UMH Properties, Inc. Reports Common Shares Outstanding

FREEHOLD, N.J., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UMH Properties, Inc., (NYSE
Amex: UMH) announced that at April 15, 2009, it had outstanding 11,177,491
shares of the Company's common stock.

Certain benchmark indices calculate market capitalization of public companies
in May of 2009 for purposes of inclusion during rebalancing. UMH is
publishing the latest share count should these indices wish to use the most
current publicly available information. Increases in shares outstanding since
the Company's prior 10Q or 10K numbers are due primarily to issuance of shares
under the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.

UMH Properties, Inc., a publicly-owned REIT, 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.

SOURCE UMH Properties, Inc.

Susan Jordan of UMH Properties, Inc., +1-732-577-9997