Alaska Condo & HOA News

• South Anchorage condo fire displaces residents from 5 units (AK) April 21, 2025
  A fire late Saturday at a 24-unit apartment building left at least eight people in five units displaced as of Monday, authorities said.   Read the article…………………………….
• Condo owners see biggest jump in Anchorage property tax valuations (AK) January 25, 2025
  If you own a home in Anchorage, you’ve likely seen it go up in value; Municipal Assessor Jack Gadamus said the average single-family home in the Anchorage Bowl is now valued at $477,263, up 6% from last year.  But people who own condos saw the biggest jump. While the average condo valuation increased 15%, Gadamus said more than 350 condos in Anchorage increased 50% or more in value.     Read the article…………………………….
• City leaders tell worried residents short- and long-term plans for Suicide Basin flooding are in progress (AK) September 18, 2024
  “I think the homeowners are going to have to band together and figure out their own temporary flood situation or flood solution,” said Steve Bradford, an engineer who lives at Riverside Condominiums, which sustained major damage last year……The condominiums escaped damage during this year’s flooding, even though the river crested a foot higher, after the homeowners association had rock fill reinforcing the riverbank along the buildings installed as part of last year’s repair efforts.     Read the article…………………………….
• Fire in Rogers Park neighborhood guts condo unit (AK) November 25, 2023
  A fire that broke out in a Rogers Park condominium unit left one unit uninhabitable on Friday evening.  AFD is reporting the fire was contained to the unit of origin and other adjacent units are not in danger of igniting.   Read the article……………………………….
• State sues Anchorage homeowners over contested public access to Campbell Lake (AK) November 1, 2023
  The State of Alaska has sued a group of homeowners over public access to Campbell Lake, the latest move in a long-running dispute over the large man-made lake in South Anchorage that is surrounded by expensive homes.   Read the article…………………………..

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Alaska Condo & HOA Articles

• Condos and Condon’ts (AK)
  Homeowners’ associations (HOAs) are, in a way, the smallest unit of government. Neighbors follow a charter that defines their rights and responsibilities. Alaskans, being famously individualistic, might perceive this arrangement as a nuisance.   Read the article………………………..
• CAI Celebrates Legislative Victory for Alaska HOAs
  After a decade of hard work by CAI members in Alaska, a new state law will establish a streamlined method for community associations to obtain lienholder approval so they may amend their governing documents and take advantage of the protections, flexibility, and guidance of the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (UCIOA), as well as the super-priority lien. The law goes into effect on Oct. 6.   Read the article……………………….
• The bizarre story of Campbell Lake, the private lake that isn’t (AK)
  It all started because Alaska Landmine Creative Director Paxson Woelber just wanted to go packrafting:   “A couple years ago, a friend and I set out to float Campbell Creek. We dropped a car at the cul-de-sac on Canary Drive, right where the creek enters Campbell Lake. As we were trying to drive away, a resident walked in front of my car and blocked me in. He signaled for me to roll down my window. He told me that this was a ‘private street’ with no public parking, and that Campbell Lake was a private lake. He said that regardless, the lake was closed to all recreational boating because it was a floatplane base, and instructed us to park higher up ...
• CAI Best Practices: Ethics
  Simply put, when someone is employing ethics, he or she recognizes what is right and what is wrong and is choosing to do the right thing; however, as a great deal of business ethics literature will attest, “the right thing” is not always straightforward. For example, most ethical dilemmas in the workplace are not simply questions of “Should Bob steal from Jack?” or “Should Jack lie to his boss?”
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Alaska Laws

Alaska has a ridiculous system for finding or linking to state statutes.  Try and follow this:

Go to the Alaska Legislature site:  http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/statutes.asp

For condominium law, copy the following and paste it in the search block:  AS 34.07 HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIMES ACT

For Common Interest law, copy the following into the search engine:  Chapter 34.08 COMMON INTEREST OWNERSHIP

If, for any reason, this doesn’t work, try following the statutes through to the main area:  Title 34 – Property

Alaska Condo & HOA Resources

Under Chapter 88 of the Alaska Real Estate Commission’s regulation entitled “Real Estate Statutes and Regulations’ Real Estate Brokers and Other Licensees,” a person may not collect fees for community association management or practice or negotiate for a contract to practice community association management unless licensed as a real estate broker, association real estate broker, or real estate salesperson in this state (Chapter 88, Article 02, Section 08.88.161.(5) and (6)). A person can qualify for a limited license to practice community association management by obtaining an associate broker license if, at the time of issuance, the person is employed by a broker (Sec. 08.88.171.(e-f)). Real Estate Commission Statutes and Regulation

Alaska Supreme Court cases regarding condominiums:

Soules v. Ramstack (07/30/2004) sp-5827 (Assessments)

Stadnicky v. Southpark Terrace Homeowner’s Ass’n. (5/16/97), 939 P 2d 403 (Architectural Control)