Exhibit 99.2

                     STATEMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
                      HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

     In connection with the Annual Report of Highwoods Realty Limited
Partnership (the "Operating Partnership") on Form 10-K for the period ended
December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the "Report"), I, Carman J. Liuzzo, Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Highwoods Properties Inc., general partner of the Operating
Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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

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

  /s/ CARMAN J. LIUZZO
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Carman J. Liuzzo
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
March 25, 2003