Residential Lease Agreement

ALASKA RESIDENTIAL LEASE AGREEMENT

1. Parties and Premises

Landlord: [FULL LEGAL NAME AND NOTICE ADDRESS]

Manager / authorized contact: [NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE, EMAIL]

Tenant(s): [FULL LEGAL NAMES]

Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, ALASKA, ZIP]

Included areas, parking, storage, furnishings, and appliances:
[________________________________].

Authorized occupants other than Tenant(s): [________________________________].

2. Term

Select one:

• ☐ Fixed term beginning [__/__/____] and ending [__/__/____].
• ☐ Month-to-month beginning [__/__/____].
• ☐ Week-to-week beginning [__/__/____].

A fixed term does not renew or convert except as stated here and permitted by
law: [TERMS]. A periodic tenancy may be terminated only through a notice that
satisfies current law. AS 34.03.290 presently states at least 14 days before
the termination date for a week-to-week tenancy while rent is current, and at
least 30 days before the specified rental due date for a month-to-month
tenancy.

3. Rent and Charges

Monthly or weekly rent: $[________] due on [DATE / DAY] at [PLACE OR
PORTAL].

Prorated first period: $[________] for [DATES].

Late charge, if lawful and agreed: [AMOUNT / FORMULA / TRIGGER].

Returned-payment charge, if lawful and agreed: [AMOUNT / BASIS].

Utilities:

No charge is additional rent unless this Agreement clearly says so and current
law permits that treatment.

4. Deposits and Prepaid Rent

Except for the statutory exceptions, AS 34.03.070(a) caps security deposit and
prepaid rent at two months' periodic rent; the cap does not apply when rent
exceeds $2,000 per month. A pet deposit for a pet that is not a service animal
may not exceed one month's periodic rent and must be separately accounted for
and used only for directly related pet damage.

At termination, Landlord may apply covered funds to accrued rent and covered
damage, excluding normal wear and tear and deterioration caused by Landlord's
own failure. Landlord will send the itemization and refund within the applicable
AS 34.03.070(g) period. Tenant's forwarding address is:
[________________________________].

5. Condition and Possession

The signed move-in premises condition statement and contents inventory are
attached as Exhibit A. Keys and possession will be delivered on [__/__/____],
subject to [LAWFUL CONDITIONS].

Tenant will return the Premises in the condition required by AS 34.03.120(c),
ordinary wear and tear excepted.

6. Landlord Duties

Landlord will perform the duties imposed by AS 34.03.100, including keeping the
Premises fit and habitable, maintaining common areas, and maintaining supplied
or required building systems and appliances. Any separately agreed tenant
maintenance must be placed in a writing that satisfies the statute and may not
be used to evade a nonwaivable landlord duty.

Repair contact and emergency procedure: [________________________________].

7. Tenant Duties and Use

Tenant will:

• keep the occupied area as clean and safe as its condition permits;
• dispose of waste safely;
• use facilities and appliances reasonably;
• avoid deliberate or negligent damage;
• avoid unreasonable disturbance of neighbors;
• comply with lawful occupancy limits and attached rules; and
• promptly report conditions requiring Landlord attention.

Residential use only, except: [LAWFUL AGREED USE].

Pets: ☐ none ☐ permitted as described in Exhibit B.

Smoking policy: [________________________________].

8. Access

Tenant will not unreasonably withhold consent for a purpose allowed by AS
34.03.140. Except in an emergency or when notice is impracticable, Landlord
will give at least 24 hours' notice, enter at a reasonable time, and obtain
Tenant's consent. Other statutory access routes, including court order,
abandonment, surrender, or extended absence, are preserved only as current law
allows.

9. Assignment and Subletting

Assignment or subletting requires the process stated here and must comply with
current AS 34.03.060: [TERMS].

Landlord may not rely on an unlisted or unlawful ground to reject a proposed
occupant.

10. Noncompliance, Nonpayment, and Possession

No self-help lockout, essential-service interruption, or property removal is
authorized by this Lease.

For nonpayment, Landlord must use the written notice and seven-day payment
opportunity in AS 34.03.220(b) before terminating on that ground. For remediable
material noncompliance affecting health and safety, Landlord must use the
written notice and cure structure in AS 34.03.220(a)(2). Different conduct,
repeat breaches, utility shutoff, substantial deliberate damage, illegal
activity, abandonment, and periodic termination have different statutory
rules; the current notice must be selected for the actual facts.

Possession may be recovered only by surrender, abandonment as defined by law,
or lawful process. The former template's generic “Housing Division,” repair-
and-deduct amount, and one-size-fits-all 24-hour illegal-activity notice are
not retained.

11. Holdover and Abandonment

If Tenant remains without consent after lawful expiration or termination,
Landlord may use the notice and possession route in AS 34.03.290(c). Enhanced
damages require a holdover that is willful and not in good faith and may not
exceed one and one-half times actual damages.

Abandonment and personal property will be handled only under the current
statutory definitions, mitigation duty, notices, storage, and disposition
rules.

12. Insurance and Risk

Renter's insurance: ☐ not required ☐ required with these lawful terms:
[COVERAGE, PROOF, AND CURE TERMS].

No broad tenant indemnity, landlord liability waiver, force-majeure excuse,
or damages cap is created by this form. Any separately negotiated risk term
must be reviewed for consistency with AS 34.03 and other applicable law.

13. Disputes and General Terms

Alaska law governs. A claim must be filed in a court with jurisdiction and
proper venue. No jury waiver is included.

• ☐ No private mediation or arbitration clause.
• ☐ The separate attached rider states the scope of a mediation or binding-
  arbitration agreement reviewed under AS 34.03.345.

This Lease, the condition statement, and completed exhibits contain the
agreement. Amendments must be written and signed. A waiver of one breach is
not a waiver of a later breach except as law provides. Notices must use the
method and destination required by the Lease and current law.

14. Signatures

Additional Tenant: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Exhibits

• Exhibit A — Premises condition statement and contents inventory
• Exhibit B — Pets and property-specific rules
• Exhibit C — Required federal, state, and municipal disclosures
• Exhibit D — Optional mediation or arbitration rider

Official Source

• Alaska Statutes, Chapter 34.03