--- title: "Alaska Eviction Process and Court Timeline | MCC Solutions" description: "Alaska eviction court steps: District Court, answer 20 days, peace officer. From official pages, with the earliest dates and links." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/eviction-process-alaska" --- Eviction process · Alaska # Alaska eviction process and court timeline What happens after the landlord files: court, filing fee, hearing after filing, time to answer or appear, who carries out the lockout, right to counsel (statewide) and diversion or mediation (statewide), from the state's own pages. **Short answer.** Cases go to the District Court. 20 days to file a written Answer. The possession hearing usually comes first; the Answer covers the rest of the case. Who carries out a lockout: peace officer. ## At a glance Court District Court. District Court for claims of $100,000 or less; Superior Court above that. File at the courthouse closest to the rental. "you must file your case in the district court" Source 3 Filing fee $150 to file, unless a fee waiver is granted. "Pay the $150 fee." Source 2 Hearing after filing The hearing is held within 15 days of filing and no sooner than 2 days after the tenant is served (the earliest date here assumes service on the filing day). "The court holds a hearing within 15 days of when the Landlord filed the case" Source 1 Time to answer or appear 20 days to file a written Answer. The possession hearing usually comes first; the Answer covers the rest of the case. "You must respond to the Complaint by filing a document called an Answer within 20 days." Source 1 Who carries out the lockout Peace officer. A peace officer carries out the writ of assistance; in Anchorage the court sends landlords to the State Troopers Judicial Services Office. "This writ gives a peace officer the authority to remove the tenant." Source 3 Right to counsel (statewide) No statewide right to counsel for tenants in eviction cases (as of November 2026, per the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel): its tracker of enacted laws lists no statewide law here. "An eviction right to counsel is created by an enacted law that, at a minimum:" Source 6, National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (secondary source) Diversion or mediation (statewide) Yes. The court system's Eviction Diversion Program points landlords and tenants to free legal help and mediation, before or after a case is filed. "Landlords and tenants may choose to use the program's resources before they file a court case." Source 5 ## Sample timeline: filed Monday, December 7, 2026 **Earliest under the statute; courts' calendars often take longer.** Need the other side served? [Process serving with an affidavit of service](/notary/process-serving). - **Answer due (if served the day of filing):** Sunday, December 27, 2026 - **Hearing or trial:** Wednesday, December 9, 2026 - **Judgment:** Wednesday, December 9, 2026 - **Writ or warrant of possession:** no date (Not confirmed on an official page) - **Earliest lockout:** no date (Not confirmed on an official page) Another date: [open the estimator](/tools/eviction-timeline-estimator?state=ak). ## Want us to handle it? A runner files your papers in person at the clerk's window and sends you a scan of the stamped copy. We file what you prepared; we don't give legal advice. **Price:** Outside New Jersey it goes through our contractor network: quote-based, confirmed before any work starts, and booked once a local contractor accepts. In New Jersey it is from $75 per filing, court fees at cost. Starting rates. Your exact price is quoted after we confirm a local notary/runner, before you pay. [Request a court filing](/notary/court-filing#request) ## Help the official pages point to - The court system's Eviction Diversion Program points landlords and tenants to free legal help and mediation, before or after a case is filed. - Alaska Legal Services Corporation's Landlord/Tenant Helpline, free for tenants and landlords (source 1) - Lawyer Referral Service, Alaska Native Justice Center and the court's Eviction Diversion Program, listed in the booklet (source 3) ## Worth knowing Paying all the rent before the 7-day deadline in the Notice to Quit means the landlord can't evict for that rent; the pages we read don't say what payment after filing does. In Anchorage the judge may sign the writ at the eviction hearing. **Not stated on the pages we read:** judgment to writ, writ to lockout, paying to stop the case. ## Sources - [Alaska Court System: Respond to an eviction case](https://courts.alaska.gov/shc/housing/respondeviction.htm) (checked November 2026) - [Alaska Court System: Start an eviction case](https://courts.alaska.gov/shc/housing/startevictioncase.htm) (checked November 2026) - [Alaska Court System: CIV-720 Eviction Booklet (8/23)](https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/forms/docs/civ-720.pdf) (checked November 2026) - [Alaska Court System: CIV-576 ANCH Instructions for Requesting a Writ of Assistance](https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/forms/docs/civ-576anc.pdf) (checked November 2026) - [Alaska Court System press release: Eviction Diversion Program (July 18, 2022)](https://courts.alaska.gov/media/docs/2022/pr-eviction-diversion-initiative.pdf) (checked November 2026) - [National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (secondary source): National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel: Enacted Eviction Right to Counsel and Eviction Defense Programs (last modified November 2026)](https://civilrighttocounsel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RTC_Enacted_Legislation_in_Eviction_Proceedings_FINAL.pdf) (checked November 2026) Sourced from official pages; a few facts from vetted secondary sources, marked "(secondary source)". General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers. Not a court form. Earliest under the statute; courts' calendars often take longer. ## Common questions **Which court hears eviction cases in Alaska?** District Court. District Court for claims of $100,000 or less; Superior Court above that. File at the courthouse closest to the rental. **How long does a tenant in Alaska have to respond?** 20 days to file a written Answer. The possession hearing usually comes first; the Answer covers the rest of the case. **How soon after filing is the Alaska hearing?** The hearing is held within 15 days of filing and no sooner than 2 days after the tenant is served (the earliest date here assumes service on the filing day). That's the statute's window; the court's own calendar decides the actual date. **Who carries out an eviction in Alaska?** Peace officer. A peace officer carries out the writ of assistance; in Anchorage the court sends landlords to the State Troopers Judicial Services Office. The officer acts on the court's order. **What does it cost to file in Alaska?** $150 to file, unless a fee waiver is granted. **Is there a statewide diversion or mediation program in Alaska?** Yes. The court system's Eviction Diversion Program points landlords and tenants to free legal help and mediation, before or after a case is filed. Notice step: [notice periods](/tools/landlord-tenant-notice-periods-by-state) · Deposit step: [deposit rules](/tools/security-deposit-rules-by-state) · All states: [eviction process by state](/tools/eviction-process-timeline-by-state) · [Alabama](/tools/eviction-process-alabama) · [Arizona](/tools/eviction-process-arizona) ## Keep rental records in order [Bookkeeping for landlords](/bookkeeping/for/small-landlords)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)