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                            HOUSING PROGRAMS LIMITED
                             9090 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
                         BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90211

                                October 13, 1998

                                     URGENT
                             PROMPT ACTION REQUESTED

Dear Limited Partner:

The Managing General Partner of Housing Programs Limited (the "Partnership") has
previously sent you material describing and seeking your consent to the proposed
sale of the interests of the Partnership in certain real estate properties.  The
Managing  General  Partner  believes that the sale is in your best interests and
urges you to vote in favor of the sale as soon as possible.

o        The  seven  properties  to  be  included  in  the  proposed  sale  (the
         "Properties")  are  subject to Housing  Assistance  Payments  Contracts
         under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act. Under recently passed
         legislation,  the  mortgages on the  Properties  will be  restructured,
         which the Managing  General Partner believes will result in the Limited
         Partners  recognizing  cancellation  of debt income,  which is taxed as
         ordinary income under the Internal Revenue Code.

o        The Managing  General  Partner  believes that by approving the proposed
         sale as soon as possible,  the Limited  Partners  will reduce their tax
         exposure with respect to the Properties to be included in such sale. If
         the proposed sale is not approved, there is a significant risk that the
         Limited  Partners  will not only bear a greater  tax  burden,  but will
         receive no cash that can be used to pay a portion of such taxes.

o        Certain of the real estate  interests  to be  included in the  proposed
         sale are collateral for certain  promissory notes that mature generally
         in the next eighteen  months.  The Partnership does not have sufficient
         cash reserves to pay these notes when they come due. Accordingly, it is
         likely that on maturity, the holders of these notes will exercise their
         rights under the notes and foreclose on the partnership interests. As a
         result,  the  Partnership  would  no  longer  continue  to  hold  these
         partnership interests and the Limited Partners would not receive a cash
         distribution in connection with their foreclosure. Limited Partners can
         avoid  foreclosure  on  certain  of the  Properties  by  approving  the
         proposed sale.

o        The   Partnership's   investments  in  the  Properties  were  initially
         structured  primarily  to obtain tax  benefits  and not to provide cash
         distributions. Most Limited Partners no longer realize any material tax
         benefits from continuing to hold their interests in the Partnership.

o        Disposing of the  Properties  at this time is in the best  interests of
         the Limited Partners and the Managing General Partner believes that the
         proposed sale is the best way to accomplish this goal.

The terms of the proposed  sale are  addressed  more  completely  in the Consent
Solicitation Statement previously sent to you.




The consent  solicitation  period for the proposed  sale,  which was  originally
scheduled to expire September 10, 1998, has been extended until October 30, 1998
to  provide  sufficient  time  for  more  Limited  Partners  to  vote.  For your
convenience,  we have enclosed a duplicate  consent form.  Please sign, date and
return this card as promptly as possible.


       PLEASE RETURN YOUR SIGNED CONSENT FORM TODAY EITHER BY FACSIMILE TO
    310-275-3640, OR IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE
                                  DO NOT DELAY.


     IN ORDER TO APPROVE THE SALE, THE LIMITED PARTNERS MUST VOTE IN FAVOR
                            OF EACH OF THE PROPOSALS.


If you have any questions, or if you would like to request an additional copy of
the Consent Solicitation Statement,  please do not hesitate to contact MacKenzie
Partners, the Partnership's consent solicitation agent toll free at 800-322-2885
or collect at 212-929-5500.

                                        Very truly yours,


                                        National Partnership Investments Corp.