Deductions & credits

look at this publication

 

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p936.pdf

 

and especially the flow chart and the table on how to calculate the limit,

 

while you may not be married and jointly own the home, ALL the mortgages are qualified debt against ONE house.   you own the home together and aren't both your names on the mortgage(s)? 

 

also, look at the bottom left corner of page 9