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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.9

                             CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

                                 BY AND BETWEEN

                            MELTON E. VALENTINE, JR.,

                               as the Contributor,

                                       AND

                  UNIVERSITY TOWERS OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP,
                         a Delaware limited partnership,

                                 as the Acquirer

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                             CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

      THIS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of the 20th day
of September, 2004 by and between MELTON E. VALENTINE, JR. (the "Contributor");
and UNIVERSITY TOWERS OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP, a Delaware limited partnership
(the "Acquirer").

                                    RECITALS

      A. Contributor owns 100% of the issued and outstanding membership
interests of University Towers Building, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability
company (the "Company"). The Company is a 50% owner of University Towers
Raleigh, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (the "Entity"). The
Entity owns the property known as University Towers located in Raleigh, North
Carolina (the "Property"). Acquirer desires to acquire, and the Contributor
desires to sell, all of its membership interests in the Company (the "Company
Interests").

      B. Contributor, through the Company, desires to acquire fee simple title
to all of the underlying land (the "Land") and the parking garage (the "Garage")
that is part of the Property. The term sheet attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Term Sheet") sets forth the terms by which the Contributor (through the
Company) will acquire ownership of the Land and the Garage. It sets forth a
"Primary Proposal" if the Property Lender (as defined below) consents to the
distribution by the Entity to the Company of a 50% undivided interest in the
Land and Garage prior to the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and a "Back
Up Proposal" if the Property Lender does not consent to such distribution prior
to the Closing Date.

      C. All of the members of AOD/Raleigh Residence Hall, LLC, a Tennessee
limited liability company and owner of the remaining 50% of the Entity
("AOD/Raleigh"), have or will enter into a Contribution Agreement (the "Second
Contribution Agreement") with the Acquirer to contribute all of their interests
in AOD/Raleigh to the Acquirer.

                                    AGREEMENT

      NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                THE CONTRIBUTION

      1.1 Contribution of Company Interests. Contributor agrees to contribute
and transfer the Company Interests to the Acquirer (such contribution and
transfer being the "Contribution"), and the Acquirer agrees to accept transfer
of the Company Interests pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement. Although the Property is encumbered by a deed of trust securing a
loan in the original principal amount of $26,500,000 (the "Property Loan") from
Nationsbanc Mortgage Capital Corporation or its assignee (the "Property Lender")
to the Entity, the Company Interests shall be transferred to the Acquirer free
and clear of any claim, lien, charge, security interest, mortgage, deed of
trust, encumbrance, purchase right or other right of

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any nature whatsoever of any third party ("Liens"). The Property will remain
encumbered by the Property Loan following the Closing (as hereinafter defined).

      1.2 Transfer of Land and Garage to the Company. Contributor and Acquirer
acknowledge and agree that they will use their commercially reasonable best
efforts to effect all of the transactions (the "Pre-Closing Transactions") that
are part of the Primary Proposal that are required to be consummated prior to
the Closing. If the Property Lender does not consent to the distribution by the
Entity of a 50% undivided interest in the Land and the Garage to the Company
prior to the Closing, then the parties agree that they will use their
commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Land and the Garage to be
conveyed to the Company pursuant to the terms of the Back Up Proposal if the
Contributor elects to acquire the Land and the Garage.

      1.3 Consideration. The consideration (the "Consideration") for which
Contributor agrees to contribute and assign the Company Interests to the
Acquirer, and which the Acquirer agrees to pay or deliver to the Contributor,
subject to the terms of this Agreement, shall equal the difference between (a)
50% of the difference between $37,500,000 and the outstanding balance of the
Property Loan on the Closing Date and (b) the appraised value (as determined
pursuant to the Term Sheet) of any Property that is distributed by the Entity to
the Company as part of the Pre-Closing Transactions. The Consideration shall be
comprised of (a) $1,000,000 of units of limited partnership interest in the
Acquirer ("Units") having a per Unit value equal to the per share price at which
the common stock (the "Common Stock") of Education Realty Trust, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the "REIT"), are offered to the public in the underwritten
initial public offering of the Common Stock (the "Public Offering") before any
discounts or fees paid to underwriters, and (b) the balance in cash or other
immediately available funds. No fractional Units will be issued as Consideration
hereunder, but in lieu of issuing fractional Units, the value thereof shall be
paid in cash. The Contributor acknowledges that any certificates evidencing the
Units will bear appropriate legends indicating (i) that the Units have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), and
(ii) that the Acquirer's Agreement of Limited Partnership (the "Acquirer's
Partnership Agreement") will restrict the transfer of the Units. Upon receipt of
the Units, the Contributor shall become a limited partner of the Acquirer and
shall execute the Acquirer's Partnership Agreement. Except as otherwise
expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Contributor acknowledges and agrees
that once the Closing (as hereinafter defined) occurs, Contributor shall no
longer be a member of the Company, shall no longer be entitled to receive any
distributions from the Company, and shall have no further right, title or
interest in the Company.

      1.4 Redemption Rights for Units. Each Unit shall be redeemable at the
option of the holder, in accordance with, but subject to the restrictions
contained in, the Acquirer's Partnership Agreement; provided, however, that such
redemption option may not be exercised prior to the first anniversary of the
Closing Date.

      1.5 Tax Consequences to Contributor. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, including without limitation the use of
words and phrases such as "sell," "sale," "purchase," and "pay," the parties
agree that it is their intent that to the extent that consideration for the
transfer of the Company Interests takes the form of the issuance of Units, the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be treated for federal income tax
purposes pursuant to

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Section 721 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), as
the contribution of the Company Interests (or portion thereof) by the
Contributor to the Acquirer, in exchange for the Units.

                                   ARTICLE II

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

      2.1 Representations by Acquirer. The Acquirer hereby represents and
warrants to the Contributor that:

            (a) Organization and Power. The Acquirer is duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has
full right, power, and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform all
of its obligations under this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the performance by the Acquirer of its obligations hereunder have
been duly authorized by all requisite action of the Acquirer and require no
further action or approval of the Acquirer's partners or of any other
individuals or entities in order to constitute this Agreement as a binding and
enforceable obligation of the Acquirer.

            (b) Noncontravention. Neither the entry into nor the performance of,
or compliance with, this Agreement by the Acquirer has resulted, or will result,
in any violation of, or default under, or result in the acceleration of, any
obligation under any existing certificate of limited partnership, partnership
agreement, mortgage, indenture, lien agreement, note, contract, permit,
judgment, decree, order, restrictive covenant, statute, rule, or regulation
applicable to the Acquirer.

            (c) Litigation. There is no action, suit, or proceeding, pending or
known to be threatened, against or affecting the Acquirer in any court or before
any arbitrator or before any federal, state, municipal, or other governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality which (i) in
any manner raises any question affecting the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which the Acquirer is a party
or by which it is bound and that is to be used in connection with or is
contemplated by, this Agreement, (ii) could have material and adverse effect on
the business, financial position, or results of operations (a "Material Adverse
Effect") of the Acquirer, (iii) could materially and adversely affect the
ability of the Acquirer to perform its obligations hereunder, or under any
document to be delivered pursuant hereto.

            (d) Units Validly Issued. The Units, when issued, will have been
duly and validly authorized and issued, free of any preemptive or similar
rights, and will be fully paid and nonassessable, without any obligation to
restore capital except as required by the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited
Partnership Act (the "Limited Partnership Act"). The Contributor shall be
admitted as a limited partner of the Acquirer as of the Closing Date and shall
be entitled to all of the rights and protections of a limited partner under the
Limited Partnership Act and the provisions of the Acquirer's Partnership
Agreement, with the same rights, preferences, and privileges as all other
limited partners on a pari passu basis. The Common Stock for which the Units may
be redeemed have been validly authorized and will be duly and validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable, free of preemptive or similar rights.

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            (e) Consents. Each consent, approval, authorization, order, license,
certificate, permit, registration, designation, or filing by or with any
governmental agency or body necessary for the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby by the
Acquirer has been obtained or will be obtained on or before the Closing Date.

      2.2 Representations by Contributor. The Contributor hereby represents and
warrants to the Acquirer:

            (a) Organization and Power. He has full right, power, and authority
to enter into this Agreement and to assume and perform all of his obligations
under this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
performance by him of his obligations hereunder require no further action or
approval of any other individuals or entities in order to constitute this
Agreement as a binding and enforceable obligation of the Contributor.

            (b) Noncontravention. Neither the entry into nor the performance of,
or compliance with, this Agreement by the Contributor has resulted, or will
result, in any violation of, or default under, or result in the acceleration of,
any obligation under any of the regulations, mortgage indenture, lien agreement,
note, contract, permit, judgment, decree, order, restrictive covenant, statute,
rule, or regulation applicable to the Contributor.

            (c) Litigation. There is no action, suit, or proceeding, pending or
known to be threatened against or affecting the Contributor in any court or
before any arbitrator or before any federal, state, municipal, or other
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality
which (i) in any manner asserts claims regarding the validity or enforceability
of this Agreement, (ii) could have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the
Contributor; (iii) could have a Material Adverse Effect on the Contributor's
ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any document to be
delivered pursuant hereto, or (iv) could create a Lien on the Contributor's
Company Interests.

            (d) Solvency. The Contributor has been and will be solvent at all
times prior to and immediately following the transfer of the Company Interests
to the Acquirer. There are no attachments, executions, assignments for the
benefit of creditors, or voluntary or involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy or
under other debtor relief laws contemplated by, pending, or, to the
Contributor's knowledge, threatened against the Contributor.

            (e) Ownership of Company Interests. The Contributor is the sole
owner of its Company Interests beneficially and of record, free and clear of any
Liens of any nature and has full power and authority to convey the Company
Interests, free and clear of any Liens. Upon delivery of consideration for such
Company Interests, the Contributor will transfer to Acquirer good and valid
title thereto, free and clear of any Liens except Liens created in favor of the
Acquirer by the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as provided in this
Agreement, there are no rights to purchase, subscriptions, warrants, options,
conversion rights, preemptive rights, agreements, instruments or similar
understandings of any kind outstanding (i) relating to any interest in the
Company, or (ii) to purchase, transfer or to otherwise acquire, or to in any way
encumber, any of the Company Interests, or any securities of any kind
convertible into any of the foregoing, or any equity interest or profit
participation of any kind in the Company. The Contributor does not have any
commitment or legal obligation, absolute or contingent, to any

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Person other than the Acquirer to sell, sign, transfer or effect a sale of any
right, title or interest in or to its Company Interests.

            (f) No Consents. Except as shall have been obtained on or before the
Closing Date, no consent, approval, authorization, order, license, certificate,
permit, registration, designation, or filing by or with any third party
governmental agency or body is necessary for the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby by the
Contributor.

            (g) No Brokers. The Contributor has not engaged the services of any
real estate agent, broker, finder or any other person or entity for any
brokerage or finder's fee, commission or other amount with respect to the
transactions described herein on account of any action by the Contributor. The
Contributor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Acquirer and its employees,
directors, members, partners, affiliates and agents harmless against any claims,
liabilities, damages or expenses arising out of a breach of the foregoing. This
indemnification shall survive Closing or any termination of this Agreement.

            (g) Securities Law Matters.

                  (i) The Contributor is knowledgeable, sophisticated and
experienced in business and financial matters; the Contributor has previously
invested in securities similar to the Units and fully understands the
limitations on transfer imposed by the federal securities laws and as described
in this Agreement. The Contributor is able to bear the economic risk of holding
the Units for an indefinite period and is able to afford the complete loss of
his, her or its investment in the Units; the Contributor has received and
reviewed all information and documents about or pertaining to the REIT, the
Acquirer, the business and prospects of the REIT and the Acquirer and the
issuance of the Units as the Contributor deems necessary or desirable, and has
been given the opportunity to obtain any additional information or documents and
to ask questions and receive answers about such information and documents, the
REIT, the Acquirer, the business and prospects of the REIT and the Acquirer and
the Units which the Contributor deems necessary or desirable to evaluate the
merits and risks related to its investment in the Units and to conduct its own
independent valuation of the Units; and the Contributor understands and has
taken cognizance of all risk factors related to the purchase of the Units. The
Contributor is a sophisticated real estate investor. In acquiring the Units and
engaging in this transaction, the Contributor is not relying upon any
representations made to it by the Acquirer, or any of the officers, employees,
or agents of the Acquirer not contained herein. The Contributor is relying upon
its own independent analysis and assessment (including with respect to taxes),
and the advice of the Contributor's advisors (including tax advisors), and not
upon that of the Acquirer or any of the Acquirer's advisors or affiliates, for
purposes of evaluating, entering into, and consummating the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Contributor represents and warrants that it
has reviewed and approved the form of the Limited Partnership Agreement of
Education Realty OP, L.P. attached hereto as Exhibit C (the "UPREIT Partnership
Agreement") and acknowledges that the Acquirer's Partnership Agreement in
substantially the same form of agreement as the UPREIT Partnership Agreement, as
modified to give effect to the economic terms of set forth in the Term Sheet
will be acceptable.

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                  (ii) The Contributor understands that neither the Units nor
the Common Stock issuable upon redemption of the Units have been registered
under the Securities Act or any state securities acts and are instead being
offered and sold in reliance on an exemption from such registration
requirements. The Units issuable to the Contributor are being acquired solely
for its own account, for investment, and are not being acquired with a view to,
or for resale in connection with, any distribution, subdivision, or
fractionalization thereof, in violation of such laws, and the Contributor has no
present intention to enter into any contract, undertaking, agreement, or
arrangement with respect to any such resale; provided, however, that, at or
following Closing, the Contributor may distribute the Units to those of its
members or successors that (1) have represented and warranted to the Acquirer in
writing that, as of the time of such distribution, such member is an accredited
investor as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the
Securities Act, and (2) have executed the Acquirer's Partnership Agreement as
limited partners. The Contributor understands that any certificates evidencing
the Units will contain appropriate legends reflecting the requirement that the
Units not be resold without registration under such laws or the availability of
an exemption from such registration and that the Acquirer's Partnership
Agreement will restrict transfer of the Units.

                  (iii) The Contributor is an "accredited investor" as that term
is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The Contributor has previously provided the Acquirer with a duly
executed Accredited Investor Questionnaire. No event or circumstance has
occurred since delivery of such Questionnaire to make the statements contained
therein false or misleading.

            (h) Patriot Act Respresentations. Neither the Contributor, nor to
the knowledge of the Contributor, any direct or indirect owner of the
Contributor, (i) are included on any Government List, (ii) are Persons who have
been determined by competent authority to be subject to the prohibitions
contained in the Presidential Executive Order No. 13224 or any other similar
prohibitions contained in the rules and regulations of the OFAC or in any
enabling legislation or other Presidential Executive Orders in respect thereof,
(iii) have been indicted or convicted of any Patriot Act Offenses, or (iv) are
currently under investigation by any governmental authority for alleged criminal
activity. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) "Government List" means (A) the
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by OFAC, (B)
any other list of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers
maintained pursuant to any of the Rules and Regulations of OFAC, or (C) any
similar list maintained by the United States Department of State, the United
States Department of Commerce or any other governmental authority or pursuant to
any Executive Order of the President of the United States of America; (ii)
"OFAC" means the Office of Foreign Asset Control, U.S. Department of the
Treasury, (iii) "Patriot Act" means the Uniting and Strengthening America by
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA
PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, as the same may be amended from time to time, and
corresponding provisions of future laws, and (iv) "Patriot Act Offense" means
any violation of the criminal laws of the United States of America or of any of
the several states, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within
the jurisdiction of the United States of America or any of the several states,
relating to terrorism or the laundering of monetary instruments, including any
offense under (A) the criminal laws against terrorism, (B) the criminal laws
against money laundering, (C) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, (D) the Money
Laundering

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Control Act of 1986, as amended, or (E) the Patriot Act and also includes the
crimes of conspiracy to commit, or aiding and abetting another to commit any of
the foregoing.

                                   ARTICLE III

                            COVENANTS AND INDEMNITIES

      3.1 Covenants Pending Closing.

            (a) From the date hereof until the Closing, the Contributor shall
not:

                  (i) Sell, transfer (or agree to sell or transfer) or otherwise
dispose of, or cause the sale, transfer or disposition of (or agree to do any of
the foregoing) all or any portion of his Company Interests; or

                  (ii) Mortgage, pledge or encumber (or permit to become
encumbered) all or any portion of his Company Interests.

            (b) From the date hereof through the Closing, the Contributor shall,
to the extent within his control, cause each of the Company and the Entity to
conduct its business in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past
practice, and shall, to the extent within his control, not permit the Company or
the Entity, without the prior written consent of Acquirer, to:

                  (i) Enter into any material transaction not in the ordinary
course of business of such entity:

                  (ii) Except for any transfers contemplated in the Term Sheet,
sell, transfer or dispose of, or cause the sale, transfer or disposition of (or
agree to do any of the foregoing) any assets of such entity, except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

                  (iii) Mortgage, pledge or encumber (or permit to become
encumbered) any assets of such entity, except (A) liens for taxes not due, (B)
purchase money security interests in the ordinary course of such entity's
business, and (C) mechanics' liens being disputed by such entity in good faith
and by appropriate proceeding in the ordinary course of such entity's business
(provided such mechanics liens are released prior to or on the Closing Date at
no cost to the Acquirer);

                  (iv) Amend, modify or terminate any Lease, contract or other
instruments relating to the Property to which such entity is a party, except in
the ordinary course of the entity's business consistent with past practice;

                  (v) Cause or permit the Entity to change the existing use of
the Property;

                  (vi) Cause or permit any entity to enter into any new Lease or
terminate any existing Lease except in the ordinary course of such entity's
business consistent with past practice;

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                  (vii) Cause or take any action that would render any of the
representations or warranties contained herein to be untrue in any material
respect;

                  (viii) Terminate or amend any existing insurance policies
affecting the Property that results in a material reduction in insurance
coverage for the Property;

                  (ix) Knowingly cause or permit such entity to violate or fail
to use commercially reasonable efforts to cure any violation of any applicable
laws;

                  (x) Materially alter the manner of keeping such entity's
books, accounts or records or the accounting methods therein reflected; or

                  (xi) Except for any distributions contemplated in the Term
Sheet, make any distribution to its members other than consistent with the prior
practices of the entity.

            (c) From the date hereof until the Closing Date, the Contributor
will afford to the officers and authorized representatives of the Acquirer
access to all of the Contributor's, the Company's and the Entity's books and
records and will furnish the Acquirer with such additional financial and
operating data and other information as to the business and properties of the
Company, the Contributor and the Entity as the Acquirer may from time to time
reasonably request.

            (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any
failure by the Contributor to comply with or fulfill the covenants contained in
this Section 3.1 shall not constitute an indemnifiable claim under Section 3.4
of this Agreement, but shall constitute an unfulfilled condition precedent
pursuant to Section 5.1, provided such failure is identified to or otherwise
becomes known to the Acquirer prior to Closing.

      3.2 Tax Covenants.

            (a) From the date hereof and subsequent to the Closing, the
Contributor and the Acquirer shall provide each other with such cooperation and
information relating to the Company and the Entity as the parties reasonably may
request in (i) filing any tax return, amended tax return or claim for tax
refund, (ii) determining any liability for taxes or a right to a tax refund, or
(iii) conducting or defending any proceeding in respect of taxes. The Acquirer
shall promptly notify the Contributor in writing upon receipt by the Acquirer or
any of its affiliates of notice of (i) any pending or threatened tax audits or
assessments with respect to the Company or the Entity and (ii) any pending or
threatened federal, state, local or foreign tax audits or assessments of the
Acquirer or any of its affiliates, in each case which may affect the liabilities
for taxes of the Contributor with respect to any tax period ending on or before
the Closing Date. The Contributor shall promptly notify the Acquirer in writing
upon receipt by the Contributor of notice of any pending or threatened federal,
state, local or foreign tax audits or assessments relating to the income,
properties or operations of the Company or the Entity. Each of the Acquirer and
the Contributor may participate at its own expense in the prosecution of any
claim or audit with respect to taxes attributable to any taxable period ending
on or before the Closing Date, provided, that the Contributor shall have the
right to control the conduct of any such audit or proceeding or portion thereof
for which the Contributor has acknowledged liability (except as a partner of the
Acquirer) for the payment of any additional tax liability, and the

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Acquirer shall have the right to control any other audits and proceedings.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Acquirer nor the Contributor may
settle or otherwise resolve any such claim, suit or proceeding which could have
an adverse tax effect on the other party or its owners without the consent of
the other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The Contributor
and the Acquirer shall retain all tax returns, schedules and work papers, and
all material records and other documents relating thereto, until the expiration
of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by any party, any
extensions thereof) of the taxable years to which such tax returns and other
documents relate to and until the final determination of any tax in respect of
such years.

            (b) With respect to the Property, the Acquirer and the Contributor
agree that the Acquirer shall use the "traditional method" with "curative
allocations", as described in Regulations Section 1.704-3(c), to make
allocations of taxable income and loss among the partners of the Acquirer with
respect to the Property.

