topic How many months out of the year can I rent my primary residence and still claim it on my taxes as primary so I can deduct mortgage interest and prop tax? I live in CA in Investors & landlords https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/how-many-months-out-of-the-year-can-i-rent-my-primary-residence-and-still-claim-it-on-my-taxes-as/01/316404#M12128 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:59:00 GMT mg7373 2019-06-03T18:59:00Z How many months out of the year can I rent my primary residence and still claim it on my taxes as primary so I can deduct mortgage interest and prop tax? I live in CA https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/how-many-months-out-of-the-year-can-i-rent-my-primary-residence-and-still-claim-it-on-my-taxes-as/01/316404#M12128 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:59:00 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/how-many-months-out-of-the-year-can-i-rent-my-primary-residence-and-still-claim-it-on-my-taxes-as/01/316404#M12128 mg7373 2019-06-03T18:59:00Z Doesn't matter how many months you rent, you can deduct a... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/doesn-t-matter-how-many-months-you-rent-you-can-deduct-a/01/316410#M12129 <P>Doesn't matter how many months you rent, you can deduct all of the interest/property taxes in the year you paid them. You will need to allocate the expenses between the rental/personal sections.</P><P>Ex: Lived in home for 9 months and rental for 3 months. Allocate 75% of interest/property taxes as a personal deduction and 25% as a rental deduction.</P> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:59:01 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/doesn-t-matter-how-many-months-you-rent-you-can-deduct-a/01/316410#M12129 PaulaM 2019-06-03T18:59:01Z