Landlord Tenant – Lease Termination – Alaska

The following statute, in part (2)(b) thereof, describes the Landlord’s ability to terminate a Tenant who fails to pay rent when due.  Landlord is to give a 7-day notice to pay rent or vacate the premises.

Title 34, Sec. 34.03.220 – Noncompliance with rental agreement: Failure to pay rent.

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(b) If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent in full within seven days after written notice by the landlord of nonpayment and the intention to terminate the rental agreement if the rent is not paid within that period of time, the tenancy terminates unless the landlord agrees to allow the tenant to remain in occupancy, and the landlord may terminate the rental agreement and immediately recover possession of the rental unit. Only one written notice of default need be given the tenant by the landlord as to any one default. A landlord who has given written notice to the tenant under this subsection may accept a partial payment of the rent due under the rental agreement and extend the date for the eviction accordingly.

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