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FORM 10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
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OR

( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934

For the transition period from _______________________ to ______________________


Commission file number
0-19140
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CNL Income Fund VII, Ltd.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Florida 59-2963871
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)


450 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32801
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number
(including area code) (407) 540-2000
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ____

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):Yes___ No X



CONTENTS



Page
Part I.

Item 1. Financial Statements:

Condensed Balance Sheets 1

Condensed Statements of Income 2

Condensed Statements of Partners' Capital 3

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows 4

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements 5-7

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 8-10

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk 10

Item 4. Controls and Procedures 10


Part II.

Other Information 11-12



CNL INCOME FUND VII, LTD.
(A Florida Limited Partnership)
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS




June 30, December 31,
2004 2003
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ASSETS

Real estate properties with operating leases, net $ 15,364,057 $ 15,516,336
Net investment in direct financing leases 2,984,900 3,057,744
Investment in joint ventures 5,195,145 5,226,092
Cash and cash equivalents 1,010,026 995,838
Receivables -- 94,390
Accrued rental income 1,098,409 1,091,275
Other assets 87,651 85,335
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$ 25,740,188 $ 26,067,010
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 20,897 $ 6,324
Real estate taxes payable 14,480 3,656
Distributions payable 675,000 675,000
Due to related parties 17,034 11,333
Rents paid in advance 86,404 81,463
Deferred rental income 113,541 117,093
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Total liabilities 927,356 894,869

Minority interests 1,795,593 1,803,381

Partners' capital 23,017,239 23,368,760
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$ 25,740,188 $ 26,067,010
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See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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CNL INCOME FUND VII, LTD.
(A Florida Limited Partnership)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME




Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2004 2003 2004 2003
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Revenues:
Rental income from operating leases $ 503,835 $ 502,007 $ 1,007,872 $ 1,002,701
Earned income from direct financing leases 91,411 95,678 183,940 192,340
Contingent rental income 630 188 2,667 815
Interest and other income -- 966 202 1,502
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595,876 598,839 1,194,681 1,197,358
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Expenses:
General operating and administrative 64,457 58,081 146,154 129,082
Property related 9,519 4,898 11,086 10,407
State and other taxes 5,564 -- 34,530 31,806
Depreciation and amortization 79,937 74,250 156,988 152,280
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159,477 137,229 348,758 323,575
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Income before minority interests and equity in
earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures 436,399 461,610 845,923 873,783

Minority interests (49,176) (48,206) (98,078) (94,401)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures 126,999 125,752 250,634 252,373
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Net income $ 514,222 $ 539,156 $ 998,479 $ 1,031,755
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Income per limited partner unit $ 0.017 $ 0.018 $ 0.033 $ 0.034
============== ============== ============== ==============
Weighted average number of limited partner
units outstanding 30,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000
============== ============== ============== ==============


See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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CNL INCOME FUND VII, LTD.
(A Florida Limited Partnership)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL




Six Months Ended Year Ended
June 30, December 31,
2004 2003
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General partners:
Beginning balance $ 230,931 $ 230,931
Net income -- --
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230,931 230,931
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Limited partners:
Beginning balance 23,137,829 23,609,162
Net income 998,479 2,228,667
Distributions ($0.045 and $0.090 per
limited partner unit, respectively) (1,350,000) (2,700,000)
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22,786,308 23,137,829
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Total partners' capital $ 23,017,239 $ 23,368,760
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See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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CNL INCOME FUND VII, LTD.
(A Florida Limited Partnership)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS




Six Months Ended
June 30,
2004 2003
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Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,470,054 $ 1,438,117
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions to limited partners (1,350,000) (1,350,000)
Distributions to holders of minority interests (105,866) (101,261)
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Net cash used in financing activities (1,455,866) (1,451,261)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 14,188 (13,144)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 995,838 988,102
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 1,010,026 $ 974,958
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Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing
activities:

Distributions declared and unpaid at end of
period $ 675,000 $ 675,000
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See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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CNL INCOME FUND VII, LTD.
(A Florida Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003


1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not
include all of the information and note disclosures required by
generally accepted accounting principles. The financial statements
reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments,
which are, in the opinion of the general partners, necessary for a fair
statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Operating
results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2004, may not be
indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending
December 31, 2004. Amounts as of December 31, 2003, included in the
financial statements, have been derived from audited financial
statements as of that date.

