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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.40


                                  LODGIAN, INC.

                        RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT


         THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of
_______, 20 (the "Award Date"), by and between Lodgian, Inc. (the "Company"), a
Delaware corporation and ________________ (the "Recipient").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Amended and Restated 2002 Stock
Incentive Plan of Lodgian, Inc. (the "Plan"); and

         WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") or a
committee thereof has authorized the grant to Recipient of a restricted stock
award under the Plan of the common stock of the Company ("Common Stock"), and
the Company and Recipient wish to confirm herein the terms, conditions, and
restrictions of the restricted stock award;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual covenants
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

                                    SECTION 1
                                 AWARD OF SHARES

         1.1      Award of Shares. Subject to the terms, restrictions,
limitations, and conditions stated herein, in that certain Executive Employment
Agreement between the Recipient and the Company dated ________________, 20 (the
"Employment Agreement), and in the Plan, the Company hereby awards to Recipient
___________ shares of Common Stock (the "Award Shares").

         1.2      Vesting of Award Shares. Recipient shall become vested in a
portion of the Award Shares based upon the terms and conditions of the
Employment Agreement. In the event of any ambiguity in this Restricted Stock
Award Agreement or in the terms of the Employment Agreement which relate to the
Award Shares, the good faith interpretation of the Compensation Committee of the
Company's Board of Directors shall in all cases control. If the calculation of
vested Shares in accordance with the Employment Agreement would result in a
fraction of a share, any such fraction will be rounded to zero. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, accelerate
the vesting of the Award Shares in whole or in part. The Award Shares which have
become vested pursuant to the Employment Agreement or by virtue of such
acceleration are herein referred to as the "Vested Award Shares" and all Award
Shares which are not Vested Award Shares are sometimes herein referred to as the
"Unvested Award Shares."
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         1.3      Additional Condition to Award Shares. In order not to forfeit
the Award Shares, Recipient must deliver to the Company, within the ten day
period (the "Withholding Period") commencing on the date of occurrence of an
event pursuant to which some or all of the Award Shares become "substantially
vested" within the meaning of Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, either a check payable to the Company in the amount of all
withholding or other tax obligations (whether federal, state or local) imposed
on the Company by reason of the vesting of the Award Shares, or the Withholding
Election described in Section 1.4. Upon receipt of payment in full of all
withholding tax obligations, the Company shall cause a certificate representing
the Award Shares which are the Vested Award Shares to be issued and delivered by
the Share Custodian to the Recipient pursuant to the instructions of Recipient.

         1.4      Optional Withholding Election. In lieu of paying the
withholding tax obligation in cash, as described in Section 1.3, Recipient may
elect to have the actual number of Vested Award Shares reduced by the smallest
number of whole shares of Common Stock which, when multiplied by the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the Vesting Date as determined by the Board of
Directors, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of the withholding tax
obligations imposed on the Company by reason of the vesting of the Award Shares
(the "Withholding Election"). Recipient may make a Withholding Election only if
all of the following conditions are met:

                  (a)      the Withholding Election must be made on or prior to
         the end of the Withholding Period by executing and delivering to the
         Company a properly completed Notice of Withholding Election, in
         substantially the form of EXHIBIT A attached hereto;

                  (b)      any Withholding Election made will be irrevocable;
         and

                  (c)      If Recipient is an Insider (an individual who is, on
         the relevant date, an officer, director or ten percent (10%) beneficial
         owner of any class of the Company's equity securities that is
         registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, all as defined
         under Section 16 of the Exchange Act), then a Withholding Election may
         only be made to the extent that such withholding of Shares (1) has met
         the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
         Exchange Act, or (2) is a subsequent transaction the terms of which
         were provided for in a transaction initially meeting the requirements
         of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

         1.5      Investment Representations. Recipient hereby represents,
warrants, covenants, and agrees with the Company as follows:

                  (a)      The Award Shares being acquired by Recipient will be
         acquired for Recipient's own account without the participation of any
         other person, with the intent of holding the Award Shares for
         investment and without the intent of participating, directly or
         indirectly, in a distribution of the Award Shares and not with a view
         to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Award
         Shares, nor is Recipient aware of the existence of any distribution of
         the Award Shares;


