Alaska Rent Increase Law
No Alaska statute sets a rent-increase notice period, but the Court System's guide says a month-to-month tenant must get at least 30 days' notice, matching the termination rule (AS 34.03.020(a), 34.03.290(b)).
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Alaska rent increase rules at a glance
| Notice of a rent increase | No state ruleAS 34.03.020(a) (rent is a term of the rental agreement), AS 34.03.290(b) |
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| Rent control | No statewide rent controlAlaska Stat. ch. 34.03 (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act) |
| Ending a month-to-month tenancy | 30 days (either side)AS 34.03.290(a)-(b) |
What Alaska law says
How much notice is required for a rent increase in Alaska?
No Alaska statute sets a rent-increase notice period, but the Court System's guide says a month-to-month tenant must get at least 30 days' notice, matching the termination rule (AS 34.03.020(a), 34.03.290(b)) (AS 34.03.020(a) (rent is a term of the rental agreement)).
Does Alaska have rent control?
Alaska has no statewide rent control and no statute limiting how much rent may rise, so a landlord may set the rent at lease renewal or on 30 days' notice for a month-to-month tenancy (Alaska Stat. ch. 34.03 contains no rent-limit provision) (Alaska Stat. ch. 34.03 (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act)).
How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Alaska?
Either side can end an Alaska month-to-month tenancy with written notice delivered at least 30 days before the rent due date that the notice names as the end date (AS 34.03.290(b)) (AS 34.03.290(a)-(b)).
How Alaska compares
23 of 51 verified jurisdictions set a statewide period.
Other Alaska rules
| Security deposit limit | 2 months' rent (with exceptions)AS 34.03.070(a), (h) |
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| Deposit return deadline | 14 days after move-outAS 34.03.070(g) |
| Late-fee cap | No state capAS 34.03 (no late-fee provision); AS 34.03.020(a), (c) (lease terms; rent payable when agreed) |
| Entry notice | 24 hours' noticeAS 34.03.140 |
| Notice for unpaid rent | 7 days (7-day notice to pay rent or quit)Alaska Stat. § 34.03.220(b), Alaska Stat. § 09.45.090(a)(1), (c) |