THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.2

THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of October 31, 2005 by and among each of the parties identified on the signature page hereof as landlord, as landlord (collectively, “Landlord”), and FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE TRUST, a Maryland business trust, as tenant (“Tenant”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Second Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2004, as amended by that certain First Amendment of Lease dated as of May 17, 2005 and that certain Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Lease Agreement dated as of June 3, 2005 (as so amended, the “Consolidated Lease”), Landlord leases to Tenant, and Tenant leases from Landlord, the Leased Property (this and other capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein having the meanings given such terms in the Consolidated Lease), all as more particularly described in the Consolidated Lease; and

WHEREAS, SNH/LTA Properties Trust has acquired certain real property and related improvements located on land in Allegheny County and Beaver County, Pennsylvania, as more particularly described on Exhibits A-83 through A-88 attached hereto (collectively, the “Third Amendment Property”); and

WHEREAS, SNH/LTA Properties Trust, the other entities comprising Landlord and Tenant wish to amend the Consolidated Lease to include the Third Amendment Property;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the mutual receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as follows:

1.     Effective as of the date hereof, Exhibits A-83 through A-88 are hereby inserted into the Consolidated Lease as Exhibits A-83 through A-88.

2.     Effective as of the date hereof, the definition of “Additional Properties” set forth in Section 1.2 of the Consolidated Lease is hereby amended by deleting the existing definition and replacing it with the following definition: