Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 29.45.450 (2026)
Deed to borough or city
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Sec. 29.45.450. Deed to borough or city.
(a) Unredeemed property in the area of the borough outside all cities is deeded to the borough by the clerk of the court. Unredeemed property in a city is deeded to the city subject to the payment by the city of unpaid borough taxes and costs of foreclosure levied against the property before foreclosure. The deed shall be recorded in the recording district in which the property is located.
(b) Conveyance gives the municipality clear title, except for prior recorded tax liens of the United States and the state.
(c) If unredeemed property lies in a city and if the city has no immediate public use for the property but the borough does have an immediate public use, the city shall deed the property to the borough. If unredeemed property lies in the borough outside all cities and if the borough does not have an immediate public use for the property but a city does have an immediate public use, the borough shall deed the property to the city.
(d) A deed is not invalid for irregularities, omissions, or defects in the proceedings under this chapter unless the former owner has been misled so as to be injured. Two years after the date of the deed, its validity is conclusively presumed and a claim of the former owner or other person having an interest in the property is forever barred.
(a) Unredeemed property in the area of the borough outside all cities is deeded to the borough by the clerk of the court. Unredeemed property in a city is deeded to the city subject to the payment by the city of unpaid borough taxes and costs of foreclosure levied against the property before foreclosure. The deed shall be recorded in the recording district in which the property is located.
(b) Conveyance gives the municipality clear title, except for prior recorded tax liens of the United States and the state.
(c) If unredeemed property lies in a city and if the city has no immediate public use for the property but the borough does have an immediate public use, the city shall deed the property to the borough. If unredeemed property lies in the borough outside all cities and if the borough does not have an immediate public use for the property but a city does have an immediate public use, the borough shall deed the property to the city.
(d) A deed is not invalid for irregularities, omissions, or defects in the proceedings under this chapter unless the former owner has been misled so as to be injured. Two years after the date of the deed, its validity is conclusively presumed and a claim of the former owner or other person having an interest in the property is forever barred.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 2002–2015 · leading case: Lot 04B & 5C Block 83 Townsite v. Fairbanks North Star Borough, 261 P.3d 422 (Alaska 2011).
Lot 04B & 5C Block 83 Townsite v. Fairbanks North Star Borough, 261 P.3d 422 (Alaska 2011). “First, even though the property had been transferred, the Borough had not yet received a tax deed and clear title pursuant to AS 29.45.450. The legislature used the term "former owner" to distinguish the taxpayer from the Borough-we see no evidence of legislative intent for the…”
Tagaban v. City of Pelican, 358 P.3d 571 (Alaska 2015). “46 Under AS 29.45.450, unredeemed property is "deeded to the borough by the clerk of the court" and "gives the municipality clear title.”
Holta v. Certified Fin. Servs., Inc., 49 P.3d 1104 (Alaska 2002). “" 17 Certified Financial further argues that the municipality obtained title to Essex Square, subject only to the IRS tax lien, because AS 29.45.450(b) provides that when a superior court issues a clerk's deed in a tax foreclo *1111 sure, as it did here, the "[clonveyance gives…”
Tagaban v. City of Pelican (Alaska 2015). “46 Under AS 29.45.450, unredeemed property is “deeded to the borough by the clerk of the court” and “gives the municipality clear title.”
David Gary Gladden v. City of Dillingham & Donald Moore (Alaska 2014). “Gladden argues that the superior court’s use of the consolidated seal makes that court “an administrative and non-constitutional court” and we must therefore invalidate the superior court’s summary judgment and post-summary judgment order on this ground.”
— Alaska Stat. § 29.45.450(b) — 2 cases
Holta v. Certified Fin. Servs., Inc., 49 P.3d 1104 (Alaska 2002). “" 17 Certified Financial further argues that the municipality obtained title to Essex Square, subject only to the IRS tax lien, because AS 29.45.450(b) provides that when a superior court issues a clerk's deed in a tax foreclo *1111 sure, as it did here, the "[clonveyance gives…”
David Gary Gladden v. City of Dillingham & Donald Moore (Alaska 2014). “Gladden argues that the superior court’s use of the consolidated seal makes that court “an administrative and non-constitutional court” and we must therefore invalidate the superior court’s summary judgment and post-summary judgment order on this ground.”
— Alaska Stat. § 29.45.450(d) — 1 case
Lot 04B & 5C Block 83 Townsite v. Fairbanks North Star Borough, 261 P.3d 422 (Alaska 2011). “First, even though the property had been transferred, the Borough had not yet received a tax deed and clear title pursuant to AS 29.45.450. The legislature used the term "former owner" to distinguish the taxpayer from the Borough-we see no evidence of legislative intent for the…”
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