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  <H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>UNITED STATES<BR>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
  WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </FONT></H1>
  
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  <H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>FORM 8-K</FONT></H1>
  
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  <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Current Report Pursuant
  to Section 13 or 15(d)<BR>
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </FONT></P>
  
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  <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date of Report (Date
  of earliest event reported): October 25, 2004</FONT></P>
  
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  <H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>NTS-PROPERTIES IV</FONT></H1>
  
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  <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Exact Name of
  Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </FONT></P>
  
  
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  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Kentucky</B></FONT></TD>
  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>0-11655</B></FONT></TD>
  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>61-1026356</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(State or Other</FONT></TD>
  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Commission File</FONT></TD>
  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(IRS Employer</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> Number)</FONT></TD>
  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Incorporation)</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>10172 Linn Station Road,<BR>
  Louisville, Kentucky 40223</B><BR>
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></P>
  
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  <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>(502) 426-4800</B><BR>
  (Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) </FONT></P>
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  Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</FONT></P>
  
  
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  <H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>ITEM 8.01 &#151; Other
  Events </FONT></H1>
  
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  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
  October 25, 2004 and October 27, 2004, NTS Realty Holdings Limited Partnership (&#147;NTS
  Realty&#148;) filed Amendment No. 4 and Amendment No. 5, respectively, to its registration
  statement on Form S-4, which includes a joint consent solicitation statement/prospectus,
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek approval of the merger of
  NTS-Properties III, NTS-Properties IV, NTS-Properties V, NTS-Properties VI and
  NTS-Properties VII, Ltd. (the &#147;Partnerships&#148;) into NTS Realty. The general
  partners of the Partnerships agreed to pursue a merger of the Partnerships in the
  Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement that was jointly filed by the general partners,
  along with certain of their affiliates, with the class of plaintiffs in the action
  captioned <I>Buchanan et al. v. NTS-Properties Associates V, et al.</I> (Case No. C
  01-05090). </FONT></P>
  
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  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NTS
  Realty filed the original Form S-4 on February 4, 2004, Amendment No. 1 on June 18, 2004,
  Amendment No. 2 on August 13, 2004 and Amendment No. 3 on September 30, 2004. </FONT></P>
  
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  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
  October 27, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission signed an order declaring NTS
  Realty&#146;s registration statement to be effective and the Partnerships began mailing
  the joint consent solicitation statement/prospectus to their respective limited partners. </FONT></P>
  
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  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>This
  announcement is not an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer to sell or the
  solicitation of a proxy to vote, any of the limited partner interests of the Partnerships
  or of NTS Realty. The limited partnership units of NTS Realty, which will be issued if the
  merger is approved and completed, have not been registered under the Securities Act of
  1933 (the &#147;Act&#148;) and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
  registration under the Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirement.</B> </FONT></P>
  
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  <H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Forward Looking
  Information </FONT></H1>
  
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  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
  filing may contain forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties.
  Statements in this filing that are not historical, including statements regarding
  intentions, beliefs, expectations, representations, plans or predictions of the future,
  constitute forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
  limited to, court and other regulatory approval of the proposed merger and the ability to
  successfully integrate each of the acquired Partnerships, as well as general risks and
  uncertainties associated with owning real estate. For a discussion of some of these
  potential risks and uncertainties, please refer to the annual and quarterly reports filed
  by each of the Partnerships with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnerships
  do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a
  result of new information, future events or otherwise. </FONT></P>
  
  
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  <H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>SIGNATURES</FONT></H1>
  
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  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused
  this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>
  
  
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  <td>By:</td><td></td><td>NTS-Properties Associates IV,</td></tr>
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  <td></td><td></td><td>General Partner,</td></tr>
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  <td></td><td></td><td>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NTS Capital Corporation,</td></tr>
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  <td></td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Partner</td></tr>
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  <td>By: /s/ Gregory A. Wells</td></tr>
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  <td>Gregory A. Wells</td></tr>
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  <td>Chief Financial Officer of NTS Capital Corporation</td></tr>
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  <P>Date: October 29, 2004</P>
  
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text: Form 8-K
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, DC 20549
  FORM 8-K
  Current Report Pursuant
  to Section 13 or 15(d)
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report (Date
  of earliest event reported): October 25, 2004
  NTS-PROPERTIES IV
  (Exact Name of
  Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  Kentucky
  0-11655
  61-1026356
  (State or Other
  (Commission File
  (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of
  Number)
  Incorporation)
  Incorporation)
  10172 Linn Station Road,
  Louisville, Kentucky 40223
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (502) 426-4800
  (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  (Former
  Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  ITEM 8.01 — Other
  Events
  On
  October 25, 2004 and October 27, 2004, NTS Realty Holdings Limited Partnership ("NTS
  Realty") filed Amendment No. 4 and Amendment No. 5, respectively, to its registration
  statement on Form S-4, which includes a joint consent solicitation statement/prospectus,
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek approval of the merger of
  NTS-Properties III, NTS-Properties IV, NTS-Properties V, NTS-Properties VI and
  NTS-Properties VII, Ltd. (the "Partnerships") into NTS Realty. The general
  partners of the Partnerships agreed to pursue a merger of the Partnerships in the
  Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement that was jointly filed by the general partners,
  along with certain of their affiliates, with the class of plaintiffs in the action
  captioned
  Buchanan et al. v. NTS-Properties Associates V, et al.
  (Case No. C
  01-05090).
  NTS
  Realty filed the original Form S-4 on February 4, 2004, Amendment No. 1 on June 18, 2004,
  Amendment No. 2 on August 13, 2004 and Amendment No. 3 on September 30, 2004.
  On
  October 27, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission signed an order declaring NTS
  Realty's registration statement to be effective and the Partnerships began mailing
  the joint consent solicitation statement/prospectus to their respective limited partners.
  This
  announcement is not an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer to sell or the
  solicitation of a proxy to vote, any of the limited partner interests of the Partnerships
  or of NTS Realty. The limited partnership units of NTS Realty, which will be issued if the
  merger is approved and completed, have not been registered under the Securities Act of
  1933 (the "Act") and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
  registration under the Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirement.
  Forward Looking
  Information
  This
  filing may contain forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties.
  Statements in this filing that are not historical, including statements regarding
  intentions, beliefs, expectations, representations, plans or predictions of the future,
  constitute forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
  limited to, court and other regulatory approval of the proposed merger and the ability to
  successfully integrate each of the acquired Partnerships, as well as general risks and
  uncertainties associated with owning real estate. For a discussion of some of these
  potential risks and uncertainties, please refer to the annual and quarterly reports filed
  by each of the Partnerships with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnerships
  do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a
  result of new information, future events or otherwise.
  2
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused
  this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  NTS-PROPERTIES IV
  By:
  NTS-Properties Associates IV,
  General Partner,
  By:    NTS Capital Corporation,
  General Partner
  By: /s/ Gregory A. Wells
  Gregory A. Wells
  Chief Financial Officer of NTS Capital Corporation
  Date: October 29, 2004
  3