An Alaska eviction notice form is a legal demand for a tenant to comply with the terms of the rental agreement or else move out of the premises. Alaska landlords may deliver an eviction notice because of unpaid rent, lease violations, or illegal activity on the rental property.
Types of Alaska Eviction Notice Forms
| Notice Form | Grounds | Curable? |
| 7 Day Notice To Quit | Nonpayment of Rent | Yes |
| 5 Day Notice To Quit | Nonpayment of Utilities | Yes |
| 10 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate | Lease Violation | Yes |
| 24 Hour Notice To Vacate | Substantial Property Damage | No |
| 5 Day Notice To Vacate | Illegal Activity /
Repeat Lease Violation |
No |
| 30 Day Notice To Vacate | End of / No Lease | No |
Alaska 7 Day Notice To Quit
An Alaska 7 Day Notice To Quit evicts a tenant for nonpayment of rent. In Alaska, a landlord can file this notice the day after rent is due, with no grace period for the tenant. The tenant must pay all past due rent or else move out within seven (7) calendar days.
Alaska 5 Day Notice To Quit
An Alaska 5 Day Notice To Quit evicts a tenant for nonpayment of utilities and discontinuance of service by the utility provider. The tenant must pay the due balance and reinstate service within three (3) judicial days (i.e., not counting weekends or holidays), or else move out within five (5) judicial days.
Alaska 10 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate
An Alaska 10 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate demands correction of a lease violation that is “curable,” i.e., the tenant may get a chance to fix the situation rather than be evicted. A curable lease violation might include failure to maintain health and safety on the rental property, interfering with the quiet enjoyment of neighbors, or refusal to allow lawful entry by the landlord. The tenant must take appropriate corrective action, or else move out within ten (10) calendar days of receiving notice.
Alaska 24 Hour Notice To Vacate
An Alaska 24 Hour Notice To Vacate evicts a tenant for deliberate and substantial property damage. The tenant is not allowed an opportunity to take corrective action, and must move out within twenty four (24) judicial hours (i.e., not counting weekends or legal holidays) of receiving notice.
Alaska 5 Day Notice To Vacate
An Alaska 5 Day Notice To Vacate evicts a tenant for an “incurable” lease violation, i.e., one which the tenant is not allowed to restore through corrective action, such as committing illegal activity on the premises or repeating the same or similar lease violation within six (6) months. The tenant must move out within five (5) judicial days (i.e., not counting weekends or legal holidays) of receiving notice.
Alaska 30 Day Notice To Vacate
An Alaska 30 Day Notice To Vacate terminates a rental agreement, including a month-to-month or year-to-year lease as well as an expired lease or a situation with no written lease where the tenant pays rent monthly. The non-terminating party must receive notice at least thirty (30) calendar days before the date of termination.
How To Write an Eviction Notice in Alaska
To help ensure the legal compliance of an eviction notice:
- Use the tenant’s full name and address
- Specify the lease violation as well as any balance due
- Specify the date of termination
- Print name and sign the notice, including the landlord’s address of record
- Note the date and method of notice delivery, along with printed name and signature
It is easy to lose an otherwise justified legal action because of improper notice. Check carefully to ensure enough time after notice is delivered, not when it’s sent.
How To Calculate Expiration Date in Alaska
The “clock” for an eviction notice period starts “ticking” the day after the notice gets delivered (served). For example, to give at least 30 days of notice and begin court action as of June 30th, delivery of the eviction notice must be no later than May 31st.
In most jurisdictions, if the last day of a notice period is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the notice period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. This is called the “next judicial day;” in other words, the next day a courthouse is open.
Alaska counts only judicial days (i.e., no weekends or legal holidays) for notice periods of less than seven (7) days. Longer periods are counted normally.
How To Serve an Eviction Notice in Alaska
Alaska landlords may deliver an initial written eviction notice by any of the following methods:
- Hand delivery to the tenant
- Only when hand delivery fails: Leaving the notice at the tenant’s premises
- Delivery by registered or certified mail
Mailed notice extends a notice period by three (3) calendar days, to account for variable delivery times.
Sources
- 1 Alaska Court Rules of Civil Procedure - Rule 6
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Rule 6 – Computation. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court, or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run is not to be included. The last day of the period is to be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven days, not counting any period for mailing added under subsection (c) of this rule, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation. A half holiday shall be considered as other days and not as a holiday.
Source Link - 2 Alaska Stat. § 09.45.100(c)
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A notice to quit shall be in writing and shall be served upon the tenant or person in possession by being
(1) delivered to the tenant or person; (2) left at the premises in case of absence from the premises; or (3) sent by registered or certified mail. Source Link - 3 Alaska R. Civ. P. 6(c)
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Whenever a party has the right or is required to act within a prescribed period after the service or distribution of a document, other than documents served under Civil Rule 4(h), and the document is served or distributed by non-electronic mail, three calendar days shall be added to the prescribed period. However, no additional time shall be added if a court order specifies a particular calendar date by which an act must occur.
