UNITED STATES
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

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)

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

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

Balance Sheets

September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001
(unaudited)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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

Balance Sheets
(continued)

September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001
(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 and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
(unaudited)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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

Statements of Operations
(continued)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
(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 nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
(unaudited)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2002
(unaudited)

Readers of this Quarterly Report should refer to the Partnership's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, which are included in the Partnership's 2001 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

The Registrant, Inland Land Appreciation Fund, L.P. (the "Partnership"), was formed in October 1987, 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 ("Units") pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-11 under the Securities Act of 1933. Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation is the General Partner. The Offering terminated on October 6, 1989, with total sales of 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 to this Partnership. The Limited Partners of the Partnership share in their portion of benefits of ownership of the Partnership's real property investments according to the number of Units held. As of September 30, 2002, the Partnership has rep urchased 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 Invested Capital.

Except as described in footnote (b) to Note 3 of these notes, the Partnership uses the area method of allocation, which approximates the relative sales method of 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, which are of a normal recurring nature, 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)

September 30, 2002
(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 $4,992 and $3,342 were unpaid as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, 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 $12,728 and $28,524 have been incurred and are included in marketing expenses to Affiliates for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. As of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, all of such fees were paid.

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.

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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

September 30, 2002
(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 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 September 30, 2002, the Partnership had farm leases of generally one year in duration, for approximately 1,848 acres of the approximately 2,025 acres owned.

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

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2002
(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 September 30, 2002, the fair market value of the mortgage loans receivable approximated their carrying value.

(6)  Notes Payable to Affiliate

On December 31, 1998, the Partnership obtained a loan from the General Partner in the amount of $2,493,750 solely collateralized by Parcel 5. In January, 2002, the General Partner advanced an additional $7,234. The note accrues interest at 7.2% and has a maturity date which was extended to December 29, 2002. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, interest of $104,297 was capitalized, all of which was unpaid as of September 30, 2002.

On December 6, 2000, the Partnership obtained a loan from the General Partner in the amount of $1,500,000 collateralized by Parcels 17, 18 and 22. The note accrues interest at 8.75% and has a maturity date of November 30, 2003. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, interest of $99,531 was capitalized, all of which was unpaid as of September 30, 2002.

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

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2002
(unaudited)

On May 9, 2002, the General Partner advanced the Partnership a loan in the amount of $200,000. The note accrued interest at 5.25%. This advance was repaid in full on September 17, 2002. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, interest of $3,797 was capitalized, all of which was paid on September 30, 2002.

On September 17, 2002, the Partnership obtained a loan from the General Partner in the amount of $1,600,000, collateralized by Parcels 4, 6 and 7. The note accrues interest at a rate of prime plus .5% and has a maturity date of September 17, 2005. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, interest of $2,992 was capitalized, all of which was unpaid as of September 30, 2002.

At September 30, 2002, the fair market value of the notes payable to Affiliate approximated their carrying value.

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

Certain statements in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Partnership's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, federal, state or local regulations; adverse changes in general economic or local conditions; inability of borrower to meet financial obligations; uninsured losses; and potential conflicts of interest between the Partnership and its Affiliates, including the General Partner.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On October 12, 1988, the Partnership commenced an Offering of 10,000 (subject to increase to 30,000) Limited Partnership Units pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-11 under the Securities Act of 1933. On October 6, 1989, the Offering terminated with a total of 30,000 Units sold to the public at $1,000 per Unit resulting in $30,000,000 in gross offering proceeds, which does not include the Initial Limited Partner and the General Partner. All of the holders of these Units have been admitted to the Partnership. The Limited Partners of the Partnership share in their portion of benefits of ownership of the Partnership's real property investments according to the number of Units held.

