EXHIBIT 32

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 UMH Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Samuel A. Landy, President and Chief Executive Officer and Anna T. Chew, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of their knowledge:

(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.

/s/ Samuel A. Landy

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President and Chief Executive Officer
March 15, 2012

/s/ Anna T. Chew

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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
March 15, 2012