Exhibit 32.2

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

          I, William H. Schafer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)   The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2003 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/ William H. Schafer

William H. Schafer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
August 14, 2003