EXHIBIT 32.1
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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
General  Partner of IRT Partners L.P., who act in such capacity for IRT Partners
L.P., hereby certify, to such officers' knowledge, that:

     (i)  The  accompanying  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the  period  ended
          December 31, 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.



         March 22, 2004                   /s/  CHAIM KATZMAN
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                                          Chaim Katzman
                                          Chief Executive Officer
                                          Equity One, Inc., its general partner






         March 22, 2004                   /s/  HOWARD M.SIPZNER
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                                          Howard Sipzner
                                          Executive Vice President and
                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                          Equity One, Inc., its general partner





A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to IRT  Partners LP ("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).