Exhibit 99

March 27, 2002


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Dear Sir or Madam:

This letter is being filed by Saul Centers, Inc. (the "Company") with its Form
10-K pursuant to Temporary Note 3T to Article 3 of Regulation S-X to set forth
certain representations made to the Company by Arthur Andersen LLP in connection
with their audit.

The Company received a representation letter dated March 27, 2002, from Arthur
Andersen indicating that they have audited the consolidated financial statements
of the Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and for the year then
ended and have issued their report thereon dated March 27, 2002. In the
representation letter, Arthur Andersen represented that the audit was subject to
their quality control system for the U.S. accounting and auditing practice to
provide reasonable assurance that the engagement was conducted in compliance
with professional standards and that there was appropriate continuity of Arthur
Andersen personnel working on the audit and availability of national office
consultation. Availability of personnel at foreign affiliates of Arthur
Andersen is not relevant to this audit.

SAUL CENTERS, INC.

By:  /s/ Scott V. Schneider
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     Scott V. Schneider
     Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer