UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   Form 10-QSB
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934

                    For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003


[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934


                For the transition period from _________to _________

                         Commission file number 0-14528


                        CENTURY PENSION INCOME FUND XXIII
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         California                                              94-2963120
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

                         55 Beattie Place, P.O. Box 1089
                        Greenville, South Carolina 29602
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (864) 239-1000
                           (Issuer's telephone number)

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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



                        CENTURY PENSION INCOME FUND XXIII

              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF NET LIABILITIES IN LIQUIDATION
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)

                                  June 30, 2003



Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents                                           $ 202
  Receivables and deposits                                                 7
  Debt trustee escrow                                                    800
                                                                       1,009
Liabilities
  Accounts payable                                                        36
  Other liabilities                                                       90
  Non-recourse promissory notes:
   Principal                                                          11,264
   Interest payable                                                   15,986
  Estimated costs during the period of liquidation                       804
                                                                      28,180

Net liabilities in liquidation                                      $(27,171)


            See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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                        CENTURY PENSION INCOME FUND XXIII

              STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET LIABILITIES IN LIQUIDATION
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)

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<CAPTION>

                                                                  For the Six Months
                                                                    Ended June 30,
                                                                  2003           2002
<S>                                                             <C>            <C>
Net liabilities in liquidation at beginning of period           $(25,094)      $(23,942)

Changes in net liabilities in liquidation attributed to:
   (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                  (26)             9
   (Decrease) increase in receivables and deposits                   (64)            73
   Decrease in debt trustee escrow                                  (133)            (4)
   Decrease in investment in properties                           (2,820)            --
   Increase in accounts payable                                      (15)            (7)
   Decrease in tenant security deposits                                5              2
   Increase in accrued property taxes                                 --            (44)
   Increase in other liabilities                                     (16)           (15)
   Decrease (increase) in non-recourse promissory notes -
      interest payable                                               140           (698)
   Decrease in non-recourse promissory notes - principal             583             --
   Decrease in minority interest in consolidated joint
      venture                                                         --            170
   Decrease in estimated costs during the period of
      liquidation                                                    269            454

Net liabilities in liquidation at end of period                 $(27,171)      $(24,002)


            See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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                        CENTURY PENSION INCOME FUND XXIII

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


Note A - Basis of Presentation

As of December 31, 1999, Century Pension Income Fund XXIII (the "Partnership" or
"Registrant")  adopted the  liquidation  basis of accounting due to the imminent
loss of its investment properties.

The  Partnership's  Nonrecourse  Promissory Notes (the "Notes") are secured by a
deed of trust on all properties owned in fee by the Partnership.  The Notes were
issued in two series.  The "1985 Series Notes", in the original principal amount
of $33,454,000 bear interest at 12% per annum,  and the "1986 Series Notes",  in
the original  principal  amount of  $8,485,000,  bear interest at 10% per annum,
except that portions of the interest  were  deferred,  provided the  Partnership
made minimum interest payments of 5% on the unpaid principal balance.  The Notes
had a balance of principal and deferred interest of approximately $80,000,000 at
their maturity date of February 15, 1999. The  Partnership was unable to satisfy
the Notes at maturity  and as a result,  the  Partnership  was in default on the
Nonrecourse  Promissory Notes. Fox Capital Management Corporation ("FCMC" or the
"Managing General Partner")  contacted the indenture trustee for the Nonrecourse
Promissory Notes regarding this default. In connection with these conversations,
on July 30, 1999 the Partnership  entered into a forbearance  agreement with the
indenture trustee pursuant to which the indenture trustee agreed not to exercise
its rights and remedies  under the indenture  for up to 390 days.  In turn,  the
Partnership  agreed to (a) deliver to the  indenture  trustee for the benefit of
the  noteholders all of the accumulated  cash of the  Partnership,  less certain
reserves and anticipated  operating  expenses,  (b) market all of its properties
for sale,  (c) deliver  all net cash  proceeds  from any sales to the  indenture
trustee  until the notes are fully  satisfied  and (d) comply with the reporting
requirements  under the indenture.  On March 31, 2003, the Partnership  sold the
last remaining property, Commerce Plaza, to an unaffiliated third party. The net
sales  proceeds of  approximately  $1,270,000  were  delivered to the  indenture
trustee to be applied to the amounts due to the noteholders.

The sale of the Partnership's  last remaining asset did not generate  sufficient
proceeds to pay off the Notes in full. Upon the last payment on the Notes by the
indenture trustee, the Partnership is expected to terminate.

