Exhibit 99.3




                Written Statement of the Chief Operating Officer
                          Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the undersigned
President and Chief Operating Officer of Regency Centers Corporation, the
general partner of Regency Centers, L.P. (the "Partnership"), hereby certify,
based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Partnership
for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.



/s/ Mary Lou Fiala
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Mary Lou Fiala
August 9, 2002