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**UNITEDSTATES**

**SECURITIES ANDEXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington****, D.C.20549**

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**Form10-K**

 

[X]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TOSECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

       

For the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2009

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or

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

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For the transitionperiod  _________to _________

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Commission file number0-13465

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**NATIONAL HOUSINGPARTNERSHIP REALTY FUND I**

(Exact name of theregistrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

55 Beattie Place, PO Box1089

Greenville, South Carolina  29602

(Address of principalexecutive offices)

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Registrant’s telephonenumber, including area code (864) 239-1000

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Securities registeredpursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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None

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Securities registeredpursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

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Limited PartnershipInterests

(Title ofclass)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is awell-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant isnot required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.Yes [ ] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for suchshorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No []

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registranthas submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, everyInteractive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (orfor such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post suchfiles). [ ] Yes  [ ] No

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure ofdelinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of thischapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of theregistrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statementsincorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to thisForm 10-K. [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrantis a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, ora smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”,“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of theExchange Act.

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrantis a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ] No[X]

 

State the aggregate market value of thevoting and non-voting partnership interests held by non-affiliates computed byreference to the price at which the partnership interests were last sold, or theaverage bid and asked price of such partnership interests as of the lastbusiness day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscalquarter.  No market exists for the partnership interests of the Registrant,and, therefore, no aggregate market value can be determined.

 

 

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