Exhibit 99.1


                    CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO 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 on Form 10-Q of Public Storage
Properties, Ltd. (the "Partnership") for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"), B. Wayne Hughes, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and
John Reyes, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) 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.


/s/  B.Wayne Hughes
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Name:    B. Wayne Hughes
Title:   Chief Executive Officer of Public Storage, Inc.,
         Corporate General Partner and Individual General Partner
Date:    August 14, 2002

/s/  John Reyes
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Name:    John Reyes
Title:   Chief Financial Officer of Public Storage, Inc.,
         Corporate General Partner
Date:    August 14, 2002


This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of ss.18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.