            (c) (i) Subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 3.2(c)(ii)
and any transfer(s) of any interest in the Property to the Contributor
contemplated in the Term Sheet, the Acquirer covenants, agrees and guarantees
that for a period of five (5) years from the Closing Date, the Acquirer will not
transfer or dispose of or permit or suffer the transfer or disposition of any of
its interest in the Property, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or
involuntarily, by operation of law, by foreclosure or otherwise (any such
transfer or disposition other than those contemplated in the Term Sheet being a
"Disposition") unless the Acquirer pays the Contributor the Tax Damages Amount
(as defined below), if any, resulting from such Disposition. A Disposition of an
interest in the Property shall include any event or occurrence in which income
or gain is recognized pursuant to, or as a result of, Section 704(c) of the Code
directly or indirectly by the Contributor in excess of the income or gain
allocable directly or indirectly to the Contributor for book purposes under
Section 704(b) of the Code in accordance with the applicable statutes,
regulations, and rules in effect on the date of this Agreement, including, but
not limited to any voluntary or involuntary sale (including a foreclosure or
transfer in lieu of foreclosure), assignment, transfer, exchange, contribution,
merger, consolidation, distribution or other disposition or conveyance of all or
any portion of, or of all or any portion of any direct or indirect interest in,
the Property but specifically excluding any transfer of an interest in the
Property to the Contributor that is contemplated in the Term Sheet. Subject to
the exceptions set forth in Section 3.2(c)(ii), it shall also include income or
gain allocable directly or indirectly to the Contributor due to reduction by the
Acquirer in the Contributor's direct or indirect share of Non-Recourse
Indebtedness (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(3)) under
Section 731 of the Code, whether direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary,
by operation of law, by foreclosure or otherwise to an amount less than
specified in Section 3.2(d).

                  (ii) The restrictions on a Disposition under Section
3.2(c)(i), including the requirement not to change the Contributor's direct or
indirect share of Non-Recourse Indebtedness under Section 731 of the Code, shall
not apply to events outside of the control of the Acquirer, the general partner
of the Acquirer and their respective affiliates ("Non-Control Events"), such as
a Disposition pursuant to a condemnation, eminent domain proceeding or other
involuntary conversion. However, without limitation, Non-Control Events shall
not include:

                        (A) financial inability to pay or perform any
            obligation;

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                        (B) a bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar
            proceeding, or any Disposition resulting therefrom or any assignment
            for the benefit of creditors; or

                        (C) a foreclosure.

                  (iii) The Acquirer shall be entitled to exchange the Property
in an exchange qualifying under Code Section 1031 provided that no gain is
recognized for federal or state income tax purposes in or as a result of the
exchange. Nothing in this Section 3.2(c) shall prevent the Acquirer from (A)
pledging or encumbering any of the Property or (B) assigning, transferring or
otherwise disposing of the Property, as applicable to a subsidiary 100% of the
beneficial ownership interests of which is owned by the Acquirer as long as such
transfer does not result in the allocation of taxable income or gain to the
Contributor under Code Section 704(c).

            (d) Subject to future changes in applicable law or an adverse
determination by applicable tax authorities, so long as the Contributor holds
Units constituting at least twenty five percent (25%) of the Units received by
the Contributor on account of the Contribution, the Acquirer shall maintain at
all times during the term of this Agreement, Non-Recourse Indebtedness, without
any prepayment or other reduction, in an amount so that the Contributor's
allocable share from the Acquirer of such Non-Recourse Indebtedness is no less
than the sum of (i) Contributor's aggregate deficit capital account in the
Entity as of the date of the Contribution and (ii) any increase in Contributor's
aggregate deficit capital account in Acquirer upon any distribution of the
Property by Acquirer after the Closing Date pursuant to the Back Up Proposal.

            (e) (i) If there is a Disposition described in 3.2(c) of this
Agreement which requires payment of the Tax Damages Amount (a "Tax Event
Disposition"), the Acquirer shall pay to the Contributor an amount (the "Tax
Damages Amount") which shall be equal to the sum of X plus Y below.

                        (A) X shall be equal to the Tax Amount (as determined
            below). The Tax Amount determined as follows:

                              (1) The "Tax Amount" shall equal, as to the
                  Contributor, the amount determined by multiplying the
                  difference between (a) the "Gain Amount" with respect to the
                  Property allocable to such Contributor reduced by (b) the
                  cumulative losses, if any, previously allocated to such
                  Contributor by the Acquirer with respect to the Units received
                  in the Contribution times (c) the actual combined federal,
                  state and local income tax rate applicable to such income or
                  gain (taking into account the amount and character of the
                  income and gain) for the taxable year of the Contributor in
                  which the Disposition occurs and reducing the resulting
                  product by (d) the amount of any credits, if any, allocated to
                  such Contributor.

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                              (2) The "Gain Amount" shall equal the sum of the
                  "Deferred Gain Amount" plus the "Section 752 Gain Amount."

                              (3) The "Deferred Gain Amount" shall equal the
                  taxable gain recognized by the Acquirer upon a Tax Event
                  Disposition to be allocated directly or indirectly to the
                  Contributor under Section 704(c) of the Code with respect to
                  the Property reduced by any gain resulting from the
                  Contributor's prior direct or indirect voluntary or
                  involuntary disposition of Units.

                              (4) The "Section 752 Gain Amount" shall equal the
                  amount of taxable gain, if any, recognized by the Contributor
                  under Section 752 and Section 731 of the Code as a direct
                  result of the reduction in the amount of the Non-Recourse
                  Indebtedness resulting from the Contributor's prior direct or
                  indirect voluntary or involuntary disposition of Units.

                        (B) Y shall be the reasonable expenses for the
            Contributor associated with determining the Tax Amount, including,
            without limitation, attorney's and accountant's fees.

                  (ii) The Acquirer shall notify the Contributor in writing of a
Tax Event Disposition within thirty (30) days after such Tax Event Disposition
(such thirtieth day of such notice period being herein referred to as the
"Notice Date"). On or before January 30 of the year following the year in which
the Tax Event Disposition occurs, the Contributor shall notify the Acquirer of
the Contributor's adjusted tax basis in such Contributor's interest in the
Acquirer as of the last day of the calendar year of the Tax Event Disposition
together with such other tax information the Acquirer may reasonably request in
connection with the computation of the Tax Damages Amount (the "Contributor's
Computational Information"). The Tax Damages Amount shall be paid by the
Acquirer to the Contributor within ten (10) days after receipt of the
Contributor's Computational Information required to compute the Tax Damages
amount. Any late payment of such Tax Damages Amount shall bear interest at a
rate equal to the lesser of (A) 12% per annum, compounded daily, or (B) the
highest rate permitted by applicable law.

                  (iii) Collection of the Tax Damages Amount (and any accrued
interest thereon) shall be the Contributor's sole and exclusive remedy with
respect to a Tax Event Disposition.

                              (iv) Determination of liability with respect to
the Tax Amount shall be fixed upon the expiration of the statute of limitations
for all taxable years covered by the five-year lockup. The obligation to pay the
Tax Damages Amount will continue until the expiration of the statute of
limitations for collection of the Tax Damages Amount.

      3.3 Financial Records.

            (a) The Contributor acknowledges that Acquirer may be required to
comply with certain acquisition audit or disclosure requirements pursuant to
applicable regulations of the

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Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with the Public Offering.
As such, Acquirer may be required to file with the SEC audited financial
statements of the Company, the Entity, the Property and/or pro forma financial
statements giving effect to the acquisition of the Company Interests.
Accordingly, the Contributor agrees to cooperate and make available to Acquirer
such records as may be necessary to permit Acquirer to comply with SEC
requirements.

            (b) Subsequent to the Closing, the Contributor agrees to cooperate
with Acquirer's independent auditors to provide access to financial records and
accounting personnel that may be required to permit the preparation and audit of
financial statements of the Company, the Entity and/or the Property for the
required periods pursuant to applicable SEC regulations. This provision shall
survive the Closing.

      3.4 Contributor's Indemnity. The Contributor hereby agrees to indemnify
and hold each of the Acquirer, the REIT, and each of their respective employees,
directors, members, partners, affiliates and agents (each of which is an
"Indemnified Acquirer Party") harmless of and from all liabilities, losses,
damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees)
(collectively, "Losses") which the Indemnified Acquirer Party may suffer or
incur by reason of (a) any breach of the Contributor's representations or
warranties contained in Section 2.2 of this Agreement, (b) any act or cause of
action occurring or accruing prior to the Closing Date and arising from the
ownership of the Company Interests prior to the Closing Date, and (c) the
ownership or operation of the Property and relating to the period prior to the
Closing Date, including, without limitation, actions or claims relating to
damage to property or injury to or death of any person occurring or arising
during the period prior to the Closing Date, or any claims for any debts or
obligations occurring on or about or in connection with the Property or any
portion thereof or with respect to the Property' operations at any time prior to
the Closing Date.

      3.5 Acquirer's Indemnity. The Acquirer agrees to indemnify and hold the
Contributor, and the Contributor's employees, directors, members, partners,
affiliates and agents (each of which is an "Indemnified Contributor Party")
harmless of and from all Losses which the Indemnified Contributor Party may
suffer or incur by reason of (a) any breach of the Acquirer's representations or
warranties contained in Section 2.1 of this Agreement, (b) any act or cause of
action occurring or accruing on or after the Closing Date and arising from the
ownership of the Company Interests or the operation of the Property on or after
the Closing Date, and (c) the ownership or operation of the Property and
relating to the period on or after the Closing Date, including, without
limitation, actions or claims relating to damage to property or injury to or
death of any person occurring or arising during the period on or after the
Closing Date, or any claims for any debts or obligations occurring on or about
or in connection with the Property or any portion thereof or with respect to the
Property' operations at any time on or after the Closing Date.

      3.6 Restructuring. Contributor acknowledges that following the Closing,
the Entity will restructure its ownership of the Property and the services
provided by the Entity into two separate entities, the Entity and University
Towers Services, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company ("Services").
Such restructuring will be effected to prevent any "non-qualifying income" from
the operation or ownership of the Property from being earned by the

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REIT (through its ownership of Acquirer) and instead to be earned by Services.
So long as such restructuring does not have any material adverse tax or economic
consequence to the Contributor, the Contributor agrees to cooperate with respect
to such restructuring and to take all actions and to execute all documents
necessary to effect such restructuring.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                              RELEASES AND WAIVERS

      Each of the releases and waivers enumerated in this Article 4 shall become
effective only upon the Closing.

      4.1 General Release of Acquirer.

      As of the Closing, the Contributor and the Contributor irrevocably waives,
releases and forever discharges the Acquirer and the Acquirer's affiliates,
partners (including the Company), agents, attorneys, successors and assigns of
and from, any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, damages,
actions, causes of action, losses and costs of any nature whatsoever
(collectively, "Contributor Claims"), known or unknown, suspected or
unsuspected, arising out of or relating to any of the Contributor, the Company,
the Entity, the Property or any other matter which exists at the Closing, except
for Contributor Claims arising from the breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or obligation by the Acquirer under this Agreement or any agreement
contemplated hereby.

      4.2 General Release of Contributor.

      As of the Closing, the Acquirer irrevocably waives, releases and forever
discharges the Contributor and the Contributor's agents, attorneys, successors
and assigns of and from, any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities,
damages, actions, causes of action, losses and costs of any nature whatsoever
(collectively, "Acquirer Claims"), known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected,
arising out of or relating to any of the Contributor, the Company, the Entity,
the Property or any other matter which exists at the Closing, except for
Acquirer Claims arising from the breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant, or obligation by the Contributor under this Agreement or any agreement
contemplated hereby.

                                    ARTICLE V

                       CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE CLOSING

      5.1 Conditions to Acquirer's Obligations. In addition to any other
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Acquirer's obligation to consummate
the Closing is subject to the timely satisfaction of each and every one of the
conditions and requirements set forth in this Section 5.1, all of which shall be
conditions precedent to the Acquirer's obligations under this Agreement.

            (a) Contributor's Obligations. The Contributor shall have performed
all obligations of the Contributor hereunder which are to be performed prior to
Closing, and shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Acquirer, all
of the documents and other information required of the Contributor pursuant to
Section 6.2.

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            (b) Contributor's Representations and Warranties. The Contributor's
representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.2 shall be true and
correct as if made again on the Closing Date.

            (c) No Injunction. On the Closing Date, there shall be no effective
injunction, writ, preliminary restraining order or other order issued by a court
of competent jurisdiction restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.

            (d) Third Party Consents. To the extent required by the Loan
Documents, the Acquirer shall have obtained the consent of the Lender to the
Acquirer's acquisition of the Company Interests.

            (e) Completion of Public Offering. The Public Offering shall have
been completed.

            (f) Title Policies. Acquirer shall have received updated title
policies for the Property as of the Closing Date satisfactory to the Acquirer.

            (g) Second Contribution Agreement. The prior or concurrent closing
of the transactions contemplated by the Second Contribution Agreement.

      5.2 Conditions to Contributor's Obligations. In addition to any other
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Contributor's obligation to
consummate the Closing is subject to the timely satisfaction of each and every
one of the conditions and requirements set forth in this Section 5.2, all of
which shall be conditions precedent to the Contributor's obligations under this
Agreement.

            (a) Acquirer's Obligations. The Acquirer shall have performed all
obligations of the Acquirer hereunder which are to be performed prior to
Closing, and shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Contributor,
all of the documents and other information required of the Acquirer pursuant to
Section 6.3.

            (b) Acquirer's Representations and Warranties. The Acquirer's
representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.1 shall be true and
correct as if made again on the Closing Date.

            (c) Completion of Public Offering. The Public Offering shall have
been completed.

            (d) Second Contribution Agreement. The prior or concurrent closing
of the transactions contemplated by the Second Contribution Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                          CLOSING AND CLOSING DOCUMENTS

      6.1 Closing. The consummation and closing (the "Closing") of the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement shall take place at 10:00 a.m. at
the offices of Morris,

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Manning & Martin, LLP in Atlanta, Georgia, or such other place as is mutually
agreeable to the parties, on the day the Acquirer receives the proceeds from the
Public Offering from the underwriter(s); provided, however, that this Agreement
shall terminate if Closing does not occur prior to March 31, 2004.

      6.2 Contributor's Deliveries. At the Closing, the Contributor shall
deliver the following to the Acquirer in addition to all other items required to
be delivered to the Acquirer by the Contributor:

            (a) Assignment of Company Interests. The Contributor shall have
executed and delivered an Assignment, in substantially the form of Exhibit B
attached hereto, granting and conveying to the Acquirer good and indefeasible
title to the Company Interests, free and clear of all Liens.

            (b) Execution of Acquirer's Partnership Agreement. Signature pages
of the Acquirer's Partnership Agreement duly executed by the Contributor, as
limited partner.

            (c) FIRPTA Certificate. An affidavit from the Contributor certifying
pursuant to Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code that the Contributor is
not a foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust, foreign estate or
foreign person (as those terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code and the
Income Tax Regulations promulgated thereunder).

            (d) Books and Records. All books and records, title insurance
policies, leases, lease files, contracts, stock certificates, original
promissory notes, another indicia of ownership with respect to the Company which
are in the Contributor's possession or which can be obtained through the
Contributor's reasonable efforts.

            (e) Other Documents. Any other document or instrument reasonably
requested by the Acquirer or required hereby. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, to the extent that individuals associated with the Contributor
serve as managers, officers or directors in the Company or the Entity, the
Contributor shall cause such individuals to resign and withdraw from such
positions at Closing. Upon request of the Acquirer, the Contributor shall
provide a certified copy of all appropriate corporate actions executing the
execution, delivery and performance by the Contributor of this agreement.

      6.3 Acquirer's Deliveries. At the Closing, the Acquirer shall deliver the
following:

            (a) Consideration/Certificates for Units. The Consideration. If
certificates are issued, certificates representing Units duly issued by the
Acquirer in the name of the Contributor as of the Closing Date representing the
Units to which the Contributor is entitled pursuant to Section 1.2 of this
Agreement.

            (b) Executed Acquirer's Partnership Agreement. The fully executed
Acquirer's Partnership Agreement, with the original duly executed signature of
Education Realty OP Limited Partner Trust, a Maryland business trust which is
the wholly-owned subsidiary of the REIT, as general partner, and original or
photostatic copies of the signatures of all limited partners.

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            (c) Other Documents. Any other document or instrument reasonably
requested by the Contributor or required hereby.

      6.4 Fees and Expenses; Closing Costs. The Acquirer shall pay any
documentary transfer taxes, escrow charges, title charges and recording taxes
for fees incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; provided however, that the Contributor shall pay their own legal fees
and expenses.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

      7.1 Notices. Any notice provided for by this Agreement and any other
notice, demand, or communication required hereunder shall be in writing by
either (i) personal delivery (including recognized overnight delivery service),
(ii) confirmed facsimile transmission or (iii) certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, with return receipt requested. All notices shall be addressed
as follows:

            Acquirer:

            UNIVERSITY TOWERS OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP
            530 Oak Court Drive
            Suite 300
            Memphis, Tennessee 38117
            Attention: Paul O. Bower
            Fax No.: (901)259-2594

            with a copy to:

            Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
            3343 Peachtree Road, N.E.
            Suite 1600
            Atlanta, Georgia 30326
            Attention: Rosemarie A. Thurston
            Fax No.: (571) 382-1760

            Contributor:

            9 McKnight Avenue
            Raleigh, North Carolina 27607

            with a copy to:

            Sink & Potter, LLP
            P.O. Box 1471
            Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
            Attention:  Henry H. Sink, Jr.

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Any address or name specified above may be changed by a notice given by the
addressee to the other party. Any notice, demand or other communication shall be
deemed given and effective as of the date of delivery. The inability to deliver
because of changed address of which no notice was given, or rejection or other
refusal to accept any notice, demand or other communication, shall be deemed to
be receipt of the notice, demand or other communication as of the date of such
attempt to deliver or rejection or refusal to accept.

      7.2 Entire Agreement; Modifications and Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. This
Agreement supersedes any existing letter of intent between the parties,
constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto and may not be
modified or amended except by instrument in writing signed by the parties
hereto, and no provisions or conditions may be waived other than by a writing
signed by the party waiving such provisions or conditions. In the event of any
conflict or apparent inconsistency between the exhibits attached hereto and the
text of this Agreement or among the exhibits attached hereto, the terms of
Exhibit A shall control.

      No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy accruing to
Acquirer or the Contributor upon any breach under this Agreement shall impair
such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver of any such breach theretofore
or thereafter occurring. The waiver by the Contributor or the Acquirer of any
breach of any term, covenant, or condition herein stated shall not be deemed to
be a waiver of any other breach, or of a subsequent breach of the same or any
other term, covenant, or condition herein contained. All rights, powers,
options, or remedies afforded to Contributor or the Acquirer either hereunder or
by law shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of one right,
power, option, or remedy shall not bar other rights, powers, options, or
remedies allowed herein or by law, unless expressly provided to the contrary
herein.

      7.3 Exhibits. All exhibits referred to in this Agreement and attached
hereto are hereby incorporated in this Agreement by reference.

      7.4 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by any
party without the prior approval of the other parties hereto, except that the
Acquirer may assign its rights and obligations to an affiliate. This Agreement
shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Contributor, the
Acquirer, and their respective legal representatives, successors, and permitted
assigns.

      7.5 Article Headings. Article headings and article and section numbers are
inserted herein only as a matter of convenience and in no way define, limit, or
prescribe the scope or intent of this Agreement or any part hereof and shall not
be considered in interpreting or construing this Agreement.

      7.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts
of laws principles.

      7.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by any party hereto on a separate counterpart, each of which
when so executed and delivered shall

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be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one
and the same instrument.

      7.8 Survival. All representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement, and all covenants and agreements contained in the Agreement which
contemplate performance after the Closing Date and the obligations of the
parties not fully performed at the Closing (including, without limitation, those
covenants and agreements contained in Sections 1.2, 1.5, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 6.4, and 7.14 hereof) shall survive the Closing.

      7.9 Further Acts. In addition to the acts, instruments and agreements
recited herein and contemplated to be performed, executed and delivered by the
Acquirer and the Contributor and the Acquirer and Contributor shall perform,
execute, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, and delivered at the
Closing or after the Closing, any and all further acts, instruments, and
agreements and provide such further assurances as the other parties may
reasonably require to consummate the transaction contemplated hereunder.

      7.10 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in
this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability
shall not affect any other provision hereof, and this Agreement shall be
construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been
contained herein.

      7.11 Equitable Remedies. The Contributor agrees that irreparable damage
would occur to the Acquirer in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Acquirer shall be entitled
to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement by the
Contributor and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any
federal or state court located in Tennessee (as to which the parties agree to
submit to jurisdiction for the purposes of such action), this being in addition
to any other remedy to which the Acquirer is entitled under this Agreement or
otherwise at law or in equity.

      7.12 Time of the Essence. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE with respect to all
obligations of the parties under this Agreement.

      7.13 Attorneys' Fees. Should a party employ an attorney or attorneys to
enforce any of the provisions hereof or to protect its interest in any manner
arising under this Agreement, or to recover damages for breach of this
Agreement, any non-prevailing party in any action pursued in a court of
competent jurisdiction (the finality of which is not legally contested) shall
pay to the prevailing party all reasonable costs, damages, and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, expended or incurred in connection
therewith.

