Property Maintenance in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Matanuska-Susitna Borough. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Property Blight

A building in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough that is a fire or health hazard, or a public nuisance, can be condemned and ordered demolished by the borough assembly under Matanuska-Susitna Borough Code § 8.45.030. The owner gets 30 days' notice before the hearing and at least 30 more days after the assembly's order to remove the structure before the borough steps in and removes it.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Dangerous Building Condemnation

Significant Restrictions

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Code § 8.45.030(A)

The assembly shall, upon its own motion, upon the recommendation of the planning commission, or upon the request and recommendation of any city in the borough, institute proceedings for the condemnation of buildings which are a fire or health hazard or public nuisance. After a hearing following 30 days' notice to the owner or the owner's agent, the assembly shall order the building's removal or...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

Vacant or abandoned buildings, and junk or trash left in plain view from a public road, are declared a public nuisance in the unincorporated Matanuska-Susitna Borough under Matanuska-Susitna Borough Code § 8.50.020. A vacant structure escapes the nuisance label only if every door, window, and opening is boarded up and the building is otherwise secured, and the rule stops at the Palmer, Houston, and Wasilla city limits.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Vacant Property Nuisance Rules

Some Restrictions

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Code §§ 8.50.015(A), 8.50.020(B)(1),(4)(a)

This chapter is not applicable within the city limits of Palmer, Houston, or Wasilla. ... Vacant, abandoned or unoccupied buildings are a public nuisance, except those that have been boarded up at all doors, windows, and other openings sufficiently to prevent ingress and otherwise secured. ... Property where junk or trash, as defined in MSB § 8.50.005, is disposed of, scattered upon, or kept in...

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