Extraordinary and Unusual Items	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Extraordinary and Unusual Items
Unusual or Infrequent Items Disclosure [Text Block]	Note C – Casualty Event During October 2009, one of the Partnership’s investment properties, Lamplighter Park Apartments, sustained storm damage from leaking roofs of approximately $49,000, including clean-up costs of approximately $22,000 which were included in operating expense during the fourth quarter of 2009. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Partnership received insurance proceeds of approximately $42,000 including approximately $3,000 for rental loss and approximately $12,000 for clean-up costs. The Partnership recognized a casualty gain of approximately $25,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, as the result of receiving insurance proceeds of approximately $27,000 net of the write off of approximately $2,000 of undepreciated damaged assets. The casualty gain is included in loss from discontinued operations. During December 2010, one of the Partnership’s investment properties, Lamplighter Park Apartments, sustained flood damage from a broken sump pump of approximately $25,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership received insurance proceeds of approximately $15,000, including approximately $2,000 for rental loss. The Partnership recognized a casualty gain of approximately $13,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as a result of the receipt of insurance proceeds of approximately $15,000, net of the rental loss of approximately $2,000 and the write off of undepreciated damaged assets of less than $1,000. The casualty gain is included in loss from discontinued operations.

Extraordinary and Unusual Items

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Unusual or Infrequent Items Disclosure [Text Block]

Note C – Casualty Event

During October 2009, one of the Partnership’s investment properties, Lamplighter Park Apartments, sustained storm damage from leaking roofs of approximately $49,000, including clean-up costs of approximately $22,000 which were included in operating expense during the fourth quarter of 2009. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Partnership received insurance proceeds of approximately $42,000 including approximately $3,000 for rental loss and approximately $12,000 for clean-up costs. The Partnership recognized a casualty gain of approximately $25,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, as the result of receiving insurance proceeds of approximately $27,000 net of the write off of approximately $2,000 of undepreciated damaged assets. The casualty gain is included in loss from discontinued operations.

During December 2010, one of the Partnership’s investment properties, Lamplighter Park Apartments, sustained flood damage from a broken sump pump of approximately $25,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership received insurance proceeds of approximately $15,000, including approximately $2,000 for rental loss. The Partnership recognized a casualty gain of approximately $13,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as a result of the receipt of insurance proceeds of approximately $15,000, net of the rental loss of approximately $2,000 and the write off of undepreciated damaged assets of less than $1,000. The casualty gain is included in loss from discontinued operations.