Title 09, Code of Civil Procedure

If a claimant elects to allow the construction professional to make an inspection under AS 09.45.882(b)(1), the claimant shall provide the construction professional and its contractors or other agents reasonable access to the claimant's dwelling during normal working hours to ins…

Within 14 days after completion of an inspection made under AS 09.45.885, the construction professional shall serve on the claimant a written (1) offer to repair the defect without charge to the claimant; the offer must include a report of the scope of the inspection, the finding…

If the construction professional does not respond within the time required by AS 09.45.886, does not repair the defect to the satisfaction of the claimant within the time agreed under AS 09.45.886(1), does not provide an offer under AS 09.45.886(2), or serves a statement under AS…

(a) If the claimant rejects an offer made by the construction professional under AS 09.45.886(1) or (2), the claimant shall serve written notice of the claimant's rejection on the construction professional that includes the basis for the claimant's rejection of the construction p…

(a) If a claimant unreasonably rejects an offer made under AS 09.45.881 — 09.45.899 or does not give the construction professional a reasonable opportunity to repair the defect under an accepted offer of settlement, the claimant may not recover an amount that exceeds (1) the reas…

(a) To accept an offer of a construction professional to repair a defect under AS 09.45.886(1), a claimant shall serve the construction professional with a written notice of acceptance within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 30 days, after receiving the offer. (b) A cla…

If a claimant fails to allow a construction professional to make a reasonable inspection requested by the construction professional under AS 09.45.882(b)(1), or fails to provide a good faith written response to a construction professional's offer under AS 09.45.882(b)(2) or 09.45…

Unless there is good cause for the failure, a construction professional may not assert that the claimant did not comply with AS 09.45.881 — 09.45.899 if the construction professional fails to respond in good faith to the claimant's notice of claim made under AS 09.45.881.

(a) In order to take advantage of any rights of a construction professional under AS 09.45.881 — 09.45.899, when a construction professional enters into a contract with another person to design, construct, or remodel a dwelling, the construction professional shall give the person…

A court action for a defect that is discovered after a claimant has provided a construction professional with a notice of claim required in AS 09.45.881 — 09.45.899 may not be commenced until the claimant has complied with the provisions of AS 09.45.881 — 09.45.899.

(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, in an action covered under AS 09.45.881 — 09.45.899, a claimant may recover only the following damages caused by a defect: (1) the reasonable cost of repairs necessary to cure a defect, or actual damages that result from the construc…

AS 09.45.881 — 09.45.899 do not apply to claims for personal injury, including death.

In AS 09.45.881 — 09.45.899, (1) “action” means a civil action or an arbitration proceeding for damages or indemnification; (2) “claim” means a claim against a construction professional concerning a defect in the design, construction, or remodel of a dwelling; (3) “claimant” mean…

When the heirs of a deceased person are proper parties defendant to an action relating to real property in this state, and when the names and residences of the heirs are unknown, the heirs may be proceeded against under the name and title of “the unknown heirs” of the deceased.

Upon presenting an affidavit to the court or judge showing to the satisfaction of the court or judge that the heirs of the deceased person are proper parties to the action and that their names and residences cannot with the use of reasonable diligence be ascertained, the court or…

In any action brought to determine an adverse claim, estate, lien, or interest in real property or to quiet title to real property, the plaintiff may include as a defendant in the action and insert in the title of the action, in addition to the names of the persons or parties tha…

All the unknown heirs of deceased persons and all the unknown persons or parties served by publication as provided in AS 09.45.920 have the same rights as are provided by law in the case of all other defendants upon whom service is made by publication, and the action shall procee…

In an action affecting the title to or the right of possession of real property, the plaintiff at the time of filing the complaint, or afterwards, and the defendant, when affirmative relief is claimed, at the time of filing the answer, or afterwards, may record in the office of t…

In this chapter, (1) “manufactured home” has the meaning given in AS 45.29.102; (2) “real property” includes a manufactured home that has become real property under AS 34.85.010.