<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Shelter Properties VI Limited Partnership 1996 Second Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000730013 <NAME> SHELTER PROPERTIES VI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP <MULTIPLIER> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> APR-30-1996 <CASH> 2,876,916 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 23,777 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 50,692,398 <DEPRECIATION> 21,950,751 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 34,428,196 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 27,644,624 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 5,599,110 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 34,428,196 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 4,975,340 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 4,862,278 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,263,675 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 112,015 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.62 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>The Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. </FN>