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

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Pending legislation — not yet law. The rules on this page reflect current law only. The following bill would change it if enacted:

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 (current status (H) STA, status date unchanged as of check). Alive until the 34th Legislature adjourns sine die. (checked 2026-07-11).

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.

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	AS 34.03.140(c): 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 and may enter only at reasonable times AND with the tenant's consent - but the tenant 'may not unreasonably withhold consent' for the listed purposes ((a)). The landlord may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant. The statute requires 'notice,' not written notice (contrast the expressly written notices in AS 34.03.290).
Permitted reasons	The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for the landlord to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; remove personal property belonging to the landlord that is not covered by a written rental agreement; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors (AS 34.03.140(a)). 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	None by the clock - entry must be at 'reasonable times' only; the statute sets no hour windows. Emergency entry requires no consent (34.03.140(b)), and the notice duty is also excused where giving notice is impracticable.

Notes and caveats

notice_hours encoded 24 - express statutory figure ('at least 24 hours notice,' AS 34.03.140(c)), byte-identical across two independent official fetches and corroborated in both official handbooks ('the landlord must give the tenant 24 hours notice, say what time he or she is coming'). Render points: (1) the escape valve covers emergencies AND 'if it is impracticable' - broader than emergency-only (URLTA vintage, same flag as MT/HI); (2) notice need not be WRITTEN - charts saying '24 hours' written notice' add a requirement the statute lacks; (3) Alaska is unusual in requiring the tenant's CONSENT on top of notice for non-emergency entry, with the consent right disciplined by the unreasonable-withholding bar and the 34.03.300(a) remedies - practical effect matches other URLTA states but the text reads differently; (4) permitted-reasons list includes removing landlord personalty not covered by a written rental agreement (rare; worth rendering). Remedies (34.03.300): symmetrical - injunction or termination on 10 days' written notice, plus up to the GREATER of actual damages or one month's periodic rent (tenant side adds court costs and reasonable attorney fees); general attorney-fee statute 34.03.350 also applies chapter-wide. Extended absence: rental agreements must require the tenant to notify the landlord of absences over 7 days (34.03.150); wilful failure exposes the tenant to up to 1.5x actual damages (34.03.230(a)), and entry during such absence is 'at times reasonably necessary' (34.03.230(b)). Waiver: rental agreements may not waive chapter rights (34.03.040(a)(1)); knowing use of a prohibited provision costs actual damages (34.03.040(b)). Lock rule lives on the tenant side: no lock changes without the landlord's prior written agreement plus immediate key delivery, except emergencies with 5-day key/notice follow-up (34.03.120(a)(8)).

Statute citations

AS 34.03.140 (a)-(d) Official source
AS 34.03.230 (b) Official source
AS 34.03.300 (a)-(b) 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') Official source
Alaska Court System, PUB-30 Alaska Landlord and Tenant Act handbook (10/18) 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; the statutes.asp host 403s automated fetchers but serves full section text to curl with a browser user agent via its media=print endpoint): AS 34.03.070, 34.03.140, and 34.03.290 each fetched twice through independent request paths (single-section fetch plus a different-range fetch) with byte-identical results, and AS 34.03.020 fetched twice to verify the negative (no rent-increase language). The complete chapter (all 44 sections, 34.03.010-34.03.380) was fetched 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 load-bearing figure 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 one-fetch 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.