(a) Except where service of written notice is made under Alaska Stat. § 09.45.090(a)(1) or (b)(1), or except when notice to quit is not required by Alaska Stat. § 09.45.090(a)(3) or (b)(3), a person entitled to the premises who seeks to recover possession of the premises may not commence and maintain an action to recover possession of premises under Alaska Stat. § 09.45.060 – 09.45.160 unless the person first gives a notice to quit to the person in possession.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 09.45.100
action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) To recover possession of premises after a tenant or person in possession has failed or refused to pay rent due, service of the written notice required by Alaska Stat. § 34.03.220(b) or of a demand in writing for possession of the premises
(1) constitutes notice to quit, and service of a separate notice to quit is not required; and(2) satisfies the requirements of (c) of this section and Alaska Stat. § 34.03.310(c).(c) A notice to quit shall be in writing and shall be served upon the tenant or person in possession by being
(1) delivered to the tenant or person;(2) left at the premises in case of absence from the premises; or(3) sent by registered or certified mail.
