SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   Washington, D.C.  20549

                        SCHEDULE 13G

          Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                     (Amendment No. 20)*

         Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
                      (Name of Issuer)

                        Common Stock
                (Title of Class of Security)

                          609720107
                       (CUSIP Number)


Check  the  following box if a fee is being paid  with  this
statement _____.  (A fee is not required only if the  filing
person:  (1)  has  a  previous statement on  file  reporting
beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the  class
of  securities  described in Item 1; and (2)  has  filed  no
amendment  subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership
of five percent or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for  a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with  respect
to  the  subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter  the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section
18  of  the  Securities  Exchange Act  of  1934  ("Act")  or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of  the
Act  but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).

              (Continued on following page(s))

                      Page 1 of 3 Pages



CUSIP  No. 11-1897375          13G    Page  2  of  3 Pages



1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Eugene W. Landy          S.S. #150-24-4993

2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                             (a) _____
                                             (b)     X
3.   SEC USE ONLY

4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Mr. Landy is a United States citizen.

               5.   SOLE VOTING POWER

                    214,504.6237   Direct
                      79,095.7158  Wife

NUMBER OF      6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES              161,764.6727   E.W. Landy Profit Sharing
BENEFICIALLY        126,585.1955   E.W. Landy Pension Plan
OWNED BY             60,000.0000   E.W. & Gloria Landy Family
                                     Foundation

EACH           7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON              214,504.6237   Direct
WITH                 79,095.7158   Wife

               8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    161,764.6727   E.W. Landy Profit Sharing
                    126,585.1955   E.W. Landy Pension Plan
                    60,000.0000    E.W. & Gloria Landy Family
                                   Foundation


CUSIP No. 11-1897375          13G       Page 3 of 3 Pages



9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
     PERSON

       214,504.6237  Direct   348,349.8682 Trustee
        79,095.7158  Wife     Total:  641,950.2077*

*Does  not include (a) 65,000 shares on which Mr. Landy  has
an  option  to  purchase  pursuant to  the  Company's  Stock
Option  Plan,  which option expires on 4/12/05;  (b)  65,000
shares  on  which  Mr.  Landy  has  an  option  to  purchase
pursuant  to  the Company's Stock Option Plan, which  option
expires  on  10/4/06; (c) 65,000 shares on which  Mr.  Landy
has  an  option to purchase pursuant to the Company's  Stock
Option  Plan,  which option expires on 6/21/10;  (d)  65,000
shares  on  which  Mr.  Landy  has  an  option  to  purchase
pursuant  to  the Company's Stock Option Plan, which  option
expires  on  1/22/11; and (e) 739,218.9828  shares  held  by
United  Mobile Homes, Inc.  Eugene W. Landy is  Chairman  of
the  Board  of United Mobile Homes, Inc. and owns 13.03%  of
United  Mobile  Homes,  Inc.  (excluding  shares  of  United
Mobile Homes, Inc. held by Mr. Landy's adult children).

10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES*

     Excludes shares held by Mr. Landy's adult children in
     which he disclaims any beneficial interest.

11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN. ROW 9

     4.92%

12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     Individual.

                        CERTIFICATION

           After  reasonable inquiry and to the best  of  my
knowledge and belief,
I  certify  that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  January 24, 2003



                                   /s/ Eugene W. Landy
                                   Eugene W. Landy