EXHIBIT 31.2


                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Richard J. Smith, certify that:

1.         I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Ramco-Gershenson
           Properties Trust;

2.         Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;

3.         Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
           information included in this annual 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 annual 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-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e)) for the
           registrant and have:


            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 annual report is being
                  prepared;

            b)    designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
                  caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
                  deigned 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;

            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
                  report based upon such evaluation; and

            d)    disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
                  internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
                  the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter that has materially
                  affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.         The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
           on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
           reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
           registrant's board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent
           function):

            a)    all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                  design or operation of internal control over financial
                  reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
                  registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
                  financial information; and

            b)    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Date:  March 29, 2005                      /s/ Richard J. Smith
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                                           Richard J. Smith
                                           Chief Financial Officer