As a result of the  decision  to  liquidate  the  Partnership,  the  Partnership
changed its basis of accounting for its financial  statements to the liquidation
basis of  accounting.  Consequently,  assets have been valued at  estimated  net
realizable  value and liabilities  are presented at their  estimated  settlement
amounts, including estimated costs associated with carrying out the liquidation.
The valuation of assets and liabilities  necessarily requires many estimates and
assumptions  and  there  are  substantial  uncertainties  in  carrying  out  the
liquidation.  The actual  realization  of assets and  settlement of  liabilities
could be higher or lower than amounts  indicated  and is based upon the Managing
General  Partner's  estimates  as of  the  date  of the  consolidated  financial
statements.

Included in liabilities in the statement of net liabilities in liquidation as of
June 30,  2003 is  approximately  $804,000  of costs that the  Managing  General
Partner estimates will be incurred during the period of liquidation based on the
assumption that the liquidation  process will be completed by December 31, 2003.
Because the success in  realization  of assets and the settlement of liabilities
is based on the Managing  General  Partner's  best  estimates,  the  liquidation
period may be shorter than projected or it may be extended  beyond the projected
period.

Note B - Transactions with Affiliated Parties

The  Partnership  has no employees  and is  dependent  on the  Managing  General
Partner  and  its  affiliates  for  the  management  and  administration  of all
partnership activities.  The Partnership Agreement provides for certain payments
to affiliates for services and as reimbursement of certain expenses  incurred by
affiliates on behalf of the Partnership.

An  affiliate  of  the  Managing  General  Partner  received   reimbursement  of
accountable  administrative  expenses  amounting  to  approximately  $62,000 and
$36,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

The  Partnership  insured its  property up to certain  limits  through  coverage
provided by AIMCO which is  generally  self-insured  for a portion of losses and
liabilities  related to workers  compensation,  property  casualty  and  vehicle
liability.  The Partnership  insured its property above the AIMCO limits through
insurance  policies  obtained  by  AIMCO  from  insurers  unaffiliated  with the
Managing General Partner.  During 2002, the Partnership was charged by AIMCO and
its affiliates  approximately $24,000 for insurance coverage and fees associated
with policy claims  administration.  No such coverage was charged during 2003 as
the remaining property was sold.

Note C - Legal Proceedings

In March 1998, several putative unit holders of limited partnership units of the
Partnership  commenced an action  entitled  Rosalie  Nuanes,  et al. v. Insignia
Financial Group, Inc., et al. (the "Nuanes action") in the Superior Court of the
State of  California  for the  County  of San  Mateo.  The  plaintiffs  named as
defendants,  among others,  the  Partnership,  its Managing  General Partner and
several of their  affiliated  partnerships  and corporate  entities.  The action
purported  to  assert  claims  on  behalf  of a class of  limited  partners  and
derivatively  on behalf  of a number  of  limited  partnerships  (including  the
Partnership)  that are named as nominal  defendants,  challenging,  among  other
things,  the  acquisition  of  interests  in certain  Managing  General  Partner
entities by Insignia Financial Group, Inc.  ("Insignia") and entities that were,
at one  time,  affiliates  of  Insignia;  past  tender  offers  by the  Insignia
affiliates to acquire limited partnership units;  management of the partnerships
by the  Insignia  affiliates;  and the series of  transactions  which  closed on
October 1, 1998 and February 26, 1999 whereby  Insignia and Insignia  Properties
Trust,  respectively,  were merged into AIMCO.  The plaintiffs  sought  monetary
damages and equitable relief, including judicial dissolution of the Partnership.
On June 25, 1998, the Managing General Partner filed a motion seeking  dismissal
of the action.  In lieu of responding  to the motion,  the  plaintiffs  filed an
amended  complaint.  The Managing General Partner filed demurrers to the amended
complaint, which were heard February 1999.