These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the financial statements and notes thereto included in Form 10-K of CNL
Income Fund VII, Ltd. (the "Partnership") for the year ended December
31, 2003.

The Partnership accounts for its 83% interest in San Antonio #849 Joint
Venture, its 79% interest in CNL Mansfield Joint Venture, its 56%
interest in Duluth Joint Venture, its 68.75% interest in CNL VII, XV
Columbus Joint Venture and its 79% interest in Arlington Joint Venture
using the consolidation method. Minority interests represent the
minority joint venture partners' proportionate share of the equity in
the consolidated joint ventures. All significant intercompany accounts
and transactions have been eliminated.

In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a
revision to FASB Interpretation No. 46 (originally issued in January
2003) ("FIN 46R"), "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities"
requiring existing unconsolidated variable interest entities to be
consolidated by their primary beneficiaries. The primary beneficiary of
a variable interest entity is the party that absorbs a majority of the
entity's expected losses, receives a majority of its expected residual
returns, or both, as a result of holding variable interests, which are
the ownership, contractual, or other pecuniary interests in an entity
that change with changes in the fair value of the entity's net assets
excluding variable interests. Prior to FIN 46R, a company generally
included another entity in its financial statements only if it
controlled the entity through voting interests. Application of FIN 46R
is required in financial statements of public entities that have
interests in variable interest entities for periods ending after March
15, 2004. The Partnership adopted FIN 46R during the quarter ended
March 31, 2004, which resulted in the consolidation of previously
unconsolidated joint ventures, which were accounted for under the
equity method. FIN 46R does not require, but does permit restatement of
previously issued financial statements. The Partnership has restated
prior year's financial statements to maintain comparability between the
periods presented. Such consolidation resulted in certain assets and
minority interests, and revenues and expenses, of the entities being
reported on a gross basis in the Partnership's financial statements;
however, these restatements had no effect on partners' capital or net
income.

2. Reclassification

Certain items in the prior year's financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to 2004 presentation. These reclassifications
had no effect on total partners' capital or net income.

3. Investment in Joint Ventures

During 2003, CNL Restaurant Investments II, in which the Partnership
owns an 18% interest, entered into negotiations with a third party to
sell the property in San Antonio, Texas. During 2004, the contract was
terminated and as a result, the joint venture reclassified the assets
from real estate held for sale to real estate properties with operating
leases.

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CNL INCOME FUND VII, LTD.
(A Florida Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

3. Investment in Joint Ventures - Continued

CNL Restaurant Investments II owns five properties. Des Moines Real
Estate Joint Venture, TGIF Pittsburgh Joint Venture and CNL VII & XVII
Lincoln Joint Venture each own one property. In addition, the
Partnership and affiliates, in four separate tenancy in common
arrangements, each own one property.

The following presents the combined, condensed financial information
for the joint ventures and the properties held as tenants-in-common
with affiliates at:



June 30, December 31,
2004 2003
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Real estate properties with operating
leases, net $ 14,044,828 $ 14,218,282
Net investment in direct financing
leases 875,543 883,215
Cash 50,343 73,039
Receivables 2,798 --
Accrued rental income 505,547 467,513
Liabilities 15,987 42,890
Partners' capital 15,463,072 15,599,159


Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2004 2003 2004 2003
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Revenues $ 468,782 $ 465,897 $ 931,608 $ 936,086
Expenses (87,747) (88,467) (177,714) (177,252)
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Net income $ 381,035 $ 377,430 $ 753,894 $ 758,834
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The Partnership recognized income of $250,634 and $252,373 during the
six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, $126,999 and
$125,752 of which were earned during the second quarters of 2004 and
2003, respectively, from these joint ventures and tenants-in-common
arrangements.

4. Subsequent Event

On August 9, 2004, the Partnership entered into a definitive Agreement
and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Partnership will be merged
with a subsidiary of U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc. (NYSE: USV). The
merger is one of multiple concurrent transactions pursuant to which 17
other affiliated limited partnerships also will be merged with a
subsidiary of U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc. and in which CNL
Restaurant Properties, Inc., an affiliate, also will be merged with
U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc. CNL Restaurant Properties, Inc.
currently provides property management and other services to the
Partnership. The merger of the Partnership (and each of the 17 other
affiliated mergers) is subject to certain conditions including approval
by a majority of the limited partners, consummation of a minimum number
of limited partnership mergers representing at least 75.0% in value (as
measured by the value of the merger consideration) of all limited
partnerships, consummation of the merger between U. S. Restaurant
Properties, Inc. and CNL Restaurant Properties, Inc., approval of the
shareholders of U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc., and availability of
financing. The transaction is expected to be consummated in the first
quarter of 2005.

