How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in Alaska?

24 hours. Alaska also requires the tenant's CONSENT for non-emergency entry, though the tenant may not unreasonably withhold it for the statutory purposes. Entry must be at reasonable times, and the notice duty is excused in an emergency or where giving notice is impracticable (AS 34.03.140(a), (c)).

What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in Alaska?

A landlord may enter for inspection, necessary or agreed repairs and improvements, necessary or agreed services, showings to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors, and to remove the landlord's own personal property not covered by a written rental agreement. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for any of these (AS 34.03.140(a)).

Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in Alaska?

Yes — Alaska recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.

Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in Alaska?

Alaska sets no clock hours. Entry must be at 'reasonable times' only, and the statute fixes no hour windows.

How much notice must a landlord give before entering in Alaska?

Verified July 11, 2026 All Alaska topics →

Legislative changes ahead — not yet in force. The rules on this page reflect the law in force today. The following measure would change it:

HB 115 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026) — Would add AS 34.03.020(f): a landlord could not raise rent more than once per calendar year and would have to give written notice at least 90 days before the increase takes effect; if a tenancy ends without that notice having been given, the unit could not be re-rented above the old rent until 90 days after termination (anti-evasion clause). Applies to rental agreements entered into on or after the effective date. Would convert Alaska from a derivation state (no express rent-increase notice statute) to an express 90-day state.Status: Introduced 2025 (Rep. Gray); referred to House State Affairs and Labor & Commerce 2025-02-26; no committee action since. As of 2026-07-12 the official BASIS bill page still showed status (H) STA with an unchanged status date. Alive until the 34th Legislature adjourns sine die. (checked 2026-07-12).

Alaska landlords must give tenants at least 24 hours' notice before entering a rental unit, and non-emergency entry is allowed only at reasonable times and with the tenant's consent - though the tenant may not unreasonably withhold that consent for the statutory purposes: inspections, necessary or agreed repairs and improvements, services, showings to prospective purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors, and the Alaska-specific purpose of removing the landlord's own personal property not covered by a written rental agreement.

Cited to AS 34.03.140 (a)-(d) and 4 more Alaska statutes · Verified July 11, 2026

No-notice entry is allowed in an emergency (no consent needed), where giving notice is impracticable, by court order, during a tenant absence of more than seven days as reasonably necessary, or after abandonment or surrender. The notice does not have to be in writing, and there are no clock-hour limits beyond 'reasonable times.' Abuse cuts both ways with matching remedies: a tenant who unreasonably refuses lawful access, or a landlord who enters unlawfully or harasses with repeated entry demands, faces injunctive relief or a 10-day-notice termination plus liability up to the greater of actual damages or one month's rent - with the tenant's recovery also carrying court costs and attorney fees.

Alaska entry notice at a glance

Advance notice required	24 hours
Notice standard	Alaska also requires the tenant's CONSENT for non-emergency entry, though the tenant may not unreasonably withhold it for the statutory purposes. Entry must be at reasonable times, and the notice duty is excused in an emergency or where giving notice is impracticable (AS 34.03.140(a), (c)). The statutory language is that except in case of emergency 'or if it is impracticable to do so,' the landlord shall give the tenant at least 24 hours' notice of intention to enter. The landlord may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant. The statute requires 'notice,' not written notice, in contrast with the expressly written notices of AS 34.03.290.
Permitted reasons	A landlord may enter for inspection, necessary or agreed repairs and improvements, necessary or agreed services, showings to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors, and to remove the landlord's own personal property not covered by a written rental agreement. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for any of these (AS 34.03.140(a)). The full statutory list is inspection; necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supplying necessary or agreed services; removing personal property belonging to the landlord that is not covered by a written rental agreement; and showings to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors. Subsection (d) makes other access exclusive: only as permitted by the section, by court order, during a tenant absence exceeding 7 days as reasonably necessary (AS 34.03.230(b), tied to the extended-absence notice duty of AS 34.03.150), or after abandonment or surrender.
Emergency exception	Yes
Time-of-day restrictions	Alaska sets no clock hours. Entry must be at 'reasonable times' only, and the statute fixes no hour windows. Emergency entry requires no consent (AS 34.03.140(b)), and the notice duty is also excused where giving notice is impracticable.

Cite this page: "Landlord Atlas, Alaska Landlord Entry Notice Laws (verified July 11, 2026), landlordatlas.com/laws/entry-notice/alaska/" — free to cite and quote with a link (how these records are verified). Every figure above is cited to the Alaska statute in the citations section below.

