UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 14A

           PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                               (Amendment No. 14)


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Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [X]

Check the appropriate box:


[ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement

[ ] Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
    14a-6(e)(2))
[ ] Definitive Proxy Statement
[X] Definitive Additional Materials
[ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-11(c) or Section 240.14a-12

                    AMERICAN RETIREMENT VILLAS PROPERTIES II,
                        A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
                        Atria Senior Living Group, Inc.
                            ARV ASSISTED LIVING, INC.

                            ARVP II ACQUISITION, L.P.
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    (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

[ ] No fee required.

[X] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.

(1)      Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
         Limited Partnership Units



(2)      Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
         16,697.566
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(3)      Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
         pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
         filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):
           $400
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(4)      Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
           $6,679,026.40*
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(5)      Total fee paid:
           $846.23**
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[X] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.

 *   Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of filing fee only.
     Transaction value was derived by multiplying 16,697.566 (the number of
     units of limited partnership interest of registrant outstanding as of
     March 24, 2004 that are not held by ARV or its subsidiaries) by $400
     (the offer price).

**   The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Advisory #7 for
     Fiscal Year 2004 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on
     January 26, 2004, equals 0.012670% of the transaction valuation.

[X]  Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
     0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
     previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
     or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

    (1) Amount previously paid: $782.77

    (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: Schedule 14A

    (3) Filing Party: ARV Assisted Living, Inc., Atria Senior Living Group,
        Inc., and ARVP II Acquisition, L.P.

    (4) Date Filed: January 21, 2004

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Shari Eastwood
Telephone Number: (866) 275-3707


         ARVP II ACQUISITION, L.P. ANNOUNCES EXPIRATION OF ITS OFFER FOR
             UNITS IN AMERICAN RETIREMENT VILLAS PROPERTIES II, L.P.


COSTA MESA, C.A. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - September 16, 2004 - ARVP II Acquisition,
L.P. (the "Purchaser") announced today that its offer to purchase all of the
limited partnership units (other than units owned by ARV Assisted Living, Inc.
("ARV") or its affiliates) of American Retirement Villas Properties II, a
California limited partnership (the "Partnership"), expired, as scheduled, at
11:59 p.m. Eastern time, on September 15, 2004. The offer was made pursuant to
the Purchaser's Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated
March 24, 2004 (the "Offer to Purchase").

Based upon a preliminary count, as of 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on Wednesday,
September 15, 2004, approximately 9684.234 units, or approximately 57.99% of all
outstanding units (other than units owned by ARV or its affiliates) were
tendered and not withdrawn and have been accepted for payment. Assuming the
Partnership's confirmation of this figure, upon payment for these Units in
accordance with the Offer to Purchase, the Purchaser, together with its
affiliates, will beneficially own approximately 79.97% of all outstanding Units.
The Purchaser will promptly pay the offer price of $400.00 per Unit in cash for
each Unit validly tendered, not withdrawn and accepted for payment.

ARV, the general partner of the Partnership, directly or indirectly wholly-owns
the Purchaser, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atria Senior Living Group,
Inc. ARV also owns approximately 52.5% of the limited partnership units of the
Partnership.

In addition, the terms and conditions of the merger of the Purchaser with and
into the Partnership described in the Offer to Purchase were approved and
determined to be fair by the California Corporations Commissioner following a
fairness hearing held on August 25, 2004. On September 15, 2004 the Commissioner
issued a permit authorizing the merger. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the merger, which Purchaser and the Partnership intend to effect, each Unit
(other than Units held by ARV or its affiliates) not validly tendered in the
offer or withdrawn will be converted into the right to receive $400 in cash, as
more fully described in the Offer to Purchase. The Purchaser will submit a
certificate of merger with the California Secretary of State. The merger will be
consummated upon the filing and effectiveness of this certificate of merger. The
Purchaser expects the merger to close in two to four weeks. Following the
closing of the merger, unitholders who have the right to receive $400 cash per
Unit pursuant to the merger will receive a letter of transmittal to be completed
and returned in order for unitholders to receive the merger consideration.

Certain statements in this press release may constitute forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
or actions and involve risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause
actual results or actions to differ materially from those anticipated at the
time the forward-looking statements are made. Subject to Rules 13e-3(d)(2),
13e-3(f)(i)(iii) and 13d-3(b) of the Exchange Act, neither the Purchaser nor any
of its affiliates undertakes any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.