The Partnership used $25,187,069 of gross offering proceeds to purchase on an all-cash basis twenty-five parcels of undeveloped land and an option to purchase undeveloped land. These investments include the payment of the purchase price, acquisition fees and acquisition costs of such properties. Fourteen of the parcels were purchased during 1989 and eleven during 1990. As of September 30, 2002, the Partnership has had multiple sales transactions, through which it has disposed of approximately 1,077 acres of the approximately 3,102 acres originally owned. As of September 30, 2002, cumulative distributions to the Limited Partners have totaled $13,573,623 (which represents a return of Invested Capital, as defined in the Partnership Agreement) and $153,743 to the General Partner. Through September 30, 2002, the Partnership has used $15,768,903 of working capital reserve for rezoning and other activities. Such amounts have been capitalized and are included in investments in land.

The Partnership's capital needs and resources will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the extent to which the Partnership conducts rezoning and other activities relating to utility access, the installation of roads, subdivision and/or annexation of land to a municipality, changes in real estate taxes affecting the Partnership's land, and the amount of revenue received from leasing. As of September 30, 2002, the Partnership owns, in whole or in part, sixteen of its twenty-five original parcels, the majority of which are leased to local farmers and are generating sufficient cash flow from farm leases to cover property taxes and insurance.

At September 30, 2002, the Partnership had cash and cash equivalents of $1,714,617, of which approximately $44,000 is reserved for the repurchase of Units through the Unit Repurchase Program. The remaining amount is available to be used for Partnership expenses and liabilities, cash distributions to partners and other activities with respect to some or all of its land parcels. The Partnership has increased its parcel sales effort in anticipation of rising land values.

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The Partnership plans to enhance the value of its land through pre-development activities such as rezoning annexation and land planning. The Partnership has already been successful in, or is in the process of pre-development activity on a majority of the Partnership's land investments. Parcels 4, 6 and 7 have completed two phases of improvements for an industrial park and sites are being marketed. Parcel 16 has been zoned with development and sales marketing underway. Parcel 12 was annexed and zoned during the third quarter of 2002 and marketing has begun. Zoning discussions have begun on Parcel 12, 17, 18 and 22.

Results of Operations

As of September 30, 2002, the Partnership owned sixteen parcels of land consisting of approximately 2,025 acres. Of the 2,025 acres owned, approximately 1,848 acres are tillable, leased to local farmers and generate sufficient cash flow to cover property taxes, insurance and other miscellaneous expenses.

Income from the sale of investment in land and improvements and the cost of land sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 is the result of the sale of approximately 2 acres of Parcel 4. Income from the sale of investments in land and improvements and the cost of land sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 is the result of the sale of approximately 2.3 acres of Parcel 4 and the sale of Parcel 13.

Professional services to Affiliates increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2001, due to an increase in legal services.

General and administrative expenses to Affiliates decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2001, due to decreases in postage and investor service expenses.

Marketing expenses to non-affiliates increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2001, due to an increase in marketing, advertising and travel expenses relating to marketing the land portfolio to prospective purchasers.

Land operating expenses to non-affiliates increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2001, due to an increase in real estate tax expense.

As of September 30, 2002, the Partnership has recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $767,248 relating to the accrued interest receivable on mortgage loans resulting from the sale of various parcels.

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Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks

Not Applicable.

Item 4: Controls and Procedures

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, the General Partner conducted, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information that is required to be disclosed in the periodic reports that we must file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

There have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

PART II - Other Information

Items 1 through 5 are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required.

Item 6: Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  Exhibits:

      99.1 Section 906 Certification by the Principal Executive Officer

      99.2 Section 906 Certification by the Principal Financial Officer

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

      None

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

I, Brenda G. Gujral, President, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Inland Land Appreciation Fund, L.P.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
1. designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
2. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
3. presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
1. all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
2. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

By: Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation

General Partner

/S/ Brenda G. Gujral                                   

Name: Brenda G. Gujral

Title: President of the General Partner and

Principal Executive Officer of Inland Land Appreciation Fund, L.P

Date: November 12, 2002

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Section 302 CERTIFICATION

I, Kelly Tucek, Assistant Vice President, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Inland Land Appreciation Fund, L.P.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
1. designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
2. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
3. presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
1. all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
2. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

By: Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation

General Partner

Name: Kelly Tucek

Title: Assistant Vice President of the General Partner and

Principal Executive Officer of Inland Land Appreciation Fund, L.P

Date: November 12, 2002