UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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

~~Pursuant~~Date toof ~~Section~~Report 13(Date orof earliest event ~~15(d~~reported): ofFebruary 11, ~~the~~2011

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 10, 2011

FOX STRATEGIC HOUSING INCOME PARTNERS

(Exact name of ~~Registrant~~ registrant as specified in its charter)

California	~~0-16877~~	940-~~3016373~~16877	94-3016373
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

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

~~Post~~(864) 239-1000 (Registrant’s ~~Office~~telephone ~~Box 1089~~number, including area code)

~~Greenville,~~Check ~~South~~the ~~Carolina~~appropriate ~~29602~~box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

~~(Address~~o Written ofcommunications ~~principal executive~~pursuant ~~offices~~to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (~~864)~~17 ~~239~~CFR 240.14a-~~1000~~12)

~~(Issuer's~~o Pre-commencement ~~telephone~~communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) ~~number~~under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

~~Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8~~o Pre-Kcommencement ~~filing~~communications ispursuant ~~intended~~ to ~~simultaneously~~Rule 13e-4(c) ~~satisfy~~under the ~~filing~~Exchange ~~obligations~~Act of(17 ~~the~~CFR ~~registrant under any of the following~~240.13e-4(c)) ~~provisions:~~

[Item 8.01. ~~] Written~~Other ~~communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230~~Events.~~425)~~

[ On ~~] Soliciting~~February 11, ~~material~~2011, ~~pursuant~~the merger of Fox Strategic Housing Income Partners, a California tolimited ~~Rule~~partnership ~~14a-12~~(“Fox”), ~~under~~with AIMCO Fox Merger Sub LLC, a California limited liability company (“Merger Subsidiary”), was completed, pursuant to the ~~Exchange~~merger ~~Act~~agreement (17the ~~CFR~~“Merger ~~240~~Agreement”) dated October 8, 2010 by and among Fox, Merger Subsidiary, and Aimco Properties, L.~~14a-12~~P., a Delaware limited partnership and the sole member of Merger Subsidiary (“Aimco OP”).

[ In ~~] Pre-commencement~~the merger, Merger Subsidiary was merged with and into Fox and each limited partnership ~~communications~~unit of Fox outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the merger, except those held by limited partners who perfected their appraisal rights pursuant to ~~Rule~~the ~~14d-2(b)~~Merger ~~under~~Agreement, was converted into the ~~Exchange~~right ~~Act~~to receive, at the election of the limited partner, either (17i) ~~CFR 240~~$4.~~14d-2~~84 in cash (bthe “Cash Consideration”) or (ii) 0.19 partnership common units of Aimco OP. Those limited partners who do not make an election will be deemed to have elected to receive the Cash Consideration.

[ In ~~] Pre-commencement~~the merger, Aimco OP’s membership interest in Merger Subsidiary was converted into Fox ~~communications~~limited ~~pursuant~~partnership tounits. ~~Rule~~As ~~13e-4(c)~~a ~~under~~result of the ~~Exchange~~merger, ~~Act~~Aimco ~~(17~~OP ~~CFR~~is now the sole limited partner in ~~240~~Fox, holding all outstanding limited partnership units.~~13e-4(c))~~ Fox Partners VIII continues to be the sole general partner of Fox and Fox’s agreement of limited partnership in effect immediately prior to the merger remains unchanged after the merger.

~~Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~-2-

~~On January 10, 2011,~~SIGNATURE ~~Apartment Investment and Management Company ("Aimco") announced the resignation of Timothy J. Beaudin, President and Chief Operating Officer of Aimco and the Registrant’s managing 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.

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~~FOX~~Date: ~~STRATEGIC~~February 11, ~~HOUSING INCOME~~2011 ~~PARTNERS~~

~~By: FOX PARTNERS VIII~~-3-

General Partner

By: Fox Capital Management Corporation

Managing General Partner

By: /s/Stephen B. Waters

Stephen B. Waters

Senior Director of Partnership Accounting

Date: January 14, 2011

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