      7.14 Confidentiality. The Contributor acknowledges that the matters
relating to the REIT, the Public Offering, this Agreement, and the other
documents, terms, conditions and information related thereto (collectively, the
"Information") are confidential in nature. Therefore, the Contributor covenants
and agrees to keep the Information confidential and will not (except as required
by applicable law, regulation or legal process including applicable securities
laws), without the Acquirer's prior written consent, disclose any Information in
any manner whatsoever;

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provided, however, that the Information may be revealed only to the
Contributor's key employees, legal counsel and financial advisors and to the
Property Lender, each of whom shall be informed of the confidential nature of
the Information and shall agree to act in accordance with the terms of this
Section 7.14. In the event that the Contributor or its key employees, legal
counsel or financial advisors or the Property Lender (collectively, the
"Information Group") are requested pursuant to, or required by, applicable law
(other than in connection with the Public Offering), regulation or legal process
to disclose any of the Information, the applicable member of the Information
Group will notify the Acquirer promptly so that it may seek a protective order
or other appropriate remedy or, in its sole discretion, waive compliance with
the terms of this Section 7.14. In the event that no such protective order or
other remedy is obtained, or that the Acquirer waives compliance with the terms
of this Section 7.14, the applicable member of the Information Group may furnish
only that portion of the Information which it is advised by counsel is legally
required and will exercise all reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance
that confidential treatment will be accorded the Information. The Contributor
acknowledges that remedies at law may be inadequate to protect the Acquirer or
the REIT against any actual or threatened breach of this Section 7.14, and,
without prejudice to any other rights and remedies otherwise available, the
Contributor agrees to the granting of injunctive relief in favor of the REIT
and/or the Acquirer without proof of actual damages.

                      [SIGNATURES APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been entered into effective as of
the 20th day of September, 2004.

                                    CONTRIBUTOR:

                                    /s/ Melton E. Valentine, Jr.
                                    ---------------------------------------
                                    MELTON E. VALENTINE, JR.

                                    ACQUIRER:

                                    UNIVERSITY TOWERS OPERATING
                                    PARTNERSHIP, LP

                                    By: UNIVERSITY TOWERS OP GP, LLC,
                                        its general partner

                                    By: /s/ Paul O. Bower
                                    ---------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Paul O. Bower
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                          EDUCATION REALTY TRUST, INC.
                          TERMS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF
                             UNIVERSITY TOWERS, LLC

      The following summarizes the material terms for the acquisition of
University Towers Raleigh, LLC ("UT, LLC") and the University Towers property by
Education Realty Trust, Inc. (the "REIT") through the acquisition of all the
interests in UT, LLC from University Towers Building, LLC, an entity controlled
by Melton E. Valentine, Jr. ("VALENTINE"), and AOD/Raleigh Residence Hall, LLC,
a Tennesee limited liability company ("AOD"), and the transfer of ownership of
the land upon which University Towers is situated (the "LAND") and an adjoining
parking garage (the "GARAGE") to Valentine or one of his designated affiliates.
If it will facilitate the consummation of the transactions described below and
will minimize or avoid the need for lender or other consents in order to
consummate such transactions, the parties agree that the transactions described
below will be modified so as to be structured as a contribution of all the
ownership interests in AOD and University Towers Building, LLC by their
respective owners rather than as a transfer of interests in UT,LLC so long as
the result is the same to Valentine and the owners of AOD for financial and tax
purposes.

      PRIMARY TRANSACTION:

            1.    To facilitate this transaction (or the alternative transaction
                  described below if lender consent from Midland, the existing
                  lender, cannot be obtained prior to closing of the IPO by the
                  REIT so as to permit the in-kind distribution described in
                  this section), and to enable Valentine to retain as much of
                  the debt basis as needed to defer gain on his deficit capital
                  account in UT, LLC, (as it may be adjusted by any in-kind
                  distribution) the acquisition of University Towers will be
                  structured as the acquisition of all the interests in UT, LLC
                  into a DownREIT partnership in exchange for Units in that
                  DownREIT partnership and, to the extent as indicated below,
                  cash.

                  DownREIT partnership will covenant under tax protection
                  clauses to cause Valentine to retain adequate debt to cover
                  both his current deficit capital account and increases in the
                  deficit attributable to any in-kind distribution pursuant to
                  this agreement. If requested, the DownREIT partnership will
                  agree for Valentine to assume a Deficit Restoration Obligation
                  ("DRO") if needed to achieve such result. The DownREIT
                  partnership will be a subsidiary of the REIT's Operating
                  Partnership.

                  The Units in the DownREIT partnership will be identical in all
                  economic participations as Units issued in the main Operating
                  Partnership, with the same convertibility features into REIT
                  shares as Units in the main Operating Partnership and making a
                  distribution per share equivalent in amount to the dividends
                  that would be payable on REIT shares on an as converted basis.

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                  For valuation purposes in the appraisal process described
                  below, the land under the University Towers building and the
                  land under the Garage will be subdivided as separate parcels
                  and valued as separate parcels with the University Towers
                  residence hall and the Garage, respectively.

            2.    For purposes of all calculations, University Towers (including
                  the Improvements, Land and Garage) will be valued at
                  $37,500,000. UT, LLC will make customary distributions (earned
                  income but not prepaid rent) pending closing.

            3.    UT, LLC will contract to distribute to Valentine prior to
                  closing of the IPO by the REIT and the consummation of the
                  formation transaction a 50% fractional undivided interest in
                  the Land and Garage, subject to existing debt to Midland, and
                  conditioned upon obtaining any required lender consent.

            4.    UT, LLC will enter into a contract for Valentine to acquire
                  the remaining 50% of the Land and the Garage for a price to be
                  determined by appraisal before the closing of the IPO. The
                  methodology for appraisal will call for each of Valentine and
                  the REIT to select one appraiser and for the two appraisers
                  each to appraise the property. If the difference between the
                  two appraisals is less than 10%, the two appraisals will be
                  averaged to determine the fair market value. If the difference
                  is more than 10% the two appraisers will select a third
                  appraiser who appraises the property and the third appraiser's
                  determination controls. Each party bears the cost of its own
                  appraiser, and the costs of the third appraiser are shared
                  equally. It is the intention of the parties that the appraisal
                  process will be completed before November 1, 2004 and the
                  parties will cooperate to achieve that goal.

            5.    Valentine's obligation to acquire the Land and Garage under
                  the contract will be contingent upon the appraisal on the Land
                  and the Garage resulting in a total appraised value not
                  exceeding, in the aggregate for 100% of both, $4,000,000 (thus
                  a 50% undivided interest in the Land and Garage shall not
                  exceed $2,000,000). If it exceeds the above value, Valentine
                  may, at his election proceed to acquire the Land and Garage at
                  the higher figure. For purposes of the appraisal, the land
                  under the Garage and the University Towers building will be
                  subdivided and valued separately.

            6.    The value of the interests of AOD and Valentine, respectively,
                  in UT, LLC are each valued at their equity value (i.e.
                  $37,500,000 less debt on the University Towers as of the
                  relevant date).

            7.    When the 50% undivided interests in the Land and Garage are
                  distributed to Valentine, Valentine's value in his interest in
                  UT, LLC is recalculated to reflect the debit to Valentine for
                  the value of 50% of the Land and 50% of the Garage as
                  determined by the appraisal methodology.

            8.    AOD (the owner of 50% interest in UT, LLC) enters into its
                  Contribution Agreement with the DownREIT Partnership for its
                  interest in UT, LLC for an

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                  agreed value of its equity value in its interest (currently
                  estimated at approximately $6,500,000) with this value to be
                  allocated between cash and Units as specified in the
                  contribution agreement (with REIT Management taking all Units
                  and other owners of AOD electing cash or Units). Units will be
                  valued as of equivalent value to shares of the REIT at the IPO
                  price on an as converted basis (i.e. 1 for 1).

            9.    Valentine enters into a Contribution Agreement to transfer his
                  recalculated interest in UT, LLC as described in paragraph
                  number 7. The split between consideration of cash and Units to
                  Valentine will be $1,000,000 in Units with the balance in
                  cash. Valentine's obligation to close under this Primary
                  Transaction structure is contingent upon obtaining any
                  required lender consents to effectuate the in-kind
                  distribution of the 50% interest in the Garage and Land. Units
                  will be valued as of equivalent value to shares of the REIT at
                  the IPO price on an as converted basis (i.e. 1 for 1).

            10.   If it is not possible to obtain lender consent to the in-kind
                  distribution of the Land and Garage to Valentine prior to
                  closing of the IPO, Valentine's contribution agreement
                  converts to the Back-up Transaction discussed below.

            11.   Valentine also agrees in his Contribution Agreement he will
                  cooperate to assist the DownREIT Partnership to restructure
                  the ownership of UT, LLC into two brother/sister entities to
                  ameliorate non-qualifying income issues for the REIT, so long
                  as such restructuring has no adverse economic or tax effect
                  upon him.

            12.   After obtaining any required approvals, immediately prior to
                  Closing of the IPO, UT, LLC distributes to Valentine the 50%
                  undivided interest in the Land and Garage pursuant to
                  Paragraph 3 above.

            13.   UT, LLC enters into a 40-year Ground Lease with Valentine as
                  tenant for Valentine to lease the 50% of the Garage not owned
                  by Valentine and a 40-year Ground Lease with Valentine as
                  landlord to lease back the 50% of the Land now owned by
                  Valentine. The rental on each of the Ground Leases is computed
                  at 7.5% of the value of the property interest leased as
                  determined under the appraisal methodology. Rent ratchets
                  every five years based on a CPI adjustment. Valentine as
                  operator will be free to lease the Garage facility under the
                  Ground Lease and retain the net profits provided that first
                  priority will be offered to tenants of the University Towers.
                  The Lease on the Garage will be effective June 1, 2005.

            14.   At the IPO closing, the DownREIT Partnership acquires 100% of
                  UT, LLC for Units and cash as specified in the Contribution
                  Agreements.

            15.   UT, LLC, which is now post closing 100% owned by the DownREIT
                  partnership, is restructured so as to split "qualifying"
                  income assets from "non-qualifying" income assets. Valentine's
                  contract on the Land and Garage is unaffected and Valentine
                  cooperates as needed to facilitate this result.

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            16.   At such point as Valentine obtains the required consents or
                  the existing Midland loan is paid off, Valentine acquires the
                  remaining 50% interest in Land and Garage from UT, LLC
                  partnership for cash for the fixed price as previously
                  determined pursuant to the appraisal procedure. The DownREIT
                  Partnership receives and retains the cash. AOD contributors
                  who own Units are taxed on any 704(c) built in gain associated
                  with the sale, if any.

            17.   The Ground Lease on the Land automatically applies to this
                  additional transferred interest and the rent under the Ground
                  Lease on the Land doubles and the lease on the Garage
                  terminates.

      BACK UP TRANSACTION:

            1.    If lender consent cannot be obtained for the in-kind
                  distribution prior to the closing of the formation transaction
                  for the IPO, the deal will be structured as a post formation
                  distribution and purchase.

            2.    Valentine and AOD will each agree to contribute their
                  respective 50% interests in UT, LLC to the DownREIT
                  partnership in exchange for the full equity value for those
                  50% interests in UT, LLC (which are currently assumed to be
                  approximately $6,500,000). As to AOD, such amount will be paid
                  in cash and Units in the amount elected by the non-Management
                  owners of AOD and Units as to Management. As to Valentine, the
                  value will be paid in a combination of cash and Units split
                  $1,000,000 in Units and the balance in cash. Units will be
                  valued for these purposes as of equivalent value to shares of
                  the REIT at the IPO price for REIT shares on an as converted
                  basis (i.e. 1 for 1).

            3.    The new DownREIT partnership will enter into a contract with
                  Valentine for Valentine to acquire 100% of the Land and 100%
                  of the Garage as follows. Unless otherwise agreed by the
                  parties, the closing date under the contract will be on the
                  day specified by the DownREIT partnership which is not sooner
                  than 5 months and not later than 6 months after the date of
                  delivery of written notice to Valentine that the DownREIT
                  partnership intends either (i) to pay off the existing Midland
                  Loan in accordance with the Note representing such Loan (which
                  comes due in 2008, but which may be paid off in 2007 when the
                  yield maintenance clause in the Loan expires (and the DownREIT
                  partnership will use reasonable efforts to do so if rates are
                  favorable at that time)) or (ii) the Land and Garage will
                  otherwise be released as collateral for the Midland Loan and
                  can be transferred free and clear of indebtedness. At the
                  closing Valentine will acquire a 50% undivided interest in the
                  Land and Garage as a distribution from the DownREIT in
                  exchange for a number of Units (plus additional cash to cover
                  any shortfall, if required) equal to the value of 50% of the
                  Land and Garage as determined pursuant to the appraisal
                  process. In addition, he will buy the remaining 50% of the
                  Land and Garage from the DownREIT partnership for cash. The
                  Units to be surrendered as consideration for the in-kind
                  distribution for the Land and Garage will be valued for
                  purposes of the exchange as of equivalent value to shares of
                  the REIT at the IPO price for REIT shares on an as converted
                  basis (i.e. 1 for 1).

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            4.    Valentine's obligation to acquire the Land and Garage under
                  the contract will be contingent upon the appraisal on the Land
                  and the Garage resulting in a total appraised value not
                  exceeding, in the aggregate for 100% of both, $4,000,000 (thus
                  a 50% undivided interest in the Land and Garage shall not
                  exceed $2,000,000). If it exceeds the above value, Valentine
                  may, at his election proceed to acquire the Land and Garage at
                  the higher figure.

            5.    At the closing of the acquisition of the Land, Valentine as
                  landlord and the DownREIT partnership as tenant will enter
                  into a 40 year Ground Lease for the Land with the DownReit
                  partnership. The rental payments will be at the rate of 7.5%
                  of the value of the Land that the DownREIT partnership is
                  leasing as determined pursuant to the appraisal methodology
                  with the rent adjusted under a CPI adjustments clause every
                  five years of the term.

            6.    During the period commencing June 1, 2005, but prior to the
                  closing of the contract, the DownREIT partnership will lease
                  the Garage to Valentine's designated entity for a term
                  extending until the acquisition of the Land (or expiration of
                  the contract) by Valentine's entity pursuant to the terms of
                  the Option. The rent for the Garage will be at an annual rent
                  of 7.5% of the appraised value of the entire Garage as
                  determined by the appraisal methodology. Upon acquisition, the
                  Garage Ground Lease will terminate.

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                                   Assignment

      MELTON E. VALENTINE, JR. (the "Assignor") for good and valuable
consideration paid to the Assignor by UNIVERSITY TOWERS OPERATING PARTNERSHIP,
LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Assignee"), pursuant to the Contribution
Agreement dated as of _______________, 2004, by and between Assignor and
Assignee (the "Agreement") and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, does hereby sell, assign,
transfer, convey and deliver good and indefeasible title to the Company
Interests to Assignee, its successors and assigns, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, security interests, prior assignments, conditions, restrictions,
claims, and other matters affecting title thereto.

      Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective
meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment to be
signed by a duly authorized officer this ____ day of _______, 2004.

                                          ASSIGNOR:

                                          ____________________________________
                                          MELTON E. VALENTINE, JR.

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                                    EXHIBIT C

                          UPREIT Partnership Agreement

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                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                        AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                       OF

                   EDUCATION REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP

                              DATED: ________, 2004

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                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                        AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                       OF
                   EDUCATION REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP

      RECITALS:

      Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP (the "Partnership") was formed
as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware by the filing
of a Certificate of Limited Partnership with the Secretary of State of Delaware
on ________ ___, 2004. The General Partner, Education Realty OP Limited Partner
Trust, a Maryland business trust, and Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, entered into the Agreement of Limited
Partnership of the Partnership as of ________ _____, 2004. The General Partner
now desires to amend and restate such agreement.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual covenants
between the parties hereto, and of other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                                  DEFINED TERMS

      Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings respectively assigned to them in this Article I, unless otherwise
expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires:

      "ACT" shall mean the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6
Del C. Section 17-101, et. seq., as amended, supplemented or restated from time
to time, and any successor to such statute.

      "ADDITIONAL FUNDS" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4 hereof.

      "ADDITIONAL LIMITED PARTNER" shall mean a Person admitted to this
Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to and in accordance with this
Agreement.

      "ADDITIONAL SECURITIES" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).

      "AFFILIATE" of another Person shall mean (a) any Person directly or
indirectly owning, controlling or holding with power to vote ten percent (10%)
or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other Person; (b) any
Person ten percent (10%) or more of whose outstanding voting securities are
directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote by such
other Person; (c) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by,
or under common control with, such other Person; (d) any officer, director,
member or partner of such other Person; and (e) if such other Person is an
officer, director, member or partner in a company, the company for which such
Person acts in any such capacity.

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      "AGREED VALUE" shall mean the fair market value of Contributed Property as
agreed to by the contributing partner and the Partnership, using such reasonable
method of valuation as they may adopt.

      "AGREEMENT" shall mean this Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP, as amended from time
to time.

      "BANKRUPTCY CODE" shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as
amended, 11 U.S.C. Sections 101 ET SEQ., and as hereafter amended from time to
time.

      "BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open
for trading.

      "CAPITAL ACCOUNT" shall mean, as to any Partner, the account established
and maintained for such Partner pursuant to Section 5.3 hereof.

      "CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION" shall mean the amount in cash or the Agreed Value
of Contributed Property contributed by each Partner (or his original predecessor
in interest) to the capital of the Partnership for his interest in the
Partnership.

      "CAPITAL TRANSACTION" means any of (i) a transaction where any debt or
liability to which a Property is subject is refinanced; (ii) a sale or exchange
of all or a part of a Property outside of the ordinary course of the business of
the Partnership, or (iii) the condemnation or casualty of all or any part of any
Property.

      "CASH AMOUNT" means an amount of cash per Common Partnership Unit equal to
the Value on the Valuation Date of the REIT Common Shares Amount.

      "CASH FLOW" shall mean the excess of cash revenues actually received by
the Partnership in respect of Partnership operations for any period, and the
amount of any reduction in reserves of the Partnership, over Operating Expenses
for such period. Cash Flow shall not include Disposition Proceeds.

      "CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION" means the Certificate of Incorporation of
the General Partner filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware,
as amended or restated from time to time.

      "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as
hereafter amended from time to time. Reference to any particular provision of
the Code shall mean that provision in the Code at the date hereof and any
succeeding provision of the Code.

      "COMMISSION" shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

      "COMMON PARTNERSHIP INTEREST" shall mean an ownership interest in the
Partnership, other than a Preferred Partnership Interest, and includes any and
all benefits to which the holder of such an ownership interest may be entitled
as provided in this Agreement or the Act, together

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with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of
this Agreement and the Act.

      "COMMON PARTNERSHIP UNIT" shall mean a fractional, undivided share of the
Common Partnership Interests of all Partners issued hereunder. At all times
there shall be maintained an equivalency of Common Partnership Units and REIT
Common Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.

      "COMMON PERCENTAGE INTEREST" shall mean the percentage ownership interest
in the Common Partnership Units of each Partner, as determined by dividing the
Common Partnership Units owned by a Partner by the total number of Common
Partnership Units then outstanding.

      "COMPANY" means Education Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

      "CONTRIBUTED PROPERTY" shall mean a Partner's interest in property or
other consideration (excluding services and cash) contributed to the Partnership
by such Partner.

      "CONVERSION FACTOR" shall mean 1.0; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the event
the Company (i) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT Common
Shares in REIT Common Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its
outstanding REIT Common Shares in REIT Common Shares, (ii) subdivides its
outstanding REIT Common Shares, or (iii) combines its outstanding REIT Common
Shares into a smaller number of REIT Common Shares, the Conversion Factor shall
be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by a fraction, the numerator of
which shall be the number of REIT Common Shares issued and outstanding on the
record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination
(assuming for such purposes that such dividend, distribution, subdivision or
combination has occurred as of such time), and the denominator of which shall be
the actual number of REIT Common Shares (determined without the above
assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend,
distribution, subdivision or combination. Any adjustment to the Conversion
Factor shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event
retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
if the General Partner receives a Notice of Redemption after the record date,
but prior to the effective date of such dividend, distribution, subdivision or
combination, the Conversion Factor shall be determined as if the General Partner
had received the Notice of Redemption immediately prior to the record date for
such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination.

      "DISPOSITION PROCEEDS" shall mean proceeds received by the Partnership as
a result of a Capital Transaction decreased by the amount of such proceeds
applied to (i) pay all debts and liabilities of the Partnership that are
required to be repaid as a result of such Capital Transaction and any debts and
liabilities which the General Partner elects to cause the Partnership to pay
with such proceeds; (ii) the costs and expenses of the Capital Transaction; and
(iii) the establishment or increase of reasonable reserves.

      "EDUCATION REALTY LIMITED PARTNER, LLC" means Education Realty Limited
Partner, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

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      "EVENT OF BANKRUPTCY" shall mean as to any Person the filing of a petition
      for relief as to such Person as debtor or bankrupt under the Bankruptcy
      Code or similar provision of law of any jurisdiction (except if such
      petition is contested by such Person and has been dismissed within ninety
      (90) days of the filing thereof); insolvency of such Person as finally
      determined by a court of competent jurisdiction; filing by such Person of
      a petition or application to accomplish the same or for the appointment of
      a receiver or a trustee for such Person or a substantial part of such
      Person's assets; commencement of any proceedings relating to such Person
      as a debtor under any other reorganization, arrangement, insolvency,
      adjustment of debt or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now in
      existence or hereinafter in effect, either by such Person or by another,
      but if such proceeding is commenced by another, only if such Person
      indicates his approval of such proceeding, or such proceeding is contested
      by such Person and has not been finally dismissed within ninety (90) days.

      "GENERAL PARTNER" shall mean Education Realty OP GP, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and any Person who becomes a substitute or additional General
Partner as provided herein, and any of their successors as General Partner.

      "GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST" shall mean the ownership interest of a
General Partner in the Partnership.

      "GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS" shall mean securities that are (i) direct
obligations of the United States of America, for the payment of which its full
faith and credit is pledged, or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or
supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and
credit obligation by the United States of America, that are not callable or
redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a
depository receipt issued by a bank or trust as custodian with respect to any
such obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a
depository receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is
not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of
such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of
the Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of
the Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.

