Alaska landlord repair timeline
How long does a landlord in Alaska have to repair?
The clock most states set starts at the tenant’s written notice. Here is what the statute says, with the official source. It is general information, not legal advice.
- What it sets
- After written notice, 10 days to remedy a material breach, or the lease can end 20 days after notice
- Statute
- AS 34.03.160
- Official source
- Alaska Statutes 34.03.160
Not an emergency service. For a fire, a gas leak or anyone in danger, call 911 or the gas utility.
What Alaska law says, line by line
Each line restates the text it cites. Check the current version before you rely on it.
After written notice of a breach that materially affects health and safety, the landlord has 10 days to remedy it, or the lease can end on a date at least 20 days after the notice.
AS 34.03.160(a)If the same breach comes back within six months and the landlord did not take due care, the tenant can end the lease on at least 10 days’ written notice.
AS 34.03.160(a)If the landlord deliberately or negligently fails to supply running water, hot water, heat, sanitary facilities or another essential service, the tenant may give written notice and buy the service and deduct the cost, recover damages, or move to substitute housing and stop paying rent for that time.
AS 34.03.180(a)Except in an emergency, the landlord gives at least 24 hours’ notice before entering and enters only at reasonable times.
AS 34.03.140(c)
Checked October 21, 2026
Turn the statute into your own response times
City rules and your leases can be stricter than the state. Write your times as the strictest of the three.
- Count from when the tenant told you, because many deadlines start at notice
- Put heat, water, power and anything dangerous at the top, day or night
- Ask for notice in writing, and reply in writing, so the record exists if anyone asks
- Record every step with a time: the first reply, the booking, the visit and the confirmation
A question managers ask about Alaska
AS 34.03.180 sets no day count for it. Once the tenant gives written notice that running water, hot water, heat or another essential service is out through the landlord’s deliberate or negligent failure, the tenant may act right away: buy the service and deduct it, recover damages, or move to substitute housing.
Managing in another state? Pick it hereThe same leak can have a different clock across a state line.
The clock starts at the tenant’s notice Ours answers at any hour