Pending the ruling on such  demurrers,  settlement  negotiations  commenced.  On
November 2, 1999,  the parties  executed and filed a Stipulation  of Settlement,
settling claims, subject to court approval, on behalf of the Partnership and all
limited partners who owned units as of November 3, 1999. Preliminary approval of
the  settlement  was obtained on November 3, 1999 from the Court,  at which time
the Court set a final  approval  hearing for  December  10,  1999.  Prior to the
December  10,  1999  hearing,  the  Court  received  various  objections  to the
settlement, including a challenge to the Court's preliminary approval based upon
the alleged lack of authority of prior lead counsel to enter the settlement.  On
December 14, 1999, the Managing  General  Partner and its affiliates  terminated
the  proposed  settlement.  In  February  2000,  counsel  for some of the  named
plaintiffs filed a motion to disqualify plaintiff's lead and liaison counsel who
negotiated  the  settlement.  On June  27,  2000,  the  Court  entered  an order
disqualifying  them  from the case and an  appeal  was  taken  from the order on
October 5, 2000. On December 4, 2000, the Court  appointed the law firm of Lieff
Cabraser  Heimann & Bernstein  LLP as new lead  counsel for  plaintiffs  and the
putative class.  Plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint on January 19, 2001.
On March 2, 2001,  the  Managing  General  Partner  and its  affiliates  filed a
demurrer to the third amended  complaint.  On May 14, 2001,  the Court heard the
demurrer to the third amended  complaint.  On July 10, 2001, the Court issued an
order  sustaining  defendants'  demurrer on certain  grounds.  On July 20, 2001,
Plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration of the Court's July 10, 2001 order
granting in part and denying in part defendants' demurrer. On September 7, 2001,
Plaintiffs  filed a fourth amended class and  derivative  action  complaint.  On
September 12, 2001, the Court denied Plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration.  On
October 5, 2001, the Managing General Partner and affiliated  defendants filed a
demurrer to the fourth amended complaint,  which was heard on December 11, 2001.
On February 2, 2002,  the Court served its order  granting in part the demurrer.
The Court dismissed without leave to amend certain of the plaintiffs' claims. On
February 11, 2002, plaintiffs filed a motion seeking to certify a putative class
comprised  of all  non-affiliated  persons  who own or have  owned  units in the
partnerships. The Managing General Partner and affiliated defendants opposed the
motion.  On April 29, 2002, the Court held a hearing on  plaintiffs'  motion for
class certification and took the matter under submission after further briefing,
as ordered by the court,  was  submitted by the parties.  On July 10, 2002,  the
Court  entered an order  vacating the trial date of January 13, 2003 (as well as
the pre-trial and discovery  cut-off  dates) and stayed the case in its entirety
through  November  7, 2002 so that the  parties  could  have an  opportunity  to
discuss  settlement.  On October 30, 2002, the court entered an order  extending
the stay in effect through January 10, 2003.

During the third  quarter of 2001, a complaint  (the "Heller  action") was filed
against  the same  defendants  that are named in the  Nuanes  action,  captioned
Heller v. Insignia Financial Group. On or about August 6, 2001, plaintiffs filed
a first  amended  complaint.  The  Heller  action  was  brought  as a  purported
derivative  action,  and  asserted  claims for,  among other  things,  breach of
fiduciary duty, unfair competition,  conversion, unjust enrichment, and judicial
dissolution.  Plaintiffs in the Nuanes action filed a motion to consolidate  the
Heller action with the Nuanes action and stated that the Heller action was filed
in order to preserve the derivative  claims that were dismissed without leave to
amend in the Nuanes action by the Court order dated July 10, 2001. On October 5,
2001, the Managing General Partner and affiliated defendants moved to strike the
first amended  complaint in its entirety for violating the Court's July 10, 2001
order  granting in part and denying in part  defendants'  demurrer in the Nuanes
action, or  alternatively,  to strike certain portions of the complaint based on
the  statute of  limitations.  Other  defendants  in the action  demurred to the
fourth amended complaint, and, alternatively,  moved to strike the complaint. On
December 11, 2001,  the court heard argument on the motions and took the matters
under  submission.  On February 4, 2002,  the Court  served  notice of its order
granting defendants' motion to strike the Heller complaint as a violation of its
July 10, 2001 order in the Nuanes  action.  On March 27,  2002,  the  plaintiffs
filed a notice  appealing the order  striking the complaint.  Before  completing
briefing on the appeal, the parties stayed further  proceedings in the appeal in
light of a settlement.

On January 8, 2003,  the parties filed a  Stipulation  of Settlement in proposed
settlement of the Nuanes action and the Heller action.

