UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X]  Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2003
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 #0-18431


Inland Land Appreciation Fund, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  630-218-8000

N/A
(Former name, former address and former
fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 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 a checkmark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Securities Exchange Act Rule 12b-2)    Yes     No  X 

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INLAND LAND APPRECIATION FUND, L.P.
(a limited partnership)

Balance Sheets

March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002
(unaudited)

Assets

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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INLAND LAND APPRECIATION FUND, L.P.
(a limited partnership)

Balance Sheets
(continued)

March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002
(unaudited)

Liabilities and Partners' Capital

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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INLAND LAND APPRECIATION FUND, L.P.
(a limited partnership)

Statements of Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002
(unaudited)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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INLAND LAND APPRECIATION FUND, L.P.
(a limited partnership)

Statements of Cash Flows

For the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002
(unaudited)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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INLAND LAND APPRECIATION FUND, L.P.
(a limited partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2003
(unaudited)

Readers of this quarterly report should refer to the Partnership's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, which are included in the Partnership's 2002 annual report, as certain footnote disclosures which would duplicate those contained in such audited financial statements have been omitted from this report.

(1)  Organization and Basis of Accounting

Inland Land Appreciation Fund, L.P. (the "Partnership") was formed in October 198, pursuant to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, to invest in undeveloped land on an all-cash basis and realize appreciation of such land upon resale. On October 12, 1988, the Partnership commenced an offering of 10,000 (subject to increase to 30,000) limited partnership units or units pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-11 under the Securities Act of 1933. Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation is our general partner. The offering terminated on October 6, 1989, after the Partnership had sold 30,000 units, at $1,000 per unit, not including the general partner or the initial limited partner. All of the holders of these units have been admitted as limited partners to the Partnership. The limited partners share in their portion of benefits of ownership of the real property investments according to the number of units held. As of March 31, 2003, the Partnership has repurchased a total of 407.75 units for $359,484 from various limited partners through the unit repurchase program. Under this program limited partners may under certain circumstances have their units repurchased for an amount equal to their original capital as reduced by distributions from net sale proceeds.

Except as described in footnote (b) to Note 3 of these notes, we use the area method of cost allocation, which approximates the relative sales method of cost allocation, whereby a per acre price is used as the standard allocation method for land purchases and sales. The total cost of the parcel is divided by the total number of acres to arrive at a per acre price.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In the opinion of management, the financial statements contain all the adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented herein. Results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.

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INLAND LAND APPRECIATION FUND, L.P.
(a limited partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements
(continued)

March 31, 2003
(unaudited)

(2)  Transactions with Affiliates

The general partner and its affiliates are entitled to reimbursement for salaries and expenses of employees of the general partner and its affiliates relating to the administration of the Partnership. Such costs are included in professional services and general and administrative expenses to affiliates, of which $6,362 and $6,242 were unpaid as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

An affiliate of the general partner performed marketing and advertising services for the Partnership and was reimbursed (as set forth under terms of the Partnership Agreement) for direct costs. Such costs of $3,193 and $4,762 have been incurred and are included in marketing expenses to affiliates for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, all of which was paid as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002.

An affiliate of the general partner performed property upgrades, rezoning, annexation and other activities to prepare the Partnership's land investments for sale and was reimbursed (as set forth under terms of the Partnership Agreement) for salaries and direct costs. The affiliate did not recognize a profit on any project. Such costs are included in investments in land, of which $8,641 and $10,905 was unpaid as of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

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INLAND LAND APPRECIATION FUND, L.P.
(a limited partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements
(continued)

(3)  Investments in Land and Improvements

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INLAND LAND APPRECIATION FUND, L.P.
(a limited partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements
(continued)

(3) Investments in Land and Improvements (continued)

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INLAND LAND APPRECIATION FUND, L.P.
(a limited partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements
(continued)

(3) Investments in Land and Improvements (continued)

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INLAND LAND APPRECIATION FUND, L.P.
(a limited partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2003
(unaudited)

(3) Investments in Land and Improvements (continued)

1. Included in the purchase agreement of Parcel 5 was a condition that required the Partnership to buy an option to purchase an additional 243 acres immediately to the west of this parcel. The sale transaction relates to the sale of this option.
2. The Partnership purchased from two independent third parties, two sets of three contiguous parcels of land (Parcels 6, 7 and 8; and Parcels 9, 10 and 11). The general partner believes that the total value of this land will be maximized if it is treated and marketed to buyers as six separate parcels and closed the transactions as six separate purchases to facilitate this. Parcels 6, 7 and 8 will be treated as one parcel and Parcels 9, 10 and 11 will be treated as one parcel for purposes of computing parcel capital (as defined) and distributions to the limited partners.
3. Reconciliation of investments in land and improvements owned:

The Partnership has determined that all leases relating to the farm parcels are operating leases. Accordingly, rental income is reported when earned.

As of March 31, 2003, the Partnership had farm leases of generally one year in duration, for approximately 1,784 acres of the approximately 1,955 acres owned.

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INLAND LAND APPRECIATION FUND, L.P.
(a limited partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2003
(unaudited)

(5)  Mortgage Loans Receivable

Mortgage loans receivable are the result of sales of parcels, in whole or in part. The Partnership has recorded a deferred gain on these sales. The deferred gain will be recognized over the life of the related mortgage loan receivable as principal payments are received. At March 31, 2003, the fair market value of the mortgage loans receivable approximated their carrying value.