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| 2 | 2 | | HB0115a -1- HB 115 |
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| 5 | 5 | | 34-LS0565\A |
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| 11 | 11 | | HOUSE BILL NO. 115 |
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| 13 | 13 | | IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA |
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| 15 | 15 | | THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION |
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| 17 | 17 | | BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAY |
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| 19 | 19 | | Introduced: 2/26/25 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred: State Affairs, Labor and Commerce |
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| 23 | 23 | | A BILL |
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| 25 | 25 | | FOR AN ACT ENTITLED |
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| 27 | 27 | | "An Act relating to increases in rent for dwelling units." 1 |
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| 28 | 28 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2 |
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| 29 | 29 | | * Section 1. AS 34.03.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 3 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (f) A landlord may not increase the rent for a dwelling unit more than once in 4 |
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| 31 | 31 | | a calendar year. While rent is current, the landlord may not increase rent for the 5 |
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| 32 | 32 | | dwelling unit unless the landlord gives written notice to the tenant at least 90 days 6 |
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| 33 | 33 | | before the date of the increase specified in the notice. Upon termination, either by a 7 |
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| 34 | 34 | | landlord or by the expiration of the term, of a rental agreement or month to month 8 |
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| 35 | 35 | | tenancy for a dwelling unit of a tenant that is current on rent, 9 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (1) if notice has been given to the tenant under this subsection, the rent 10 |
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| 37 | 37 | | for the dwelling unit in a subsequent rental agreement or month to month tenancy may 11 |
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| 38 | 38 | | not exceed the amount charged under the terminated or expired rental agreement or 12 |
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| 39 | 39 | | month to month tenancy until after the date of the increase specified in the notice; or 13 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (2) if notice has not been given to the tenant under this subsection, the 14 |
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| 41 | 41 | | rent for the dwelling unit in a subsequent rental agreement or month to month tenancy 15 34-LS0565\A |
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| 42 | 42 | | HB 115 -2- HB0115a |
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| 45 | 45 | | may not exceed the amount charged under the terminated or expired rental agreement 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | or month to month tenancy until 90 days after the date the rental agreement was 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | terminated or expired. 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | read: 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to a rental agreement that is entered into on or 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | after the effective date of this Act. 7 |
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