UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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) July 10, 2006

SHELTER PROPERTIES III

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

South Carolina

0-10260

57-0718508

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification Number)

55 Beattie Place

Post Office Box 1089

Greenville, South Carolina 29602

(Address of principal executive offices)

(864) 239-1000

(Issuer's telephone number)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

The Registrant has previously disclosed in its quarterly, annual, and other periodic reports under the Exchange Act of 1934 legal proceedings in relation to the Nuanes and Heller actions. On June 30, 2006, the trial court entered an order confirming its approval of the class action settlement and entering judgment thereto after the Court of Appeal had remanded the matter for further findings. The substantive terms of the settlement agreement remain unchanged. The trial court also entered supplemental orders on July 1, 2006, denying Objector Berol’s Motion to File a Complaint in Intervention, his Motion for Leave to Take Discovery, and his Motion to Dissolve the Anti-Suit Injunction. Notice of Entry of Judgment was served on July 10, 2006.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SHELTER PROPERTIES III

By:

Shelter Realty III Corporation

Corporate General Partner

By:

/s/Martha L. Long

Martha L. Long

Senior Vice President

Date:

July 14, 2006

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