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) ~~July~~February 10, ~~2006~~2009

SHELTER PROPERTIES VII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

South Carolina

South Carolina	0-14369	57-0784852
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

0-14369

57-0784852

(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

~~Written~~[ ~~communications~~] Soliciting ~~pursuant~~material pursuant to Rule ~~425~~14a-12 under the ~~Securities~~Exchange Act (17 CFR ~~230~~240.~~425~~14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

~~Soliciting~~[ ~~material~~] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule ~~14a~~13e-124(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.~~14a~~13e-124(c))

[Item 5.02 Departure ]of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Pre-commencement~~On ~~communications~~February ~~pursuant~~10, to2009, ~~Rule~~Apartment ~~14d-2~~Investment and Management Company (b"Aimco") ~~under~~announced the ~~Exchange~~promotion ~~Act~~of ~~(17~~Timothy ~~CFR~~J. ~~240~~Beaudin and David Robertson.~~14d-2(b))~~ Mr. Beaudin was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Aimco. Mr. Beaudin will continue to be responsible for property operations, redevelopment, construction services, and information technology for Aimco. Mr. Beaudin is also currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer of the Corporate General Partner. David Robertson was promoted to President and Chief Investment Officer of Aimco and will become Chief Financial Officer of Aimco and the Corporate General Partner effective March 1, 2009.

[Aimco ]also announced that Thomas M. Herzog, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aimco and Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the Corporate General Partner, is resigning from those positions effective March 1, 2009, after the finalizing of Aimco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. In order to provide for an orderly transition, Mr. Herzog will continue in an advisory capacity to Aimco following his departure.

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))SIGNATURE

~~Item~~Pursuant ~~8.01~~to ~~Other~~the ~~Events~~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.

~~The~~SHELTER ~~Registrant~~PROPERTIES ~~has~~VII previously disclosed in its quarterly, annual, and other periodic reports under the Exchange Act of 1934 legal proceedings in relation to the Nuanes and Heller actions. On June 30, 2006, the trial court entered an order confirming its approval of the class action settlement and entering judgment thereto after the Court of Appeal had remanded the matter for further findings. The substantive terms of the settlement agreement remain unchanged. The trial court also entered supplemental orders on July 1, 2006, denying Objector Berol’s Motion to File a Complaint in Intervention, his Motion for Leave to Take Discovery, and his Motion to Dissolve the Anti-Suit Injunction. Notice of Entry of Judgment was served on July 10, 2006. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

~~SIGNATURE~~By: Shelter Realty VII Corporation

~~Pursuant~~Corporate toGeneral ~~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.~~Partner

~~SHELTER~~By: /s/Stephen ~~PROPERTIES VII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP~~B. Waters

~~By:~~Stephen B. Waters

~~Shelter~~Vice ~~Realty~~President ~~VII Corporation~~

~~Corporate~~Date: ~~General~~February ~~Partner~~13, 2009

By:

/s/Martha L. Long

Martha L. Long

Senior Vice President

Date:

July 14, 2006

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