HB115 • 2026

RESIDENTIAL RENT INCREASE NOTICE

An Act relating to increases in rent for dwelling units.

Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE GRAY
Last action: 2025-02-26
Official status: (H) STA
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill has passed both chambers but lacks an assigned effective date in the provided metadata, so the exact start time of enforcement remains unknown.

Rules for Raising Rent in Alaska

This law limits landlords from raising rent more than once a year and requires at least 90 days' written notice before an increase takes effect.

What This Bill Does

Limits a landlord from increasing the rent on a dwelling unit more than once in one calendar year.
Requires landlords to give tenants at least 90 days of written notice before raising rent if the tenant is current on payments.
Prevents new rental agreements or month-to-month tenancies from charging higher rent until after the date specified in the landlord's notice, if notice was given.
Keeps rent at the previous level for 90 days after a lease ends if no prior written notice of an increase was given to the tenant.

Who It Names or Affects

Landlords who own or manage dwelling units
Tenants living in rental housing under current leases or month-to-month agreements

Terms To Know

Dwelling unit: A place where a person lives, such as an apartment or house.
Month to month tenancy: A rental agreement that continues each month until either the landlord or tenant ends it.

Limits and Unknowns

This law only applies to new rental agreements signed on or after the date this act becomes effective.
The official source does not list a specific calendar year for when these rules begin because the effective date is blank in the provided text.

Bill History

2025-02-26 251
(H) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS
2025-02-26 251
(H) STA, L&C
2025-02-26 251
(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

RESIDENTIAL RENT INCREASE NOTICE
An Act relating to increases in rent for dwelling units.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 115

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAY

Introduced: 2/26/25
Referred: State Affairs, Labor and Commerce

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to increases in rent for dwelling units." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 34.03.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 3
(f) A landlord may not increase the rent for a dwelling unit m ore than once in 4
a calendar year. While rent is current, the landlord may not in crease rent for the 5
dwelling unit unless the landlord gives written notice to the t enant at least 90 days 6
before the date of the increase specified in the notice. Upon t ermination, either by a 7
landlord or by the expiration of the term, of a rental agreemen t or month to month 8
tenancy for a dwelling unit of a tenant that is current on rent, 9
(1) if notice has been given to the tenant under this subsection, the rent 10
for the dwelling unit in a subsequent rental agreement or month to month tenancy may 11
not exceed the amount charged under the terminated or expired r ental agreement or 12
month to month tenancy until after the date of the increase specified in the notice; or 13
(2) if notice has not been given to the tenant under this subs ection, the 14
rent for the dwelling unit in a subsequent rental agreement or month to month tenancy 15
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may not exceed the amount charged under the terminated or expir ed rental agreement 1
or month to month tenancy until 90 days after the date the rent al agreement was 2
terminated or expired. 3
* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 4
read: 5
APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to a rental agreement that is e ntered into on or 6
after the effective date of this Act. 7