EXHIBIT 31.1
                                  Certification

I, Charles J. Urstadt, certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January
31, 2005 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 statements, 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: March 11, 2005
                               /s/ Charles J. Urstadt
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                               Charles J. Urstadt
                               Chairman and
                               Chief Executive Officer