EXHIBIT 32.2


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Richard J. Smith, Chief Financial Officer Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust
(the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

      1. The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the period ended
         December 31, 2003 (the "Report') which this certification accompanies
         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/ Richard J. Smith
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Richard J. Smith
Chief Financial Officer
March 12, 2004