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EX-99.906CERT

                                 EXHIBIT 10(b)
                          RULE 30a-2(b) CERTIFICATIONS

         In connection with the Report of Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred
Income Fund, Inc. (the "Company") on Form N-CSR as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert H. Steers,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
'SS' 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:

(1) The Report 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/ Robert H. Steers
                                      ------------------------------
                                      Robert H. Steers
                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                      Date: February 27, 2004




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                                 EXHIBIT 10(b)
                          RULE 30a-2(b) CERTIFICATIONS

         In connection with the Report of Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred
Income Fund, Inc. (the "Company") on Form N-CSR as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Martin Cohen, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 'SS' 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report 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/ Martin Cohen
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Martin Cohen
                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                       Date: February 27, 2004




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