**CERTIFICATION**

| 1.   | I              have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tanger Properties              Limited Partnership for the quarter ended September 30,              2005; |
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| 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; |
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| 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; |
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| 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: |
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| 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 quarterly report is being              prepared; |
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| b.   | evaluated              the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures              and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the              effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the              end of              the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation;              and  |
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| c.   | presented              in this quarterly 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 quarterly              report; |
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| 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): |
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| 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 |
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| 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              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. |
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