If either a landlord or tenant fails to sign a lease agreement, or deliver it to the other party involved in the rental transaction, the Alaska Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act addresses such circumstances in the following manner:
Landlord Fails to Sign or Deliver
If the landlord does not sign and deliver a written rental agreement signed and delivered to the landlord by the tenant, acceptance of rent without reservation by the landlord gives the rental agreement the same effect as if it had been signed and delivered by the landlord.
Tenant Fails to Sign or Deliver
If the tenant does not sign and deliver a written rental agreement signed and delivered to the tenant by the landlord, acceptance of possession and payment of rent without reservation gives the rental agreement the same effect as if it had been signed and delivered by the tenant.
Note: If a rental agreement given effect by the operation of this section provides for a term longer than one year, it is effective only for one year.
Article 02. Section 34.03.030
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