Exhibit 31.1
                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Stanley K. Tanger certify that:

1.            I have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on  Form  10-K  of  Tanger
              Properties  Limited  Partnership  for the year ended  December 31,
              2003;

2.            Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  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  annual
              report;

3.            Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other
              financial  information  included  in this  annual  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 annual report;

4.            The registrant's  other  certifying  officer 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 have:

a.            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
              annual report is being prepared;

b.            evaluated  the   effectiveness  of  the  registrant's   disclosure
              controls and  procedures  and  presented in this annual report our
              conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
              procedures,  as of the end of the period  covered  by this  annual
              report based on such evaluation; and

c.            presented  in  this  annual  report  our  conclusions   about  the
              effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on
              our  evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this annual
              report;

5.            The registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have disclosed,
              based on our most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors
              and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
              persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.            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

b.            any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or
              other  employees who have a significant  role in the  registrant's
              internal controls; and



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6.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have  indicated in this
     annual report whether 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.



Date:     March 11, 2004            By: /s/Stanley K. Tanger
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                                    Stanley K. Tanger
                                    Chief Executive Officer of Tanger GP Trust,
                                    Sole General Partner of the Registrant