EXHIBIT 32.2

                            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 Quarterly  Report of Berkshire  Income Realty,  Inc. (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ending  June 30, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, David
C. Quade , as Chief Financial 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.

August 14, 2003                 /s/ David C. Quade
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                                David C. Quade
                                Chief Financial Officer

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