FREEHOLD, NJ (REIT Media) February 3, 2009 - Eugene W. Landy, Chairman of the Board of UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) announced that, on February 3, 2009, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share payable March 16, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business February 17, 2009. The Company's annual dividend rate is $0.72 per share.

UMH Properties, Inc., a publicly-owned real estate investment trust, owns and operates twenty-eight manufactured home communities located in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Tennessee. In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities. UMH has been in operation since 1968, operating as a public company since 1985.