Alaska Eviction notice (nonpayment)

Related Alaska rules

Eviction court process & timeline

The summons in a forcible entry and detainer case must be served at least 2 days before trial. A continuance longer than 2 days requires the tenant to post an undertaking covering accruing rent.

Verified Source: AS 09.45.120 · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Alaska eviction court process & timeline page

Eviction filing fees

$150 to file in district court (Admin. R. 9(c)(1)); $250 in superior court (9(b)(1)). The court system's fee page lists eviction as $150 up to $100,000 in damages and $250 over $100,000. No filing fee is charged to a person found indigent under Administrative Rule 10.

Verified Source: Alaska R. Admin. 9(b)(1), (c)(1), (f)(1); Alaska Court System, Filing Fees & Fee Waiver (courts.alaska.gov/shc/courtfees.htm, secondary) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Alaska eviction filing fees page

Lockouts and utility shutoffs

If a landlord unlawfully removes or excludes a tenant, or willfully cuts electricity, gas, water or other essential services, the tenant can recover possession or end the lease and recover up to 1.5 times actual damages.

Verified Source: AS 34.03.210 · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Alaska lockouts and utility shutoffs page

Retaliation protections

A landlord may not raise rent, cut services or bring or threaten an eviction because a tenant complained about conditions, enforced rights under the chapter, joined a tenant union or complained to a government agency. Exceptions include nonpayment of rent. Exceptions: after a notice to quit, the landlord may still seek possession for unpaid rent, code-required alterations or demolition, tenant waste or illegal use, good-faith personal use, or other listed grounds (.310(c)). The landlord may raise rent for substantial tax or cost increases, capital improvements, or to match comparable rents (.310(d)).

Verified Source: AS 34.03.310(a)-(d) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Alaska retaliation protections page

Holdover tenants

If a tenant stays without consent after the lease ends or is terminated, the landlord may serve a notice to quit and sue for possession. For a willful, bad-faith holdover, the landlord may also recover up to 1.5 times actual damages.

Verified Source: AS 34.03.290(c) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Alaska holdover tenants page

Rent withholding / escrow

In a possession case where the landlord's violations are a defense, the court may order the tenant to pay accrued and future rent into court. If the violations aren't fixed within six months, the court enters judgment for the tenant.

Verified Source: AS 34.03.190 · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Alaska rent withholding / escrow page