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Exhibit 8.1
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom llp
155 NORTH WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606-1720
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606-1720
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Apartment Investment and Management Company
4582 S. Ulster Street Parkway
Suite 1100
Denver, Colorado 80237
4582 S. Ulster Street Parkway
Suite 1100
Denver, Colorado 80237
Re: Real Estate Investment Trust Opinion
Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have requested our opinion as to the status of Apartment Investment and Management
Company, a Maryland corporation (AIMCO), as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) as of the date hereof.
In connection with our opinion, you have provided us with certain representations and
covenants of officers of AIMCO relating to, among other things, properties, assets, income,
distributions, stockholder ownership, organizational structure and other requirements, and the
past, present and future conduct of AIMCOs business operations. We have assumed that such
statements, representations and covenants are true as of the date hereof, and will continue to be
true, without regard to any qualification as to knowledge and belief. In formulating our opinion,
we have examined and relied on originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our
satisfaction, of such documentation and information provided by you as we have deemed necessary or
appropriate as a basis for the opinion set forth herein. For purposes of our opinion, we have not
assumed any responsibility for investigating or independently verifying the facts and
representations set forth in such documents, the partnership agreements and organizational
documents for each of the corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies in which AIMCO
holds a direct or indirect interest (the Subsidiaries), or any
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other document, and we have not undertaken any independent review of such information. In
particular, we note that AIMCO engages in transactions in connection with which we have not
provided legal advice, and have not reviewed, and of which we may be unaware. We have,
consequently, assumed and relied on AIMCOs representations that the information presented in such
documents or otherwise furnished to us accurately and completely describes all material facts
relevant to our opinion.
Our opinion is based on the correctness of the assumption that there have been no changes in
the applicable laws of the State of Maryland or any other state under the laws of which any of the
Subsidiaries have been formed. In rendering our opinion, we have also considered and relied upon
the Code, the regulations promulgated thereunder (the Regulations), administrative rulings and
the other interpretations of the Code and the Regulations by the courts and the Internal Revenue
Service, all as they exist as of the date hereof. It should be noted that the Code, Regulations,
judicial decisions, and administrative interpretations are subject to change at any time (possibly
with retroactive effect). Any change which is made after the date hereof in any of the foregoing
bases for our opinion could affect our conclusions herein. There can be no assurances, moreover,
that any of the opinions expressed herein will be accepted by the Internal Revenue Service or, if
challenged, by a court.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, for U.S. federal income tax purposes we are of the
opinion that, commencing with AIMCOs initial taxable year ended December 31, 1994, AIMCO was
organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code, and its
actual method of operation has enabled, and its proposed method of operation will enable, AIMCO to
meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code. AIMCOs
qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon its ability to meet, through actual annual
operating results, certain requirements including requirements relating to distribution levels and
diversity of stock ownership, and the various qualification tests imposed under the Code, the
results of which are not reviewed by us. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual
results of AIMCOs operation for any particular taxable year satisfy the requirements for taxation
as a REIT under the Code.
Other than as expressly stated above, we express no opinion on any issue relating to AIMCO or
to any investment therein.
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This opinion has been prepared for you and may not be relied upon by anyone else without our
prior written consent. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we are under no
obligation to supplement or revise our opinion to reflect any legal developments or factual matters
arising subsequent to the date hereof, or the impact of any information, document, certificate,
record, statement, representation, covenant, or assumption relied upon herein that becomes
incorrect or untrue.
Very truly yours, |
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/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | ||||