Exhibit 31.1
                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Stanley K. Tanger certify that:

1.   I have reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q of Tanger  Properties
     Limited Partnership for the quarter ended March 31, 2004;

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  periods  presented  in this
     quarterly 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  quarterly
          report is being prepared;

     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

     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;

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
     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.


                                     /s/ Stanley K. Tanger
Date: May 7, 2004                    ------------------------------
-----------------                    Stanley K. Tanger
                                     Chief Executive Officer of Tanger GP Trust
                                     Sole General Partner of the Registrant




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