UNITED STATES
                       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) October 29, 2004

                    VMS NATIONAL PROPERTIES JOINT VENTURE
            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


            Illinois                  0-14194                 36-3311347
      (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
           of incorporation)        File Number)        Identification Number)

                                55 Beattie Place
                              Post Office Box 1089
                        Greenville, South Carolina 29602
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (864) 239-1000
                           (Issuer's telephone number)

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Item 5.02   Departures  of  Directors  or  Principal  Officers;   Election  of
            Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

VMS National  Properties  Joint Venture (the  "Venture")  and Peter K. Kompaniez
announce that effective October 29, 2004, Mr. Kompaniez  resigned from the Board
of Directors (the "Board") of MAERIL,  Inc., the managing general partner of the
Venture (the "General Partner").

To fill the vacancy created by Mr. Kompaniez's resignation, the sole stockholder
of the General Partner has elected Harry Alcock.  Mr. Alcock joined the Board of
the General Partner on October 29, 2004 immediately  following the effectiveness
of Mr.  Kompaniez's  resignation.  Mr. Alcock is currently  the  Executive  Vice
President of the General Partner.







                                    SIGNATURE


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



                                VMS NATIONAL PROPERTIES JOINT VENTURE
                                    (Venture)

                                VMS National Residential Portfolio I

                                By: MAERIL, Inc.
                                    Managing General Partner

                                By: /s/Martha L. Long
                                    Martha L. Long
                                    Senior Vice President


                                VMS National Residential Portfolio II

                                By: MAERIL, Inc.
                                    Managing General Partner

                                By: /s/Martha L. Long
                                    Martha L. Long
                                    Senior Vice President

                             Date: November 4, 2004