EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the
"Company") of Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Irving
E. Schottenstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)       The Report fully complies with the requirements of the section 13(a) of
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2)       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.



/s/ Irving E. Schottenstein                            Date:  August 13, 2002
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Irving E. Schottenstein
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



In connection with the Quarterly Report of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the
"Company") of Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Phillip
G. Creek, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)       The Report fully complies with the requirements of the section 13(a) of
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2)       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.


/s/ Phillip G. Creek                                 Dated:  August 13, 2002
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Phillip G. Creek
Senior Vice President, Chief
  Financial Officer and Treasurer