Alaska Stat. § 29.35.125 § 29.35.125
Fees for police protection services
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(a) A municipality may by ordinance impose a fee on the owner of residential property, including multi-family housing, if a member of the municipal police department goes to the property an excessive number of times during a calendar year in response to a call for assistance, a complaint, an emergency, or a potential emergency. The number of responses considered to be excessive and the amount of the fee shall be set out in the ordinance that establishes the fee. The fee may not exceed the actual cost to the municipality for the excessive responses. A fee may not be imposed under this subsection for responses to calls that involve potential child neglect, potential domestic violence, as defined in AS 18.66.990, or potential stalking under AS 11.41.260 or 11.41.270. (b) An ordinance enacted under this section shall require actual notice to the property owner of police contacts and a warning that failure to take appropriate corrective action may result in the imposition of a fee. The ordinance must also define “appropriate corrective action” to include written notice to quit under AS 09.45.100 — 09.45.110 in appropriate situations as well as other types of corrective action, and provide that the property owner is not liable for the fee if that action is promptly taken. (c) A municipality may provide that a fee imposed under (a) of this section is a lien on the property to which the municipal police have been called an excessive number of times and may provide for the recording and notice of the lien. When recorded, a lien under this subsection has priority over all other liens except (1) liens for property taxes, special assessments, and sales and use taxes; (2) liens that were perfected before the recording of the lien under this subsection; and (3) mechanics' and materialmen's liens for which claims of lien under AS 34.35.070 or notices of right to lien under AS 34.35.064 have been recorded before the recording of the lien under this subsection. (d) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.
Alaska Statute AS 29.35.125 allows municipalities to charge property owners a fee when police respond to their residential property an excessive number of times in a calendar year, as defined by local ordinance. The fee cannot exceed the municipality's actual cost for those extra responses, and calls involving potential child neglect, domestic violence, or stalking are explicitly excluded from the count. Before any fee is imposed, the property owner must receive actual notice of the police contacts and a warning that failing to take corrective action could result in a fee; if the owner promptly takes appropriate corrective action—which may include issuing a written notice to quit—no fee is owed. Unpaid fees may become a lien on the property, subordinate only to tax liens, previously perfected liens, and certain mechanics' and materialmen's liens.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under AS 29.35.125, compliant property owners in municipalities that have enacted a nuisance-response fee ordinance generally stay informed of any official notices documenting police contacts at their properties and act promptly when warned that an excessive-response threshold is approaching. The ordinance will define what counts as 'appropriate corrective action,' which can include issuing a written notice to quit under AS 09.45.100–09.45.110; taking that step promptly shields the owner from fee liability. Because an unpaid fee can become a recorded lien with broad priority over the property, operators typically maintain records of all police contacts and any corrective steps taken in response to municipal warnings.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
AS 29.35.125 is directed at property owners, not tenants, but its effects can touch renters directly—particularly because one recognized form of 'corrective action' a landlord may take under the ordinance is issuing a written notice to quit. Tenants should be aware that calls involving potential domestic violence, child neglect, or stalking under the referenced statutes cannot be counted toward the excessive-response threshold that triggers a fee, meaning contacting police for those reasons is explicitly protected under this provision. Tenants who believe a notice to quit or other landlord action is being used improperly in connection with AS 29.35.125 may wish to consult a local tenant-rights organization or legal aid office to understand available options.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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