Pet Addendum in Alaska

Adds pet terms to a lease. Assistance animals for people with disabilities are not pets: no pet fee or pet rent may be charged for them under federal fair housing rules.

What Alaska law says

Pet deposits and fees	A pet deposit is separate from, and in addition to, the regular deposit cap of two months' rent. A landlord may require an additional security deposit for a pet that is not a service animal, of up to one month's rent; it must be accounted for separately and may be applied only to damages directly related to the pet. No pet deposit may be charged for a service animal (an animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability, including a psychiatric or other mental disability). No statute limits monthly pet rent. AS 34.03.070, including these deposit limits, does not apply to rental units where the rent exceeds $2,000 a month. Re-verified 2026-10-27. Source: AS 34.03.070(a), (h), (i)(2)
Service & support animals (state law)	A landlord may charge an extra pet deposit (up to one month's rent, usable only for pet damage) but not for a service animal, defined as an animal individually trained to do work or tasks for a person with a disability, including a psychiatric disability. Alaska has no state statute on emotional support animal documentation or penalties for misrepresenting an animal in housing; the federal Fair Housing Act and the Alaska Human Rights Act's ban on disability discrimination in rentals apply. Interfering with a disabled person accompanied by a certified service animal in public accommodations is a misdemeanor (AS 11.76.130), but that section does not address housing. Re-verified 2026-10-27. Source: AS 34.03.070(h), (i)(2); AS 18.80.240

Pet deposits and fees

A pet deposit is separate from, and in addition to, the regular deposit cap of two months' rent. A landlord may require an additional security deposit for a pet that is not a service animal, of up to one month's rent; it must be accounted for separately and may be applied only to damages directly related to the pet. No pet deposit may be charged for a service animal (an animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability, including a psychiatric or other mental disability). No statute limits monthly pet rent.

AS 34.03.070, including these deposit limits, does not apply to rental units where the rent exceeds $2,000 a month. Re-verified 2026-10-27.

Source: AS 34.03.070(a), (h), (i)(2)

Service & support animals (state law)

A landlord may charge an extra pet deposit (up to one month's rent, usable only for pet damage) but not for a service animal, defined as an animal individually trained to do work or tasks for a person with a disability, including a psychiatric disability. Alaska has no state statute on emotional support animal documentation or penalties for misrepresenting an animal in housing; the federal Fair Housing Act and the Alaska Human Rights Act's ban on disability discrimination in rentals apply.

Interfering with a disabled person accompanied by a certified service animal in public accommodations is a misdemeanor (AS 11.76.130), but that section does not address housing. Re-verified 2026-10-27.

Source: AS 34.03.070(h), (i)(2); AS 18.80.240

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PET ADDENDUM to the lease for [rental address] dated [lease date]

Tenant: [tenant name] Pet(s): [type, breed, name, weight]

Pet deposit: $[pet deposit] (counts toward any state deposit limit where the law says so). Monthly pet rent: $[pet rent]

The tenant keeps the pet under control, cleans up after it, and pays for damage it causes beyond normal wear and tear.

Signatures and dates: [signatures]

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