Property Maintenance in Alaska (2026)

5 rules on the books across Alaska, 2 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Property Blight

Standards for property appearance including peeling paint, broken windows, junk accumulation, and other conditions the city considers blight.

An Anchorage rental owner who defies an order to repair, vacate, or demolish a dangerous rental dwelling, or who…

A building in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough that is a fire or health hazard, or a public nuisance, can be condemned and…

Requirements for maintaining vacant or undeveloped land, including mowing, fencing, and preventing dumping and trespassing.

Anchorage treats an unsightly vacant lot as a public nuisance under AMC 15.20.020.B.11. Land kept in deterioration or…

Vacant or abandoned buildings, and junk or trash left in plain view from a public road, are declared a public nuisance…

Your responsibility to clear snow and ice from sidewalks next to your property, including deadlines after a snowfall and penalties for not clearing.

Anchorage requires occupants of land next to public sidewalks and accessible parking spaces to clear snow and ice by 6…