On June 13,2003,  the Court granted final approval of the settlement and entered
judgement  in both the Nuanes and  Heller  actions.  While the Nuanes and Heller
actions have been dismissed the settlement only benefits  limited partners as of
December 20, 2002 in those limited  partnerships named in the complaint that are
not in the process of being liquidated or that have already been liquidated. The
Partnership's  limited  partners  will not be entitled to any proceeds  from the
settlement since the Partnership is in the process of being liquidated, but have
not  compromised  any  potential  claims  as a  result  of  the  settlement  and
dismissal.  The Partnership's  limited partners should have received a Notice to
Non-Settling  Persons during April 2003 which describes this information in more
detail.

The  Managing  General  Partner  does  not  anticipate  that  any  costs  to the
Partnership, whether legal or settlement costs, associated with these cases will
be material to the Partnership's overall operations.

The  Partnership is unaware of any other pending or outstanding  litigation that
is not of a routine nature arising in the ordinary course of business.

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ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

The matters discussed in this report contain certain forward-looking statements,
including, without limitation, statements regarding future financial performance
and the effect of government  regulations.  Actual results may differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a
variety of risks and factors including,  without limitation:  national and local
economic  conditions;  the terms of  governmental  regulations  that  affect the
Registrant and interpretations of those regulations; the competitive environment
in which the Registrant  operates;  litigation,  including costs associated with
prosecuting and defending claims and any adverse outcomes,  and financing risks,
including the risk that cash flows from  operations may be  insufficient to meet
required payments of principal and interest. Readers should carefully review the
Registrant's  financial  statements and the notes  thereto,  as well as the risk
factors  described in the documents the Registrant  files from time to time with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As of December  31,  1999,  the  Partnership  adopted the  liquidation  basis of
accounting  due  to  the  imminent  loss  of  its  investment  properties.   The
Nonrecourse Promissory Notes had a balance of principal and deferred interest of
approximately  $80,000,000  at their  maturity  date of February 15,  1999.  The
Partnership was unable to satisfy the Nonrecourse Promissory Notes (the "Notes")
at maturity and as a result,  the Partnership  was in default on the Notes.  The
Managing General Partner contacted the indenture trustee for the Notes regarding
this default.  In connection  with these  conversations,  on July 30, 1999,  the
Partnership  entered into a forbearance  agreement  with the  indenture  trustee
pursuant to which the  indenture  trustee  agreed not to exercise its rights and
remedies under the Notes' indenture for up to 390 days. In turn, the Partnership
agreed to (a)  deliver to the Notes'  indenture  trustee  for the benefit of the
noteholders  all of  the  accumulated  cash  of the  Partnership,  less  certain
reserves and anticipated  operating  expenses,  (b) market all of its properties
for sale,  (c) deliver  all net cash  proceeds  from any sales to the  indenture
trustee  until the notes are fully  satisfied  and (d) comply with the reporting
requirements  under the indenture.  On March 31, 2003, the Partnership  sold the
last remaining property,  Commerce Plaza to an unaffiliated third party. The net
sales proceeds were delivered to the Notes'  indenture  trustee to be applied to
the amounts due to the noteholders.

On March 31, 2003, the Partnership sold Commerce Plaza to an unaffiliated  third
party for net sales proceeds of  approximately  $1,270,000  after the payment of
closing  costs.   The   Partnership's   share  of  the  net  sales  proceeds  of
approximately $1,270,000 was delivered to the indenture trustee to be applied to
the amounts due to the noteholders.

The sale of the Partnership's  last remaining asset did not generate  sufficient
proceeds to pay off the Notes in full. Upon the last payment on the Notes by the
indenture trustee, the Partnership is expected to terminate.

As a result of the  decision  to  liquidate  the  Partnership,  the  Partnership
changed its basis of accounting for its financial  statements to the liquidation
basis of  accounting.  Consequently,  assets have been valued at  estimated  net
realizable  value and liabilities  are presented at their  estimated  settlement
amounts, including estimated costs associated with carrying out the liquidation.
The valuation of assets and liabilities  necessarily requires many estimates and
assumptions  and  there  are  substantial  uncertainties  in  carrying  out  the
liquidation.  The actual  realization  of assets and  settlement of  liabilities
could be higher or lower than amounts  indicated  and is based upon the Managing
General  Partner's  estimates  as of  the  date  of the  consolidated  financial
statements.

During  the six  months  ended  June 30,  2003,  net  liabilities  increased  by
approximately  $2,077,000.  This  increase  is  primarily  due to  decreases  in
investment  properties and the debt trustee escrow partially offset by decreases
in both the principal and interest payable on the non-recourse  promissory notes
and the  estimated  costs  during the period of  liquidation.  The  decrease  in
investment properties is a result of the sale of Commerce Plaza. The decrease in
the debt trustee  escrow is due to the payment of expenses by the  trustee.  The
decrease in the principal and interest on the  non-recourse  promissory notes is
due to a payment made to the note holders.  The decrease in the estimated  costs
of  liquidation  is due to the  shorter  period of time until the  Partnership's
expected liquidation.

