Does mobile home rent qualify for renters credit? The ground under my mobile home?

[octoolguy]

I own my mobile home but have to pay almost $1500 per month rental for the ground it sits on. Does that expense qualify for the renter's credit?

[Bsch4477]

It does in California. Other states might have different rules. 

[MindyB]

It depends what state you live in.  While there is no renter's credit on the federal level, the money you pay to rent the land beneath your mobile home is generally considered a qualifying expense for state-level renter's credits or rebates. Although you own the home itself, most states that offer these benefits, such as California, Minnesota, and Maryland, treat "lot rent" or "site fees" as the equivalent of traditional apartment rent because it is paid for the use of your primary residence's location.