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Alaska · reviewed September 2026

Seasonal RV site agreements in Alaska

What Alaska law says about seasonal and annual RV guests, sub-metered electricity, sales tax and online signatures — and the clauses your agreement should carry because of it. Written for park owners, not lawyers.

Guest or tenant?Alaska has no RV-park-specific statute and no day threshold.
Metered electricNo state rule specific to RV parks found; bill at cost and check your utility’s tariff.
Sales / lodging taxAlaska has no statewide sales or lodging tax.
Signing onlineUniform Electronic Transactions Act (adopted) (AS 09.80.010 et seq.)

Short version. Details, citations and sources are below.

Is a seasonal guest a tenant in Alaska?

Alaska has no RV-park-specific statute and no day threshold. The act excludes 'transient occupancy in a hotel, motel, lodgings, or other transient facility' but does not mention RV or campground sites, so short-stay campers are transient guests while someone living on a site under a monthly/seasonal agreement is likely a tenant. The act contains special mobile-home-park rules; whether an RV on a rented space qualifies is not spelled out.

What that means for notices and removal

Not specifically addressed. If treated as a tenant: 7-day notice to quit for nonpayment and 30-day notice before the next rent due date to end a month-to-month tenancy (AS 34.03.220, 34.03.290); eviction is through the courts (forcible entry and detainer).

Cite: AS 34.03.010 et seq.; exclusions at AS 34.03.330

Sub-metering electricity to RV sites in Alaska

No state rule specific to RV parks was found. Bill at your actual utility cost, keep readings and bills, and check your utility’s tariff — many tariffs restrict resale of power by a customer.

Sales and lodging tax on seasonal sites in Alaska

Alaska has no statewide sales or lodging tax. Boroughs and cities may impose local sales and bed taxes, and whether an RV site rental is taxed, and any long-stay exemption, depends on the local ordinance.

Cite: Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs sales tax information (no state sales tax)

Signing agreements online in Alaska

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (adopted). Electronic signatures are valid for seasonal site agreements when the guest agrees to sign electronically, intends to sign, and the record is kept in a form that can be reproduced and shown not to have changed. Seasonal Sites records the signer’s typed name, email, time, IP address and a SHA-256 fingerprint of the exact text signed, and stores the signed PDF.

Cite: AS 09.80.010 et seq.

Clauses to include in a Alaska seasonal agreement

These are added on top of the eleven sections in the free template. Adjust the bracketed parts and have a local attorney read the result.

Recreational use, not a residence"The Site is licensed for recreational use only. The Guest maintains a permanent residence elsewhere at the address above, and the Site is not the Guest’s primary residence. Nothing in this agreement creates a residential tenancy." In this state the line between a recreational guest and a residential tenant is what decides which removal process applies, so say it plainly and keep the guest’s home address on file.
Notice periodMatch the notice periods in your termination section to the ones the state uses (7-day notice appears in the rules summarized above) rather than inventing shorter ones; a shorter contractual notice is not enforceable where the statute sets a floor.
Term length and taxState the exact term dates; a written agreement with a fixed term is usually the evidence a long-stay tax exemption depends on.
Electronic signature consent"The Guest consents to sign this agreement electronically and to receive invoices, receipts and notices by email at the address above." Keep the signer name, email, date/time, IP address and a fingerprint of the signed text.

Your state association is a good second opinion on all of this: Alaska Campground Owners Association (ACOA).

Get the free seasonal site agreement template

Eleven plain-English sections, Word and PDF, with bracketed fields to fill in. Then paste the Alaska clauses above into it.

Or skip the paperwork entirely

Seasonal Sites takes this same agreement, fills in each guest’s name, site, rate and dates, emails them a link to sign on their phone, puts the installments on autopay, bills metered electric from your readings, and keeps the signed PDF with the audit record. Renewals for the whole park go out in one click. It works beside whatever reservation system you already use.

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Sources

This page summarizes public sources as of September 2026 for park owners and is not legal or tax advice. Statutes, tariffs and tax rules change; confirm anything you rely on with the agency or an attorney licensed in Alaska. Found an error? Email hello@seasonalsites.com.