Alaska Tenant Harassment Laws
Alaska does not have a dedicated anti-harassment statute, but landlords are prohibited from retaliating against tenants who exercise their legal rights and from abusing the right of access to harass tenants.
Key Rules
- Anti Harassment
- No specific anti-harassment statute; retaliation and abuse of access protections apply
- Penalties
- Tenant may recover actual damages and attorney fees for retaliatory conduct
- Retaliation Prohibited
- Yes — retaliation within 90 days of protected tenant action is presumptively retaliatory
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Applicable Statutes
Landlord may not abuse the right of access or use entry to harass the tenant. Repeated demands for entry or other coercive conduct may constitute harassment.
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Prohibited retaliatory actions: landlord may not raise rent, decrease services, or attempt to evict a tenant in retaliation for exercising any right under the landlord-tenant act.
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