Alaska Stat. § 45.12.303 – Alienability of party's interest under lease contract or of lessor's residual interest in goods; delegation of performance; transfer of rights

(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section and AS 45.29.407, a provision in a lease agreement that does either of the following gives rise to the rights and remedies provided in (e) of this section, but a transfer that is prohibited or is an event of default under the lease agreement is otherwise effective:
1. (1) prohibits the voluntary or involuntary transfer, including a transfer by sale, sublease, creation or enforcement of a security interest, or attachment, levy, or other judicial process, of
  1. (A) an interest of a party under the lease contract; or
  2. (B) the lessor's residual interest in the goods; or
2. (2) makes a transfer under (1) of this subsection an event of default.
(b) [Repealed, § 31 ch 113 SLA 2000.]
(c) [Repealed, § 31 ch 113 SLA 2000.]
(d) A provision in a lease agreement that does either of the following is not enforceable, and the transfer is not a transfer that materially impairs the prospect of obtaining return performance by, materially changes the duty of, or materially increases the burden or risk imposed on, the other party to the lease contract within the purview of (e) of this section:
1. (1) prohibits a transfer of a right to damages for default with respect to the whole lease contract or of a right to payment arising out of the transferor's due performance of the transferor's entire obligation; or
2. (2) makes a transfer under (1) of this subsection an event of default.
(e) Subject to (d) of this section and AS 45.29.407,
1. (1) if a transfer is made that is made an event of default under a lease agreement, the party to the lease contract not making the transfer, unless that party waives the default or otherwise agrees, has the rights and remedies under AS 45.12.501(b);
2. (2) if (1) of this subsection is not applicable and if a transfer is made that is prohibited under a lease agreement or that materially impairs the prospect of obtaining return performance by, materially changes the duty of, or materially increases the burden or risk imposed on, the other party to the lease contract, unless the party not making the transfer agrees at any time to the transfer in the lease contract or otherwise, then, except as limited by contract, the transferor is liable to the party not making the transfer for damages caused by the transfer to the extent that the damages could not reasonably be prevented by the party not making the transfer, and a court having jurisdiction may grant other appropriate relief, including cancellation of the lease contract or an injunction against the transfer.
(f) A transfer of “the lease” or of “all my rights under the lease,” or a transfer in similar general terms, is a transfer of rights, and, unless the language or the circumstances, as in a transfer for security, indicate the contrary, the transfer is a delegation of duties by the transferor to the transferee. Acceptance by the transferee constitutes a promise by the transferee to perform those duties. The promise is enforceable by either the transferor or the other party to the lease contract.
(g) Unless otherwise agreed by the lessor and the lessee, a delegation of performance does not relieve the transferor as against the other party of any duty to perform or any liability for default.
(h) In a consumer lease, to prohibit the transfer of an interest of a party under the lease contract or to make a transfer an event of default, the language must be specific, by a writing, and conspicuous.
(i) In this section, “creation of a security interest” includes the sale of a lease contract that is subject to AS 45.29, on secured transactions, by reason of AS 45.29.109(a)(3).