<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Shelter Properties VI 1996 Third 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> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUL-31-1996 <CASH> 2,881,631 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 13,886 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 50,923,811 <DEPRECIATION> 22,446,726 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 34,391,271 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 27,509,847 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 5,503,536 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 34,391,271 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 7,500,391 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 7,482,903 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,888,981 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 16,441 <EPS-PRIMARY> .38 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. </FN>