Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 34.03.120 (2026)
Tenant obligations
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Sec. 34.03.120. Tenant obligations.
(a) The tenant
(1) shall keep that part of the premises occupied and used by the tenant as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit;
(2) shall dispose all ashes, rubbish, garbage, and other waste from the dwelling unit in a clean and safe manner;
(3) shall keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant as clean as their condition permits;
(4) shall use in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, kitchen, and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, in the premises;
(5) may not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair, or remove a part of the premises or knowingly permit any person to do so;
(6) may not unreasonably disturb, or permit others on the premises with the tenant's consent to unreasonably disturb, a neighbor's peaceful enjoyment of the premises;
(7) shall maintain smoke detection devices and carbon monoxide detection devices as required under AS 18.70.095;
(8) may not, except in an emergency when the landlord cannot be contacted after reasonable effort to do so, change the locks on doors of the premises without first securing the written agreement of the landlord and, immediately after changing the locks, providing the landlord a set of keys to all doors for which locks have been changed; in an emergency, the tenant may change the locks and shall, within five days, provide the landlord a set of keys to all doors for which locks have been changed and written notice of the change;
(9) may not unreasonably engage in conduct, or permit others on the premises to engage in conduct, that results in the imposition of a fee under a municipal ordinance adopted under AS 29.35.125; and
(10) may not allow the number of individuals occupying the premises to exceed the number allowed by applicable law, by a covenant limiting the landlord's use of the premises, or the rental agreement.
(b) The tenant may not knowingly engage at the premises in prostitution, an illegal activity involving a place of prostitution, an illegal activity involving alcoholic beverages, an illegal activity involving gambling or promoting gambling, an illegal activity involving a controlled substance, or an illegal activity involving an imitation controlled substance, or knowingly permit others in the premises to engage in one or more of those activities at the rental premises.
(c) When terminating the tenancy, the tenant shall leave the premises in substantially the same condition, except for normal wear and tear, as the condition of the premises at the beginning of the tenancy, including, in the landlord's discretion, professionally cleaning the carpets if the carpets were professionally cleaned immediately before the tenancy began. In this subsection, “normal wear and tear” has the meaning given in AS 34.03.070.
(a) The tenant
(1) shall keep that part of the premises occupied and used by the tenant as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit;
(2) shall dispose all ashes, rubbish, garbage, and other waste from the dwelling unit in a clean and safe manner;
(3) shall keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant as clean as their condition permits;
(4) shall use in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, kitchen, and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, in the premises;
(5) may not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair, or remove a part of the premises or knowingly permit any person to do so;
(6) may not unreasonably disturb, or permit others on the premises with the tenant's consent to unreasonably disturb, a neighbor's peaceful enjoyment of the premises;
(7) shall maintain smoke detection devices and carbon monoxide detection devices as required under AS 18.70.095;
(8) may not, except in an emergency when the landlord cannot be contacted after reasonable effort to do so, change the locks on doors of the premises without first securing the written agreement of the landlord and, immediately after changing the locks, providing the landlord a set of keys to all doors for which locks have been changed; in an emergency, the tenant may change the locks and shall, within five days, provide the landlord a set of keys to all doors for which locks have been changed and written notice of the change;
(9) may not unreasonably engage in conduct, or permit others on the premises to engage in conduct, that results in the imposition of a fee under a municipal ordinance adopted under AS 29.35.125; and
(10) may not allow the number of individuals occupying the premises to exceed the number allowed by applicable law, by a covenant limiting the landlord's use of the premises, or the rental agreement.
(b) The tenant may not knowingly engage at the premises in prostitution, an illegal activity involving a place of prostitution, an illegal activity involving alcoholic beverages, an illegal activity involving gambling or promoting gambling, an illegal activity involving a controlled substance, or an illegal activity involving an imitation controlled substance, or knowingly permit others in the premises to engage in one or more of those activities at the rental premises.
(c) When terminating the tenancy, the tenant shall leave the premises in substantially the same condition, except for normal wear and tear, as the condition of the premises at the beginning of the tenancy, including, in the landlord's discretion, professionally cleaning the carpets if the carpets were professionally cleaned immediately before the tenancy began. In this subsection, “normal wear and tear” has the meaning given in AS 34.03.070.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2023 · 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). “62 For example, the landlord has an almost mirror-image general remedy to recover “actual damages and obtain injunctive relief for any noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement or AS 34.03.120 [tenant’s obligations].”63 Weidner points out that the landlord’s general…”
Taylor v. Gill Street Investments, 743 P.2d 345 (Alaska 1987). “220(a), if a tenant materially breaches the rental agreement or AS 34.03.120, 4 the landlord may deliver notice to the tenant detailing the breach and terminating the tenancy on a specific date not less than twenty days from delivery of the notice.”
Vozar v. Francis, 579 P.2d 1056 (Alaska 1978). “The last alleged breach of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act was that defendants had failed to comply with AS 34.03.120 by not keeping the premises clean and by allowing waste, rubbish, and debris to accumulate and remain on the property.”
Fyffe v. Wright, 93 P.3d 444 (Alaska 2004). “070(b) states in relevant part: Upon termination of the tenancy, property or money held by the landlord as prepaid rent or as a security deposit may be applied to the payment of accrued rent and the amount of damages that the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant's…”
Newton v. Magill, 872 P.2d 1213 (Alaska 1994). “” AS 34.03.120(1). This obligation exists as part of the same statute which defines the landlord’s obligation to “make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition.”
Kopanuk v. AVCP Reg'l Hous. Auth., 902 P.2d 813 (Alaska 1995). “First is a list of homebuyer obligations similar to those in the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, citing AS 34.03.120 and MHOA § 5.4. 3 Second is variable monthly payments changeable at AVCP RHA’s discretion.”
Alaska Teamster-Emp. Pension Trust v. Wise (In Re Wise), 120 B.R. 537 (Bankr. D. Alaska 1990). “(b) Upon termination of the tenancy, property or money held by the landlord as prepaid rent or as a security deposit may be applied to the payment of accrued rent and the amount of damages that the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant’s noncompliance with AS 34.03.120.…”
A.L. Cozzetti v. Ray Madrid & All Occupants (Alaska 2017). “060(a) (prohibiting subletting without landlord’s consent); AS 34.03.120(a) (providing tenant obligations under the URLTA, including keeping property neat and refraining from disturbing neighbors); cf.”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.03.120(1) — 1 case
Newton v. Magill, 872 P.2d 1213 (Alaska 1994). “” AS 34.03.120(1). This obligation exists as part of the same statute which defines the landlord’s obligation to “make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition.”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.03.120(a) — 1 case
A.L. Cozzetti v. Ray Madrid & All Occupants (Alaska 2017). “060(a) (prohibiting subletting without landlord’s consent); AS 34.03.120(a) (providing tenant obligations under the URLTA, including keeping property neat and refraining from disturbing neighbors); cf.”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.03.120(a)(1) — 1 case
Kopanuk v. AVCP Reg'l Hous. Auth., 902 P.2d 813 (Alaska 1995). “First is a list of homebuyer obligations similar to those in the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, citing AS 34.03.120 and MHOA § 5.4. 3 Second is variable monthly payments changeable at AVCP RHA’s discretion.”
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