Selling your home without an agent inAlaska

Alaska Stat. § 34.70.010

Before a transferee makes a written offer for covered Alaska residential real property, the transferor must deliver the completed commission-established disclosure statement by mail or in person.

Alaska Stat. § 34.70.020

If the Alaska disclosure statement or a material amendment is delivered after a written offer, the transferee may terminate by written notice within three days after personal delivery or six days after mailing.

Alaska Stat. § 34.70.110

Alaska’s Chapter 70 disclosure duties do not apply when transferor and transferee agree in writing that the transfer is not covered by the chapter.

Alaska Stat. § 34.70.120

Alaska’s Chapter 70 disclosure duties do not apply to the first transfer of residential real property that has never been occupied.

42 U.S.C. § 4851b(27)

Federal lead-disclosure law generally defines target housing as housing constructed before 1978, subject to the statutory elderly, disability, zero-bedroom, child-occupancy, and jurisdiction-specific exceptions.

42 U.S.C. § 4852d(a)(1)(B)

Before a purchaser or lessee is contractually obligated for target housing, the seller or lessor must disclose known lead-based paint or hazards and provide available lead-hazard evaluation reports.

42 U.S.C. § 4852d(a)(1)(C)

For a target-housing sale, the seller must permit the purchaser a 10-day lead risk-assessment or inspection period unless the parties mutually agree to a different period.

Approvals

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

After the engineer reports that all conditional-approval requirements are met, Anchorage says the department will issue a full unconditional approval.

Approvals

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

Anchorage states that conditional COSA approvals are limited to special circumstances, such as winter conditions preventing excavation, and require payment of the conditional COSA fee.

Approvals, criterion 4

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

For the listed conditional-approval criterion, Anchorage requires a compliance date and escrow equal to 1.5 times the highest of three bids, while estimates below $2,000 do not require escrow.

Expired COSAs

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

Anchorage says a COSA may be reissued to the same owner without charge when the preceding listed currency and maintenance requirements are met.

Expired COSAs

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

Anchorage says a new COSA may issue to a new seller for a renewal fee when the preceding listed reissue requirements are met.

Field Inspection, A.8

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

The Anchorage COSA guidelines require water samples for arsenic, coliform bacteria, and nitrates.

Field Inspection, A.8

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

Anchorage says it will not accept water tests more than 365 days old or results from samples taken by someone outside the listed engineer, employee, certified well driller, or pump-installer roles.

Field Inspection, B.9

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

The COSA guidelines require the septic tank to have been pumped within the preceding 12 months.

Introduction

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

The COSA process uses a registered professional engineer to certify that covered on-site systems meet the code requirements in place when constructed and are adequate for the dwelling served.

Introduction

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

For the COSA guidance, a single-family dwelling may include an accessory dwelling unit as defined by Anchorage Municipal Code Title 21.

Introduction

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

Anchorage’s April 2025 guidance requires a COSA for title transfers, except transfers between spouses or to a family trust, when the municipal property is served by an on-site water supply and/or wastewater disposal system regulated by AMC 15.55 or 15.65.

Introduction

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

Anchorage describes COSA as a process for identifying health or safety risks and giving a potential buyer an assessment of the on-site well and/or septic system condition.

Introduction

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

Municipal On-Site staff review the engineer’s COSA submittal and issue the COSA after agreeing the system is in general conformance with AMC Chapters 15.55 and 15.65.

Problem Resolution, B

Applies in Anchorage Municipality

When an on-site wastewater system is found inadequate, Anchorage guidance says the solution may require upgrading the system before a final COSA issues.