What happens if a tenant breaks a lease in Alaska?
In Alaska, if a tenant abandons the dwelling unit, the landlord must make reasonable efforts to rent it at a fair rental value. If the landlord rents the unit for a term beginning before the rental agreement expires, the agreement is considered terminated on the date the new tenancy begins. If the landlord fails to use reasonable efforts to rent the unit at a fair rental value, or accepts the abandonment as a surrender, the agreement is considered terminated on the date the landlord has notice of the abandonment. Separately, federal law lets a servicemember end a lease early after receiving qualifying military orders. This is Alaska Stat. § 34.03.230.
| What | Alaska |
|---|---|
| Landlord’s duty to re-rent | Required by statute |
| What it means | The landlord must make reasonable efforts to re-rent |
Source
Alaska Stat. § 34.03.230
Read the statute in the Alaska Statutes (Alaska Legislature): akleg.gov.
Checked against the statute on November 13, 2026.
This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.
How Seayora uses this rule
Seayora keeps every lease’s term, rent and signers in one record and dates every change to it. This page states the state’s rule so a lease’s own early-termination and sublet clauses can be checked against it before the lease is signed.
Guides on this rule
- Breaking a Lease by State: What the Tenant Owes — What a tenant owes after leaving a lease early, and the 34 states whose statutes say whether the landlord must try to re-rent the home.
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