EXHIBIT 32.2

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

      In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. for the quarter and six months ended June 30,
2005 (the "Form 10-Q"), I, Thomas P. Heneghan, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc., hereby certify pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

1.    the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
      15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.    the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all
      material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
      Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

Date: August 5, 2005                  By: /s/ Thomas P. Heneghan
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                                          Thomas P. Heneghan
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer

       A SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906
   HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC. AND WILL BE RETAINED
    BY EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC. AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES AND
                 EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF UPON REQUEST.

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