**EXHIBIT 31.1**

 

**CERTIFICATION**

 

I, Brian F. Lavin,certify that:

 

1.                                       Ihave reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NTS Realty Holdings LimitedPartnership;

 

2.                                       Basedon my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                                       Basedon my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial informationincluded in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, andfor, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.                                       Theregistrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishingand maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange ActRules 13a-15(e)and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant andhave:

 

a)                                      designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designedunder our supervision,  to ensure thatmaterial information relating to the registrant, including its consolidatedsubsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularlyduring the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)                                     evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this reportour conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;and

 

c)                                      disclosed in this report any change inthe registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred duringthe registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected or isreasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting; and

 

5.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officerand I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controlover financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditorsand the registrant’s general partner:

 

a)                                      all significant deficiencies and materialweaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financialreporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’sability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)                                     any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role in theregistrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 
| Date:  December 20, 2004           |
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| /s/  Brian F. Lavin                     |   |
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| President  and Chief Executive Officer, |
| NTS  Realty Capital, Inc.,              |
| Managing  Partner                       |

 

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