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Certificate of Rent Paid (CRP) Instructions
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Property owners or managing agents must issue a Certificate of Rent Paid (CRP) to each adult renter for rent received during the year. The CRP must be provided to the renter by January 31 of each year.
These instructions will help you understand the requirements and technical details to create CRPs. If you need help using e-Services, visit our e-Services User Guide for CRPs webpage.
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If you own, manage, or sublet property and rent living space to someone during the year, you must issue CRPs to your renters if either of these apply:
- Property tax was payable on the property during the rental timeframe
- You were not required to pay property tax, but you made payments in lieu of property taxes
Certain property types have special requirements for issuing CRPs:
- For adult foster care homes, assisted living, intermediate care, nursing homes, or other health-care facilities, go to the CRPs for Health Care Facilities section.
- Cooperatives do not need to issue CRPs
You must provide a separate CRP to each adult renter who lived in the rental unit. You must issue a CRP even if their name was not on the lease. Only one name should be on each CRP.
What if I own or manage a mobile home or mobile home park?
Use these tables to determine how to issue CRPs.
Mobile Home Parks
If: | Then: |
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Mobile home owner lived in the mobile home | Issue a CRP to mobile home owner for lot rent |
Mobile home owner did not live in the mobile home | Issue a CRP to each adult living in the mobile home for lot rent |
Mobile home park owned mobile home | Issue a CRP to each adult living in the mobile home for lot and mobile home rent |
If one or more adult renters live in the same unit for the entire year, show that each renter paid an equal amount of rent.
Married couples must receive separate CRPs showing they each paid an equal portion of rent.
If an adult renter moved in or out during the year, show that each renter paid an equal amount of rent for the months they lived in the rental unit together.
If a renter requests a corrected CRP because their dependent received one, the property owner will not be faulted if they provide a corrected CRP based on renter request.
Note: If there are multiple renters in a unit and each have their own agreement with you and pay you directly, then you should enter the actual amount they paid.
If you sold rental property, you must do one of these:
- Give the buyer all information showing rent paid by each renter while you owned the building
- Give each renter a CRP for the time you owned the building, showing rent paid and number of months rented
If you bought the property and the seller:
- Provided you with the rent amount paid by each renter while the seller owned the property:
- Report the total amount the renter paid for the year and the total number of months rented for the year
- Did not provide you with the rent amount paid by each renter while the seller owned the property:
- Enter the total amount the renter paid to you while you owned the building
- Report only the number of months the renter paid rent while you owned the building
You must issue CRPs no later than January 31 of each year. You can give CRPs to renters as an electronic or hard copy.
If a renter moves before December 31, you may give them their CRP when they move or by January 31 of the following year. If you do not have a forwarding address, send the CRP to their last known address.
Do I need to keep copies of CRPs I issue?
You must keep a copy of all CRPs four years after issuing.
If you do not provide CRPs to your renters, we can assess a $100 penalty for each CRP not issued. You must issue a CRP for rent actually paid even if the renter owes back rent. If you overstate the amount of rent constituting property tax, we can assess a $100 penalty or 50% of the overstatement, whichever is greater.
Enter the renter’s name, the dates they rented, total months rented, and the number of adults living in the unit.
If the renter is in the Safe at Home program, use the CRPs for Safe at Home Participants section on this page.
Rent is the amount paid for the right to occupy a rental unit as the renter’s principal residence, even if the amount is not stated in a rental agreement.
Rent Includes Amounts Paid: | Rent Does Not Include: |
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- By Medical Assistance, Minnesota Housing Support (formerly GRH), or vendor payments received from the state or county
- For a garage, parking space, or storage locker provided as part of a rental agreement
- For utilities or pets if included as part of rent
- By the city due to relocation
- By the Department of Employment and Economic Security – Services for the Blind
| - Damage deposit (unless used to pay rent)
- Late charges or fees
- Rent paid after December 31
- Utilities if paid separately from rent
- Emergency rental assistance
- Including, but not limited to, COVID-19 emergency rental assistance
- Rent paid by a federal government housing agency or federal program, such as Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program or HUD
- Rent paid by charitable organizations
- Rent paid by persons not living in the unit
- Charges for medical services
- Charges for food, laundry, or other amenities not provided as part of a rental agreement
- Value of free rent provided as an incentive to rent the unit a garage or separate structure not provided as part of a rental agreement
- Rent paid for farmland
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Note: Minnesota Statute 290.0693, subdivision 1(e), defines the rent amount for adult foster care homes, intermediate care facilities, and nursing homes, which may be different from the amount actually paid.
