EXHIBIT 31.1
SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 302(a) CERTIFICATION
I, H. Kerr Taylor, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 30, 2009, of AmREIT; and | ||
2. | Based on my knowledge, this 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 report. | ||
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Date: April 3, 2009 | /s/ H. Kerr Taylor | |||
H. Kerr Taylor | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer |