Minnesota Property Tax

Property tax refund eligibility requirements

A property tax refund is based on your household income and the property taxes paid on your principal place of residence.

Eligibility requirements

As a renter, your total household income for 2007 must be less than $50,430 (for tax year 2006, it must be less than $49,160). The maximum refund is $1,430.

As a homeowner, you may be eligible for one or both of the following refunds if you owned and lived in your home on January 2, 2008. Regular property tax refund. Your total household income for 2007 must be less than $93,480 (for 2006, less than $91,120). The maximum refund is $1,750.

Special property tax refund. Your net property tax on your homestead must have increased by more than 12 percent from 2007 to 2008, and the increase must be at least $100. There is no income limit for the special property tax refund. The maximum refund is $1,000.

You must have been either a full- or part-year resident of Minnesota during the year. You cannot be a dependent.

As a homeowner or mobile home owner, your property must be classified as your homestead.

As a renter, you must have lived in a building in which property taxes were assessed or payment was made in lieu of property taxes. If you are not sure if property taxes are assessed on your building, contact your landlord.

Relative homesteads do not qualify.If you qualify for a property tax refund, complete Form M1PR.