Notes and caveats

'Written notice' is a chart myth — Charts saying '24 hours' written notice' add a requirement the statute lacks — the statute requires notice, not WRITTEN notice.
The escape valve is broader than emergency-only — The notice duty is excused in emergencies AND 'if it is impracticable' to give notice — a wider exception than emergency-only, of URLTA vintage and shared with a handful of other states.
Consent is required on top of notice — Alaska is unusual in requiring the tenant's CONSENT for non-emergency entry, with the consent right disciplined by the unreasonable-withholding bar and the AS 34.03.300(a) remedies. The practical effect matches other URLTA states, but the text reads differently.
A rare permitted reason — The permitted-reasons list includes removing personal property belonging to the landlord that is not covered by a written rental agreement — a purpose rarely seen elsewhere.
Remedies cut both ways — AS 34.03.300 is symmetrical: injunction or termination on 10 days' written notice, plus up to the GREATER of actual damages or one month's periodic rent — with the tenant's recovery also carrying court costs and reasonable attorney fees. The chapter-wide attorney-fee rule (AS 34.03.350) applies as well.
Extended absences — Rental agreements must require the tenant to notify the landlord of absences over 7 days (AS 34.03.150); wilful failure exposes the tenant to up to 1.5x actual damages (AS 34.03.230(a)), and entry during such an absence is allowed 'at times reasonably necessary' (AS 34.03.230(b)).
No waiver — Rental agreements may not waive chapter rights (AS 34.03.040(a)(1)); knowing use of a prohibited provision costs the landlord actual damages (AS 34.03.040(b)).
Lock changes are a tenant-side rule — No lock changes without the landlord's prior written agreement plus immediate key delivery, except emergencies with a 5-day key-and-notice follow-up (AS 34.03.120(a)(8)).
The 24-hour figure is express and corroborated — 'At least 24 hours notice' is the express statutory figure (AS 34.03.140(c)), corroborated in both official handbooks: 'the landlord must give the tenant 24 hours notice, say what time he or she is coming.'

Common questions: Alaska entry notice

Each answer is the verified value from the table above, restated as a direct answer. Free to quote with a link to this page.

How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in Alaska?: 24 hours. Alaska also requires the tenant's CONSENT for non-emergency entry, though the tenant may not unreasonably withhold it for the statutory purposes. Entry must be at reasonable times, and the notice duty is excused in an emergency or where giving notice is impracticable (AS 34.03.140(a), (c)).
What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in Alaska?: A landlord may enter for inspection, necessary or agreed repairs and improvements, necessary or agreed services, showings to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors, and to remove the landlord's own personal property not covered by a written rental agreement. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for any of these (AS 34.03.140(a)).
Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in Alaska?: Yes — Alaska recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.
Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in Alaska?: Alaska sets no clock hours. Entry must be at 'reasonable times' only, and the statute fixes no hour windows.

Statute citations

AS 34.03.140 (a)-(d) (verified 2026) Official source
AS 34.03.230 (b) (verified 2026) Official source
AS 34.03.300 (a)-(b) (verified 2026) Official source
Alaska Dept. of Law, The Alaska Landlord & Tenant Act: what it means to you (2024) pp. 19-20 ('If the landlord needs to get in') (verified 2026) Official source
Alaska Court System, PUB-30 Alaska Landlord and Tenant Act handbook (10/18) (verified 2026) Official source

How this record was verified: Direct read of statute text on the official Alaska State Legislature site (www.akleg.gov, Alaska Statutes 2024 infobase, read via its print-format section pages): AS 34.03.070, 34.03.140, and 34.03.290 each read twice through independent paths (the single-section view plus a different-range view) with byte-identical results, and AS 34.03.020 read twice to verify the negative (no rent-increase language). The complete chapter (all 44 sections, 34.03.010-34.03.380) was read in one pass and every section heading enumerated for the verified-negative sweeps (no late-fee, grace-period, interest, unconscionability, rent-control, or preemption provision). Every figure that decides an answer here was additionally reconciled against three more sources: the enrolled text of HB 282 (28th Leg.), Ch. 27 SLA 2014, read in full on the official BASIS bill-text system (pins the pet-deposit subsection, the per-tenant trust-accounting rules, and the 30-day damages exception to the 14-day return track, all added 2014); the Alaska Department of Law's official 2024 pamphlet 'The Alaska Landlord & Tenant Act: what it means to you' (law.alaska.gov); and the Alaska Court System's PUB-30 handbook (public.courts.alaska.gov, 10/18 ed.). FindLaw's mirror (current through 2025-01-01) matched the official 34.03.070 text verbatim as a second-path check. Preemption negative run against a single-pass official sweep of AS Title 29 (Municipal Government, chs. 29.10-29.71 including 29.35 powers and 29.40 planning): zero rent-control or landlord-tenant provisions. Legislative check 2026-07-11 on official BASIS: all 97 bills passed by the 34th Legislature (2025-2026, status dates through 2026-07-09) enumerated - none on-topic (SB 50, Ch. 19 SLA 25, is municipal comprehensive planning only); full introduced-bill sweep found one pending on-topic bill, HB 115 (90-day rent-increase notice), idle in House State Affairs since 2025-02-26 - flagged, not incorporated.