Alaska Landlord Compliance Kit: Deposit, Notice and Eviction Checklists with an Excel Tracker

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Alaska, and tenants who want the same record, from move-in through move-out or a court case.

Not the right fit if

Your rental is outside Alaska: get that state's kit. Not legal advice, not a lawyer's review of a lease, notice or court case, and not a set of legal notice forms; city and county rules aren't covered.

Why it is different

• Built only from our Alaska data files, checked November 2026 against 9 official pages, among them Alaska Department of Law: The Alaska Landlord & Tenant Act: what it means to you (2024); Alaska Court System: Respond to an eviction case; Alaska Court System: Start an eviction case; Alaska Court System: CIV-720 Eviction Booklet (8/23); Alaska Court System: CIV-576 ANCH Instructions for Requesting a Writ of Assistance; Alaska Court System press release: Eviction Diversion Program (July 18, 2022), plus National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (a vetted secondary source, marked in the kit) where no official page could be read.
• 4 items the official pages didn't state are left out of the rules and put on a short look-up list with the page to check, never guessed.
• The workbook recalculates with zero formula errors and works out Alaska notice and deposit dates for you.

What is inside

• Start here. How to use the kit, the 19 confirmed Alaska rules at a glance and a short look-up list of 4 points to check: interest on the deposit, judgment to writ, writ to lockout, paying to stop the case, each with the official page.
• Alaska landlord rules checklist. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: Deposits and prepaid rent together no more than two months' rent; the limit doesn't apply to units renting for more than $2,000 a month; return deadline: Within 14 days after the tenancy ends and possession is delivered, if the tenant gave proper notice; itemized list of deductions: A written, itemized list of deductions with any refund, hand-delivered or mailed to the tenant's last known address (AS 34.03.070); where the deposit is held: In a trust account at a bank or savings and loan association, or with a licensed escrow agent, used only for deposits and prepaid rent and not mixed with other money (AS 34.03.070(c)); penalty the law states: If the landlord willfully fails to comply, the tenant may recover up to twice the amount withheld (AS 34.03.070); ending month-to-month (landlord): Written notice at least 30 days before the rental due date named as the termination date; ending month-to-month (tenant): Written notice at least 30 days before the rental due date named as the termination date; rent increase notice: At least 30 days' notice before an increase takes effect in a month-to-month tenancy; unpaid rent notice: A seven-day written notice to quit; entry notice: 24 hours' notice, saying when the landlord is coming; late fee limits: No automatic late charge is enforceable unless agreed beforehand; court: District Court for claims of $100,000 or less; Superior Court above that; filing fee: $150 to file, unless a fee waiver is granted; time to answer or appear: 20 days to file a written Answer; hearing after filing: The hearing is held within 15 days of filing and no sooner than 2 days after the tenant is served (the earliest date here assumes service on the filing day); who carries out the lockout: A peace officer carries out the writ of assistance; in Anchorage the court sends landlords to the State Troopers Judicial Services Office.
• Move-in and move-out deposit checklist. A room-by-room condition checklist for both visits and the steps after move-out, with Alaska's return deadline (within 14 days).
• Notice calendar. When each notice must go out: the lead time for every notice the state's text confirms, with a 2027 month-by-month serve-by table worked out with our notice date calculator's rules.
• Eviction timeline sheet. The Alaska case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• Alaska landlord workbook (Excel). A tenant notice log that dates each notice from the Alaska rules, a deposit tracker that works out the return date for each move-out, and a rent ledger with a running balance.