Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Minnesota

From the Minn. Dept. of Revenue website:

Rent Paid Affidavit (RPA)

If your landlord refuses to give you a CRP by March 1 � or gives you an incorrect CRP and refuses to correct it � you may request a Rent Paid Affidavit (RPA) from the Department of Revenue.

Before requesting an RPA, you should make every attempt to obtain a correct CRP from your landlord. When you file a Property Tax Refund return with an RPA, you can�t file electronically and must include receipts and/or canceled checks as proof of rent paid.

Note: To file electronically, you must have a correct CRP from your landlord. If you�ve requested an RPA from the department, you must file Form M1PR on paper � even if you later receive a CRP from your landlord. This may delay processing of your return.

How to Get an RPA

To request an RPA, call our contact number listed above. You�ll need to provide all of the following information:

The landlord�s name, address and phone number

The address of the rental unit and the county where it�s located

Your name, present address and daytime phone number

Your Social Security number

Your spouse�s name and Social Security number

The number of renters in the unit, dates it was rented and amount of rent paid each month

If you receive rent subsidies (Section 8 or other rental assistance programs)

If the rental unit is an assisted living facility

Special Renter Situations

You may qualify for a renters refund if you: were a part-year resident; were married, separated or divorced during the year; lived in a mobile home, nursing home or adult foster care; sublet or used part of your home for a business; or paid rent on more than one unit for the same months.