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"),  who act in such capacity for 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.



      May 12, 2004                     /s/  CHAIM KATZMAN
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                                       Chaim Katzman
                                       Chief Executive Officer
                                       Equity One, Inc., general partner





      May 12, 2004                    /s/  HOWARD M. SIPZNER
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                                      Howard Sipzner
                                      Executive Vice President and
                                      Chief Financial 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).