FORM 8-K

On March 19, 2004, Leo F. Wells, III, one of the general partners of the Registrant, Wells Capital, Inc., the corporate general partner of the other general partner of the Registrant, as well as Wells Investment Securities, Inc., the dealer manager, Wells Management Company, Inc., the property manager, and Wells Real Estate Fund I (“Wells Defendants”) received notice of a putative class action complaint, which was filed in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia on March 12, 2004 (Civil Action File No. 04-A-2791 2). The complaint was filed by James Hendry, Karen Beneda, Robert Beneda and William Mullin, as plaintiffs, purportedly on behalf of all limited partners holding Class B units of Wells Real Estate Fund I (“Wells Fund I”) as of January 15, 2003. The complaint alleges, among other things, that (1) Mr. Wells, Wells Capital, Inc., Wells Investment Securities, Inc. and Wells Fund I negligently and/or fraudulently made false statements and/or made material omissions in connection with the initial sale of the Class B units to investors of Wells Fund I by making false statements or omissions in the Wells Fund I sales literature relating to the distribution of net sale proceeds to holders of Class B units; (2) Mr. Wells, Wells Capital, Inc. and Wells Fund I negligently and/or fraudulently misrepresented and/or concealed disclosure of, among other things, alleged discrepancies between such statements and the allocations in the partnership agreement for a period of time in order to raise money for future syndications and to delay such investors from taking any legal, equitable or other action to protect their investments in Wells Fund I; and (3) Mr. Wells, Wells Capital, Inc. and Wells Fund I breached their fiduciary duties to the limited partners. The plaintiffs seek, among other remedies, the following: rescission of all class members’ purchases of Class B units and an order for a full refund of all money paid for such units together with interest; judgment against the Wells Defendants, jointly and severally, in an amount to be proven at trial; punitive damages; judicial dissolution of Wells Fund I and the appointment of a receiver to wind up and terminate the partnership; and an award to plaintiffs of their attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses. The Wells Defendants are currently in the process of analyzing the allegations contained in the complaint.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND IX, L.P.
(Registrant)

By:	WELLS PARTNERS, L.P.
	General Partner

	By:	Wells Capital, Inc.
		General Partner

		By:	/s/ Leo F. Wells, III
			Leo F. Wells, III
			President

By:	/s/ Leo F. Wells, III
	LEO F. WELLS, III
	General Partner