During  the six  months  ended  June 30,  2002,  net  liabilities  increased  by
approximately  $60,000.  This  increase  is  primarily  due to a decrease in the
estimated  costs  during  the  period  of  liquidation  and  investment  in  the
consolidated  joint  venture  partially  offset by an increase  in the  interest
payable on the  non-recourse  promissory  notes.  The decrease in the  estimated
costs during the period of  liquidation  was primarily due to the reduced number
of months until the Partnership's expected liquidation. The increase in interest
payable  was  due to the  accrual  of six  months  of  interest  on the  current
principal balance of approximately $11,264,000.

The statement of net  liabilities  in  liquidation  as of June 30, 2003 includes
approximately $804,000 of costs that the Managing General Partner estimates will
be incurred during the period of  liquidation,  based on the assumption that the
liquidation  process will be completed by December 31, 2003. Because the success
in  realization  of assets and the  settlement  of  liabilities  is based on the
Managing General Partner's best estimates, the liquidation period may be shorter
or extended beyond the projected period.

As a result of the sale of Commerce Plaza,  the Partnership made payments on the
non-recourse notes of the following amounts during the six months ended June 30,
2003 and 2002 (in thousands):

                                   Six Months Ended             Six Months Ended
                                    June 30, 2003                June 30, 2002
Operations
  85 Series Notes                       $1,169                        $ --
  86 Series Notes                          239                          --
                                        $1,408                        $ --

The following is a general  description of the tax consequences  that may result
to a limited partner due to the sale of the  Partnership's  remaining  property.
Each limited partner should consult with his or her own tax advisor to determine
his or her particular tax  consequences.  The taxable gain and income  resulting
from the sale of the  Partnership's  property  will pass  through to the limited
partners, and will likely result in income tax liability to the limited partners
without any distribution of cash from the Partnership.

The Managing  General  Partner  monitors  developments  in the area of legal and
regulatory   compliance  and  is  studying  new  federal  laws,   including  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 mandates or suggests
additional compliance measures with regard to governance,  disclosure, audit and
other areas.  In light of these changes,  the  Partnership  expects that it will
incur higher expenses related to compliance, including increased legal and audit
fees.

In addition to its  indirect  ownership of the general  partner  interest in the
Partnership,  AIMCO owned 108  limited  partnership  units (the  "Units") in the
Partnership  representing  approximately  0.11% of the outstanding Units at June
30, 2003. Affiliates of the Managing General Partner also owned 5,511 Individual
Investor Units (8.24%) of the  Partnership's  1985 Nonrecourse  Promissory Notes
and  1,635  Individual   Investor  Units  (9.64%)  of  the  Partnership's   1986
Nonrecourse  Promissory  Notes at June 30, 2003.  Although the Managing  General
Partner owes fiduciary duties to the limited  partners of the  Partnership,  the
Managing  General  Partner  also  owes  fiduciary  duties  to  AIMCO as its sole
stockholder.  As a  result,  the  duties of the  Managing  General  Partner,  as
managing general  partner,  to the Partnership and its limited partners may come
into conflict with the duties of the Managing  General  Partner to AIMCO, as its
sole stockholder.

ITEM 3.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  The Partnership's management,  with the
participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer
of the Managing  General  Partner,  who are the equivalent of the  Partnership's
principal executive officer and principal financial officer,  respectively,  has
evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  Partnership's  disclosure  controls  and
procedures (as such term is defined in Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)  under the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of the end
of the period covered by this report.  Based on such  evaluation,  the principal
executive  officer  and  principal  financial  officer of the  Managing  General
Partner, who are the equivalent of the Partnership's principal executive officer
and principal  financial officer,  respectively,  have concluded that, as of the
end of such period,  the  Partnership's  disclosure  controls and procedures are
effective.

(b) Internal Control Over Financial  Reporting.  There have not been any changes
in the Partnership's  internal control over financial reporting (as such term is
defined in Rules  13a-15(f)  and  15d-15(f)  under the Exchange  Act) during the
fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have  materially  affected,  or
are reasonably likely to materially affect,  the Partnership's  internal control
over financial reporting.

