EXHIBIT 31.1
                                  Certification

I, Charles J. Urstadt, certify that:

I have  reviewed this  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July
31, 2003 of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

Based on my  knowledge,  this    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 report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statement, and other financial information
included in this 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 report.


The  registrant's   other   certifying   officers  and  I  are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-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  report
     is being prepared;

  b) 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 on our evaluation; and

  c) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
     over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
     recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case
     of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
     to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
     reporting; and

The registrant's  other certifying  officers 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 the  registrant's  board of
directors  (or persons  performing  the  equivalent functions):

  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: September 11, 2003

                                                     /s/ Charles J. Urstadt
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                                                     Charles J. Urstadt
                                                     Chairman and
                                                     Chief Executive Officer