What Alaska requires
- The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for the landlord to enter to inspect, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, remove the landlord's personal property not covered by a written rental agreement, or show the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers or contractorsAS 34.03.140 (a)
- The landlord may enter without the tenant's consent in an emergencyAS 34.03.140 (b)
- Except in an emergency or if it is impracticable, the landlord gives at least 24 hours' notice of the intention to enter and may enter only at reasonable times and with the tenant's consent; the landlord may not abuse access or use it to harass the tenantAS 34.03.140 (c)
- The landlord has no right of access except as section 34.03.140 allows, by court order, as AS 34.03.230 (b) allows, or when the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premisesAS 34.03.140 (d)
- A landlord refused lawful access, or a tenant facing unlawful, unreasonable or repeated harassing entry, may seek an injunction or terminate the agreement on at least 10 days' written notice, and recover actual damages or one month's periodic rent, whichever is greater; the tenant also recovers court costs and reasonable attorney feesAS 34.03.300
- The Act governs rental agreements for dwelling units in Alaska, except arrangements such as institutional residence, occupancy under a contract of sale, transient lodging, employee housing conditioned on work on the premises, condominium or cooperative owners, agricultural premises and transitional housing programsAS 34.03.330
24 hours, reasonable times, consent
Except in an emergency or where it is impracticable, give at least 24 hours' notice of your intention to enter, come at a reasonable time, and enter with the tenant's consent. The tenant in turn may not unreasonably refuse entry for inspections, repairs, services, showings, or to remove your own property that the written agreement does not cover.
Emergencies and the limits of access
An emergency allows entry without consent. Otherwise access comes only from this section, a court order, the repair remedy in AS 34.03.230 (b), or an abandoned or surrendered unit. Some housing, such as transient lodging and employee housing, sits outside the Act.
Remedies on both sides
Either side can seek an injunction or end the agreement on 10 days' written notice, and recover actual damages or one month's periodic rent, whichever is greater. A tenant also recovers court costs and reasonable attorney fees.
Common mistakes
- Treating the notice as permission to enter while the tenant objects at the time.
- Entering repeatedly on short notice: it counts as harassment.
- Ending a tenancy over refused access without the 10 days' written notice.
Sources
- AS 34.03.140 (a), checked October 26, 2026
- AS 34.03.140 (b), checked October 26, 2026
- AS 34.03.140 (c), checked October 26, 2026
- AS 34.03.140 (d), checked October 26, 2026
- AS 34.03.300, checked October 26, 2026
- AS 34.03.330, checked October 26, 2026
Last reviewed October 26, 2026. Next review due January 26, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.