Legal References

Note: Forest Glen's Governing Documents and Rules are at Governing Documents & Rules; the links below cover wider legal landscape.

Alaska Statues regarding Condominiums: the statutes are a large part of why the Board seeks general council. There's a whole lot of legal stuff to know, and we can't possibly know it all as volunteer board members. But if you're curious:

• • Alaska Statues 2010, Title 34 Property, Chapter 8. Common Interest Ownership ("AS 34.08") http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title34/Chapter08.htm

    • Note: Forest Glen was constructed under the older Horizontal Properties Regime Act, found at http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title34/Chapter07.htm

  • City Ordinances

  • Hot topic: Smoking cigarettes? What about marijuana?

  • Property management related: Alaska Real Estate Commission

Renting and Leasing

This is not a comprehensive list, and is subject to change without notice. Please contact property manager Christopher Burton before renting or leasing at Forest Glen.

• The Declarations, Article II, Section 13. “Lease of Units” state: “Any unit owner may lease his unit to a third party, but such a lease arrangement must be in writing and shall provide that the failure to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Declaration and the Associations Bylaws shall be a default under the terms of the lease. No unit owner may lease his unit for transient or hotel purposes; nor may less than the entire unit be leased.”

  • Precedents related to protecting the residential characteristic of a neighborhood interpret transient as meaning periods less than a month.

  • Owners are responsible for informing their tenants of the house rules and governing documents as well as providing their tenant’s contact and vehicle information to the property manager.

  • Owners are also responsible for contacting the tenant and enforcing house rules; if rules are not followed it is the owner who will incur fines.

  • The property manager represents the Association and cannot use Association time to assist owners with private landlord/tenant issues.

  • Owners are responsible for obtaining their own property management if they need assistance managing for their own tenants. If the property manager must deal with tenants, a service fee of $60 per hour may be billed to the owner.

• Thinking about"shared economy" rentals like AirBNB or VRBO? The State of Alaska regulates vacation rentals as overnight accommodations.

  • Our current association rules only permit renting for periods over a month long, per the Declarations, Article II, Section 13.

• Also see The State of Alaska Landlord & Tenant Act guide (and main site );

• CBJ also has rules about renting;

• Also see Juneau's Affordable Housing Commission

Page last edited: 11 Feb 2021