November 14, 2003

                          Berkshire Income Realty, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                         Maryland 001-31659 32-0024337
           (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation or organization File Number) Identification No.)

                 One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108
              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 523-7722

                                 Not applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)






     Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On November 14, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release  announcing its
financial  results for the third quarter of 2003.  The text of the press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.  The
information  in this  Current  Report is being  furnished  pursuant  to Item 12,
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     This  information,  including the exhibits  attached  hereto,  shall not be
deemed "filed" for any purpose,  including for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange  Act"), or otherwise
subject to the  liabilities  of that Section.  The  information  in this Current
Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or the Exchange Act regardless of
any general incorporation language in such filing.






                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Company  has  duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on  its  behalf  by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            Berkshire Income Realty, Inc.

                                            /s/ David C. Quade
                                                   ________________________
Date: November 17, 2003                     Name:  David C. Quade
                                            Title: President and Chief Financial
                                                   Officer