EXHIBIT 31.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER



I, Antony Gram, certify that:

1.   I have  reviewed  this amended  annual report on Form 10-K/A of The Deltona
     Corporation;

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  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 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  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the filing
     date of this annual  report (the  "Evaluation  Date");  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
     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):  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

6.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers 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.

    /s/   Antony Gram
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Antony Gram, Chairman, President,
     and Chief Executive Officer

August 13, 2003


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