EXHIBIT 99.1

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

     In connection with the Annual Report of Berkshire Income Realty,  Inc. (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K for the period  ending  December 31, 2002 as filed with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,
David C. Quade, as Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to and for the  purposes  of 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as adopted  pursuant  to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

March 31, 2003                                           /s/David C. Quade
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                                                           David C. Quade
                                                    Principal Executive Officer