Notice to Pay Rent or Quit

NOTICE TO QUIT — NONPAYMENT OF RENT

ALASKA RESIDENTIAL RENTAL

This template follows Alaska Court System Form CIV-725. Use the court's current form when available. Do not include late fees, interest, utilities, damages, or other charges in the rent amount demanded as the basis for a nonpayment eviction.

1. TENANT AND RENTAL UNIT

Date notice prepared: [DATE]

Tenant name(s): [TENANT FULL LEGAL NAME(S)]

Rental unit address:

[STREET ADDRESS]

[UNIT]

[CITY], Alaska [ZIP CODE]

2. VIOLATION — RENT OWED

You owe rent for the rental unit identified above.

The amount above is rent only. It does not include late fees or interest. Alaska Court System Form CIV-725 states that a tenant cannot be evicted for nonpayment of late fees.

3. REMEDY AND DEADLINE

Pay the full amount of unpaid rent listed above by:

Deadline date: [DATE]

Deadline time: [TIME] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.

The deadline must be at least seven days after this notice is given to the tenant. If service is by registered or certified mail, add three days under AS 09.45.090(c).

Payment location and methods

Payee: [OWNER / PROPERTY MANAGER]

Address or authorized payment portal: [PAYMENT LOCATION]

Accepted methods: [METHODS]

Telephone / email for payment questions: [CONTACT]

If you pay the full amount of rent listed above before the deadline, you do not have to move because of this notice.

If you do not pay the full rent amount or move by the deadline, the owner may start a forcible entry and detainer court case to ask for possession of the rental unit. A landlord cannot lawfully remove a residential tenant without a court order.

4. OWNER OR PROPERTY MANAGER

Signature: ____________________________________

Date: [DATE]

Printed name: [NAME]

Title / authority: [OWNER / PROPERTY MANAGER / AUTHORIZED AGENT]

Address: [ADDRESS]

Telephone: [PHONE]

Email: [EMAIL]

5. LANDLORD'S RECORD OF SERVICE

Keep the original notice. Complete this section after giving the tenant a copy. Attach the original to the complaint if an eviction case is filed.

Date served: [DATE]

Time served: [TIME] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.

Select the method actually used:

☐ Tenant acknowledgment. The tenant acknowledged receiving this notice by signing below.

Tenant signature: ____________________________________

☐ Personal delivery. I personally gave a copy of this notice to the tenant named below.

Tenant name: [NAME]

☐ Posting after attempted delivery. I tried to give a copy to the tenant. I knocked on the door and no one answered. I believed the tenant was absent, so I securely posted a copy on the front door of the rental unit.

☐ Registered or certified mail. I mailed a copy to the tenant by registered or certified mail and retained the return receipt. The deadline includes the three additional days required by AS 09.45.090(c).

Person who served notice: [PRINT NAME]

Signature: ____________________________________

Date signed: [DATE]

Service notes / tracking number: [DETAILS]

6. PRE-FILING REVIEW

☐ Current Alaska Court System CIV-725 form checked

☐ Rent-only total is accurate and supported by the ledger

☐ Deadline is at least seven days after service

☐ Three additional days were included if service was by registered or certified mail

☐ Owner / agent authority confirmed

☐ Service method complies with AS 09.45.100(b) and is documented

☐ Original notice and proof of service retained for any court filing

☐ No lockout, utility shutoff, property removal, or other self-help eviction attempted

OFFICIAL SOURCES

• Alaska Court System Form CIV-725, Notice to Quit — Eviction for Non-Payment of Rent — https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/forms/docs/civ-725.pdf
• Alaska Court System Form CIV-720, Eviction Booklet — https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/forms/docs/civ-720.pdf
• Alaska Court System, Start an Eviction Case — https://courts.alaska.gov/shc/housing/startevictioncase.htm
• Alaska Statutes, Titles 9 and 34 — https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp

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