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In March 1998, several putative unit holders of limited partnership units of the
Partnership  commenced an action  entitled  Rosalie  Nuanes,  et al. v. Insignia
Financial Group, Inc., et al. (the "Nuanes action") in the Superior Court of the
State of  California  for the  County  of San  Mateo.  The  plaintiffs  named as
defendants,  among others,  the  Partnership,  its Managing  General Partner and
several of their  affiliated  partnerships  and corporate  entities.  The action
purported  to  assert  claims  on  behalf  of a class of  limited  partners  and
derivatively  on behalf  of a number  of  limited  partnerships  (including  the
Partnership)  that are named as nominal  defendants,  challenging,  among  other
things,  the  acquisition  of  interests  in certain  Managing  General  Partner
entities by Insignia Financial Group, Inc.  ("Insignia") and entities that were,
at one  time,  affiliates  of  Insignia;  past  tender  offers  by the  Insignia
affiliates to acquire limited partnership units;  management of the partnerships
by the  Insignia  affiliates;  and the series of  transactions  which  closed on
October 1, 1998 and February 26, 1999 whereby  Insignia and Insignia  Properties
Trust,  respectively,  were merged into AIMCO.  The plaintiffs  sought  monetary
damages and equitable relief, including judicial dissolution of the Partnership.
On June 25, 1998, the Managing General Partner filed a motion seeking  dismissal
of the action.  In lieu of responding  to the motion,  the  plaintiffs  filed an
amended  complaint.  The Managing General Partner filed demurrers to the amended
complaint, which were heard February 1999.

Pending the ruling on such  demurrers,  settlement  negotiations  commenced.  On
November 2, 1999,  the parties  executed and filed a Stipulation  of Settlement,
settling claims, subject to court approval, on behalf of the Partnership and all
limited partners who owned units as of November 3, 1999. Preliminary approval of
the  settlement  was obtained on November 3, 1999 from the Court,  at which time
the Court set a final  approval  hearing for  December  10,  1999.  Prior to the
December  10,  1999  hearing,  the  Court  received  various  objections  to the
settlement, including a challenge to the Court's preliminary approval based upon
the alleged lack of authority of prior lead counsel to enter the settlement.  On
December 14, 1999, the Managing  General  Partner and its affiliates  terminated
the  proposed  settlement.  In  February  2000,  counsel  for some of the  named
plaintiffs filed a motion to disqualify plaintiff's lead and liaison counsel who
negotiated  the  settlement.  On June  27,  2000,  the  Court  entered  an order
disqualifying  them  from the case and an  appeal  was  taken  from the order on
October 5, 2000. On December 4, 2000, the Court  appointed the law firm of Lieff
Cabraser  Heimann & Bernstein  LLP as new lead  counsel for  plaintiffs  and the
putative class.  Plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint on January 19, 2001.
On March 2, 2001,  the  Managing  General  Partner  and its  affiliates  filed a
demurrer to the third amended  complaint.  On May 14, 2001,  the Court heard the
demurrer to the third amended  complaint.  On July 10, 2001, the Court issued an
order  sustaining  defendants'  demurrer on certain  grounds.  On July 20, 2001,
Plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration of the Court's July 10, 2001 order
granting in part and denying in part defendants' demurrer. On September 7, 2001,
Plaintiffs  filed a fourth amended class and  derivative  action  complaint.  On
September 12, 2001, the Court denied Plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration.  On
October 5, 2001, the Managing General Partner and affiliated  defendants filed a
demurrer to the fourth amended complaint,  which was heard on December 11, 2001.
On February 2, 2002,  the Court served its order  granting in part the demurrer.
The Court dismissed without leave to amend certain of the plaintiffs' claims. On
February 11, 2002, plaintiffs filed a motion seeking to certify a putative class
comprised  of all  non-affiliated  persons  who own or have  owned  units in the
partnerships. The Managing General Partner and affiliated defendants opposed the
motion.  On April 29, 2002, the Court held a hearing on  plaintiffs'  motion for
class certification and took the matter under submission after further briefing,
as ordered by the court,  was  submitted by the parties.  On July 10, 2002,  the
Court  entered an order  vacating the trial date of January 13, 2003 (as well as
the pre-trial and discovery  cut-off  dates) and stayed the case in its entirety
through  November  7, 2002 so that the  parties  could  have an  opportunity  to
discuss  settlement.  On October 30, 2002, the court entered an order  extending
the stay in effect through January 10, 2003.

