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) ~~December~~January 2131, ~~2011~~2012

HOUSING PROGRAMS LIMITED

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

California	0-13808	95-3906167
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

California 0-13808 95-3906167

(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 82.01 Completion ~~Other~~of ~~Events~~Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

Housing Programs Limited, a California limited partnership (the “Registrant”), ~~holds~~owns a 99.00% limited partnership interest in ~~Jenny~~Oshtemo ~~Lind~~Limited ~~Hall~~Dividend ~~Second~~Housing ~~Limited~~Association ~~Partnership~~ (“~~Jenny Lind~~Oshtemo”), a ~~California~~Michigan limited partnership. Oshtemo Onowns ~~December~~a 21330-unit apartment complex located in Oshtemo, ~~2011~~Michigan. As previously disclosed, ~~Jenny~~on ~~Lind~~June ~~sold~~28, ~~its~~2011, ~~investment~~the ~~property~~Registrant toentered ainto ~~third~~an ~~party~~Assignment ~~for~~and aAssumption ~~gross~~Agreement ~~sales~~(the ~~price~~“Agreement“) ofwith $2Gleason E. Amboy,~~250,000~~ Joel I. ~~After~~Ferguson ~~payment~~and ofSol ~~closing~~L. ~~costs~~Steadman (collectively, the “Assignee”) and ~~repayment~~AMG-MGT, ofLLC, ~~the~~a ~~notes~~Michigan ~~payable~~limited ~~encumbering~~liability company, the ~~property~~general partner of Oshtemo, relating to the ~~Registrant~~assignment ~~did~~of ~~not~~the ~~receive~~limited ~~any~~partnership ~~proceeds~~interest ~~from~~held by the ~~sale~~Registrant ofin ~~Jenny~~Oshtemo ~~Lind~~for a total price of $350,000. The Registrant’s investment balance in ~~Jenny~~Oshtemo ~~Lind~~ was zero asat of September 30, 2011.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, on January 31, 2012, the Registrant transferred its limited partnership interest in Oshtemo to the Assignee effective as of January 31, 2012 and received net proceeds of $350,000. Oshtemo was the Registrant’s only remaining investment. The Registrant’s corporate general partner has evaluated the cash requirements of the Registrant and determined that the proceeds will be used to pay outstanding advances and payables to an affiliate of the corporate general partner. No distributions to partners are anticipated.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

10.3 First Amendment to Assignment and Assumption Agreement by and between Housing Programs Limited, a California limited partnership, Gleason E. Amboy, Joel I. Ferguson, Sol L. Steadman and AMG-MGT, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, dated December 28, 2011.

SIGNATURE

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

HOUSING PROGRAMS LIMITED ~~By: National Partnership Investments Corp. Corporate General Partner~~

By: ~~/s/Stephen~~ BNational Partnership Investments Corp. ~~Waters~~Corporate General Partner

By: /s/Stephen B.Waters Stephen Waters Senior Director of Partnership Accounting Date: February 3, 2012

Senior Director of Partnership Accounting

Date: December 27, 2011

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