Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0287
Expires: January 31, 2005
Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BROWN RONALD
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP [NEN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LP, 39 BRIGHTON AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/17/2008
(Street)

ALLSTON, MA 02134
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
NEN Depositary Receipts 09/17/2008 09/17/2008 J(1)   15,773 A $ 0 23,421 D  
NEN Depositary Receipts 09/17/2008 09/17/2008 J(1)   833 (3) A $ 0 25,254 (3) I By Close-Held Corporation
NEN Class B Units of Limited Partnership Interest 09/17/2008 09/17/2008 F(1)   1,577.3 D $ 0 6,676.45 D  
NEN Units of General Partner 09/17/2008 09/17/2008 F(1)   83.3 (3) D $ 0 351.2 (3) I By Close-Held Corporation
NEN Class B Units of Limited Partnership Interest 09/17/2008 09/17/2008 J(2)   26.1 D $ 766.9 (4) 6,650.35 D  
NEN Units of General Partner Interest 09/17/2008 09/17/2008 J(2)   1.4 (3) D $ 766.9 (4) 349.8 (3) I By Close-Held Corporation

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1474 (9-02)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BROWN RONALD
NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LP
39 BRIGHTON AVENUE
ALLSTON, MA 02134
      President  

Signatures

 Ronald Brown   09/18/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On September 17, 2008, (a) the reporting person received a distribution from the Partnership pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Contract of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement") of 15,773 Depositary Receipts in lieu of cash, (b) the general partner of the Partnership, which is 25% owned by the reporting person, received a distribution from the Partnership pursuant to the Partnership Agreement of 833 Depositary Receipts in lieu of cash, (c)the reporting person forfeited to the Partnership 1,577.3 Class B Units of Limited Partnership Interest directly benefically owned by the reporting person, and (d)the general partner of the Partnership forfeited to the Partnership 83.3 Units of General Partner Interest. The foregoing transactions were consummated in accordance with that certain Equity Distribution Plan described in the Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commisson on September 18, 2008.
(2) Pursuant to the Partnership's equity repurchase program, as renewed and reauthorized by the Board of Directors of the General Partner on August 8, 2008 and as furhter described in the Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2008, the Partnership repurchased 26.1 Class B Units of Limited Partnership Interest directly beneficially owned by the reporting person and 1.4 Units of General Partner Interest from the general partner of the Partnership that are indirectly beneficially owned by the reporting person.
(3) Amounts reported represent 25% of the securities owned by the close-held corporation (which corporation is the general partner of the Partnership) based upon the reporting person's 25% equity interest in the corporation.
(4) The purchase price of the Class B Units and Units of General Partner Interst was equal to the $76.69 purchase price of the Depositary Receipts (each of which represents one-tenth of a Class A Unit of the Partnership) contemporaneously repurchased by the Partnership pursuant to its equity repurchase program.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.