During the third  quarter of 2001, a complaint  (the "Heller  action") was filed
against  the same  defendants  that are named in the  Nuanes  action,  captioned
Heller v. Insignia Financial Group. On or about August 6, 2001, plaintiffs filed
a first  amended  complaint.  The  Heller  action  was  brought  as a  purported
derivative  action,  and  asserted  claims for,  among other  things,  breach of
fiduciary duty, unfair competition,  conversion, unjust enrichment, and judicial
dissolution.  Plaintiffs in the Nuanes action filed a motion to consolidate  the
Heller action with the Nuanes action and stated that the Heller action was filed
in order to preserve the derivative  claims that were dismissed without leave to
amend in the Nuanes action by the Court order dated July 10, 2001. On October 5,
2001, the Managing General Partner and affiliated defendants moved to strike the
first amended  complaint in its entirety for violating the Court's July 10, 2001
order  granting in part and denying in part  defendants'  demurrer in the Nuanes
action, or  alternatively,  to strike certain portions of the complaint based on
the  statute of  limitations.  Other  defendants  in the action  demurred to the
fourth amended complaint, and, alternatively,  moved to strike the complaint. On
December 11, 2001,  the court heard argument on the motions and took the matters
under  submission.  On February 4, 2002,  the Court  served  notice of its order
granting defendants' motion to strike the Heller complaint as a violation of its
July 10, 2001 order in the Nuanes  action.  On March 27,  2002,  the  plaintiffs
filed a notice  appealing the order  striking the complaint.  Before  completing
briefing on the appeal, the parties stayed further  proceedings in the appeal in
light of a settlement.

On January 8, 2003,  the parties filed a  Stipulation  of Settlement in proposed
settlement of the Nuanes action and the Heller action.

On June 13,2003,  the Court granted final approval of the settlement and entered
judgement  in both the Nuanes and  Heller  actions.  While the Nuanes and Heller
actions have been dismissed the settlement only benefits  limited partners as of
December 20, 2002 in those limited  partnerships named in the complaint that are
not in the process of being liquidated or that have already been liquidated. The
Partnership's  limited  partners  will not be entitled to any proceeds  from the
settlement since the Partnership is in the process of being liquidated, but have
not  compromised  any  potential  claims  as a  result  of  the  settlement  and
dismissal.  The Partnership's  limited partners should have received a Notice to
Non-Settling  Persons during April 2003 which describes this information in more
detail.

The  Managing  General  Partner  does  not  anticipate  that  any  costs  to the
Partnership, whether legal or settlement costs, associated with these cases will
be material to the Partnership's overall operations.

ITEM 2.     EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

            a) Exhibits:

                  Exhibit 3, Agreement of Limited  Partnership,  incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit A to the  Prospectus  of the  Partnership
                  dated July 1, 1985 and thereafter  supplemented,  contained in
                  the  Partnership's  Registration  Statement on Form S-11 (Reg.
                  No. 2-96389).

                  Exhibit 31.1,  Certification  of equivalent of Chief Executive
                  Officer   pursuant   to   Securities    Exchange   Act   Rules
                  13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the
                  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                  Exhibit 31.2,  Certification  of equivalent of Chief Financial
                  Officer   pursuant   to   Securities    Exchange   Act   Rules
                  13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the
                  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                  Exhibit  32.1,  Certification  Pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  Section
                  1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                  Act of 2002.

            b) Reports on Form 8-K:

                  Current  Report on Form 8-K dated  March 31, 2003 and filed on
                  April 10, 2003 disclosing the sale of Commerce Plaza.


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                                   SIGNATURES



In accordance with the  requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant  caused
this  report to be  signed on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized.



                                    CENTURY PENSION INCOME FUND XXIII


                                    By:   FOX PARTNERS V
                                          Its General Partner


                                    By:   FOX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
                                          Its Managing General Partner


                                    By:   /s/Patrick J. Foye
                                          Patrick J. Foye
                                          Executive Vice President


                                    By:   /s/Thomas C. Novosel
                                          Thomas C. Novosel
                                          Senior Vice President
                                          and Chief Accounting Officer


                                    Date: August 13, 2003



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Exhibit 31.1


                                  CERTIFICATION


I, Patrick J. Foye, certify that:


1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Century Properties
      Income Fund XXIII;

2.    Based on my knowledge,  this report does not contain any untrue  statement
      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the
      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
      were made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to the period  covered by this
      report;

