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): August 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 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Berkshire Income Realty,  Inc. press release dated August 14, 2003 for
          the quarter ended June 30, 2003.


Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On August 14, 2003,  the Registrant  issued a press release  announcing its
financial  results for the second 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 am3ended, 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: August 18, 2003                      Name: David C. Quade
                                           Title:President and Chief Financial
                                                 Officer