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                  (b)      Recipient is not acquiring the Award Shares based
         upon any representation, oral or written, by any person with respect to
         the future value of, or income from, the Award Shares but rather upon
         an independent examination and judgment as to the prospects of the
         Company;

                  (c)      The Award Shares were not offered to Recipient by
         means of publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, nor
         is the Recipient aware of any offers made to other persons by such
         means;

                  (d)      Recipient is able to bear the economic risks of the
         investment in the Award Shares, including the risk of a complete loss
         of Recipient's investment therein;

                  (e)      The Award Shares cannot be offered for sale, sold or
         transferred by Recipient other than (A) in a transaction in compliance
         with the 1933 Act; and (B) upon presentation of evidence satisfactory
         to the Company of compliance with the applicable securities laws of
         other jurisdictions. The Company shall be entitled to rely upon an
         opinion of counsel satisfactory to it with respect to compliance with
         the above laws;

                  (f)      The Company will be under no obligation to register
         the Award Shares for resale or to comply with any exemption available
         for sale of the Award Shares without registration or filing, and the
         information or conditions necessary to permit routine sales of
         securities of the Company under Rule 144 of the 1933 Act are not now
         available and no assurance has been given that it or they will become
         available. The Company is under no obligation to act in any manner so
         as to make Rule 144 available with respect to the Award Shares; and

                  (g)      The agreements, representations, warranties, and
         covenants made by Recipient herein extend to and apply to all of the
         Award Shares of the Company issued to Recipient pursuant to this
         restricted stock award. Acceptance by Recipient of the certificate
         representing such Award Shares shall constitute a confirmation by
         Recipient that all such agreements, representations, warranties, and
         covenants made herein shall be true and correct at that time.

                                    SECTION 2
                           FORFEITURE OF AWARD SHARES

         Any Unvested Award Shares that are held for the benefit of the
Recipient, at and after the termination of employment of the Recipient by the
Company, shall, unless the Employment Agreement otherwise expressly provides, be
forfeited by the Recipient at such time and returned, marked "cancelled," to the
Company. Until an Award Share has been released to the Recipient, or cancelled
and returned to the Company as provided herein or in the Employment Agreement,
it shall be held by the General Counsel of the Company, acting as share
custodian (the "Share Custodian"), for the benefit of the Recipient, and subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Employment Agreement.
RECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT HE


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HAS BEEN FULLY ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH HIS OWN TAX CONSULTANTS REGARDING THE
APPLICABILITY OF HIS MAKING A CODE SECTION 83(B) ELECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE
AWARD SHARES.


                                    SECTION 3
                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

         3.1      Change in Capitalization. If the number of outstanding shares
of the Common Stock shall be increased or decreased by a change in par value,
split-up, stock split, reverse stock split, reclassification, distribution of
common stock dividend, or other similar capital adjustment, an appropriate
adjustment shall be made by the Board of Directors in the number and kind of
Award Shares, such that Recipient's proportionate interest shall be maintained
as before the occurrence of the event. No fractional shares shall be issued in
making such adjustment. All adjustments made by the Board of Directors under
this Section shall be final, binding, and conclusive.

         3.2      Legends. Each certificate representing the Award Shares shall
be endorsed with the following legend and Recipient shall not make any transfer
of the Award Shares without first complying with the restrictions on transfer
described in such legend:

                             TRANSFER IS RESTRICTED

     THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON
     TRANSFER SET FORTH IN A RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT DATED
     _________________, A COPY OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE COMPANY.

     THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED,
     ASSIGNED, OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS (1) THE TRANSFER IS MADE IN COMPLIANCE
     WITH RULE 144 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR (2) THE
     ISSUER RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
     COMPANY, STATING THAT SUCH SALE, TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT OR HYPOTHECATION IS
     EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT.

Recipient agrees that the Company may also endorse any other legends required by
applicable federal or state securities laws. The Company need not register a
transfer of the Award Shares, and may also instruct its transfer agent, if any,
not to register the transfer of the Award Shares unless the conditions specified
in the foregoing legends are satisfied.

