Alaska Court System, CIV-720 Eviction Booklet

Citation: Alaska Court System, CIV-720 Eviction Booklet
Jurisdiction: Alaska (state)
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CIV-720 EVICTION BOOKLET (8/23) 14
 5. Paragraph 3—Defenses. Check the box in front of any defenses you want to
claim.
a. The notice to quit was improper. Explain why the notice didn’t follow
the law or was otherwise inappropriate. For example, the notice did not
explain what you had to do to correct the problem or give you a deadline
for correcting it, or the landlord did not properly give the notice to you.
See page 27 of the Landlord Tenant Booklet or AS 09.45.100 and .105
for more details.
b. The plaintiff refused to accept the payment I offered or refused to
allow me to fix the problem. Check this box if you tried to correct the
situation by the plaintiff’s deadline, but the plaintiff didn’t allow it.
c. The amount of rent claimed is incorrect. You can claim this if the
plaintiff did not meet obligations under the Landlord Tenant Act or
otherwise failed to maintain the property. See the defenses described
on page 11, section 1.
You can also use this defense if the plaintiff did not give you credit for
(1) payments you already made, or (2) money you spent to fix things
or turn on utilities that the plaintiff should have paid for. List the
specific payment dates and amounts and what they were for. If you
have receipts, be sure to bring them to the hearing as evidence.
d. No damage was done to the rental property beyond ordinary wear and
tear. Check this box if you believe that no damage to the rental
property occurred while you lived there. Damage that a tenant would
cause from ordinary living (for example, worn down carpeting, faded
paint, or appliances working less efficiently due to age and use) does
not count. See page 21 of the Landlord Tenant Booklet for more
information about damages.
e. The rental property was fully cleaned prior to departure. Check this