| 1.   | I      have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tanger Properties      Limited Partnership for the quarter ended September 30,    2008; |
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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-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal      control over financial reporting (as defined Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f)      and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant andhave: |
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| a.   | designed      such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure      controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, 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.   | designed      such internal control over financial reporting, or cause such internal      control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to      provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial      reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external      purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting      principles; |
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| c.   | evaluated      the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures      and presented in this 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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| d.   | Disclosed      in this quarterly report any change in the registrant’s internal control      over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent      fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to      materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial      reporting; and |
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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 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. |
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| Date:       November 7, 2008 |        /s/ Stanley K. Tanger                                                                                  |
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|                              | Stanley      K. TangerChief      Executive Officer of Tanger GP Trust, Sole General Partner of the      Registrant |