         3.3      Removal of Legend and Transfer Restrictions. The restrictions
described in the second sentence of the legend set forth in Section 3.2 may be
removed at such time as permitted by Rule 144(k) promulgated under the
Securities Act.

         3.4      Governing Laws. This Agreement shall be construed,
administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of Delaware.


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         3.5      Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors, and permitted
assigns of the parties.

         3.6      Notice. Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices and
other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been given if personally delivered or if sent by registered or
certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed to the proposed recipient at the last known address of the recipient.
Any party may designate any other address to which notices shall be sent by
giving notice of the address to the other parties in the same manner as provided
herein.

         3.7      Severability. In the event that any one or more of the
provisions or portion thereof contained in this Agreement shall for any reason
be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, the same shall
not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and
this Agreement shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

         3.8      Entire Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan and the Employment Agreement, this Agreement expresses the entire
understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

         3.9      Violation. Any transfer, pledge, sale, assignment, or
hypothecation of Unvested Award Shares or any portion thereof shall be a
violation of the terms of this Agreement and shall be null, void and without
effect ab initio.

         3.10     Headings. Paragraph headings used herein are for convenience
of reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.

         3.11     Specific Performance. In the event of any actual or threatened
default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this
Agreement, the party or parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right
to specific performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights
and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be
cumulative.

         3.12     No Employment Rights Created. Neither the establishment of the
Plan nor the award of Award Shares hereunder shall be construed as giving
Recipient the right to continued employment with the Company.

         3.13     Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms used in this
Agreement shall have the meanings given to them herein or in the Plan.

         3.14     No Disclosure Duty. The Recipient and the Company acknowledge
and agree that neither the Company nor its directors, officers or employees have
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disclose to the Recipient any material information regarding the business of the
Company or affecting the value of the Award Shares, other than as required under
the law with respect to the Company's duty to its other shareholders.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day
and year first set forth above.

COMPANY:                                              RECIPIENT:
LODGIAN, INC.:



By:
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Its: Senior Vice President, General Counsel &
Secretary

Attest:



By:
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Its:


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                                    EXHIBIT A
                         NOTICE OF WITHHOLDING ELECTION

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TO:      Lodgian, Inc.                  RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT:
                                        Restricted Stock Agreement between
FROM:    _______________________        ______________ and Lodgian, Inc. (the "Company")
                                        Date of Agreement: _________________________
RE:      Withholding Election           Total Number of Restricted Shares: ____________
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TO:      Lodgian, Inc.
FROM:
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RE:      Withholding Election with respect to Restricted Stock Agreement
         Noted Above


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This election relates to ____________ shares of Common Stock of the Company
vesting on ___________________. I hereby certify that:

i.      My correct name and social security number and my current address are
        set forth at the end of this document.

ii.     I am (check one, whichever is applicable):

[ ]     the original recipient of the Restricted Stock Grant.

[ ]     the legal representative of the estate of the original recipient of the
        Restricted Stock Grant.

[ ]     a legatee of the original recipient of the Restricted
        Stock Grant.

[ ]     the legal guardian of the original recipient of the Restricted
Stock Grant.

iii.    In connection with any future vesting of the Restricted Stock
Grant with respect to the Restricted Shares, I hereby elect to have certain of
the shares issuable pursuant to the exercise withheld by the Company for the
purpose of having the value of the shares applied to pay federal, state, and
local, if any, taxes arising from the exercise. The shares to be withheld shall
have, as of the tax date applicable to the exercise, a fair market value equal
to the minimum statutory tax-withholding requirement under federal, state, and
local law in connection with the exercise.


iv.     This Withholding Election is made prior to the tax date and is otherwise
timely made pursuant to the Agreement.

v.      I understand that this Withholding Election may not be revised, amended
or revoked by me but is subject to the disapproval of the Board.

vi.     I further understand that the Company shall withhold from the Vested
Restricted Shares a number of shares of Common Stock having the value specified
in Paragraph iii above.

vii.    I have read and understand the Restricted Stock Agreement and I have no
reason to believe that any of the conditions therein to the making of this
Withholding Election have not been met. Capitalized terms used in this Notice of
Withholding Election without definition herein shall have the meanings given to
them in the Restricted Stock Agreement.

Dated this ________ day of ____________, 20__.



Address:

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