      "INDEMNITEE" shall mean (i) any Person made a party to a proceeding by
      reason of his or her status as (A) the General Partner or (B) a director,
      officer, employee or agent of the Partnership or the General Partner, and
      (ii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner or
      the Partnership) as the General Partner may designate from time to time
      (whether before or after the event giving rise to potential liability), in
      its sole and absolute discretion.

      "INITIAL CONTRIBUTED ASSETS" shall mean those properties identified as
Initial Contributed Assets on Exhibit A hereto.

      "IRS" shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.

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      "LIMITED PARTNER" shall mean any Person named as a Limited Partner on
Exhibit A attached hereto and any Person who becomes a Substitute Limited
Partner pursuant to Section 9.6 hereof or an Additional Limited Partner, in such
Person's capacity as a Limited Partner in the Partnership.

      "LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST" shall mean the ownership interest of a
Limited Partner in the Partnership at any particular time, including the right
of such Limited Partner to any and all benefits to which such Limited Partner
may be entitled as provided in this Agreement and in the Act, together with the
obligations of such Limited Partner to comply with all the provisions of this
Agreement and of the Act.

      "NOTICE OF REDEMPTION" shall mean the Notice of Exercise of Redemption
Right substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto.

      "OFFERING" shall mean the offer and sale by the Company of REIT Common
Shares for sale to the public pursuant to the Prospectus.

      "OPERATING EXPENSES" shall mean (i) all administrative and operating costs
and expenses incurred by the Partnership, (ii) those administrative costs and
expenses of the General Partner, including any salaries or other payments to
directors, officers or employees of the General Partner, and any accounting and
legal expense of the General Partner, which expenses, the Partners have agreed,
are expenses of the Partnership and not the General Partner, and (iii) to the
extent not included in clause (ii) above, REIT Expenses; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
Operating Expenses shall not include any administrative costs and expenses
incurred by the General Partner that are attributable to Properties or
partnership interests in a Subsidiary that are owned by the General Partner or
the Company directly.

      "PARTNER" shall mean the General Partner or any Limited Partner.

      "PARTNERSHIP" shall mean Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP, a
Delaware limited partnership.

      "PARTNERSHIP INTEREST" shall mean an ownership interest in the Partnership
and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such an ownership
interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement or the Act, together with
all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this
Agreement and the Act.

      "PARTNERSHIP RECORD DATE" shall mean the record date established by the
General Partner for the distribution of Cash Flow pursuant to Section 8.1
hereof, which record date shall be the same as the record date established by
the General Partner for a distribution to its shareholder of some or all of its
portion of such distribution.

      "PARTNERSHIP UNIT" means a Common Partnership Unit, a Preferred
      Partnership Unit or an other fractional, undivided share of the
      Partnership Interests that the General Partner has authorized pursuant to
      this Agreement. The Partnership Units of the Partners shall be set forth
      on Exhibit A, as may be amended from time to time.

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      "PERSON" shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company, trust or other entity.

      "PREFERRED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST" shall mean an ownership interest in the
Partnership, having a preference in payment of distributions or on liquidation,
and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such an ownership
interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement or the Act, together with
all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this
Agreement and the Act.

      "PREFERRED PARTNERSHIP UNIT" shall mean a fractional, undivided share of
the Preferred Partnership Interests of all Partners issued hereunder.

      "PREFERRED PERCENTAGE INTEREST" shall mean the percentage ownership
interest in the Preferred Partnership Units of each Partner, as determined by
dividing the Preferred Partnership Units owned by a Partner by the total number
of Preferred Partnership Units then outstanding.

      "PROPERTY" shall mean any property or other investment in which the
Partnership holds a direct or indirect ownership interest.

      "PROSPECTUS" shall mean the final prospectus, dated ______ ___, 2004,
delivered to purchasers of REIT Shares in the Offering.

      "REDEEMING PARTNER" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.4(a)
hereof.

      "REDEMPTION RIGHT" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.4(a)
hereof.

      "REIT" shall mean a real estate investment trust under Sections 856
through 860, inclusive, of the Code.

      "REIT COMMON SHARE" shall mean a share of the common shares of the
Company.

      "REIT COMMON SHARES AMOUNT" shall mean (a) with respect to any Limited
Partner other than Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC, a whole number of REIT
Common Shares equal to the product of the number of Common Partnership Units
offered for redemption by a Redeeming Partner, multiplied by the Conversion
Factor in effect on the Specified Redemption Date (rounded down to the nearest
whole number in the event such product is not a whole number), and (b) with
respect to Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC, a whole number of REIT Common
Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Common Partnership Units
offered for redemption by Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC; multiplied by
(ii) the quotient of Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC's Capital Account
balance immediately prior to such redemption (such Capital Account being
adjusted as of the Specified Redemption Date through an interim closing of the
Partnership's books to reflect all income and loss allocable to Education Realty
Limited Partner, LLC through the Specified Redemption Date) divided by the
product of the number of Common Partnership Units held by Education Realty
Limited Partner, LLC immediately prior to such redemption multiplied by the
Value of one REIT Common Share as of the Valuation Date; multiplied by (iii) the
Conversion Factor in effect on the Specified Redemption Date (rounded down to
the nearest whole number in the event such product is not a

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whole number). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company at any
time issues to all holders of REIT Common Shares rights, options, warrants or
convertible or exchangeable securities entitling the shareholders to subscribe
for or purchase REIT Common Shares, or any other securities or property
(collectively, the "Rights"), which Rights have not expired pursuant to their
terms, then the REIT Common Shares Amount thereafter shall also include such
Rights that a holder of that number of REIT Common Shares would be entitled to
receive.

      "REIT EXPENSES" means (i) costs and expenses relating to the formation and
continuity of existence of the Company and any Subsidiaries thereof (which
Subsidiaries shall, for purposes hereof, be included within the definition of
Company), including taxes, fees and assessments associated therewith, any and
all costs, expenses or fees payable to any director, officer, or employee of the
Company, (ii) costs and expenses relating to the public offering and
registration of securities or private offering of securities by the Company and
all statements, reports, fees and expenses incidental thereto, including
underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to any such offering
of securities, (iii) costs and expenses associated with the preparation and
filing of any periodic reports by the Company under federal, state or local laws
or regulations, including filings with the Commission, (iv) costs and expenses
associated with compliance by the Company with laws, rules and regulations
promulgated by any regulatory body, including the Commission, and (v) all other
operating or administrative costs of the Company, including, without limitation,
insurance premiums, and legal, accounting and directors' fees, incurred in the
ordinary course of its business on behalf of or in connection with the
Partnership.

      "REIT PREFERRED SHARE" shall mean a share of the preferred shares of the
Company.

      "REIT SHARE" shall mean a REIT Common Share or a REIT Preferred Share.

      "SPECIFIED REDEMPTION DATE" shall mean, with respect to a given Partner,
the tenth (10th) Business Day after receipt by the General Partner of a Notice
of Redemption, provided that no Specified Redemption Date may occur with respect
to any Unit before one year after such Unit is issued by the Partnership.

      "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation or
other entity of which a majority of (i) the voting power of the voting equity
securities, or (ii) the outstanding equity interests, are owned, directly or
indirectly, by such Person.

      "SUBSTITUTE GENERAL PARTNER" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.

      "SUBSTITUTE LIMITED PARTNER" shall mean any Person admitted to the
Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 9.6 hereof.

      "SURVIVING PARTNER" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(c) hereof.

      "TRANSACTION" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b) hereof.

      "TRANSFER" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a) hereof.

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      "TREASURY REGULATIONS" shall mean the federal income tax regulations,
including temporary regulations, promulgated under the Code, as such regulations
may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of
succeeding regulations).

      "VALUATION DATE" shall mean the date of receipt by the General Partner of
a Notice of Redemption or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first
Business Day thereafter.

      "VALUE" shall mean, with respect to a REIT Common Share, the average of
the daily market price for the ten (10) consecutive trading days immediately
preceding the Valuation Date. The market price for each such trading day shall
be: (i) if the REIT Common Shares are listed or admitted to trading on any
securities exchange or the NASDAQ National Market System, the closing price,
regular way, on such day, or if no such sale takes place on such day, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day; (ii) if the REIT Common
Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or the
NASDAQ National Market System, the last reported sale price on such day or, if
no sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices
on such day, as reported by a reliable quotation source designated by the
General Partner; or (iii) if the REIT Common Shares are not listed or admitted
to trading on any securities exchange or the NASDAQ National Market System and
no such last reported sale price or closing bid and asked prices are available,
the average of the reported high bid and low asked prices on such day, as
reported by a reliable quotation source designated by the General Partner, or if
there shall be no bid and asked prices on such day, the average of the high bid
and low asked prices, as so reported, on the most recent day (not more than ten
(10) days prior to the date in question) for which prices have been so reported;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if there are no bid and asked prices reported during the
ten (10) days prior to the date in question, the Value of the REIT Common Shares
shall be determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of
such quotations and other information as it considers, in its reasonable
judgment, appropriate. In the event the REIT Common Shares Amount includes
rights that a holder of REIT Common Shares would be entitled to receive, and the
General Partner acting in good faith determines that the value of such rights is
not reflected in the Value of the REIT Common Shares determined as aforesaid,
then the Value of such rights shall be determined by the General Partner acting
in good faith on the basis of such quotations and other information as it
considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate.

                                   ARTICLE II
            PARTNERSHIP CONTINUATION; ADMISSION OF LIMITED PARTNERS;
                  NAME; PLACE OF BUSINESS AND REGISTERED AGENT

      SECTION 2.1 CONTINUATION. The Partners hereby agree to continue the
Partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein, the
rights and obligations of the Partners and the administration and termination of
the Partnership shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership Interest of each
Partner shall be personal property for all purposes.

      SECTION 2.2 CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; OTHER FILINGS. The General
Partner shall prepare (or caused to be prepared), execute, acknowledge, record
and file at the expense of the Partnership, a Certificate of Limited Partnership
and all requisite

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fictitious name statements and notices in such places and jurisdictions as may
be required by the Act or necessary to cause the Partnership to be treated as a
limited partnership under, and otherwise to comply with, the laws of each state
or other jurisdiction in which the Partnership conducts business.

      SECTION 2.3 ADDITIONAL LIMITED PARTNERS. The General Partner shall in
timely fashion amend this Agreement and, if required by the Act, the Certificate
of Limited Partnership filed for record to reflect the admission pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement of a Person as a Limited Partner.

      SECTION 2.4 NAME, OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT. The name of the Partnership
shall be Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP The principal place of
business of the Partnership shall be at 530 Oak Court Drive, Memphis, Tennessee
38117. The General Partner may at any time change the location of such office,
provided the General Partner gives notice to the Partners of any such change.
The name and address of the Partnership's statutory agent for service of process
on the Partnership in Tennessee is _________________. The name and address of
the Partnership's statutory agent for service of process on the Partnership in
Delaware is ____________.

                                   ARTICLE III
                        BUSINESS AND TERM OF PARTNERSHIP

      SECTION 3.1 BUSINESS. The purpose and nature of the business of the
Partnership is to conduct any business that may lawfully be conducted by a
limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such
business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the
Company at all times to be qualified as a REIT under the Code, unless the board
of directors of the Company determines to cease to qualify as a REIT. To
consummate the foregoing and to carry out the obligations of the Partnership in
connection therewith or incidental thereto, the General Partner shall have the
authority, in accordance with and subject to the limitations set forth elsewhere
in this Agreement, to make, enter into, perform and carry out any arrangements,
contracts or agreements of every kind for any lawful purpose, without limit as
to amount or otherwise, with any corporation, association, partnership, limited
liability company, firm, trustee, syndicate, individual or any political or
governmental division, subdivision or agency, domestic or foreign, and generally
to make and perform agreements and contracts of every kind and description and
to do any and all things necessary or incidental to the foregoing for the
protection and enhancement of the assets of the Partnership.

      SECTION 3.2 TERM. The Partnership as herein constituted shall continue in
perpetuity and shall have perpetual existence, unless earlier dissolved or
terminated pursuant to law or the provisions of this Agreement.

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                                   ARTICLE IV
                              CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

      SECTION 4.1 GENERAL PARTNER. The General Partner has contributed the
property identified on Exhibit A attached hereto to the capital of the
Partnership.

      SECTION 4.2 LIMITED PARTNERS. The Limited Partners have contributed cash
or their respective ownership interests in the Contributed Property to the
Partnership as identified on Exhibit A attached hereto. The Agreed Values of the
Limited Partners' proportionate ownership interest in the Contributed Properties
as of the date of contribution are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.

      SECTION 4.3 ADDITIONAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCES OF ADDITIONAL
PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS. The Partners shall have no preemptive or other right or
obligation to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to the
Partnership. Any of the General Partner, Education Realty OP Limited Partner or
Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC may contribute additional capital or
property to the Partnership, from time to time, and receive additional
Partnership Interests in respect thereof, in the manner contemplated in this
Section 4.3.

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            (a) ISSUANCES OF ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS.

                  (i) GENERAL. The General Partner is hereby authorized to cause
                  the Partnership to issue such additional Partnership Interests
                  in the form of Common Partnership Units and Preferred
                  Partnership Units for any Partnership purpose at any time or
                  from time to time, to the Partners or to other Persons for
                  such consideration and on such terms and conditions as shall
                  be established by the General Partner in its sole and absolute
                  discretion, all without the approval of any of the Limited
                  Partners. Any additional Partnership Interest issued thereby
                  may be issued in one or more classes, or one or more series of
                  any of such classes, with such designations, preferences and
                  relative, participating, optional or other special rights,
                  powers and duties, including rights, powers and duties senior
                  to Limited Partnership Interests, all as shall be determined
                  by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion and
                  without the approval of any Limited Partner, subject to
                  Delaware law, and all as shall be set forth in an Exhibit to
                  this Agreement, which Exhibit shall be incorporated into and
                  become part of this Agreement upon adoption by the General
                  Partner, including, without limitation, (i) the allocations of
                  items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit
                  to each such class or series of Partnership Interests; (ii)
                  the right of each such class or series of Partnership
                  Interests to share in Partnership distributions; (iii) the
                  rights of each class or series of Partnership Interests upon
                  dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership and (iv) the
                  right to vote; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no additional
                  Partnership Interests shall be issued to the Company, the
                  General Partner, Education Realty OP Limited Partner Trust or
                  Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC unless:

                  (ii) In the case of the Company, the General Partner or
                  Education Realty OP Limited Partner Trust, either (A)(1) the
                  additional Partnership Interests are issued in connection with
                  an issuance of REIT Shares or other interests in the Company,
                  all such that the economic interests of such REIT Shares are
                  substantially similar to the designations, preferences and
                  other rights of the additional Partnership Interests issued to
                  the Company or any of its Affiliates (including, without
                  limitation, the General Partner and Education Realty OP
                  Limited Partner Trust) in accordance with this Section 4.3,
                  (2) the Company shall make, directly or through one of its
                  Affiliates (including, without limitation, the General Partner
                  and Education Realty OP Limited Partner Trust), a Capital
                  Contribution to the Partnership in an amount equal to the
                  proceeds raised or other property received by the Company,
                  directly or through one or more Affiliates, in connection with
                  the issuance of such shares or other interests in the Company
                  and (3) the additional Partnership Interests are issued in
                  exchange for property owned by the Company or its Affiliates
                  (including, without limitation, the General Partner and
                  Education Realty OP Limited

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                  Partner Trust) with a fair market value, as determined by the
                  General Partner, in good faith, equal to the value of the
                  Partnership Interests, or (B) the additional Partnership
                  Interests are issued to all Partners in proportion to their
                  respective Common Percentage Interests or Preferred Percentage
                  Interests, as applicable.

                  (iii) In the case of Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC,
                  (A) such additional Partnership Interests are issued as Common
                  Partnership Units and represent only a profits interest in the
                  Partnership upon issuance (i.e., such Common Partnership Units
                  entitle Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC to no right to
                  receive any share of the value of the Partnership's assets as
                  of the date of the issuance of such Common Partnership Units
                  and entitle Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC only the
                  right to receive any profits or appreciation that are earned
                  by the Partnership or which inure to the Partnership's assets
                  after the date of the issuance of such Common Partnership
                  Units) and (B) the aggregate number of Common Partnership
                  Units held by Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC
                  immediately after the issuance of such Common Partnership
                  Units will not exceed [___%] of the aggregate issued and
                  outstanding Common Partnership Units immediately after such
                  issuance.

Without limiting the foregoing, the General Partner is expressly authorized to
cause the Partnership to issue Common Partnership Units or Preferred Partnership
Units for less than fair market value, so long as the General Partner concludes
in good faith that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company and the
Partnership.

            (b) UPON ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES. After the Offering, the
      Company shall not issue any additional REIT Shares (other than REIT Shares
      issued in connection with a redemption pursuant to Section 7.4 hereof) or
      rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities
      containing the right to subscribe for or purchase REIT Shares
      (collectively, "Additional Securities") other than to all holders of REIT
      Shares, unless (A) the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to
      issue to the Company or its Affiliates, Partnership Interests or rights,
      options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities of the
      Partnership having designations, preferences and other rights, all such
      that the economic interests are substantially similar to those of the
      Additional Securities, and (B) the Company contributes, directly or
      through one or more Affiliates, the proceeds or other property received
      from the issuance of such Additional Securities and from any exercise of
      rights contained in such Additional Securities to the Partnership.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Company may issue Additional Securities for
less than fair market value, and as a result the General Partner is expressly
authorized to cause the Partnership to issue to the Company or its Affiliates
corresponding Partnership Interests, so long as (x) the Company concludes in
good faith that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company and the
Partnership, and (y) the Company, directly or through one or more Affiliates,
contributes all proceeds or other property received from such issuance to the
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event the Company issues REIT Common Shares for a cash purchase price and
contributes, directly or through one or more Affiliates, all of the proceeds of
such issuance to the Partnership as required hereunder, the Company or its
Affiliates shall be issued a number of additional Common Partnership Units equal
to the product of (A) the number of such REIT Common Shares issued by the
Company, the proceeds of which were so contributed, multiplied by (B) a
fraction, the numerator of which is 100%, and the denominator of which is the
Conversion Factor in effect on the date of such contribution.

            (c) CERTAIN DEEMED CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROCEEDS OF ISSUANCE OF REIT
      SHARES. In connection with any and all issuances of REIT Shares, the
      Company, directly or through one or more Affiliates, shall contribute all
      of the proceeds raised in connection with such issuance to the Partnership
      as Capital Contributions, PROVIDED THAT if the proceeds actually received
      and contributed by the Company or its Affiliates are less than the gross
      proceeds of such issuance as a result of any underwriter's discount or
      other expenses paid or incurred in connection with such issuance, then the
      Company, directly or through one or more Affiliates, shall be deemed to
      have made Capital Contributions to the Partnership in the aggregate amount
      of the gross proceeds of such issuance and the Partnership shall be deemed
      simultaneously to have paid such offering expenses in connection with the
      required issuance of additional Partnership Units to the Company or its
      Affiliates for such Capital Contributions pursuant to Section 4.3(a)
      hereof.

      SECTION 4.4 ADDITIONAL FUNDING. If the General Partner determines that it
is in the best interests of the Partnership to provide for additional
Partnership funds ("Additional Funds") for any Partnership purpose, the General
Partner may (i) cause the Partnership to obtain such funds from outside
borrowings, or (ii) elect to have the General Partner provide such Additional
Funds to the Partnership through loans or otherwise.

      SECTION 4.5 INTEREST. No interest shall be paid on the Capital
Contribution of any Partner.

      SECTION 4.6 RETURN OF CAPITAL. Except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, no Partner shall be entitled to demand or receive the return of his
Capital Contribution.

      SECTION 4.7 PERCENTAGE INTEREST. If the number of outstanding Common
Partnership Units increases or decreases during a taxable year, the General
Partner shall adjust each holder of Common Partnership Units' Percentage
Interest, as reflected on Exhibit A, to a percentage equal to the number of
Common Partnership Units held by such Partner divided by the aggregate number of
outstanding Common Partnership Units.

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                                    ARTICLE V
                         PROFITS, LOSSES AND ACCOUNTING

      SECTION 5.1 ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES. Except as otherwise provided
herein or in Exhibit B, profits earned and losses incurred by the Partnership
shall be allocated among the Partners as follows:

      (a) Profits for each year shall be allocated among the Partners, and shall
      be credited to the respective Capital Accounts of the Partners, in the
      following order and priority:

            (i) First, to the Partners to the extent of losses, in the
proportions and in the reverse order in which losses were allocated to them
pursuant to Section 5.1(b), until the cumulative amounts allocated to each
Partner pursuant to this Section 5.1(a)(i) are equal to the cumulative losses so
allocated to such Partner; and

            (ii) Second, any remaining profits shall be allocated to the holders
of Common Partnership Units in accordance with their Common Percentage
Interests.

      (b) Losses for each year shall be allocated among the Partners, and shall
      be debited to the respective Capital Accounts of the Partners, in the
      following order and priority:

            (i) First, to the holders of Common Partnership Units pro rata in
accordance with, and to the extent of, the positive balances in their Adjusted
Capital Account Balances (as defined in Exhibit B hereto) attributable to Common
Partnership Units; and

            (ii) Thereafter any remaining losses will be allocated to the
holders of Common Partnership Units in accordance with their Common Percentage
Interests.

      (c) In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Units
      pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the General Partner is
      hereby authorized to make revisions to this Section 5.1 as it determines
      are necessary or desirable to reflect the terms of the issuance of such
      additional Partnership Units, including, without limitation, making
      preferential allocations to certain classes of Partnership Units.

