Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

Certification requirements set forth in Section 302 (a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

I, Neil H. Ellis, certify that:

1.
   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10Q of First Hartford Corporation.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 years presented in this quarterly report.4.
   The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining internal controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:A.
   designed such internal 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.B.
   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants internal controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date);
andC.
   presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the internal 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 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 weakness in internal controls; andB.
   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and6.
   The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly 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.


I am responsible for preparing the Companys consolidated financial statements and the other information that appears in this Form 10Q.  I believe that the consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
appropriate in the circumstances to reflect, in all material respects, the substance of events and transactions that should be included, and that the other information in this Form 10Q is consistent with those statements. In preparing the consolidated financial
statements, management makes informed judgments and estimates of the expected effects of events and transactions that are currently being accounted for.

In meeting its responsibility for the reliability of the consolidated financial statements, I depend on the Companys system of internal accounting controls. This system is designed to provide reasonable assurance
that assets are safeguarded and transactions are executed in accordance with managements authorization, and are recorded properly to permit the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.

Date: March 16, 2004



/s/ Neil H. Ellis
Neil H. Ellis 
President and Chief Executive Officer