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Alaska · TitleAlaska quiet title: the possessor's action and the recorded owner's no-deadline exception

Alaska's quiet title statute is short. A person in possession of real property, or a tenant of that person, may bring an action against another who claims an adverse estate or interest in the property to determine the claim (AS 09.45.010). Recorded owners also get a timing exception: while actions to recover real property must start within 10 years under AS 09.10.030(a), a person who was seized or possessed of the property at some time before the action – or whose grantor or predecessor was – and whose ownership interest is recorded under AS 40.17 may bring an action at any time to quiet title to that property or to eject a person from it (AS 09.10.030(b)).

What the statutes set

  1. Who may sue (09.45.010)

    A person in possession, or that person's tenant.

  2. Against whom (09.45.010)

    Anyone claiming an adverse estate or interest.

  3. Recorded owner (09.10.030(b))

    May sue at any time to quiet title or eject.

  4. Condition (09.10.030(b))

    Prior seisin or possession and an interest recorded under AS 40.17.

What the TC does when an Alaska title commitment shows a cloud

  • List each exception the buyer's lender won't accept, with the recording reference.
  • Ask the seller's attorney whether a release or a quiet title action is the cure.
  • Put the cure on the timeline – a court action can outlast the closing date.

Questions about Alaska quiet title

Who can bring a quiet title action in Alaska?

A person in possession of the property, or that person's tenant, against anyone claiming an adverse estate or interest (AS 09.45.010).

Is there a deadline for a recorded Alaska owner to quiet title?

No. A recorded owner who, or whose predecessor, was seized or possessed may sue at any time to quiet title or eject (AS 09.10.030(b)).

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Sources: AS 09.45.010, 09.10.030 (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.