      SECTION 5.2 ACCOUNTING.

      (a) The books of the Partnership shall be kept on the accrual basis and in
      accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently
      applied.

      (b) The fiscal year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year.

      (c) The terms "profits" and "losses," as used herein, shall mean all items
      of income, gain, expense or loss as determined utilizing federal income
      tax accounting principles and shall also include each Partner's share of
      income described in Section 705(a)(1)(B) of the Code, any expenditures
      described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code, any expenditures described
      in Section 709(a) of the Code which are not deducted or amortized in
      accordance with Section 709(b) of the Code, losses not deductible pursuant
      to Sections 267(a) and 707(b) of the Code and adjustments made pursuant to
      Exhibit B attached hereto.

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      (d) The General Partner shall be the Tax Matters Partner of the
      Partnership within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code. As Tax
      Matters Partner, the General Partner shall have the right and obligation
      to take all actions authorized and required, respectively, by the Code for
      the Tax Matters Partner. The General Partner shall have the right to
      retain professional assistance in respect of any audit of the Partnership
      by the IRS, and all out-of-pocket expenses and fees incurred by the
      General Partner on behalf of the Partnership as Tax Matters Partner shall
      constitute Operating Expenses of the Partnership. In the event the General
      Partner receives notice of a final Partnership adjustment under Section
      6223(a)(2) of the Code, the General Partner shall either (i) file a court
      petition for judicial review of such final adjustment within the period
      provided under Section 6226(a) of the Code, a copy of which petition shall
      be mailed to each Limited Partner on the date such petition is filed, or
      (ii) mail a written notice to each Limited Partner, within such period,
      that describes the General Partner's reasons for determining not to file
      such a petition.

      (e) Except as specifically provided herein, all elections required or
      permitted to be made by the Partnership under the Code shall be made by
      the General Partner in its sole discretion.

      (f) Any Partner shall have the right to inspect the books and records of
      the Partnership, provided such audit is made at the expense of the Partner
      desiring it, such inspection is made during normal business hours and such
      audit is for a purpose reasonably related to such Partner's legitimate
      interest as a Partner.

      SECTION 5.3 PARTNERS' CAPITAL ACCOUNTS.

      (a) There shall be maintained a Capital Account for each Partner in
      accordance with this Section 5.3 and the principles set forth in Exhibit B
      attached hereto and made a part hereof. The amount of cash and the Agreed
      Value of property contributed to the Partnership by each Partner, net of
      liabilities assumed by the Partnership or securing property contributed by
      such Partner, shall be credited to its Capital Account, and from time to
      time, but not less often than annually, the share of each Partner in
      profits, losses and fair market value of distributions shall be credited
      or charged to its Capital Account. The determination of Partners' Capital
      Accounts, and any adjustments thereto, shall be made consistent with tax
      accounting and other principles set forth in Section 704(b) of the Code
      and applicable regulations thereunder and Exhibit B attached hereto.

      (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or in a guarantee of
      a Partnership liability, signed by a Limited Partner, no Limited Partner
      shall be required to make any further contribution to the capital of the
      Partnership to restore a loss, to discharge any liability of the
      Partnership or for any other purpose, nor shall any Limited Partner
      personally be liable for any liabilities of the Partnership or of the
      General Partner except as provided by law or this Agreement. All Limited
      Partners hereby waive their right of contribution which they may have
      against other Partners in respect of any payments made by them under any
      guarantee of Partnership debt.

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      (c) Immediately following the transfer of any Partnership Interest, the
      Capital Account of the transferee Partner shall be equal to the Capital
      Account of the transferor Partner attributable to the transferred
      interest, and such Capital Account shall not be adjusted to reflect any
      basis adjustment under Section 743 of the Code.

      (d) For purposes of computing the amount of any item of income, gain,
      deduction or loss to be reflected in the Partners' Capital Accounts, the
      determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be
      the same as its determination, recognition and classification for federal
      income tax purposes, taking into account any adjustments required pursuant
      to Section 704(b) of the Code and the applicable regulations thereunder as
      more fully described in Exhibit B attached hereto.

      SECTION 5.4 SECTION 754 ELECTIONS. The General Partner may elect, pursuant
to Section 754 of the Code, to adjust the basis of the Partnership's assets for
all transfers of Partnership Interests if such election would benefit any
Partner or the Partnership.

                                   ARTICLE VI
              POWERS, DUTIES, LIABILITIES, COMPENSATION AND VOTING
                               OF GENERAL PARTNER

      SECTION 6.1 POWERS OF GENERAL PARTNER. Notwithstanding any provision of
this Agreement to the contrary, the General Partner's discretion and authority
are subject to the limitations imposed by law, and by the Certificate of
Incorporation and bylaws. Subject to the foregoing and to other limitations
imposed by this Agreement, the General Partner shall have full, complete and
exclusive discretion to manage and control the business and affairs of the
Partnership and make all decisions affecting the business and assets of the
Partnership. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing (but subject to
the restrictions specifically contained in this Agreement), the General Partner
shall have the power and authority to take the following actions on behalf of
the Partnership:

      (a) to acquire, purchase, own, manage, operate, lease and dispose of any
      real property and any other property or assets that the General Partner
      determines are necessary or appropriate or in the best interests of
      conducting the business of the Partnership in each case not inconsistent
      with the Company's qualification as a REIT;

      (b) to construct buildings and make other improvements (including
      renovations) on or to the properties owned or leased directly or
      indirectly by the Partnership;

      (c) to borrow money for the Partnership, issue evidences of indebtedness
      in connection therewith, refinance, guarantee, increase the amount of,
      modify, amend or change the terms of, or extend the time for the payment
      of, any indebtedness or obligation of or to the Partnership, and secure
      such indebtedness by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien on the
      Partnership's assets;

      (d) to pay, either directly or by reimbursement, for all Operating
      Expenses to third parties or to the General Partner (as set forth in this
      Agreement);

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      (e) to lease all or any portion of any of the Partnership's assets,
      whether or not the terms of such leases extend beyond the termination date
      of the Partnership and whether or not any portion of the Partnership's
      assets so leased are to be occupied by the lessee, or, in turn, subleased
      in whole or in part to others, for such consideration and on such terms as
      the General Partner may determine;

      (f) to prosecute, defend, arbitrate, or compromise any and all claims or
      liabilities in favor of or against the Partnership, on such terms and in
      such manner as the General Partner may reasonably determine, and similarly
      to prosecute, settle or defend litigation with respect to the Partners,
      the Partnership, or the Partnership's assets;

      (g) to file applications, communicate, and otherwise deal with any and all
      governmental agencies having jurisdiction over, or in any way affecting,
      the Partnership's assets or any other aspect of the Partnership business;

      (h) to make or revoke any election permitted or required of the
      Partnership by any taxing authority;

      (i) to maintain such insurance coverage for public liability, fire and
      casualty, and any and all other insurance for the protection of the
      Partnership, for the conservation of Partnership assets, or for any other
      purpose convenient or beneficial to the Partnership, in such amounts and
      such types as the General Partner shall determine from time to time;

      (j) to determine whether or not to apply any insurance proceeds for any
      Property to the restoration of such Property or to distribute the same;

      (k) to retain providers of services of any kind or nature in connection
      with the Partnership business and to pay therefor such reasonable
      remuneration as the General Partner may deem proper;

      (l) to negotiate and conclude agreements on behalf of the Partnership with
      respect to any of the rights, powers and authority conferred upon the
      General Partner, including, without limitation, management agreements,
      development agreements and agreements with public and private colleges and
      universities;

      (m) to maintain accurate accounting records and to file promptly all
      federal, state and local income tax returns on behalf of the Partnership;

      (n) to form or acquire an interest in, and contribute property to, any
      further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures or other
      relationships that it deems desirable (including, without limitation, the
      acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of property to, its
      Subsidiaries and any other Person in which it has an equity interest from
      time to time);

      (o) to distribute Partnership cash or other Partnership assets in
      accordance with this Agreement;

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      (p) to establish Partnership reserves for working capital, capital
      expenditures, contingent liabilities or any other valid Partnership
      purpose;

      (q) to authorize, issue, sell, redeem or otherwise purchase any
      Partnership Interests or any securities (including secured and unsecured
      debt obligations of the Partnership, debt obligations of the Partnership
      convertible into any class or series of Partnership Interests, or options,
      rights, warrants or appreciation rights relating to any Partnership
      Interests) of the Partnership;

      (r) subject to the provisions of Section 9.1, to merge, consolidate or
      combine the Partnership with or into another Person (to the extent
      permitted by applicable law);

      (s) to do any and all acts and things necessary or prudent to ensure that
      the Partnership will not be classified as a "publicly traded partnership"
      for purposes of Section 7704 of the Code;

      (t) to issue additional Partnership Interests pursuant to Section 4.3
      hereof;

      (u) to pay cash to redeem Partnership Units held by a Limited Partner in
      connection with a Limited Partner's exercise of its Redemption Right under
      Section 7.4 hereof;

      (v) to amend and restate Exhibit A hereto to reflect accurately at all
      times the Capital Contributions, Common Percentage Interests and Preferred
      Percentage Interests of the Partners as the same are adjusted from time to
      time to the extent necessary to reflect redemptions, Capital
      Contributions, the issuance of Partnership Units, the admission of any
      Additional Limited Partner or any Substitute Limited Partner or otherwise,
      which amendment and restatement, notwithstanding anything in this
      Agreement to the contrary, shall not be deemed an amendment to this
      Agreement, as long as the matter or event being reflected in Exhibit A
      hereto otherwise is authorized by this Agreement;

      (w) to take whatever action the General Partner deems appropriate to
      maintain the economic equivalency of Common Partnership Units and REIT
      Common Shares and Preferred Partnership Units and REIT Preferred Shares,
      respectively; and

      (x) to take such other action, execute, acknowledge, swear to or deliver
      such other documents and instruments, and perform any and all other acts
      the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate for the formation,
      continuation and conduct of the business and affairs of the Partnership
      (including, without limitation, all actions consistent with qualification
      of the Company as a REIT) and to possess and enjoy all of the rights and
      powers of a general partner as provided by the Act.

      Each of the Limited Partners agrees that the General Partner is authorized
      to execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and
      transactions on behalf of the Partnership without any further act,
      approval or vote of the Partners, notwithstanding any other provision of
      this Agreement (except as provided in this Section 6.1(r), Section 9.1 or
      Article XI), the Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation to the
      fullest extent permitted under the Act or other applicable law, rule or
      regulation. The execution,

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      delivery or performance by the General Partner or the Partnership of any
      agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement shall not
      constitute a breach by the General Partner of any duty that the General
      Partner may owe the Partnership or the Limited Partners or any other
      persons under this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by law or
      equity.

      Except as otherwise provided herein, to the extent the duties of the
      General Partner require expenditures of funds to be paid to third parties,
      the General Partner shall not have any obligations hereunder except to the
      extent that Partnership funds are reasonably available to it for the
      performance of such duties, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed
      to authorize or require the General Partner, in its capacity as such, to
      expend its individual funds for payment to third parties or to undertake
      any individual liability or obligation on behalf of the Partnership.

      SECTION 6.2 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. The General Partner may delegate any
or all of its powers, rights and obligations hereunder, and may appoint, employ,
contract or otherwise deal with any Person for the transaction of the business
of the Partnership, which Person may, under supervision of the General Partner,
perform any acts or services for the Partnership as the General Partner may
approve.

      SECTION 6.3 DUTIES OF GENERAL PARTNER.

      (a) The General Partner, subject to the limitations contained elsewhere in
      this Agreement, shall manage or cause to be managed the affairs of the
      Partnership in a prudent and businesslike manner and shall devote
      sufficient time and effort to the Partnership affairs.

      (b) In carrying out its obligations, the General Partner shall:

            (i) Render annual reports to all Partners with respect to the
operations of the Partnership;

            (ii) On or before March 31st of every year, mail to all persons who
were Partners at any time during the Partnership's prior fiscal year an annual
report of the Partnership, including all necessary tax information, and any
other information regarding the Partnership and its operations during the prior
fiscal year deemed by the General Partner to be material;

            (iii) Maintain complete and accurate records of all business
conducted by the Partnership and complete and accurate books of account
(containing such information as shall be necessary to record allocations and
distributions), and make such records and books of account available for
inspection and audit by any Partner or such Partner's duly authorized
representative (at the sole expense of such Partner) during regular business
hours and at the principal office of the Partnership; and

            (iv) Cause to be filed such certificates and do such other acts as
may be required by law to qualify and maintain the Partnership as a limited
partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware.

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      (c) The General Partner shall take such actions as it deems necessary to
      maintain the economic equivalency of Common Partnership Units and REIT
      Common Shares and Preferred Partnership Units and REIT Preferred Shares,
      respectively, required by this Agreement.

      SECTION 6.4 LIABILITIES OF GENERAL PARTNER; INDEMNIFICATION.

      (a) The General Partner shall not be liable for the return of all or any
      part of the Capital Contributions of the Limited Partners. Any returns
      shall be made solely from the assets of the Partnership according to the
      terms of this Agreement.

      (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement,
      none of the General Partner or the Company nor any of their officers,
      directors, agents or employees shall be liable or accountable in damages
      or otherwise to the Partnership, any Partners or any assignees, or any of
      their successors or assigns, for any losses sustained, liabilities
      incurred or benefits not derived as a result of errors in judgment or
      mistakes of fact or law or any act or omission if the General Partner
      acted in good faith. The General Partner shall not be responsible for any
      misconduct or negligence on the part on any agent appointed by it in good
      faith pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof. The Limited Partners expressly
      acknowledge that the General Partner is acting on behalf of the
      Partnership, the General Partner, the General Partner's shareholders and
      the Company's shareholders collectively, and that the General Partner is
      under no obligation to consider the separate interests of the Limited
      Partners (including, without limitation, the tax consequences to Limited
      Partners or their assignees) in deciding whether to cause the Partnership
      to take (or decline to take) any actions. In the event of a conflict
      between the interests of the shareholders of the General Partner or
      shareholders of the Company on one hand and the Limited Partners on the
      other, the General Partner shall endeavor in good faith to resolve the
      conflict in a manner not adverse to either the shareholders of the Company
      or the Limited Partners; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that for so long as the
      Company owns a controlling interest, directly or indirectly, in the
      Partnership, any such conflict that cannot be resolved in a manner not
      adverse to either the shareholders of the Company or the Limited Partners
      shall be resolved in favor of the shareholders of the Company. The General
      Partner shall not be liable for monetary damages for losses sustained,
      liabilities incurred, or benefits not derived by Limited Partners in
      connection with such decisions, provided that the General Partner has
      acted in good faith.

      (c) The Partnership shall indemnify an Indemnitee to the fullest extent
      permitted by law and save and hold it harmless from and against, and in
      respect of, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint or
      several), expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines,
      settlements, and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands,
      actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or
      investigative, that relate to the operations of the Partnership as set
      forth in this Agreement in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is
      threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
      that this indemnification shall not apply if: (A) the act or omission of
      the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding
      and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and
      deliberate dishonesty; (B) the Indemnitee actually received an improper
      personal benefit in money,

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      property or services; or (C) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the
      Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was
      unlawful. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or
      settlement does not create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not meet
      the requisite standard of conduct set forth in this Section 6.4(c). The
      termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo
      contendere or its equivalent, or an entry of an order of probation prior
      to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the Indemnitee acted in
      a manner contrary to that specified in this Section 6.4(c). Any
      indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall be made only out of the
      assets of the Partnership, and any insurance proceeds from the liability
      policy covering the General Partner and any Indemnitee.

      (d) The Partnership may reimburse an Indemnitee for reasonable expenses
      incurred by an Indemnitee who is a party to a proceeding in advance of the
      final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt by the Partnership of (i)
      a written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitee's good faith
      belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the
      Partnership as authorized in this Section 6.4 has been met, and (ii) a
      written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amount
      if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct has not
      been met.

      (e) The indemnification provided by this Section 6.4 shall be in addition
      to any other rights to which an Indemnitee or any other Person may be
      entitled under any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the Partners, as a
      matter of law or otherwise, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has
      ceased to serve in such capacity.

      (f) The Partnership may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of the
      Indemnitees, and such other Persons as the General Partner shall
      determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expenses
      that may be incurred by such Person in connection with the Partnership's
      activities, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power to
      indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this
      Agreement.

      (g) For purposes of this Section 6.4, the Partnership shall be deemed to
      have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit
      plan whenever the performance by the Indemnitee of its duties to the
      Partnership also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, the
      Indemnitee to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan;
      excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit
      plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute fines within the meaning
      of this Section 6.4; and actions taken or omitted by the Indemnitee with
      respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of its duties for a
      purpose reasonably believed by the Indemnitee to be in the interest of the
      participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a
      purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership.

      (h) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partners to personal
      liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this
      Agreement.

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      (i) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part
      under this Section 6.4 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the
      transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the
      transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

      (j) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 6.4 or any
      provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect
      the limitations on the General Partner's liability to the Partnership and
      the Limited Partners under this Section 6.4 as in effect immediately prior
      to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to matters
      occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or
      repeal, regardless of when claims relating to such matters may arise or be
      asserted. The provisions of this Section 6.4 are for the benefit of the
      Indemnitees, their heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall
      not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.

      (k) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or the Act, any
      action of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership or any decision
      of the General Partner to refrain from acting on behalf of the
      Partnership, undertaken in the good faith belief that such action or
      omission is necessary or advisable in order (i) to protect the ability of
      the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT, or (ii) to prevent the
      Company from incurring any taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the
      Code, is expressly authorized under this Agreement and is deemed approved
      by all of the Limited Partners. Further, any provision of this Agreement
      that might jeopardize the Company's REIT status shall be (i) void and of
      no effect, or (ii) reformed, as necessary, to avoid the Company's loss of
      REIT status.

      SECTION 6.5 COMPENSATION OF GENERAL PARTNER; REIMBURSEMENT. The General
      Partner, as such, shall not receive any compensation for services rendered
      to the Partnership. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the General
      Partner shall be entitled, in accordance with the provisions of Section
      6.7 below, to pay reasonable compensation to its Affiliates and other
      entities in which it may be associated for services performed. The General
      Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the
      General Partner may determine in its sole and absolute discretion, for all
      REIT Expenses.

      SECTION 6.6 RELIANCE ON ACT OF GENERAL PARTNER. No financial institution
or any other person, firm or corporation dealing with the General Partner or the
Partnership shall be required to ascertain whether the General Partner is acting
in accordance with this Agreement, but such financial institution or such other
person, firm or corporation shall be protected in relying solely upon the
assurance of and the execution of any instrument or instruments by the General
Partner.

      SECTION 6.7 OUTSIDE SERVICES; DEALINGS WITH AFFILIATES; OUTSIDE
ACTIVITIES.

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      (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Article VI to the contrary, the
      General Partner may employ such agents, accountants, attorneys and others
      as it shall deem advisable, including its directors, officers,
      shareholders, and its Affiliates and entities with which the General
      Partner, any Limited Partner or their respective Affiliates may be
      associated, and may pay them reasonable compensation from Partnership
      funds for services performed, which compensation shall be reasonably
      believed by the General Partner to be comparable to and competitive with
      fees charged by unrelated Persons who render comparable services which
      could reasonably be made available to the Partnership. The General Partner
      shall not be liable for the neglect, omission or wrongdoing of any such
      Person so long as it appointed such Person in good faith.

      (b) The Partnership may lend or contribute to its Subsidiaries or other
      Persons in which it has an equity investment Partnership funds on terms
      and conditions established in the sole and absolute discretion of the
      General Partner. The foregoing authority shall not create any right or
      benefit in favor of any Subsidiary or any other Person.

      (c) The Partnership may transfer assets to joint ventures, other
      partnerships, corporations or other business entities in which it is or
      thereby becomes a participant upon such terms and subject to such
      conditions as are consistent with this Agreement and applicable law.

      (d) Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, neither the General
      Partner nor any of its Affiliates nor any Limited Partner shall sell,
      transfer or convey any property to, or purchase any property from, the
      Partnership, directly or indirectly, except pursuant to transactions that
      are on terms that are fair and reasonable to the Partnership.

      (e) Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation and any agreements entered
      into by the General Partner or its Affiliates with the Partnership or a
      Subsidiary, any officer, director, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate or
      shareholder of the General Partner shall be entitled to and may have
      business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those
      relating to the Partnership, including business interests and activities
      substantially similar or identical to those of the Partnership. Neither
      the Partnership nor any of the Limited Partners shall have any rights by
      virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of such person.

      (f) In the event the Company exercises its rights under its Articles of
      Incorporation to redeem REIT Common Shares, then the General Partner shall
      cause the Partnership to purchase from the Company a number of Common
      Partnership Units determined based on the application of the Conversion
      Factor on the same terms as those on which the Company redeemed such REIT
      Common Shares.

      SECTION 6.8 ADDITIONAL LOANS TO THE PARTNERSHIP. If additional funds are
required by the Partnership for any purpose relating to the business of the
Partnership or for any of its obligations, expenses, costs, or expenditures,
including operating deficits, the Partnership may borrow such funds as are
needed from time to time from any Person (including, without limitation, the
General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner; PROVIDED,

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HOWEVER, that the terms of any loan from the General Partner or any Affiliate of
the General Partner shall be substantially equivalent to the terms that could be
obtained from a third party on an arm's-length basis) on such terms as the
General Partner and such other Person may agree.

