HOME PROPERTIES OF NEW YORK INC
AMENDMENT 53 TO SCHEDULE A
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                        Home Properties of New York, L.P.
                          Amendment No. Fifty-Three to
                           Second Amended and Restated
                        Agreement of Limited Partnership



The  Second  Amended  and  Restated  Agreement  of Limited  Partnership  of Home
Properties of New York,  L.P. (the  "Partnership  Agreement")  is hereby amended
effective  May 20, 2002 to substitute  the "Schedule A" attached  hereto for the
"Schedule A" currently  attached to the Partnership  Agreement.  "Schedule A" is
hereby amended to reflect various changes.

GENERAL PARTNER
Home Properties of New York, Inc.


/s/ Ann M. McCormick
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Ann M. McCormick
Secretary


LIMITED PARTNERS LISTED ON ATTACHED SCHEDULE A
By: Home Properties of New York, Inc.
      as attorney in fact

/s/ Ann M. McCormick
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Ann M. McCormick
Secretary




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