THIRD AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT OF PURCHASE AND SALE

THIRD AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT OF PURCHASE AND SALE

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT OF PURCHASE AND SALE (this “Third Amendment’) is made and entered into as of the 15th day of February, 2010 by and between PREFERRED APARTMENT COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as assignee of Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Purchaser”), and OXFORD RISE PARTNERS LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Oxford”), and XXXXXXXX OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Xxxxxxxx”; Oxford and Xxxxxxxx are hereinafter referred to individually as a “Seller” and collectively as “Sellers”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Sellers and Purchaser entered into that certain Contract of Purchase and Sale dated as of September 29, 2010 with respect to that certain apartment project located in Xxxxxxx County, Pennsylvania, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Contract of Purchase and Sale dated as of December 14, 2010, and as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Contract of Purchase and Sale dated as of December 28, 2010 (collectively, the “Contract”); and

WHEREAS, Sellers and Purchaser now desire to amend and modify the Contract as set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Sellers and Purchaser hereby agree as follows:

1. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have those meanings ascribed to such terms in the Contract.

2. In Section 3 of the Contract, the words and numbers “February 17, 2011” are hereby deleted in their entirety, and the words and numbers “March 31, 2011” are hereby inserted in lieu thereof.

3. Except as expressly amended herein, all terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

4. This Third Amendment may be executed via facsimile or electronic PDF counterpart and a facsimile or PDF signature page shall be deemed an original for purposes of this Third Amendment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereto signed, sealed, and delivered this Third Amendment as of the date first above written.

PURCHASER:	PREFERRED APARTMENT COMMUNITIES OPERATING
	PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
	By:	Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc., a Maryland
		Corporation, its General Partner
			By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
				Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, its President
				and Chief Executive Officer
				[SEAL]

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SELLERS:	OXFORD RISE PARTNERS LLC, a
	Georgia limited liability company
	By:	Oxford Rise Development, LLC, a
		Georgia limited liability company,
		its Manager
			By:	/s/ W. Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xx.
				W. Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xx.,
				its Manager
				[SEAL]

	XXXXXXXX OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC,
	a Georgia limited liability company
	By:	Xxxxxxxx Opportunity Fund Manager, LLC,
		a Georgia limited liability company,
		its Manager
		By:	Xxxxxxxx Realty Advisors, LLC, a
			Georgia limited liability company,
			its Manager
				By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
					Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx., its President
					and Chief Operating Officer
					[SEAL]

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