      SECTION 6.9 CONTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. The Company, directly or through one
or more of its Affiliates, shall contribute to the capital of the Partnership
from time to time each asset it owns from time to time during the existence of
the Partnership, but it is not required to so contribute:

      (a) its interests in the General Partner, Education Realty OP Limited
      Partner Trust or Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC;

      (b) its direct or indirect interest in any entity in a chain of entities
      of which the Company is the sole beneficial owner, so long as all of the
      assets or other ownership interests in the entity in that chain furthest
      removed from the General Partner are contributed directly or indirectly to
      the Partnership; or

      (c) any equity interest in any entity of which the Company is the sole
      beneficial owner that is created or used solely by the General Partner in
      connection with any borrowing transaction in whole or in part for the
      benefit of the Partnership.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                    RIGHTS, PROHIBITIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS
                        WITH RESPECT TO LIMITED PARTNERS

      SECTION 7.1 RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS.

      (a) The Partnership may engage the Limited Partners or persons or firms
      associated with them for specific purposes and may otherwise deal with
      such Partners on terms and for compensation to be agreed upon by any such
      Partner and the Partnership; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Limited Partner
      shall be entitled to participate in the management or control of the
      business of the Partnership.

      (b) The Partnership's books shall be kept at the principal place of
      business of the Partnership and at all times, during reasonable business
      hours and at such Partner's sole expense, shall be entitled to inspect and
      copy any of them and have on demand true and full information of all
      things affecting the Partnership and a formal accounting of Partnership
      affairs whenever circumstances render it just and reasonable; PROVIDED,
      HOWEVER, for such period of time as the General Partner determines in its
      sole and absolute discretion to be reasonable, the General Partner may
      keep confidential from the Limited Partners any information that (i) the
      General Partner believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other
      information the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith
      believes is not in the best interests of the Partnership or (ii) the
      Partnership or the General Partner is required by law or by agreements
      with unaffiliated third parties to keep confidential.

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      (c) No Limited Partner shall be liable for any debts, liabilities,
      contracts or obligations of the Partnership. A Limited Partner shall be
      liable to the Partnership only to make payments of its Capital
      Contribution, if any, as and when due hereunder. After its Capital
      Contribution is fully paid, no Limited Partner shall, except as otherwise
      required by the Act, be required to make any further Capital Contributions
      or other payments or lend any funds to the Partnership.

      SECTION 7.2 PROHIBITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE LIMITED PARTNERS No Limited
Partner shall have the right:

      (a) To take part in the control or management of the Partnership business,
      to transact business for or on behalf of the Partnership or to sign for or
      to bind the Partnership, such powers being vested solely in the General
      Partner as set forth herein;

      (b) To have such Partner's Capital Contributions repaid except to the
      extent provided in this Agreement;

      (c) To require partition of Partnership property or to compel any sale or
      appraisement of Partnership assets or sale of a deceased Partner's
      interests therein, notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary;
      or

      (d) To sell or assign all or any portion of such Partner's Limited
      Partnership Interest in the Partnership or to constitute the vendee or
      assignee thereunder a Substitute Limited Partner, except as provided in
      Article IX hereof.

      SECTION 7.3 OWNERSHIP BY LIMITED PARTNER OF CORPORATE GENERAL PARTNER OR
AFFILIATE. No Limited Partner shall at any time, either directly or indirectly,
own any shares or other interest in the General Partner or in any Affiliate
thereof if such ownership by itself or in conjunction with other shares or other
interests owned by other Limited Partners would, in the opinion of counsel for
the Partnership, jeopardize the classification of the Partnership as a
partnership or the Company as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. The
General Partner shall be entitled to make such reasonable inquiry of the Limited
Partners as is required to establish compliance by the Limited Partners with the
provisions of this Section 7.3 and the Limited Partners shall promptly and fully
respond to such inquiries.

      SECTION 7.4 REDEMPTION RIGHT.

      (a) Subject to Section 7.4(b) and Section 7.4(c), and the provisions of
      any agreements between the Partnership and one or more Limited Partners,
      each Limited Partner shall have the right (the "Redemption Right") to
      require the Partnership to redeem on a Specified Redemption Date all or a
      portion of the Common Partnership Units held by such Limited Partner at a
      redemption price equal to and in the form of the Cash Amount to be paid by
      the Partnership. The Partnership shall have up to one (1) year (the
      "Payout Period") following exercise of a Redemption Right to pay the Cash
      Amount to the Limited Partner who is exercising the redemption right (the
      "Redeeming Partner"). From

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      and after the Specified Redemption Date, the Cash Amount (or portion
      thereof) due and payable to a Redeeming Partner with respect to such
      Redeeming Partner's exercise of its Redemption Right shall bear interest
      at the rate equal to the lower of (i) the Company's annual dividend rate
      on REIT Common Shares for the prior twelve (12) month period, or (ii)
      eight percent (8%) per annum, until the Cash Amount (or portion thereof)
      shall be paid in full by the Partnership. The Redemption Right shall be
      exercised pursuant to a Notice of Redemption delivered to the Partnership
      (with a copy to the General Partner) by the Redeeming Partner. A Limited
      Partner may not exercise the Redemption Right for less than one thousand
      (1,000) Common Partnership Units or, if such Limited Partner holds less
      than one thousand (1,000) Common Partnership Units, less than all of the
      Common Partnership Units held by such Partner. Moreover, a Limited Partner
      may not exercise the Redemption Right more than once per calendar quarter,
      PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the General Partner may amend this Section 7.4(a)
      to limit the number of exercises of the Redemption Right by the Limited
      Partners to not less than once per calendar year. Neither the Redeeming
      Partner nor any permitted or purported assignee of any Limited Partner
      shall have any right with respect to any Common Partnership Units so
      redeemed to receive any distributions paid after the Specified Redemption
      Date. Neither the Redeeming Partner nor any permitted or purported
      assignee of any Limited Partner shall have any right, with respect to any
      Common Partnership Units so redeemed, to receive any distributions paid
      after the Specified Redemption Date. Each Redeeming Partner agrees to
      provide such representations and related indemnities regarding good and
      unencumbered title, and to execute such documents, as the General Partner
      may reasonably require in connection with any redemption.

      (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.4(a), in the event a
      Limited Partner elects to exercise the Redemption Right, the General
      Partner at the direction of the Company, directly or indirectly through
      one or more Affiliates, may, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect to
      assume directly and satisfy a Redemption Right by paying to the Redeeming
      Partner either (i) the Cash Amount, as provided for in Section 7.4(a), or
      (ii) the REIT Common Shares Amount, as elected by the General Partner, as
      directed by the Company (in its sole and absolute discretion), on the
      Specified Redemption Date, provided that the Company may defer payment of
      the Cash Amount until the end of the Payout Period described in Section
      7.4(a) (in which case the Cash Amount shall bear interest as described in
      Section 7.4(a)), and provided, further, that the Company may, if it has
      elected so to defer payment of the Cash Amount, further elect at any time
      before the end of the Payout Period to pay all or any portion of the
      unpaid Cash Amount with REIT Common Shares having a Value equal to such
      portion of the Cash Amount plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon.
      On any such election, the Company, directly or indirectly through one or
      more Affiliates, shall acquire the Common Partnership Units offered for
      redemption by the Redeeming Partner and shall be treated for all purposes
      of this Agreement as the owner of such Common Partnership Units. Unless
      the General Partner, as directed by the Company (in its sole and absolute
      discretion), shall exercise its right to assume directly and satisfy the
      Redemption Right, neither the General Partner nor the Company itself shall
      have any obligation to the Redeeming Partner or to the Partnership with
      respect to the Redeeming Partner's exercise of the Redemption Right.

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      In the event the General Partner, as directed by the Company shall
      exercise its right to satisfy the Redemption Right in the manner described
      in the first sentence of this Section 7.4(b), the Partnership shall have
      no obligation to pay any amount to the Redeeming Partner with respect to
      such Redeeming Partner's exercise of the Redemption Right, and each of the
      Redeeming Partner, the Partnership, and the Company shall treat the
      transaction between the Company and the Redeeming Partner for federal
      income tax purposes as a sale of the Redeeming Partner's Common
      Partnership Units to the Company or its Affiliates. Each Redeeming Partner
      agrees to provide such representations and related indemnities regarding
      good and unencumbered title, and to execute such documents, as the Company
      may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of REIT Common
      Shares upon exercise of the Redemption Right. If the Redemption Right is
      satisfied by the delivery of REIT Common Shares, the Redeeming Partner
      shall be deemed to become a holder of REIT Common Shares as of the close
      of business on the Specified Redemption Date or on such later date
      permitted by this Section 7.4(b) that the Company delivers REIT Common
      Shares in satisfaction of a deferred payment of the Cash Amount, as the
      case may be.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7.4(a) or this Section
7.4(b), and in addition to the right of the Company to deliver REIT Common
Shares in satisfaction of a deferred payment of the Cash Amount, as provided
above, should the General Partner, as directed by the Company elect to satisfy a
Redemption Right by paying the Redeeming Partner the REIT Common Shares Amount,
and it is necessary to obtain Company shareholder approval in order for it to
issue sufficient REIT Common Shares to satisfy such Redemption Right in full,
then the Company shall have one hundred twenty (120) days beyond the Specified
Redemption Date in which to obtain such shareholder approval and to pay the REIT
Common Shares Amount, and the redemption date shall be required to occur by the
earliest of: (i) ten (10) days after shareholder approval of the issuance of the
REIT Common Shares has been obtained, if it is obtained; (ii) the date on which
the General Partner, as directed by the Company elects to pay such Redeeming
Partner the Cash Amount; or (iii) one hundred and thirty (130) days after the
Specified Redemption Date. If such shareholder approval is not obtained, the
Partnership shall pay to the Redeeming Partner the Cash Amount no later than the
end of what the Payout Period would have been had the General Partner, as
directed by the Company not elected to pay the REIT Common Share Amount upon the
redemption, together with interest on such Cash Amount as specified in Section
7.4(a) hereof.

      (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.4(a) and Section 7.4(b), a
      Limited Partner shall not be entitled to receive REIT Common Shares if the
      delivery of REIT Common Shares to such Partner on the Specified Redemption
      Date (or such later date permitted by Section 7.4(b), as applicable) by
      the Company pursuant to Section 7.4(b) would be prohibited under the
      Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended or restated from time
      to time. Without limiting the effect of the preceding sentence, no Person
      shall be permitted to receive REIT Common Shares if as a result of, and
      after giving effect to, such exercise any Person would Beneficially Own
      (as defined in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended or
      restated from time to time) more than 9.8% of the total number of issued
      and outstanding REIT Common Shares, unless waived by the board of
      directors of the Company in its sole discretion. To the

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      extent any attempted redemption for REIT Common Shares would be a
      violation of this Section 7.4(c), it shall be null and void ab initio. The
      Cash Amount shall be paid in such instances, in accordance with the terms
      set forth in Section 7.4(a) or 7.4(b).

      (d) Each Limited Partner covenants and agrees with the General Partner
      that all Common Partnership Units delivered for redemption shall be
      delivered to the Partnership, the Company or its Affiliates, as the case
      may be, free and clear of all liens and, notwithstanding anything herein
      contained to the contrary, neither the General Partner, the Company (nor
      any of its Affiliates) nor the Partnership shall be under any obligation
      to acquire Common Partnership Units which are or may be subject to any
      liens. Each Limited Partner further agrees that, in the event any state or
      local property transfer tax is payable as a result of the transfer of its
      Common Partnership Units to the General Partner, Partnership or the
      Company, such Limited Partner shall assume and pay such transfer tax.

      (e) REIT Common Shares issued pursuant to Section 7.4(b) may contain such
      legends regarding restrictions on transfer as the Company in good faith
      determines to be necessary or advisable in order to (1) comply with
      restrictions on transfer under the Securities Act and applicable state
      securities laws and (2) protect the ability of the Company to continue to
      qualify as a REIT.

      SECTION 7.5 WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF THE LIMITED PARTNERS. Each
Limited Partner contributing Initial Contributed Assets hereby warrants and
represents to and for the benefit of the General Partner and the Partnership
that, as of the date hereof, such Limited Partner owns good, valid and
marketable title to the interests in the Initial Contributed Assets being
contributed to the capital of the Partnership by such Limited Partner (the
"Ownership Interests") and that except as provided on Exhibit A, such Ownership
Interests are free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security
interests, encumbrances and restrictions of any nature whatsoever. Each Limited
Partner further warrants and represents to and for the benefit of the General
Partner and the Partnership that such Limited Partner has all necessary power
and authority to transfer the Ownership Interests to the Partnership without the
consent or authorization of, or notice to, any third party, except those third
parties from whom such consents or authorizations were obtained.

      SECTION 7.6 INDEMNIFICATION BY LIMITED PARTNERS. Each Limited Partner
contributing Initial Contributed Assets hereby agrees to indemnify the General
Partner and the Partnership and hold the General Partner, its officers and
directors and the Partnership and its partners and each of their respective
representatives, successors and assigns harmless from and against any and all
claims, demands, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with (i) the inaccuracy of the
warranties and representations made by such Limited Partner under Section 7.5
above, or (ii) the ownership of the Ownership Interests by such Limited Partner
and any activities, obligations or liabilities of, or related to, the Initial
Contributed Assets to which such Ownership Interest relates for all periods
prior to the date of this Agreement.

      SECTION 7.7 NOTICE OF SALE OR REFINANCING. The General Partner shall
notify the Limited Partners no less than thirty (30) days prior to any sale,
refinancing, reduction

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(other than scheduled periodic amortization of principal) of debt or other event
that will reduce the amount of any nonrecourse liabilities of the Partnership
that a Limited Partner may include in the tax basis of his or its Partnership
Interests.

      SECTION 7.8 BASIS ANALYSIS AND LIMITED PARTNER GUARANTEES.

      (a) Upon the request of any Limited Partner but subject to the General
      Partner's agreement, which may be withheld in the General Partner's sole
      discretion, the General Partner may, prior to the end of each calendar
      year, beginning in 2005, cause accountants to prepare and provide to the
      Limited Partners a study analyzing each refinancing, reduction (other than
      scheduled periodic amortization of principal) of debt or other event that
      occurred during that year that reduced the amount of any nonrecourse
      liabilities of the Partnership that a Limited Partner may include in the
      tax basis of its Partnership Interests.

      (b) Upon the request of the General Partner, or upon a Limited Partner's
      own election but subject to the General Partner's agreement, which may be
      withheld in the General Partner's sole discretion, a Limited Partner (the
      "Initiating Limited Partner") from time to time, may, but shall not be
      required to, guarantee or otherwise provide credit support for Partnership
      indebtedness as such Limited Partner may elect; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
      the Limited Partner shall be entitled to take such action only if the
      General Partner determines that any such action would not have a material
      adverse effect on the tax position of the General Partner. All Partners
      are entitled to notice of any such guarantee or credit support, and shall
      have the right to provide guarantees or credit support on the same terms
      and conditions as the Initiating Limited Partner does, and all Limited
      Partners interested in providing such guarantee or credit support shall
      cooperate with the General Partner and each other in considering any
      guarantee or credit support proposal, and the General Partner will
      cooperate in permitting or obtaining any consents for such guarantees or
      credit support.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                     DISTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENTS TO PARTNERS

      SECTION 8.1 DISTRIBUTIONS OF CASH FLOW.

      (a) The General Partner shall cause the Partnership to distribute on a
      quarterly basis such portion of the Cash Flow of the Partnership as the
      General Partner shall determine in its sole discretion. Such distributions
      shall be made to the Partners who are Partners on the Partnership Record
      Date established by the General Partner in accordance with their
      respective Common Percentage Interests.

      (b) In no event may a Partner receive a distribution of Cash Flow with
      respect to a Partnership Unit if such Partner is entitled to receive a
      dividend out of the Company's share of such Cash Flow with respect to a
      REIT Share for which all or part of such Partnership Unit has been
      exchanged.

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      SECTION 8.2 REIT DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS. Unless the General Partner
determines that such a distribution would not be in the best interests of the
Partnership, the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to distribute
sufficient amounts to enable the Company (i) to meet its distribution
requirement for qualification as a REIT as set forth in Section 857(a)(1) of the
Code, and (ii) to avoid the excise tax imposed by Section 4981 of the Code.

      SECTION 8.3 NO RIGHT TO DISTRIBUTIONS IN KIND. No Partner shall be
entitled to demand property other than cash in connection with any distribution
by the Partnership.

      SECTION 8.4 DISTRIBUTIONS OF DISPOSITION PROCEEDS. Disposition Proceeds
shall be distributed to the Partners who have positive Capital Account balances
in accordance with such Partners' respective positive Capital Account balances.
The Capital Account balances of all of the Partners shall be adjusted
immediately after any Capital Transaction and prior to any distribution pursuant
to this Section 8.4 to reflect the allocation of all profits and losses of the
Partnership through the date of the event of the transaction that produces such
Disposition Proceeds.

      SECTION 8.5 WITHDRAWALS. No Partner shall be entitled to make withdrawals
from its Capital Account, or withdraw as a Limited Partner, except as expressly
provided herein.

      SECTION 8.6 AMENDMENT. In the event the Partnership issues additional
Partnership Units pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the General
Partner is hereby authorized to make such revisions to this Article VIII as it
determines are necessary or desirable to reflect the issuance of such additional
Partnership units, including without limitation, making preferential
distributions to certain classes of Partnership Units.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                             TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

      SECTION 9.1 GENERAL PARTNER.

      (a) Other than to an Affiliate of the General Partner, the General Partner
      may not transfer any of its General Partnership Interest or Limited
      Partnership Interests or withdraw as General Partner except as provided in
      Section 9.1(b) or in connection with a transaction described in Section
      9.1(c).

      (b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.7 or Section 9.1(c), the
      General Partner, the Company or their Subsidiaries shall not engage in any
      merger, consolidation or other combination with or into another Person or
      in any sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or any
      reclassification, or recapitalization or change of outstanding REIT Common
      Shares (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par
      value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination as described in the
      definition of "Conversion Factor") (each of the foregoing being herein
      referred to as a "Transaction"), unless the Transaction also includes a
      merger of the Partnership or sale of substantially all of the

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      assets of the Partnership or other transaction as a result of which all
      Limited Partners will receive for each Common Partnership Unit an amount
      of cash, securities or other property equal to the product of the
      Conversion Factor and the greatest amount of cash, securities or other
      property paid to a holder of one REIT Common Share in consideration of one
      REIT Common Share as a result of the Transaction; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
      if, in connection with the Transaction, a purchase, tender or exchange
      offer shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of more than
      fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding REIT Common Shares, the holders of
      Common Partnership Units shall receive the greatest amount of cash,
      securities or other property which a Limited Partner would have received
      had it exercised the Redemption Right and the General Partner at the
      direction of the Company had exercised its election to satisfy the
      Redemption Right by the issuance of REIT Common Shares immediately prior
      to the expiration of such purchase, tender or exchange offer, PROVIDED
      FURTHER, HOWEVER, that Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC will only be
      entitled to receive an amount of cash, securities or other property equal
      to the product of the number of REIT Common Shares that would constitute
      the REIT Common Shares Amount if Education Realty Limited Partner, LLC had
      offered all of its Common Partnership Units for redemption and the
      Specified Redemption Date were the date of the closing of the Transaction
      multiplied by the greatest amount of cash, securities or other property
      paid in consideration for one REIT Common Share in connection with the
      Transaction or in connection with a purchase, tender or exchange offer
      that is accepted by the holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the
      outstanding REIT Common Shares, as applicable.

      (c) Notwithstanding Section 9.1(b), the General Partner, the Company or
      their Subsidiaries may merge into or consolidate with another entity if
      immediately after such merger or consolidation (i) substantially all of
      the assets of the successor or surviving entity (the "Surviving Partner"),
      other than Partnership Units held by the General Partner, Education Realty
      OP Limited Partners Trust, Education Realty OP Limited Partner Trust, the
      Company or their Subsidiaries, are contributed to the Partnership as a
      Capital Contribution in exchange for Partnership Units with a fair market
      value equal to the value of the assets so contributed as determined by the
      Surviving Partner in good faith and (ii) the Surviving Partner or one of
      its Subsidiaries expressly agrees to assume all obligations of the General
      Partner hereunder. Upon such contribution and assumption, the Surviving
      Partner shall have the right and duty to amend this Agreement as set forth
      in this Section 9.1(c). The Surviving Partner shall in good faith arrive
      at a new method for the calculation of the Cash Amount and Conversion
      Factor for a Common Partnership Unit after any such merger or
      consolidation so as to approximate the existing method for such
      calculation as closely as reasonably possible. Such calculation shall take
      into account, among other things, the kind and amount of securities, cash
      and other property that was receivable upon such merger or consolidation
      by a holder of REIT Shares or options, warrants or other rights relating
      thereto, and which a holder of Common Partnership Units could have
      acquired had such Common Partnership Units been redeemed immediately prior
      to such merger or consolidation. Such amendment to this Agreement shall
      provide for adjustment to such method of calculation, which shall be as
      nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for
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      the Conversion Factor. The above provisions of this Section 9.1(c) shall
      similarly apply to successive mergers or consolidations permitted
      hereunder.

