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Alaska · DisclosureAlaska stigmatized property: a murder or suicide within a year before the first showing must be disclosed

Alaska licensees owe every person they assist the disclosure of all known material information about the physical condition of the property that substantially affects it or the transaction (AS 08.88.615(a)(4)). That duty doesn't imply a duty to investigate matters the licensee hasn't agreed to investigate or that nobody knows of, or to disclose, unless the law provides otherwise, events on the property that might affect whether someone wants to buy or lease it (§08.88.615(b)). There is one statutory exception: before a buyer makes or accepts an offer, the licensee must disclose that a murder or suicide occurred on the property if it happened within one year before the licensee first showed the property to that buyer and the licensee is aware of it (§08.88.615(c)). Older events, and other deaths, fall under the general rule in (b).

What the statute says

  1. Physical condition (08.88.615(a)(4))

    Known material information about the property's condition is disclosed.

  2. Events (08.88.615(b))

    No implied duty to disclose events on the property, unless a law requires it.

  3. Murder or suicide (08.88.615(c))

    Disclosed before an offer if within one year before the first showing and known.

  4. Timing (08.88.615(c))

    Before the buyer makes or accepts an offer.

What the TC checks on an Alaska listing

  • Ask the listing agent whether a murder or suicide on the property is known in the past year.
  • If so, make sure the written disclosure reaches the buyer before an offer is made or accepted.
  • Keep the signed disclosure in the transaction file.

Questions about Alaska stigmatized property

Do you have to disclose a death in an Alaska house?

The licensee must disclose a known murder or suicide that occurred within one year before first showing the property to the buyer; other events have no implied disclosure duty unless a law requires it (AS 08.88.615(b)-(c)).

When must the Alaska disclosure be made?

Before the buyer makes or accepts an offer (AS 08.88.615(c)).

Related guides

Track the disclosure delivery as a task on the deal in ClosingCode.

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Source: AS 08.88.615 (akleg.gov), read October 31, 2026.

General information, not legal advice. ClosingCode is software; it is not a law firm or brokerage. This guide is not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney.