Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 34.03.010 (2026)
Purpose and construction
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Sec. 34.03.010. Purpose and construction.
(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
(b) The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to
(1) simplify, clarify, modernize, and revise the law governing the rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlord and tenant;
(2) encourage landlord and tenant to maintain and improve the quality of housing; and
(3) make uniform the law among those states that enact it.
(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
(b) The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to
(1) simplify, clarify, modernize, and revise the law governing the rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlord and tenant;
(2) encourage landlord and tenant to maintain and improve the quality of housing; and
(3) make uniform the law among those states that enact it.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2024 · leading case: Tammie Guilford v. Weidner Inv. Servs., Inc., Weidner Inv. Servs., Inc. v. Tammie Guilford, 522 P.3d 1085 (Alaska 2023).
Tammie Guilford v. Weidner Inv. Servs., Inc., Weidner Inv. Servs., Inc. v. Tammie Guilford, 522 P.3d 1085 (Alaska 2023). “280 [limits on landlord’s recovery of possession].”56 The text neither expressly authorizes non-economic damages nor expressly precludes them.”
Helfrich v. Valdez Motel Corp., 207 P.3d 552 (Alaska 2009). “In describing the facts, we take permissible inferences in favor of the nonmovant.”
Tuyen Dinh v. Matthew Raines & Melissa Clayton, 544 P.3d 1156 (Alaska 2024). “19 AS 34.03.010 et seq.; see Robert D. Mercer-Falkoff, Note, Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act: The Impact of Existing State Laws, 7 J.”
DeNardo v. Corneloup, 163 P.3d 956 (Alaska 2007). “AS 34.03.010. 27 . AS 34.03.310(a) provides: Except as provided in (c) and (d) of this section, a landlord may not retaliate by increasing rent or decreasing services or by bringing or threatening to bring an action for possession after the tenant has (1) complained to the…”
Crawford v. Yotty, 828 N.W.2d 295 (Iowa 2013). “Code §§ 35-9A-101 to -603; Alaska Stat. §§ 34.03.010 -.380; Ariz.Rev.”
McCall v. Fickes, 556 P.2d 535 (Alaska 1976). “Substantively, the instant appeal raises questions concerning the relationship between the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, AS 34.03.010 et seq., and Alaska’s Forcible Entry and Detainer Law, AS 09.”
Wooten v. Hinton, 202 P.3d 1148 (Alaska 2009). “AS 34.03.010 et seq. 2 . AS 18.80.010-.300.”
Zeller v. Poor, 577 P.2d 695 (Alaska 1978). “The legislature prospectively recognized this theory in the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, AS 34.03.010 et seq. 2 . Civil Rule 41(e) states: Dismissal for Want of Prosecution.”
Taylor v. Gill Street Investments, 743 P.2d 345 (Alaska 1987). “220(a)? Under Alaska’s version of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, AS 34.03.010 — .380, the written notice of termination of tenancy must specify “the acts and omissions constituting the breach.”
Brigdon v. Lamb, 929 P.2d 1274 (Alaska 1997). “One count of their complaint alleged that Alaska's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA), AS 34.03.010 et seq., applies, and that the Brigdons breached the duties imposed by the act on residential landlords to maintain heating facilities in safe working order and…”
Interior Reg'l Hous. Auth. v. James, 989 P.2d 145 (Alaska 1999). “See AS 34.03.010 et seq. 3 . We review de novo an order granting summary judgment.”
Roberson v. Southwood Manor Assocs., LLC, 249 P.3d 1059 (Alaska 2011). “[35] AS 34.03.010(b)(1). [36] AS 34.03.040(c).”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.03.010(a) — 2 cases
Tammie Guilford v. Weidner Inv. Servs., Inc., Weidner Inv. Servs., Inc. v. Tammie Guilford, 522 P.3d 1085 (Alaska 2023). “280 [limits on landlord’s recovery of possession].”56 The text neither expressly authorizes non-economic damages nor expressly precludes them.”
Helfrich v. Valdez Motel Corp., 207 P.3d 552 (Alaska 2009). “In describing the facts, we take permissible inferences in favor of the nonmovant.”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.03.010(b) — 1 case
McCall v. Fickes, 556 P.2d 535 (Alaska 1976). “Substantively, the instant appeal raises questions concerning the relationship between the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, AS 34.03.010 et seq., and Alaska’s Forcible Entry and Detainer Law, AS 09.”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.03.010(b)(1) — 3 cases
Tammie Guilford v. Weidner Inv. Servs., Inc., Weidner Inv. Servs., Inc. v. Tammie Guilford, 522 P.3d 1085 (Alaska 2023). “280 [limits on landlord’s recovery of possession].”56 The text neither expressly authorizes non-economic damages nor expressly precludes them.”
Roberson v. Southwood Manor Assocs., LLC, 249 P.3d 1059 (Alaska 2011). “[35] AS 34.03.010(b)(1). [36] AS 34.03.040(c).”
In Re Anchorage Sportsplex, Inc., 462 B.R. 722 (Bankr. D. Alaska 2010).
— Alaska Stat. § 34.03.010(b)(2) — 1 case
Helfrich v. Valdez Motel Corp., 207 P.3d 552 (Alaska 2009). “In describing the facts, we take permissible inferences in favor of the nonmovant.”
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