- Winco Anchorage Investors I, L.P. v. Huffman Building P, LLC
PROPERTY LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2024)
Madison Detweiler
In Winco Anchorage Investors I, L.P. v. Huffman Building P, LLC, No. S-18582, 2024 WL 4402218 (Alaska 2024), the supreme court held that a party is not a “person aggrieved” with standing to appeal a zoning decision to the superior court just because (1) they are a “party of ...
- Dinh v. Raines
PROPERTY LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2024)
Erik Gordon
In Dinh v. Raines, 544 P.3d 1156 (2024), the supreme court held that violations of the warrant of habitability allow for recovery but not double recovery, willful diminution of services applies to utilities but not internet and cable, and failure to deliver possession of property does not entitle the ...
- Cooper Leasing, LLC v. Woronzof Condominium Ass’n
PROPERTY LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2024)
Caitlyn Leary
In Cooper Leasing, LLC v. Woronzof Condominium Ass’n, 548 P.3d 636 (Alaska 2024), the Supreme Court held that equitable doctrines could not defeat an owner’s recorded title to condominium common areas without the owner’s clear intention to transfer the property interest. (Id. at 651–53). The Woronzof Condominium Association managed ...
- Griswold v. City of Homer
PROPERTY LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2024)
Jack Jeffrey
In Griswold v. City of Homer, No. S-18608, 2024 WL 4246636 (Alaska Sept. 20, 2024), the supreme court held that a detached dwelling unit does not need a conditional use permit provided that it is an accessory building to a principal single-family dwelling. (Id. at 263). The Lowry family ...
- Joy v. Hahn
PROPERTY LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2024)
Scott Tompetrini
In Joy v. Hahn, 555 P.3d 3 (Alaska 2024), the supreme court held that a purchase option is enforceable when it contains all the essential terms of an agreement to buy real property. (Id. at 8). Joy leased his property to a commercial tenant, Hahn. (Id. at 5). The ...
- Park v. Brown
PROPERTY LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2024)
Melinda Xiong
In Park v. Brown, 549 P.3d 934 (Alaska 2024), the supreme court held that a homeowner’s continuous use of a sliver of her neighbors’ land, including mowing the grass, clearing brush, and planting a tree, constituted adverse possession. (Id. at 943–44). A woman owned a lot adjacent to a ...
- Guilford v. Weidner Investment Services, Inc.
REAL PROPERTY
Supreme Court of Alaska (2023)
Johanna Crisman
In Guilford v. Weidner Investment Services, Inc., 522 P.3d 1085 (Alaska 2023), the supreme court held that under the Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act (URLTA), a tenant may recover damages from the discomfort, annoyance, and mental distress attributable to violations of warranty of habitability. (Id.) In October 2008, Guilford ...
- Shields v. Clark
PROPERTY LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2023)
Katie Raya
In Shields v. Clark, 534 P.3d 94 (Alaska 2023), the supreme court determined that a monetary transfer for home purchase, even when accompanied by a gift letter, could be recognized as an interest in the property if the parties’ conduct indicated their clear intention for the transfer to function ...
- Evertson v. Sibley
PROPERTY LAWSupreme Court of Alaska (2022)Rachel ReissIn Evertson v. Sibley, 520 P.3d 157 (Alaska 2022), the supreme court held that because a banklacked actual and constructive notice of any adverse interest to a contested property, it was a bonafide lender with priority over other claimants to the property. (Id. at 161–62). In 2004, a sonconveyed ...
- Griffith v. Hemphill
PROPERTY LAWSupreme Court of Alaska (2022)Rachel ReissIn Griffith v. Hemphill, 521 P.3d 584 (Alaska 2022), the supreme court held that tenants’ breachof contract claim against their landlord was timely filed and thus not barred by the statute oflimitations. (Id. at 588). Starting in 2008, two tenants leased commercial property from a landlordin order to operate ...