      SECTION 9.2 ADMISSION OF A SUBSTITUTE OR ADDITIONAL GENERAL PARTNER. A
Person shall be admitted as a Substitute or Additional General Partner of the
Partnership only if the transaction giving rise to such substitution or
admission is otherwise permitted under this Agreement and the following terms
and conditions are satisfied:

      (a) the Person to be admitted as a Substitute or Additional General
      Partner shall have accepted and agreed to be bound by all the terms and
      provisions of this Agreement by executing a counterpart thereof and such
      other documents or instruments as may be required or appropriate in order
      to effect the admission of such Person as a General Partner, and a
      certificate evidencing the admission of such Person as a General Partner
      shall have been filed for recordation and all other actions required by
      the Act in connection with such admission shall have been performed;

      (b) if the Person to be admitted as a Substitute or Additional General
      Partner is a corporation or a partnership, it shall have provided the
      Partnership with evidence satisfactory to counsel for the Partnership of
      such Person's authority to become a General Partner and to be bound by the
      terms and provisions of this Agreement; and

      (c) counsel for the Partnership shall have rendered an opinion (relying on
      such opinions from counsel of any state or any other jurisdiction as may
      be necessary) that the admission of the Person to be admitted as a
      Substitute or Additional General Partner is in conformity with the Act and
      that none of the actions taken in connection with the admission of such
      Person as a Substitute or Additional General Partner will cause the
      termination of the Partnership under Section 708 of the Code, or will
      cause it to be classified as other than a partnership for federal income
      tax purposes, or will result in the loss of any Limited Partner's limited
      liability status.

      SECTION 9.3 EFFECT OF BANKRUPTCY, WITHDRAWAL, DEATH OR DISSOLUTION OF A
GENERAL PARTNER.

      (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to a General Partner
      (and its automatic removal pursuant to Section 9.4(a) hereof) or the
      withdrawal or dissolution of a General Partner (except that, if a General
      Partner is on the date of such occurrence a partnership, the withdrawal,
      death, dissolution, Event of Bankruptcy as to or removal of a partner in
      such partnership shall be deemed not to be a dissolution of such General
      Partner if the business of such General Partner is continued within ninety
      (90) days by the remaining general partners or all remaining members of
      such partnership), the Partnership shall be dissolved and terminated
      unless the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 9.3(b).

      (b) Following the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to a General
      Partner or the withdrawal or dissolution of a General Partner (except
      that, if a General Partner is on the date of such occurrence a
      partnership, the withdrawal, death, dissolution, Event of

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      Bankruptcy as to or removal of a partner in such partnership shall be
      deemed not be a dissolution of such General Partner if the business of
      such General Partner is continued within ninety (90) days by all remaining
      general partners or all remaining members of such partnership), persons
      holding at least a majority of the Limited Partnership Interests, within
      ninety (90) days after such occurrence, may elect to continue the business
      of the Partnership for the balance of the term specified in Section 3.2 by
      selecting, subject to Section 9.2 and any other applicable provisions of
      this Agreement, a Substitute General Partner by majority vote of the
      Limited Partnership Interests. If the Limited Partners elect to
      reconstitute the Partnership and admit a Substitute General Partner, the
      relationship between the Partners and any Person who has acquired an
      interest of a Partner in the Partnership shall be governed by this
      Agreement.

      SECTION 9.4 REMOVAL OF A GENERAL PARTNER.

      (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to, or the
      dissolution of, a General Partner, such General Partner shall be deemed to
      be removed automatically; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if a General Partner is
      on the date of such occurrence a partnership, the withdrawal, death,
      dissolution, Event of Bankruptcy as to or removal of a partner in such
      partnership shall be deemed not to be a dissolution of the General Partner
      if the business of such General Partner is continued within ninety (90)
      days by the remaining general partners or all remaining members of such
      partnership.

      (b) If a General Partner has been removed pursuant to this Section 9.4(a)
      and the Partnership is not continued pursuant to Section 9.3(b), the
      partnership shall be dissolved.

      (c) A General Partner may not be removed by the Limited Partners with or
      without cause.

      SECTION 9.5 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS.

      (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article IX, no Limited Partner
      may offer, sell, assign, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise transfer its
      Limited Partnership Interest, in whole or in part, whether voluntarily or
      by operation of law or at judicial sale or otherwise (collectively, a
      "Transfer"), without the written consent of the General Partner, which
      consent may be withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of the General
      Partner; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the consent required by this Section 9.5(a)
      shall not be required in the event of a Transfer on or after the first
      anniversary of the date of this Agreement by a Limited Partner that was a
      limited partnership as of the date of this Agreement to any of its
      partners. The General Partner may require, as a condition of any Transfer,
      that the transferor assume all costs incurred by the Partnership in
      connection therewith.

      (b) No Limited Partner may effect a Transfer of its Limited Partnership
      Interest if, (i) in the opinion of legal counsel for the Partnership, such
      proposed Transfer would require the registration of the Limited
      Partnership Interest under the Securities Act of

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      1933, as amended, or would otherwise violate any applicable federal or
      state securities or "Blue Sky" law (including investment suitability
      standards) or (ii) the assignee is not an Accredited Investor within the
      meaning of Rule 501 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

      (c) No Transfer by a Limited Partner of its Partnership Units may be made
      to any Person if (i) in the opinion of legal counsel for the Partnership,
      the Transfer would result in the Partnership's being treated as an
      association taxable as a corporation (other than a qualified REIT
      subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code), (ii) such
      transfer is effectuated through an "established securities market" or a
      "secondary market" (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the
      meaning of Section 7704 of the Code, (iii) the Transfer would create a
      risk that the Company would not be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax
      purposes or (iv) assuming the Partnership Units subject to the Transfer
      were redeemed for REIT Shares, the redemption would create a risk that the
      Company would not be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

      (d) Section 9.5(a) shall not prevent any donative Transfer by an
      individual Limited Partner to his immediate family members or any trust in
      which the individual or his immediate family members own, collectively,
      one hundred percent (100%) of the beneficial interests, provided that the
      transferor assumes all costs of the Partnership in connection therewith
      and any such transferee shall not have the rights of a Substitute Limited
      Partner (unless and until admitted as a Substitute Limited Partner
      pursuant to this Section 9.5 and Section 9.6 of this Agreement).

      (e) No Transfer of a Limited Partnership Interest may be made to a lender
      of the Partnership or any Person who is related (within the meaning of
      Section 1.752-4(b) of the Treasury Regulations) to any lender to the
      Partnership whose loan constitutes a "nonrecourse liability" (as defined
      in Section 1.704-2(b)(3) of the Treasury Regulations), without the consent
      of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, provided that
      as a condition to such consent the lender will be required to enter into
      an arrangement with the Partnership and the General Partner to exchange or
      redeem for the Cash Amount any Partnership Units in which a security
      interest is held simultaneously with the time at which such lender would
      be deemed to be a partner in the Partnership for purposes of allocating
      liabilities to such lender under Section 752 of the Code.

      (f) Any Transfer in contravention of any of the provisions of this Article
      IX shall be void and ineffectual and shall not be binding upon, or
      recognized by, the Partnership.

      SECTION 9.6 ADMISSION OF SUBSTITUTE LIMITED PARTNER.

      (a) Subject to the other provisions of this Article IX (including, without
      limitation, the provisions of Section 9.5(a) regarding consent of the
      General Partner), an assignee of the Limited Partnership Interest of a
      Limited Partner (including, without limitation, any purchaser, transferee,
      donee, or other recipient of any disposition of such Limited Partnership
      Interest) shall be deemed admitted as a Limited Partner of the Partnership
      only upon the satisfactory completion of the following:

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            (i) the assignee has obtained the prior written consent of the
General Partner as to its admission as a Substitute Limited Partner, which
consent may be given or denied in the exercise of the General Partner's sole and
absolute discretion; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this Section 9.6(a)(i) shall not
apply in the case of assignee resulting from a Transfer by a Limited Partner
that was a partner as of the date of this Agreement to any of its partners;

            (ii) the assignee shall have accepted and agreed to be bound by the
terms and provisions of this Agreement by executing a counterpart or an
amendment thereof, including a revised Exhibit A, and such other documents or
instruments as the General Partner may require in order to effect the admission
of such Person as a Limited Partner;

            (iii) to the extent required, an amended certificate of limited
partnership evidencing the admission of such Person as a Limited Partner shall
have been signed, acknowledged and filed for record in accordance with the Act;

            (iv) the assignee shall have delivered a letter containing the
representation and warranty set forth in Section 9.11 and the agreement set
forth in Section 9.11;

            (v) if the assignee is a corporation, partnership or trust, the
assignee shall have provided the General Partner with evidence satisfactory to
counsel for the Partnership of the assignee's authority to become a Limited
Partner under the terms and provisions of this Agreement;

            (vi) the assignee shall have executed a power of attorney containing
the terms and provisions set forth in Article XII; and

            (vii) the assignee shall have paid all reasonable legal fees of the
Partnership and the General Partner and all filing and publication costs
incurred in connection with its substitution as a Limited Partner.

      (b) For the purpose of allocating profits and losses and distributing cash
      received by the Partnership, a Substitute Limited Partner shall be treated
      as having become, and appearing in the records of the Partnership as, a
      Partner upon the filing of the certificate described in Section
      9.6(a)(iii) or, if no such filing is required, the later of the date
      specified in the transfer documents, or the date on which the General
      Partner has received all necessary instruments of transfer and
      substitution.

      (c) The General Partner shall as promptly as practicable take all action
      required to effectuate the admission of the Person seeking to become a
      Substitute Limited Partner, including preparing the documentation required
      by this Section and making all official filings and publications.

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      SECTION 9.7 RIGHTS OF ASSIGNEES OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS.

      (a) Subject to the provisions of Sections 9.5 and 9.6 hereof, except as
      required by operation of law, the Partnership shall not be obligated for
      any purposes whatsoever to recognize the assignment by any Limited Partner
      of his Partnership Interest until the Partnership has received notice
      thereof. If the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, does
      not consent (subject to the proviso in Section 9.6(a)(i)) to the admission
      of any transferee of any Partnership Interest as a Substitute Limited
      Partner in connection with a Transfer permitted by Section 9.5, such
      transferee shall be considered an assignee for the purposes of this
      Agreement. An assignee shall be entitled to all the rights of an assignee
      of a limited partnership interest under the Act, including the right to
      receive distributions attributable to the Partnership Units assigned, but
      such assignee shall not be entitled to effect a consent or effect a
      Redemption Right or vote with respect to such Partnership Units on any
      matter presented to the Limited Partners for approval (such right to
      consent or vote or effect a Redemption Right, to the extent provided in
      this Agreement or under the Act, fully remaining with the transferor
      Limited Partner).

      (b) Any Person who is the assignee of all or any portion of a Limited
      Partner's Limited Partnership Interest, but does not become a Substitute
      Limited Partner and desires to make a further assignment of such Limited
      Partnership Interest, shall be subject to all of the provisions of this
      Article IX to the same extent and in the same manner as any Limited
      Partner desiring to make an assignment of its Limited Partnership
      Interest.

      SECTION 9.8 EFFECT OF BANKRUPTCY, DEATH, INCOMPETENCE OR TERMINATION OF A
LIMITED PARTNER. The occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to a Limited
Partner, the death of a Limited Partner or a final adjudication that a Limited
Partner is incompetent (which term shall include, but not be limited to,
insanity) shall not cause the termination or dissolution of the Partnership, and
the business of the Partnership shall continue. If an order for relief in a
bankruptcy proceeding is entered against an individual Limited Partner, the
trustee or receiver of his estate or, if he dies, his executor, administrator or
trustee, or, if he is finally adjudicated incompetent, his committee, guardian
or conservator, shall have the rights of such Limited Partner for the purpose of
settling or managing his estate property and such power as the bankrupt,
deceased or incompetent Limited Partner possessed to assign all or any part of
his Partnership Interest and to join with the assignee in satisfying conditions
precedent to the admission of the assignee as a Substitute Limited Partner.

      SECTION 9.9 TRANSFEREES. Any Partnership Interests owned by the Partners
and transferred pursuant to this Article IX shall be and remain subject to all
of the provisions of this Agreement.

      SECTION 9.10 ABSOLUTE RESTRICTION. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, the sale or exchange of any interest in the
Partnership will not be permitted if the interest sought to be sold or
exchanged, when added to the total of all other interests sold or exchanged
within the period of twelve (12) consecutive months ending with the proposed
date of the sale or exchange, would result in the termination of the Partnership
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Section 708 of the Code, if such termination would materially and adversely
affect the Partnership or any Partner.

      SECTION 9.11 INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION. Each Limited Partner hereby
represents and warrants to the General Partner and to the Partnership that the
acquisition of his Partnership Interest is made as a principal for his account
for investment purposes only and not with a view to the resale or distribution
of such Partnership Interest. Each Limited Partner agrees that he will not sell,
assign or otherwise transfer his Partnership Interest or any fraction thereof,
whether voluntarily or by operation of law or at judicial sale or otherwise, to
any Person who does not similarly represent and warrant and similarly agree not
to sell, assign or transfer such Partnership Interest or fraction thereof to any
Person who does not similarly represent, warrant and agree.

                                    ARTICLE X
                         TERMINATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP

      SECTION 10.1 TERMINATION. The Partnership shall be dissolved upon (i) an
Event of Bankruptcy as to the General Partner or the dissolution or withdrawal
of the General Partner (unless within ninety (90) days thereafter Limited
Partners holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the Limited Partnership
Interests in the Partnership elect to continue the Partnership and to elect one
or more persons to serve as the General Partner or General Partners of the
Partnership), (ii) ninety (90) days following the sale of all or substantially
all of the Partnership's assets (provided that if the Partnership receives an
installment obligation as consideration for such sale or other disposition, the
Partnership shall continue, unless sooner dissolved under the provisions of this
Agreement, until such time as such obligation is paid in full), (iii) the
expiration of the term specified in Section 3.2, (iv) the redemption of all
Limited Partnership Interests (other than any of such interests held by the
General Partner, Education Realty OP Limited Partner Trust or Education Realty
Limited Partner, LLC), or (v) the election by the General Partner (but only in
accordance with and as permitted by applicable law) that the Partnership should
be dissolved. Upon dissolution of the Partnership (unless the business of the
Partnership is continued as set forth above), the General Partner (or its
trustee, receiver, successor or legal representative) shall proceed with the
winding up of the Partnership, and its assets shall be applied and distributed
as herein provided.

      SECTION 10.2 PAYMENT OF DEBTS. The assets shall first be applied to the
payment of the liabilities of the Partnership (other than any loans or advances
that may have been made by Partners to the Partnership) and the expenses of
liquidation. A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly liquidation of
the assets of the Partnership and the discharge of liabilities to creditors so
as to enable the General Partner to minimize any losses resulting from
liquidation.

      SECTION 10.3 DEBTS TO PARTNERS. The remaining assets shall next be applied
after payments of the Partnership's debts and liabilities referred to in Section
10.2 to the repayment of any loans made by any Partner to the Partnership.

      SECTION 10.4 REMAINING DISTRIBUTION. The remaining assets after payment of
all Partnership debts and liabilities referred to in Sections 10.2 and 10.3
shall then be distributed

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to the Partners in accordance with their positive Capital Account balances,
determined after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments for all
prior periods and the Partnership taxable year during which the liquidation
occurs.

      SECTION 10.5 RESERVE. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 10.3 and
10.4, the General Partner may retain such amount as it deems necessary as a
reserve for any contingent liabilities or obligations of the Partnership, which
reserve, after the passage of a reasonable period of time, shall be distributed
pursuant to the provisions of this Article X.

      SECTION 10.6 FINAL ACCOUNTING. Each of the Partners shall be furnished
with a statement examined by the Partnership's independent accountants, which
shall set forth the assets and liabilities of the Partnership as of the date of
the complete liquidation. Upon the compliance by the General Partner with the
foregoing distribution plan, the Limited Partners shall cease to be such, and
the General Partner, as the sole remaining Partner of the Partnership, shall
execute and cause to be filed a Certificate of Cancellation of the Partnership
and any and all other documents necessary with respect to termination and
cancellation of the Partnership.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                                   AMENDMENTS

      SECTION 11.1 AUTHORITY TO AMEND.

      (a) In addition to any other provisions of this Agreement that expressly
      empower and enable the General Partner to amend this Agreement without the
      approval of any other Partner, this Agreement may be amended by the
      General Partner without the approval of any other Partner if such
      amendment (i) is solely for the purpose of clarification or is of an
      inconsequential nature and does not change the substance hereof and the
      Partnership has obtained an opinion of counsel to that effect, (ii) is to
      add to the obligations of the General Partner or causes the General
      Partner to surrender any right or power granted to the General Partner or
      any Affiliate of the General Partner for the benefit of the Limited
      Partners, (iii) is to reflect the admission, substitution, termination or
      withdrawal of Partners in accordance with this Agreement or to amend the
      calculation of the Cash Amount and the Conversion Factor pursuant to a
      transaction described in Section 9.1(c), (iv) is to set forth the
      designations, right, powers, duties and preferences of the holders of any
      additional Partnership Interests issued pursuant to Section 4.3, (v) is to
      satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any order,
      directive, opinion ruling or regulation of a federal or state agency or
      contained in federal or state law, or (vi) is, in the opinion of counsel
      for the Partnership, necessary or appropriate to satisfy requirements of
      the Code with respect to partnerships or REITs or of any federal or state
      securities laws or regulations. Any amendment made pursuant to this
      Section 11.1(c) may be made effective as of the date of this Agreement.

      (b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, any
      amendment to this Agreement or other act which would (i) adversely affect
      the limited liability of the Limited Partners, (ii) impose on the Limited
      Partners any obligation to make additional Capital Contributions to the
      Partnership, (iii) change the method of allocation of profit

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      and loss as provided in Article V or the distribution provisions of
      Articles VIII and X hereof (except as permitted in Sections 4.3, 5.1 and
      8.6 hereof), (iv) seek to impose personal liability on the Limited
      Partners, or (v) affect the operation of the Conversion Factor of the
      Redemption Right (other than pursuant to Sections 7.4(a) or 11.1(a)(iii))
      shall require the consent and approval of Partners holding more than fifty
      percent (50%) of the Common Percentage Interests.

      (c) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section 11.1,
      amendments to this Agreement shall require the approval of Partners
      holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the Common Percentage Interests.
      Any amendment to this Agreement requiring the approval of Partners holding
      fifty percent (50%) of the Common Percentage Interests may be proposed by
      the General Partner or by any Limited Partners holding twenty-five percent
      (25%) or more of the Common Percentage Interests, and any such amendment
      proposed by Limited Partners holding twenty-five percent (25%) or more of
      the Common Percentage Interests shall be promptly submitted by the General
      Partner to the Partners for a vote.

      SECTION 11.2 NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS. A copy of any amendment to be approved
by the Partners pursuant to Sections 11.1(b) or 11.1(c) shall be mailed in
advance to such Partners. Partners shall be notified as to the substance of any
amendment pursuant to Sections 11.1(a), 11.1(b) or 11.1(c), and upon request
shall be furnished a copy thereof.

                                   ARTICLE XII
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      SECTION 12.1 POWER. Each of the Limited Partners irrevocably constitutes
and appoints the General Partner as such Limited Partner's true and lawful
attorney in such Limited Partner's name, place and stead to make, execute, swear
to, acknowledge, deliver and file:

      (a) Any certificates or other instruments which may be required to be
      filed by the Partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware or of any
      other state or jurisdiction in which the General Partner shall deem it
      advisable to file;

      (b) Any documents, certificates or other instruments, including, but not
      limited to, (i) any and all amendments and modifications of this Agreement
      or of the instruments described in Section 12.1(a) which may be required
      or deemed desirable by the General Partner to effectuate the provisions of
      any part of this Agreement, (ii) all instruments relating to the
      admission, withdrawal, removal or substitution of any Partner, and (iii)
      by way of extension and not limitation, to do all such other things as
      shall be necessary to continue and to carry on the business of the
      Partnership; and

      (c) All documents, certificates or other instruments that may be required
      to effectuate the dissolution and termination of the Partnership, to the
      extent such dissolution and termination is authorized hereby. The power of
      attorney granted hereby shall not constitute a waiver of, or be used to
      avoid, the rights of the Partners to approve certain amendments to this
      Agreement pursuant to Sections 11.1(b) and 11.1(c) or be used in any

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      other manner inconsistent with the status of the Partnership as a limited
      partnership or inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Each
      such Limited Partner hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made
      by the General Partner, acting in good faith pursuant to such power of
      attorney; and each such Limited Partner hereby waives any and all defenses
      which may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the
      General Partner taken in good faith under such power of attorney.

      SECTION 12.2 SURVIVAL OF POWER. It is expressly intended by each of the
Partners that the foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest, is
irrevocable and shall survive the death, incompetence, dissolution, liquidation
or adjudication of insanity or bankruptcy or insolvency of each such Partner.
The foregoing power of attorney shall survive the delivery of an assignment by
any of the Partners of such Partner's entire interest in the Partnership, except
that where an assignee of such entire interest has become a substitute Limited
Partner, then the foregoing power of attorney of the assignor Partner shall
survive the delivery of such assignment for the sole purpose of enabling the
General Partner to execute, acknowledge and file any and all instruments
necessary to effectuate such substitution.

                                  ARTICLE XIII
                    CONSENTS, APPROVALS, VOTING AND MEETINGS

      SECTION 13.1 METHOD OF GIVING CONSENT OR APPROVAL. Any consent or approval
required by this Agreement may be given as follows:

      (a) by a written consent given by the consenting Partner and received by
      the General Partner at or prior to the doing of the act or thing for which
      the consent is solicited, provided that such consent shall not have been
      nullified by:

            (i) Notice to the General Partner of such nullification by the
consenting Partner prior to the doing of any act or thing, the doing of which is
not subject to approval at a meeting called pursuant to Section 13.2, or

            (ii) Notice to the General Partner of such nullification by the
consenting Partner prior to the time of any meeting called pursuant to Section
13.2 to consider the doing of such act or thing, or

            (iii) The negative vote by such consenting Partner at any meeting
called pursuant to Section 13.2 to consider the doing of such act or thing.

