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Alaska Stat. § 34.03.140 (2026)
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Sec. 34.03.140. Access.
(a) The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order 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 dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors.
(b) The landlord may enter the dwelling unit without the consent of the tenant in the case of emergency.
(c) A landlord may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant. 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.
(d) The landlord does not have a right of access to the dwelling unit
(1) except
(A) as permitted by this section;
(B) by court order; or
(C) as permitted by AS 34.03.230(b); or
(2) unless the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises.
(a) The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order 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 dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors.
(b) The landlord may enter the dwelling unit without the consent of the tenant in the case of emergency.
(c) A landlord may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant. 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.
(d) The landlord does not have a right of access to the dwelling unit
(1) except
(A) as permitted by this section;
(B) by court order; or
(C) as permitted by AS 34.03.230(b); or
(2) unless the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1981–2000 · leading case: Taylor v. Gill Street Investments, 743 P.2d 345 (Alaska 1987).
Taylor v. Gill Street Investments, 743 P.2d 345 (Alaska 1987). “” AS 34.03.140(a) states that “[t]he tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises.”
Pub. Saf. Employees Ass'n v. State, 658 P.2d 769 (Alaska 1983). “Particularly, PSEA alleges that the failure of the state to adequately maintain the dwellings violated the landlord’s obligations to maintain fit premises under AS 34.”
Chilton-Wren v. Olds, 1 P.3d 693 (Alaska 2000). “Alternatively, she claimed that no rent was due for March because Olds had illegally entered her apartment on several occasions in violation of AS 34.03.140. The statutory penalty under AS 34.”
Smith v. Great Am. Ins. Co., 629 P.2d 543 (Alaska 1981). “We note that under AS 34.03.140(a), a tenant must allow the landlord reasonable access to the rented premises to “supply .”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.03.140(a) — 2 cases
Taylor v. Gill Street Investments, 743 P.2d 345 (Alaska 1987). “” AS 34.03.140(a) states that “[t]he tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises.”
Smith v. Great Am. Ins. Co., 629 P.2d 543 (Alaska 1981). “We note that under AS 34.03.140(a), a tenant must allow the landlord reasonable access to the rented premises to “supply .”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.03.140(c) — 2 cases
Pub. Saf. Employees Ass'n v. State, 658 P.2d 769 (Alaska 1983). “Particularly, PSEA alleges that the failure of the state to adequately maintain the dwellings violated the landlord’s obligations to maintain fit premises under AS 34.”
Taylor v. Gill Street Investments, 743 P.2d 345 (Alaska 1987). “” AS 34.03.140(a) states that “[t]he tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises.”
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