3.    Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other  financial
      information  included  in this  report,  fairly  present  in all  material
      respects the financial condition,  results of operations and cash flows of
      the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer(s) and I are responsible for
      establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  (as
      defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant
      and have:

      (a)   Designed such  disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or caused such
            disclosure   controls  and  procedures  to  be  designed  under  our
            supervision,  to ensure that  material  information  relating to the
            registrant,  including its consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known
            to us by others  within  those  entities,  particularly  during  the
            period in which this report is being prepared;

      (b)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure controls
            and  procedures and presented in this report our  conclusions  about
            the effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures,  as of
            the  end  of the  period  covered  by  this  report  based  on  such
            evaluation; and

      (c)   Disclosed  in this  report any change in the  registrant's  internal
            control  over   financial   reporting   that  occurred   during  the
            registrant's  most recent fiscal  quarter (the  registrant's  fourth
            fiscal  quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
            affected,   or  is  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  the
            registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying  officer(s) and I have disclosed,  based
      on  our  most  recent   evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial
      reporting,  to the  registrant's  auditors and the audit  committee of the
      registrant's  board of directors  (or persons  performing  the  equivalent
      functions):

      (a)   All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design
            or operation of internal control over financial  reporting which are
            reasonably  likely to adversely affect the  registrant's  ability to
            record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

      (b)   Any fraud,  whether or not  material,  that  involves  management or
            other  employees  who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's
            internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  August 13, 2003

                                    /s/Patrick J. Foye
                                    Patrick J. Foye
                                    Executive  Vice  President  of  Fox  Capital
                                    Management  Corporation,  equivalent  of the
                                    chief executive officer of the Partnership


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Exhibit 31.2


                                  CERTIFICATION


I, Paul J. McAuliffe, certify that:


1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Century Properties
      Income Fund XXIII;

2.    Based on my knowledge,  this report does not contain any untrue  statement
      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the
      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
      were made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to the period  covered by this
      report;

3.    Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other  financial
      information  included  in this  report,  fairly  present  in all  material
      respects the financial condition,  results of operations and cash flows of
      the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer(s) and I are responsible for
      establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  (as
      defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant
      and have:

      (a)   Designed such  disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or caused such
            disclosure   controls  and  procedures  to  be  designed  under  our
            supervision,  to ensure that  material  information  relating to the
            registrant,  including its consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known
            to us by others  within  those  entities,  particularly  during  the
            period in which this report is being prepared;

      (b)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure controls
            and  procedures and presented in this report our  conclusions  about
            the effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures,  as of
            the  end  of the  period  covered  by  this  report  based  on  such
            evaluation; and

      (c)   Disclosed  in this  report any change in the  registrant's  internal
            control  over   financial   reporting   that  occurred   during  the
            registrant's  most recent fiscal  quarter (the  registrant's  fourth
            fiscal  quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
            affected,   or  is  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  the
            registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying  officer(s) and I have disclosed,  based
      on  our  most  recent   evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial
      reporting,  to the  registrant's  auditors and the audit  committee of the
      registrant's  board of directors  (or persons  performing  the  equivalent
      functions):

      (a)   All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design
            or operation of internal control over financial  reporting which are
            reasonably  likely to adversely affect the  registrant's  ability to
            record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

      (b)   Any fraud,  whether or not  material,  that  involves  management or
            other  employees  who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's
            internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  August 13, 2003

                                  /s/Paul J. McAuliffe
                                  Paul J. McAuliffe
                                  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
                                  Officer of Fox Capital Management Corporation,
                                  equivalent of the chief financial officer of
                                  the Partnership


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Exhibit 32.1


                          Certification of CEO and CFO
                       Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



In  connection  with the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-QSB of Century  Properties
Income Fund XXIII (the  "Partnership"),  for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2003 as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof
(the  "Report"),  Patrick  J. Foye,  as the  equivalent  of the chief  executive
officer of the  Partnership,  and Paul J.  McAuliffe,  as the  equivalent of the
chief financial officer of the Partnership,  each hereby certifies,  pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Partnership.


                                           /s/ Patrick J. Foye
                                    Name:  Patrick J. Foye
                                    Date:  August 13, 2003


                                           /s/Paul J. McAuliffe
                                    Name:  Paul J. McAuliffe
                                    Date:  August 13, 2003


This  certification is furnished with this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Partnership for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.