      (b) by the affirmative vote by the consenting Partner for the doing of the
      act or thing for which the consent is solicited at any meeting called
      pursuant to Section 13.2 to consider the doing of such act or thing; or

      (c) by the failure of the Partner to respond or object to a request from
      the General Partner for such Partner's consent within thirty (30) days
      from its receipt of such request (or such shorter period of time as the
      General Partner may indicate in such request in order to ensure that the
      General Partner has sufficient time to respond, if required, to any third
      party with respect to the subject matter of such request).

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      SECTION 13.2 MEETINGS OF LIMITED PARTNERS. Any matter requiring the
consent or vote of all or any of the Partners may be considered at a meeting of
the Partners held not less than five (5) nor more than sixty (60) days after
notice thereof shall have been given by the General Partner to all Partners.
Such notice (i) may be given by the General Partner, in its discretion, at any
time, or (ii) shall be given by the General Partner within fifteen (15) days
after receipt from Limited Partners holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the
Common Percentage Interests of a request for such meeting.

      SECTION 13.3 OPINION. Except for consents obtained pursuant to Sections
13.1 or 13.2, no Limited Partner shall exercise any consent or voting rights
unless either (a) at the time of the giving of consent or casting of any vote by
the Partners hereunder, counsel for the Partnership or counsel employed by the
Limited Partners shall have delivered to the Partnership an opinion satisfactory
to the Partners to the effect that such conduct (i) is permitted by the Act,
(ii) will not impair the limited liability of the Limited Partners, and (iii)
will not adversely affect the classification of the Partnership as a partnership
for federal income tax purposes, or (b) irrespective of the delivery or
nondelivery of such opinion of counsel, Limited Partners holding more than
seventy-five percent (75%) of the Common Percentage Interests of the Limited
Partners determine to exercise their consent or voting rights.

      SECTION 13.4 SUBMISSIONS TO PARTNERS. The General Partner shall give the
Partners notice of any proposal or other matter required by any provision of
this Agreement, or by law, to be submitted for consideration and approval of the
Partners. Such notice shall include any information required by the relevant
provision or by law.

                                   ARTICLE XIV
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

      SECTION 14.1 GOVERNING LAW. The Partnership and this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

      SECTION 14.2 AGREEMENT FOR FURTHER EXECUTION. At any time or times upon
the request of the General Partner, the Limited Partners hereby agree to sign,
swear to, acknowledge and deliver all further documents and certificates
required by the laws of Delaware, or any other jurisdiction in which the
Partnership does, or proposes to do, business, or which may be reasonable,
necessary, appropriate or desirable to carry out the provisions of this
Agreement or the Act. This Section 14.2 shall not prejudice or affect the rights
of the Limited Partners to approve certain amendments to this Agreement pursuant
to Sections 11.1(b) and 11.1(c).

      SECTION 14.3 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the exhibits attached
hereto contain the entire understanding among the parties and supersede any
prior understandings or agreements among them respecting the within subject
matter. There are no representations, agreements, arrangements or
understandings, oral or written, between or among the parties hereto relating to
the subject matter of this Agreement which are not fully expressed herein.

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      SECTION 14.4 SEVERABILITY. This Agreement is intended to be performed in
accordance with, and only to the extent permitted by, all applicable laws,
ordinances, rules and regulations of the jurisdictions in which the Partnership
does business. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance, shall, for any reason and to any extent, be invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby, but
rather shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.

      SECTION 14.5 NOTICES. Notices to Partners or to the Partnership shall be
deemed to have been given when personally delivered, mailed by prepaid
registered or certified mail, or sent for next day delivery via a nationally
recognized overnight courier or delivery service, addressed as set forth in
Exhibit A attached hereto, unless a notice of change of address has previously
been given in writing by the addressee to the addressor, in which case such
notice shall be addressed to the address set forth in such notice of change of
address.

      SECTION 14.6 TITLES AND CAPTIONS. All titles and captions are for
convenience only, do not form a substantive part of this Agreement, and shall
not restrict or enlarge any substantive provisions of this Agreement.

      SECTION 14.7 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original executed copy of
this Agreement.

      SECTION 14.8 PRONOUNS. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be
deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the
identity of the person or persons may require.

      SECTION 14.9 SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS. Subject to the provisions hereof limiting
transfers, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Partners and the Partnership and their respective legal representatives,
successors, transferees and assigns.

      SECTION 14.10 WAIVER. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict
performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or
to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall
constitute waiver of any such breach or any covenant, duty, agreement or
condition.

      SECTION 14.11 CREDITORS. Other than as expressly set forth herein with
respect to the Indemnitees, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
for the benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.

      SECTION 14.12 UNIT CERTIFICATES. If the General Partner so elects, Units
shall be evidenced by numbered certificates in such form as shall be approved by
the General Partner, signed by the General Partner. Any such Unit certificates
shall be kept in a book and shall be issued in consecutive order therefrom. The
name of the person owning the Units, the number of Units, and the date of issue
shall be entered on the stub of each certificate. Unit certificates exchanged or
returned shall be canceled by the General Partner and returned to their original
place in the Unit book.

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                         (SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE)

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands as of the
day and year first above written.

      GENERAL PARTNER

                                         EDUCATION REALTY OP GP, INC.,
                                         a Delaware corporation

                                         By: _______________________________
                                             Paul O. Bower, President

      LIMITED PARTNERS

                                         EDUCATION REALTY LIMITED PARTNER, LLC.,
                                         a Delaware limited liability company

                                         By: ________________________________
                                         Its: _______________________________

                                         EDUCATION REALTY OP LIMITED PARTNER
                                         TRUST, a Maryland business trust

                                         By: ________________________________
                                         Its: _______________________________

The undersigned has executed this Agreement not as a Partner of the Partnership
but to agree to the provisions of this Agreement imposing obligations on and
granting rights to the Company.

                                         EDUCATION REALTY TRUST, INC.

                                         By: ________________________________
                                         Its: _______________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                        LIST OF PARTNERS AND CONTRIBUTED
                          ASSETS AS OF _________, 2004

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         AGREED
                        INITIAL         VALUE OF       COMMON        COMMON
                      CONTRIBUTED      CONTRIBUTED   PARTNERSHIP   PERCENTAGE
                         ASSET            ASSET         UNITS       INTEREST
<S>                   <C>              <C>           <C>           <C>
    PARTNERS:
GENERAL PARTNER:

                      Cash in the
Education Realty       amount of
   OP GP, Inc.            $___            $___          _____         ____%

LIMITED PARTNERS:

Education Realty      Cash in the
 Limited Partner       amount of
     Trust                $___            $___          _____         ____%
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                   <C>                 <C>           <C>           <C>
                       Membership
                      Interests in C
                         Station,
                         L.L.C.**

                        Shares of
                         Allen &
                         O' Hara
                        Education
                        Services,
                          Inc.**
Allen & O'Hara,
      Inc.                                $___          _____         ____%

                       Interest in
                         Gables
                        property*

                        Membership
                       Interest in
                        Education
                        Properties
                        Trust, LLC*

                        Membership
                      Interest in C
                         Station,
 Paul O. Bower           L.L.C.           $___          _____         ____%

                        Membership
                      Interests in C
                         Station,
Thomas J. Hickey         L.L.C.*          $___          _____         ____%

                        Shares of
                         Allen &
                          O'Hara
                        Education
                        Services,
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                    <C>                <C>           <C>           <C>
                           Inc.*

                        Interest in
                           Gables
                         property*

                        Membership
                       Interest in
                        Education
                        Properties
                        Trust, LLC*
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                   <C>                 <C>           <C>           <C>
                        Membership
                      Interests in C
                         Station,
                         L.L.C.**

                        Shares of
                         Allen &
                          O'Hara
                        Education
                        Services,
                          Inc.*
Craig L. Cardwell                         $___          _____         ____%

                       Interest in
                          Gables
                        property*

                        Membership
                       Interest in
                        Education
                        Properties
                       Trust, LLC*

                        Membership
                      Interests in C
                         Station,
                         L.L.C.*

                        Shares of
                         Allen &
                          O'Hara
                        Education
                        Services,
 Randall H. Brown         Inc.*           $___          _____         ____%

                       Interest in
                          Gables
                        property*

                        Membership
                       Interest in
                        Education
                        Properties
                       Trust, LLC*
</TABLE>

                                       A-4
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                   <C>                 <C>           <C>           <C>
                        Membership
                      Interests in C
                         Station,
                         L.L.C.*

                        Shares of
                         Allen &
                          O'Hara
                        Education
                        Services,
                          Inc.*
Wallace L. Wilcox                         $___          _____         ____%

                       Interest in
                          Gables
                        property*

                        Membership
                       Interest in
                        Education
                        Properties
                       Trust, LLC*

                        Membership
                      Interests in C
                         Station,
                         L.L.C.*

                        Shares of
                         Allen &
                          O'Hara
                        Education
                        Services,
William W. Harris         Inc.*           $___          _____         ____%

                       Interest in
                          Gables
                        property*

                        Membership
                       Interest in
                        Education
                        Properties
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                    <C>                <C>           <C>           <C>
                       Trust, LLC*

                         [Insert
JPI Entity             Properties]        $___          _____         ____%
</TABLE>

* Such Limited Partner held an indirect interest in such contributed property
and received Common Partnership Units by virtue of one or a series of
distributions by the direct owners (and any other indirect owners) of such
contributed property.

** Such Limited Partner held a direct interest in a portion of such contributed
property as well as an indirect interest in a portion of such contributed
property. Such Limited Partner received the Common Partnership Units
attributable to its indirect interest in such contributed property by virtue of
one or a series of distributions by the direct owners (and any other indirect
owners) of such contributed property.

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                           FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

For purposes of interpreting and implementing Article V of the Partnership
Agreement, the following rules shall apply and shall be treated as part of the
terms of the Partnership Agreement:

A.    SPECIAL ALLOCATION PROVISIONS.

      1. For purposes of determining the amount of gain or loss to be allocated
pursuant to Article V of the Partnership Agreement, any basis adjustments
permitted pursuant to Section 743 of the Code shall be disregarded.

      2. When Partnership Interests are transferred during any taxable year, the
General Partner intends to allocate Partnership income, loss, deductions and
credits using the closing of the books method.

      3. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Partnership Agreement, to
the extent required by law, income, gain, loss and deduction attributable to
property contributed to the Partnership by a Partner shall be shared among the
Partners so as to take into account any variation between the basis of the
property and the fair market value of the property at the time of contribution
in accordance with the requirements of Section 704(c) of the Code and the
applicable regulations thereunder as more fully described in Part B hereof.
Treasury Regulations under Section 704(c) of the Code allow partnerships to use
any reasonable method for accounting for Book-Tax Differences for contributions
of property so that a contributing partner receives the tax benefits and burdens
of any built-in gain or loss associated with contributed property. The Operating
Partnership shall account for Book-Tax Differences using a method determined by
the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. An allocation of
remaining built-in gain under Section 704(c) will be made when Section 704(c)
property is sold.

      4. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Partnership Agreement, in
the event the Partnership is entitled to a deduction for interest imputed under
any provision of the Code on any loan or advance from a Partner (whether such
interest is currently deducted, capitalized or amortized), such deduction shall
be allocated solely to such Partner.

      5. Notwithstanding any provision of the Partnership Agreement to the
contrary, to the extent any payments in the nature of fees made to a Partner or
reimbursements of expenses to any Partner are finally determined by the IRS to
be distributions to a Partner for federal income tax purposes, there will be a
gross income allocation to such Partner in the amount of such distribution.

      6. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the Partnership Agreement to the
contrary and subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 1.704-2(f)(2)-(5) of
the Treasury Regulations, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain
during any Partnership fiscal year, each Partner shall be specially allocated
items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary,
subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Partner's share of the net decrease
in Partnership Minimum Gain determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(g)(2)
of

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the Treasury Regulations. Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be
made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each
Partner pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in
accordance with Section 1.704-2(f) of the Treasury Regulations. This paragraph
6(a) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in such
Section of the Treasury Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently
therewith. To the extent permitted by such Section of the Treasury Regulations
and for purposes of this paragraph 6(a) only, each Partner's Adjusted Capital
Account Balance shall be determined prior to any other allocations pursuant to
Article V of the Partnership Agreement with respect to such fiscal year and
without regard to any net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain during such fiscal
year.

            (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Partnership Agreement to
the contrary, except paragraph 6(a) of this Exhibit and subject to the
exceptions set forth in Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Treasury Regulations, if
there is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain during any
Partnership fiscal year, each Partner who has a share of the Partner Nonrecourse
Debt Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i)(3) of the
Treasury Regulations, shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income
and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal
to such Partner's share of the net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum
Gain, determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Treasury
Regulations. Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in
proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner
pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance
with Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Treasury Regulations. This paragraph 6(b) is
intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in such Section
of the Treasury Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
Solely for purposes of this paragraph 6(b), each Partner's Adjusted Capital
Account Balance shall be determined prior to any other allocations pursuant to
Article V of the Partnership Agreement with respect to such fiscal year, other
than allocations pursuant to paragraph 6(a) hereof.

      7. Notwithstanding any provision of the Partnership Agreement to the
contrary, in the event any Partners unexpectedly receive any adjustments,
allocations or distributions described in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6),
items of Partnership income and gain shall be specially allocated to such
Partners in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate the deficits in their
Adjusted Capital Account Balances created by such adjustments, allocations or
distributions as quickly as possible.

      8. No loss shall be allocated to any Partner to the extent that such
allocation would result in a deficit in its Adjusted Capital Account Balance
while any other Partner continues to have a positive Adjusted Capital Account
Balance; in such event, losses shall first be allocated to any Partners with
positive Adjusted Capital Account Balances, and in proportion to such balances,
to the extent necessary to reduce their positive Adjusted Capital Account
Balances to zero. Any excess shall be allocated to the General Partner.

      9. Any special allocations of items pursuant to this Part A shall be taken
into account in computing subsequent allocations so that the net amount of any
items so allocated and the profits, losses and all other items allocated to each
such Partner pursuant to Article V of the Partnership Agreement shall, to the
extent possible, be equal to the net amount that would have

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<PAGE>

been allocated to each such Partner pursuant to the provisions of Article V of
the Partnership Agreement if such special allocations had not occurred.

      10. Notwithstanding any provision of the Partnership Agreement to the
contrary, Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year or other period shall be
specially allocated to the Partners in the manner and in accordance with the
percentages set forth in Section 5.1 of the Partnership Agreement.

      11. Notwithstanding any provision of the Partnership Agreement to the
contrary, any Partner Nonrecourse Deduction for any fiscal year or other period
shall be specially allocated to the Partner who bears the economic risk of loss
with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions are attributable in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i) of the
Treasury Regulations.

B.    CAPITAL ACCOUNT ADJUSTMENTS AND 704(c) TAX ALLOCATIONS.

      1. For purposes of computing the amount of any item of income, gain,
deduction or loss to be reflected in the Partners' Capital Accounts, the
determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same
as its determination, recognition and classification for federal income tax
purposes; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that:

            (a) Any income, gain or loss attributable to the taxable disposition
of any property shall be determined by the Partnership as if the adjusted basis
of such property as of such date of disposition was equal in amount to (i) the
Agreed Value in the case of the Initial Contributed Assets or other contributed
properties, or (ii) the Carrying Value with respect to property subsequently
purchased.

            (b) The computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction
shall be made by the Partnership and, as to those items described in Section
705(a)(1)(B) or Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code, without regard to the fact
that such items are not includable in gross income or are neither currently
deductible nor capitalizable for federal income tax purposes.

      2. A transferee of a Partnership Interest will succeed to the Capital
Account relating to the Partnership Interest transferred.

      3. Upon an issuance of additional Partnership Interests, the Capital
Accounts of all Partners (and the Agreed Values of all Partnership properties)
shall, immediately prior to such issuance, be adjusted (consistent with the
provisions hereof) upward or downward to reflect any unrealized gain or
unrealized loss attributable to each Partnership property (as if such unrealized
gain or unrealized loss had been recognized upon an actual sale of such property
at the fair market value thereof, immediately prior to such issuance, and had
been allocated to the Partners, at such time, pursuant to Article V of the
Partnership Agreement). In determining such unrealized gain or unrealized loss
attributable to the properties, the fair market value of Partnership properties
shall be determined by the General Partner using such reasonable methods of
valuation as it may adopt.

      4. Immediately prior to the distribution of any Partnership property in
liquidation of the Partnership, the Capital Accounts of all Partners shall be
adjusted (consistent with the provisions hereof and Section 704 of the Code)
upward or downward to reflect any unrealized

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gain or unrealized loss attributable to the Partnership property (as if such
unrealized gain or unrealized loss had been recognized upon an actual sale of
each such property, immediately prior to such distribution, and had been
allocated to the Partners, at such time, pursuant to Article V of the
Partnership Agreement). In determining such unrealized gain or unrealized loss
attributable to property, the fair market value of Partnership property shall be
determined by the General Partner using such reasonable methods of valuation as
it may adopt.

      5. In accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property shall,
solely for tax purposes, and not for Capital Account purposes, be allocated
among the Partners so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted
basis of such property to the Partnership for federal income tax purposes.

      6. In the event the Agreed Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted as
described in paragraph 3 above, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss and
deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between
the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Agreed
Value in the same manner as under Section 704(c) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder.

      7. Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be
made by the General Partner in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose
and intention of this Agreement.

C.    DEFINITIONS.

      1. For the purposes of this Exhibit, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

      "ADJUSTED CAPITAL ACCOUNT BALANCE": means the balance in the Capital
Account of a Partner as of the end of the relevant fiscal year of the
Partnership, after giving effect to the following: (i) credit to such Capital
Account any amounts the Partner is obligated to restore, pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement or otherwise, or is deemed obligated to restore pursuant to
the penultimate sentences of Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) of the
Treasury Regulations, and (ii) debit to such capital account the items described
in Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) of the Treasury Regulations.

      "AGREED VALUE": means the net fair market value of Contributed Property as
agreed to by the Contributing Partner and the Partnership (or other property
subsequently adjusted to reflect contributions), using such reasonable method of
valuation as they may adopt and as adjusted from time to time pursuant to
Paragraph B.3 of this Exhibit.

      "BOOK-TAX DIFFERENCE" means, with respect to any item of Contributed
Property, as of the date of any determination, the difference between the
Carrying Value of such Contributed Property and the adjusted basis thereof for
federal income tax purposes as of such date. A Partner's share of the Book-Tax
Difference in all of its Contributed Property will be reflected by the
difference between such Partner's Capital Account balance and the hypothetical
balance of such Partner's Capital Account computed as if it had been maintained
strictly in accordance with federal income tax accounting principles.

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<PAGE>

      "CARRYING VALUE": means the adjusted basis of such property for federal
income tax purposes as of the time of determination.

      "NONRECOURSE DEDUCTIONS": shall have the meaning set forth in Section
1.704-2(b)(1) of the Treasury Regulations. The amount of Nonrecourse Deductions
for a Partnership fiscal year equals the excess, if any, of the net increase, if
any, in the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain during that fiscal year over the
aggregate amount of any distributions during that fiscal year of proceeds of a
Nonrecourse Liability, that are allocable to an increase in Partnership Minimum
Gain, determined according to the provisions of Section 1.704-2(c) of the
Treasury Regulations.

      "NONRECOURSE LIABILITY": shall have the meaning set forth in Section
1.704-2(b)(3) of the Treasury Regulations.

      "PARTNER NONRECOURSE DEBT MINIMUM GAIN": means an amount, with respect to
each Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i)
of the Treasury Regulations.

      "PARTNER NONRECOURSE DEBT": shall have the meaning set forth in Section
1.704-2(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations.

      "PARTNER NONRECOURSE DEDUCTIONS": shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 1.704-2(i)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. For any Partnership taxable
year, the amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Partner
Nonrecourse Debt equal the net increase during the year, if any, in the amount
of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain reduced (but not below zero) by
proceeds of the liability that are both attributable to the liability and
allocable to an increase in the Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain.

      "PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT": shall mean this Amended and Restated Limited
Partnership Agreement of Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP.

      "PARTNERSHIP MINIMUM GAIN": shall have the meaning set forth in Sections
1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d) of the Treasury Regulations.

      For purposes of this Exhibit, all other capitalized terms will have the
same definition as in the Partnership Agreement.

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                                    EXHIBIT C
                     NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF REDEMPTION RIGHT

      The undersigned hereby irrevocably (i) presents for redemption Partnership
Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement defined below) in Education
Realty Operating Partnership, LP, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement
of Limited Partnership of Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP (the
"Partnership Agreement"), and the Redemption Right (as defined in the
Partnership Agreement) referred to therein, (ii) surrenders such Partnership
Units and all right, title and interest therein, and (iii) directs that the Cash
Amount or REIT Shares (both as defined in the Partnership Agreement) deliverable
upon exercise of the Redemption Right be delivered to the address specified
below, and if REIT Shares are to be delivered, such REIT Shares be registered or
placed in the name(s) and at the addresses specified below.

Dated:                                        __________________________________

Name of Limited Partner:

___________________________________________
(Signature of Limited Partner)

___________________________________________
(Street Address)

___________________________________________

___________________________________________
(City State Zip Code)

IF REIT Shares are to be issued, issue to:

___________________________________________
(Name)

___________________________________________
(Social Security or Identifying Number)

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