Bill > SB207

This bill establishes a new process for property owners to remove unauthorized occupants from residential real property, allowing them to file a sworn request with a peace officer if the occupant entered unlawfully, continues to occupy the property, has been asked to leave, and has no rental agreement, is not an immediate family member, and no related litigation is pending. This new procedure, outlined in AS 09.45.950, requires the owner or their agent to provide specific information under oath, and if verified by a peace officer, the occupant will be served with a notice to vacate within 48 hours, after which the owner can change the locks and remove personal property, with peace officers available to keep the peace. The bill also amends existing laws to include "rental agreement" in the definition of forgery in the second degree, making it a crime to forge such documents, and expands the definition of deceptive business practices to include selling, leasing, or advertising a dwelling that the person does not have the right to sell, lease, or advertise, with violations of this new provision, as well as certain other deceptive practices committed online, classified as a class C felony.