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CNL INCOME FUND VII, LTD.
(A Florida Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

4. Subsequent Event - Continued

Under the terms of the transaction, the limited partners will receive
total consideration of approximately $30.21 million, consisting of
approximately $25.26 million in cash and approximately $4.95 million in
U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc. Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The general partners
will receive total consideration of approximately $188,000 consisting
of approximately $157,000 in cash and approximately $31,000 in
preferred stock.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

CNL Income Fund VII, Ltd. (the "Partnership," which may be referred to
as "we," "us," or "our") is a Florida limited partnership that was organized on
August 18, 1989, to acquire for cash, either directly or through joint venture
and tenancy in common arrangements, both newly constructed and existing
restaurants, as well as land upon which restaurants were to be constructed (the
"Properties"), which are leased primarily to operators of national and regional
fast-food restaurant chains. The leases generally are triple-net leases, with
the lessees responsible for all repairs and maintenance, property taxes,
insurance and utilities. As of June 30, 2004 and 2003, we owned 18 Properties
directly and 17 Properties indirectly through joint venture or tenancy in common
arrangements.

Capital Resources

For the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, net cash provided by
operating activities was $1,470,054 and $1,438,117, respectively.

At June 30, 2004, we had $1,010,026 in cash and cash equivalents, as
compared to $995,838 at December 31, 2003. At June 30, 2004, these funds were
held in demand deposit accounts at a commercial bank. The funds remaining at
June 30, 2004, after payment of distributions and other liabilities, may be used
to invest in an additional Property and to meet our working capital needs.

Short-Term Liquidity

Our investment strategy of acquiring Properties for cash and leasing
them under triple-net leases to operators who generally meet specified financial
standards minimizes our operating expenses. The general partners believe that
the leases will continue to generate cash flow in excess of operating expenses.

Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of our
operating expenses.

The general partners have the right, but not the obligation, to make
additional capital contributions if they deem it appropriate in connection with
our operations.

We generally distribute cash from operations remaining after the
payment of operating expenses to the extent that the general partners determine
that such funds are available for distribution. Based primarily on current cash
from operations, we declared distributions to the limited partners of $1,350,000
for each of the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 ($675,000 for each
applicable quarter). This represents distributions of $0.045 per unit for each
of the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 ($0.023 per unit for each
applicable quarter). No distributions were made to the general partners for the
quarters and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003. No amounts distributed to
the limited partners for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 are
required to be or have been treated as a return of capital for purposes of
calculating the limited partners' return on their adjusted capital
contributions. We intend to continue to make distributions of cash to the
limited partners on a quarterly basis.

Total liabilities, including distributions payable, were $927,356 at
June 30, 2004, as compared to $894,869 at December 31, 2003. The increase in
liabilities was the result of an increase in accounts payable and accrued
expenses and real estate taxes payable. The general partners believe that we
have sufficient cash on hand to meet our current working capital needs.

Long-Term Liquidity

We have no long-term debt or other long-term liquidity requirements.

Results of Operations

Rental revenues from continuing operations were $1,191,812 during the
six months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to $1,195,041 during the same period
of 2003, $595,246 and $597,685 of which were earned during the second quarter of
2004 and 2003, respectively. Rental revenues from continuing operations during
the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to the same periods
of 2003, remained relatively constant, as the leased property portfolio did not
change.

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In December 2003, Waving Leaves, Inc., the tenant of the Properties in
Orrville, Akron, Minerva and Seville, Ohio filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection. In May 2004, the leases were assigned to and assumed by Hardee's
Food Systems, Inc. As of August 9, 2004, we have received all rental payments
relating to these leases.

