2007 Minnesota Code
Chapters 289A - 293 Various State Taxes and Programs
Chapter 290A Property Tax Refund
Section 290A.05 COMBINED HOUSEHOLD INCOME.

290A.05 COMBINED HOUSEHOLD INCOME.
If a person occupies a homestead with another person or persons not related to the person as
husband and wife, excluding dependents, roomers or boarders on contract, and has property tax
payable with respect to the homestead, the household income of the claimant or claimants for
the purpose of computing the refund allowed by section 290A.04 shall include the total income
received by the other persons residing in the homestead. For purposes of this section, "dependent"
includes a parent of the claimant or spouse who lives in the claimant's homestead and does not
have an ownership interest in the homestead. If a person occupies a homestead with another
person or persons not related as husband and wife or as dependents, the property tax payable or
rent constituting property tax shall be reduced as follows.
If the other person or persons are residing at the homestead under rental or lease agreement,
the amount of property tax payable or rent constituting property tax shall be that portion not
covered by the rental agreement.
History: 1975 c 437 art 1 s 5; 1977 c 423 art 2 s 12; 1983 c 294 s 6; 1984 c 522 s 11;
1991 c 291 art 6 s 42