If the rent is for a mobile home or a mobile home lot, select the appropriate drop down for Mobile Home Property Type.
If You Received Rent For: | Select: |
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Lot only | Mobile Home Lot |
Mobile home only | Mobile Home |
Lot and mobile home | Mobile Home Lot and Mobile Home |
Medical Assistance Amount
Medical Assistance (MA) is Minnesota’s Medicaid program for people with low income. Enter the total amount of rent paid by Medical Assistance.
Check the box if the renter is receiving Minnesota Housing Support
Minnesota Housing Support, formerly known as Group Residential Housing (GRH), is a state program that pays room and board for low-income seniors and adults with disabilities. The housing provider receives payments for the eligible person.
Renter’s Share of Rent Paid
Enter the total rent paid by the renter in 2025. If there are multiple renters in a unit, split the rent evenly between all renters.
Note: If there are multiple renters in a unit and each have their own agreement with you and pay you directly, then you should enter the actual amount they paid.
Include the amounts for Medical Assistance received by a renter for an individual renter’s share of rent paid. For example, if $2,000 of rent was paid by Medical Assistance and $8,000 was paid by the renter, enter $2,000 in the Medical Assistance Amount field and $10,000 in the Renter’s Share of Rent Paid field.
- Adult foster care homes, intermediate care facilities, and nursing homes: Multiply the number of months the resident lived in the care facility by the amount in the table below. Do not issue residents a CRP for short-term or transitional care. For more information, go to the CRPs for Health Care Facilities section.
- Assisted living facilities: Go to the CRPs for Health Care Facilities section to determine the amount of rent to include.
- Caretaker: Include the amount of rent actually paid. Enter any caretaker rent reduction in the Caretaker Rent Reduction field.
Facility Type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
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Nursing home or intermediate care facility | $650 | $630 | $600 | $570 |
Adult foster care home | $1,010 | $980 | $930 | $880 |
Caretaker Rent Reduction
If the renter paid a reduced rent in exchange for being a caretaker, enter the amount of the reduction in this field. For example, if rent is reduced by $200 per month for caretaking, enter $2,400 ($200 x 12 months). Split the caretaker rent reduction evenly between all adult occupants.
Health care facilities have special requirements for completing CRPs for their residents.
Do not provide a CRP if a resident’s entire care is paid under any of these assistance programs:
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)
- Medical Assistance (MA or Medicaid)
- General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC)
- Housing Support (formerly Group Residential Housing or GRH)
Note: If assistance programs pay only part (or none) of a resident’s care, you must issue a CRP.
When inputting the rent details in e-Services for each qualifying resident:
- Check the box if you received Housing Support (formerly GRH) payments for rent on the resident’s behalf.
- Enter the total rent paid for the year in the Renter’s Share of Rent Paid field.
- The total rent claimed for residents of adult foster care facilities cannot exceed $1,010 per month.
- If the amount exceeded $1,010 per month, multiply the total number of months rented by $1,010 and enter the result.
- If less than $1,010 per month was paid, use the smaller value.
Note: This example uses 2025 values, see table above for previous year values.
You must include all payments made under a rental agreement, in exchange for the right to stay at the assisted living facility.
We will accept any reasonable method for determining what portion of rent consists of medical services. If there are specific costs for medical services included in the lease agreement, exclude those amounts from Renter's Share of Rent Paid when you complete the CRP. Otherwise, include the full amount of rent paid for the Renter's Share of Rent Paid field.
- Enter the amount of Medicaid you received for rent on the resident’s behalf on the Medical Assistance Amount field.
- Check the box if you received Housing Support (formerly GRH) payments for rent on the resident’s behalf.
- Enter the total rent paid for the year in the Renter’s Share of Rent Paid field.
- The total rent claimed for residents of nursing homes and intermediate care facilities cannot exceed $650 per month.
- If the amount exceeded $650 per month, multiply the total number of months rented by $650 and enter the result.
- If less than $650 per month was paid, use the smaller value.
Note: This example uses 2025 values, see table above for previous year values.
If your renter is a Safe at Home participant, remember these requirements for creating and sending a Certificate of Rent Paid (CRP):
- Use the renter’s Safe at Home assigned PO Box address as their Rental Address.
- Use the Safe at Home participant’s legal name.
- Provide the actual Property ID and Property Owner Information.
- If you mail CRPs, you must use the renter’s legal name and complete Safe at Home as-signed PO Box address. If either of those are missing or incorrect, the CRP will be re-turned to the sender.
- If a tenant’s name or address is incorrect, you must use Minnesota Department of Reve-nue’s e-Services system to correct it.