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Alaska · AS 34.70Alaska residential seller disclosure: when it's due and the buyer's right to terminate

Alaska's disclosure law covers transfers of a single-family home – or two single-family dwellings in one building, including a manufactured home that has become real property – by sale, exchange, installment contract, lease with an option or similar transfer (AS 34.70.200). Before the buyer makes a written offer, the seller delivers, by mail or in person, a completed written disclosure statement on the Real Estate Commission's form (AS 34.70.010). If the statement or a material amendment arrives after the buyer's written offer, the buyer may terminate the offer by written notice to the seller or seller's agent within 3 days after delivery in person or 6 days after it was mailed (AS 34.70.020). If information becomes inaccurate after delivery, the seller delivers a written amendment; an unknown item may be filled in with a clearly identified, reasonable approximation (AS 34.70.040, .080). The form must tell buyers they're responsible for checking for registered sex offenders and nearby agricultural operations (AS 34.70.050). A seller isn't liable for a defect it disclosed; a negligent violation means actual damages and a wilful one up to three times actual damages, though the transfer itself isn't invalidated (AS 34.70.030, .090). The parties can agree in writing that the chapter won't apply, and the first sale of a never-occupied home is exempt (AS 34.70.110, .120).

The rules

  1. 1. Before the offer (AS 34.70.010)

    Commission form, by mail or in person.

  2. 2. Late: 3 or 6 days (AS 34.70.020)

    3 days after personal delivery, 6 after mailing.

  3. 3. Amendments (AS 34.70.040)

    In writing when information changes.

  4. 4. Damages (AS 34.70.090)

    Actual damages; up to 3× for wilful violations.

What the TC can do

  • Get the completed statement to the buyer before any written offer.
  • Record how and when it was delivered – the window is 3 or 6 days.
  • Check whether the parties signed a written opt-out, or the home is a never-occupied first sale.

Questions about the Alaska seller disclosure

When must an Alaska seller give the disclosure statement?

Before the buyer makes a written offer (AS 34.70.010).

Can an Alaska buyer back out after a late disclosure?

Yes – by written notice within 3 days after personal delivery or 6 days after mailing (AS 34.70.020).

Can Alaska buyers and sellers skip the disclosure?

Only by a written agreement that the chapter won't apply; the first sale of a never-occupied home is exempt (AS 34.70.110, .120).

Related guides

ClosingCode shows the Alaska rule under the seller's disclosure on each Alaska deal, with a link to this guide.

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Source: Alaska Statutes 34.70.010–34.70.200 (akleg.gov, read October 26, 2026).

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