LOCAL RULES

Alaska rental inspection report requirements

Your Alaska rental inspection report has 3 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • The itemized written notice of rent and damages
  • The 14-day (or 30-day, with damage deductions) notice and refund
  • 24 hours' notice before entering to inspect
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Alaska's Landlord and Tenant Act lets a landlord keep deposit money only for rent and for damages, and it defines damages narrowly: deterioration beyond normal wear and tear that the landlord did not cause by failing to maintain or prepare. The Department of Law recommends a walk-through at move-in with a premises condition statement and a contents inventory, signed by both. Here is each rule with a link to the Alaska Statutes, and how walkthrough notes become those reports.

Last reviewed October 10, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Rental inspectionALASKA / SAMPLE

Sample notes, 87 words

Move-in inspection
Address: 22 Cedar Court, Unit 4B, Juneau, AK
Date: 2026-09-30
Landlord: Pinecrest Property Management
Tenant: Jordan Lee and Priya Raman
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We sorted 13 items into 6 sections and flagged 5 to fix soon.

  • Fix soonLiving and dining areas

    Carpet has a stain near the sofa wall.

  • Fix soonKitchen

    Dishwasher not working.

  • Fix soonKitchen

    Counter chipped near the sink.

3 Alaska rules on your checklist, including the itemized written notice of rent and damages.

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  • RecommendedNotes for entry and hallways
  • RecommendedNotes for laundry and utility

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Inspection typeMove-in
Rental unit address22 Cedar Court, Unit 4B, Juneau, AK
Inspection dateSep 30, 2026
Landlord or property managerPinecrest Property Management
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What Alaska requires

Damages, and what is not damage

When the tenancy ends, the deposit may go to accrued rent and to damages from the tenant's breach of the tenant's obligations. Damages means deterioration of the premises and their contents, but not normal wear and tear, and not deterioration caused by the landlord's failure to prepare for expected conditions or to meet the landlord's own obligations.

Normal wear and tear is deterioration from the intended use of the unit without negligence, carelessness, accident, misuse or abuse by the tenant, their household, invitees or guests. A pet deposit, capped at one month's rent, is kept separately and can cover only damage directly related to the pet.

The itemized notice: 14 or 30 days

Rent and damages are itemized in a written notice mailed to the tenant's last known address with the amount due to the tenant. Where the tenancy ended with proper notice, the landlord mails it within 14 days after the tenancy ends and possession is delivered, or within 30 days if costs are deducted for damages. Without proper notice, the deadline is 30 days.

A landlord who wilfully breaks these rules can be liable for up to twice the actual amount withheld. The landlord also tells the tenant up front the terms on which the deposit may be withheld.

The walk-through the Department of Law recommends

The Department of Law's booklet advises a walk-through at move-in with two parts: a premises condition statement describing the unit, and a contents inventory itemizing any furnishings and their condition, with both sides signing and dating it. No statute makes it mandatory, but it is the record that separates new damage from what was already there.

During the tenancy, the tenant may not unreasonably refuse entry for an inspection, and the landlord gives at least 24 hours' notice except in an emergency or where that is impracticable.

From walkthrough notes to a finished Alaska report

Note each room's condition and every furnishing the landlord supplies. ReportDraft writes it up as a room-by-room condition statement with the furnishings as their own items, and lines for the landlord and the tenant to sign.

At move-out, the same items show what deteriorated beyond normal wear and tear, ready for the itemized notice.

Common mistakes

  • Charging for deterioration caused by the landlord's own failure to maintain or prepare the unit.
  • Missing the 14 days when the tenancy ended with proper notice and nothing is deducted for damage.
  • Taking pet damage from the general deposit before the pet deposit, or using the pet deposit for other damage.
  • Skipping the contents inventory for a furnished unit.
  • Entering for an inspection without 24 hours' notice.

Sources

Last reviewed October 10, 2026. Next review due January 10, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.