We earned $250,634 attributable to net income earned by unconsolidated
joint ventures during the six months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to
$252,373 during the same period of 2003, $126,999 and $125,752 of which were
earned during the quarters ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Net
income earned by unconsolidated joint ventures during 2004, as compared to the
same periods of 2003, remained relatively constant, as the property portfolio
owned by the joint ventures and tenancies in common did not change. During 2003,
CNL Restaurant Investments II, in which the Partnership owns an 18% interest,
entered into negotiations with a third party to sell the property in San
Antonio, Texas. During 2004, the contract was terminated and as a result, the
joint venture reclassified the assets from real estate held for sale to real
estate properties with operating leases.

Operating expenses, including depreciation and amortization expense,
were $348,758 during the six months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to $323,575
during the same period of 2003, $159,477 and $137,229 of which were incurred
during the quarters ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The increase in
operating expenses during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2004, was
primarily due to incurring additional general operating and administrative
expenses, including legal fees.

In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a
revision to FASB Interpretation No. 46 (originally issued in January 2003) ("FIN
46R"), "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities" requiring existing
unconsolidated variable interest entities to be consolidated by their primary
beneficiaries. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity is the
party that absorbs a majority of the entity's expected losses, receives a
majority of its expected residual returns, or both, as a result of holding
variable interests, which are the ownership, contractual, or other pecuniary
interests in an entity that change with changes in the fair value of the
entity's net assets excluding variable interests. Prior to FIN 46R, a company
generally included another entity in its financial statements only if it
controlled the entity through voting interests. Application of FIN 46R is
required in financial statements of public entities that have interests in
variable interest entities for periods ending after March 15, 2004. We adopted
FIN 46R during the quarter ended March 31, 2004, which resulted in the
consolidation of previously unconsolidated joint ventures, CNL Mansfield Joint
Venture, Duluth Joint Venture, CNL VII, XV Columbus Joint Venture, and Arlington
Joint Venture, which were accounted for under the equity method. FIN 46R does
not require, but does permit restatement of previously issued financial
statements. We restated prior year's financial statements to maintain
comparability between the periods presented. Such consolidation resulted in
certain assets and minority interests, and revenues and expenses, of the
entities being reported on a gross basis in our financial statements; however,
these restatements had no effect on partners' capital or net income.

The general partners believe their primary objective is to maintain
current operations with restaurant operators as successfully as possible, while
evaluating strategic alternatives, including alternatives that may provide
liquidity to the limited partners. Real estate markets are strong throughout
much of the nation, and the performance of restaurants has generally improved
after several challenging years. As a result, the general partners believe that
this is an attractive period for a strategic event to monetize the interests of
the limited partners.

In furtherance of this, on August 9, 2004, we entered into a definitive
Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which we will be merged with a
subsidiary of U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc. (NYSE: USV). The merger is one of
multiple concurrent transactions pursuant to which 17 other affiliated limited
partnerships also will be merged with a subsidiary of U.S. Restaurant
Properties, Inc. and in which CNL Restaurant Properties, Inc., an affiliate,
also will be merged with U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc. Our merger (and each
of the 17 other affiliated mergers) is subject to certain conditions including
approval by a majority of the limited partners, consummation of a minimum number
of limited partnership mergers representing at least 75.0% in value (as measured
by the value of the merger consideration) of all limited partnerships,
consummation of the merger between U. S. Restaurant Properties, Inc. and CNL
Restaurant Properties, Inc., approval of the shareholders of U.S. Restaurant

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Properties, Inc., and availability of financing. U.S. Restaurant Properties,
Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses primarily on
acquiring, owning and leasing restaurant properties. The transaction is expected
to be consummated in the first quarter of 2005.

Under the terms of the transaction, our limited partners will receive
total consideration of approximately $30.21 million, consisting of approximately
$25.26 million in cash and approximately $4.95 million in U.S. Restaurant
Properties, Inc. Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that is listed on the New
York Stock Exchange. The general partners will receive total consideration of
approximately $188,000 consisting of approximately $157,000 in cash and
approximately $31,000 in preferred stock.

We received an opinion from Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC that as of
August 9, 2004 the merger consideration to be received by the holders of our
general and limited partnership interests is fair, from a financial point of
view, to such holders.

As reflected above, the contemplated transactions are complex, and
contingent upon certain conditions. The restaurant marketplace, the real estate
industry, and the equities markets, all individually or taken as a whole, could
impact the economics of this transaction. As a result, there is no assurance
that we will be successful in completing the contemplated transaction.


ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.


ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The general partners maintain a set of disclosure controls and
procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our
filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and
Exchange Commission's rules and forms. The principal executive and financial
officers of the corporate general partner have evaluated our disclosure controls
and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures are
effective.

There was no change in internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or
is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial
reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings. Inapplicable.
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Item 2. Changes in Securities. Inapplicable.
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Item 3. Default upon Senior Securities. Inapplicable.
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Inapplicable.
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Item 5. Other Information. Inapplicable.
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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
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(a) Exhibits

3.1 Affidavit and Certificate of Limited Partnership of CNL
Income Fund VII, Ltd. (Included as Exhibit 4.1 to
Registration Statement No. 33-31482 on Form S-11 and
incorporated herein by reference.)

4.1 Affidavit and Certificate of Limited Partnership of CNL
Income Fund VII, Ltd. (Included as Exhibit 4.1 to
Registration Statement No. 33-31482 on Form S-11 and
incorporated herein by reference.)

4.2 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of CNL
Income Fund VII, Ltd. (Included as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1,
1996, and incorporated herein by reference.)

10.1 Management Agreement between CNL Income Fund VII, Ltd. and
CNL Investment Company (Included as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1,
1996, and incorporated herein by reference.)

10.2 Assignment of Management Agreement from CNL Investment
Company to CNL Income Fund Advisors, Inc. (Included as
Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 30, 1995, and incorporated
herein by reference.)

10.3 Assignment of Management Agreement from CNL Income Fund
Advisors, Inc. to CNL Fund Advisors, Inc. (Included as
Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 1, 1996, and incorporated herein
by reference.)

10.4 Assignment of Management Agreement from CNL Fund Advisors,
Inc. to CNL APF Partners, LP. (Included as Exhibit 10.4 to
Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on August 10, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference.)

10.5 Assignment of Management Agreement from CNL APF Partners, LP
to CNL Restaurants XVIII, Inc. (Included as Exhibit 10.5 to
Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on August 13, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference.)

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31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Corporate General
Partner Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (Filed
herewith.)

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Corporate General
Partner Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (Filed
herewith.)

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Corporate General
Partner Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(Filed herewith.)

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Corporate General
Partner Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(Filed herewith.)

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended June
30, 2004.


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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, thereunto duly authorized.

DATED this 9th day of August 2004


CNL INCOME FUND VII, LTD.

By: CNL REALTY CORPORATION
General Partner


By: /s/ James M. Seneff, Jr.
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JAMES M. SENEFF, JR.
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)


By: /s/ Robert A. Bourne
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ROBERT A. BOURNE
President and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

(c) Exhibits

3.1 Affidavit and Certificate of Limited Partnership of CNL
Income Fund VII, Ltd. (Included as Exhibit 4.1 to
Registration Statement No. 33-31482 on Form S-11 and
incorporated herein by reference.)

4.1 Affidavit and Certificate of Limited Partnership of CNL
Income Fund VII, Ltd. (Included as Exhibit 4.1 to
Registration Statement No. 33-31482 on Form S-11 and
incorporated herein by reference.)

4.2 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of CNL
Income Fund VII, Ltd. (Included as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1,
1996, and incorporated herein by reference.)

10.1 Management Agreement between CNL Income Fund VII, Ltd. and
CNL Investment Company (Included as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1,
1996, and incorporated herein by reference.)

10.2 Assignment of Management Agreement from CNL Investment
Company to CNL Income Fund Advisors, Inc. (Included as
Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 30, 1995, and incorporated
herein by reference.)

10.3 Assignment of Management Agreement from CNL Income Fund
Advisors, Inc. to CNL Fund Advisors, Inc. (Included as
Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 1, 1996, and incorporated herein
by reference.)

10.4 Assignment of Management Agreement from CNL Fund Advisors,
Inc. to CNL APF Partners, LP. (Included as Exhibit 10.4 to
Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on August 10, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference.)

10.5 Assignment of Management Agreement from CNL APF Partners, LP
to CNL Restaurants XVIII, Inc. (Included as Exhibit 10.5 to
Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on August 13, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference.)

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Corporate General
Partner Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (Filed
herewith.)

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Corporate General
Partner Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (Filed
herewith.)


32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Corporate General
Partner Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(Filed herewith.)

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Corporate General
Partner Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(Filed herewith.)





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EXHIBIT 31.2






EXHIBIT 32.1






EXHIBIT 32.2