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Alaska Security Deposit Calculator (2026)

Enter your rent and move-out date to see the most a Alaska landlord can charge and the exact date your deposit is due back — up to 2 months of rent, returned 14 days with proper notice, otherwise 30 days after the tenancy ends and the tenant delivers possession; the 14-day clock applies only when the tenant gave notice that meets AS 34.03.290 and no damages are deducted.

Cited to AS 34.03.070Source: Alaska Statutes AS 34.03.070 (Security deposits and prepaid rent).

Alaska security deposit calculator

Security deposit · Alaska

State

Monthly rent

Move-out date

Alaska rule applied to your numbers

Maximum deposit

$4,000

Up to 2 months’ rent under Alaska law. A landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit or prepaid rent worth more than two months' rent (AS 34.03.070(a)). There is one large exception: the cap does not apply to a rental unit where the rent is more than $2,000 a month, so for those units there is no statutory limit. Prepaid rent counts toward the cap along with the deposit.

Return deadline

14 days with proper notice, otherwise 30 days

14 days with proper notice, otherwise 30 days after the tenancy ends and the tenant delivers possession; the 14-day clock applies only when the tenant gave notice that meets AS 34.03.290 and no damages are deducted. Enter your move-out date for the exact deadline.

These are the Alaska figures applied to what you entered: a plain summary of the rule and the dates, not a determination that anyone did or did not comply.

If a deposit is wrongly kept

If the landlord wilfully keeps a deposit without following the rules, the tenant may recover up to twice the amount that was wrongfully withheld. A landlord who wrongfully fails to return prepaid rent can face the same double-damages exposure.

Interest on the deposit

Alaska does not require a landlord to pay interest on a security deposit. The statute requires the money to be held in a trust account but does not direct any interest earned to the tenant.

PlainStatute

Security deposit — Alaska

Maximum deposit: $4,000 · 2 months’ rent
Monthly rent: $2,000
Move-out date: Not entered
Return deadline: 14 days with proper notice, otherwise 30 days after the tenancy ends and the tenant delivers possession; the 14-day clock applies only when the tenant gave notice that meets AS 34.03.290 and no damages are deducted

Source: AS 34.03.070

https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-34-property/ak-st-sect-34-03-070/

⚠ Draft: confirm with the official source before relying on this.

Printed from plainstatute.com
Plain-language summary, not legal advice.

Informational only, not legal advice. Security-deposit rules carry exceptions (lease type, small landlords, city ordinances) this summary cannot weigh. See the full statute and exceptions on the Alaska security deposit reference, cited to AS 34.03.070.

How Alaska security deposits work

Alaska caps a residential security deposit at two months' rent, but that limit disappears for any unit where the rent is more than $2,000 a month. The deposit and any prepaid rent count together toward the cap. Alaska is one of the states that require your money to be kept safe: the landlord must put it in a trust account at a bank, savings and loan, or licensed escrow agent, not mix it with personal funds. After you move out and hand back the keys, the landlord has 14 days to return the deposit if you gave proper written notice and owe nothing, and up to 30 days if there are damage deductions or you did not give proper notice, always with an itemized written statement. If a landlord wilfully keeps part of your deposit without cause, you can recover up to twice the amount wrongfully withheld.

This calculator shows the Alaska figures applied to your own rent and dates. It is informational only and not legal advice — exceptions this summary cannot weigh may apply. For the full rules, penalties, and citations, see the Alaska security deposit reference.

Security deposit calculators for other states

Same tool, each with its own cap and return deadline.