EXHIBIT 32
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           CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     Pursuant  to  18   U.S.C.ss.1350,   as  created  by  Sectionss.906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, the  undersigned  officers of Equity One, Inc. (the
"Company"),  in its  capacity as general  partner of IRT Partners  L.P.,  hereby
certify, to such officers' knowledge, that:

          (i)  The  accompanying  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  period
               ended  September 30, 2003 (the "Report")  fully complies with the
               requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d),  as  applicable,  of the
               Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

          (ii) The information  contained in the Report fairly presents,  in all
               material  respects,   the  financial  condition  and  results  of
               operations of IRT Partners L.P.


          November 14, 2003             /s/  CHAIM KATZMAN
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                                        Chaim Katzman
                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                        Equity One, Inc., general partner






          November 14, 2003             /s/  HOWARD M. SIPZNER
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                                        Howard Sipzner
                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                        Equity One, Inc., general partner





A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to LP and will be retained by LP and  furnished to the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The  foregoing  certification  is being  furnished  as an  exhibit to the Report
pursuant  to  Item   601(b)(32)  of  Regulation  S-K  and  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002  and,  accordingly,  is not  being  filed  with  the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  as  part of the  Report  and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of LP under the Securities Act of 1933
or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (whether made before or after the date of
the Report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such
filing).