Contract Initiation and Revenue Recovery
Freqently Asked Questions

ADL stands for Alaska Division of Lands. LAS stands for Land Administration System. These are file numbers that identify individual agreements with the State of Alaska.

You should reference your ADL or LAS number when contacting our office via phone or in writing, and when sending payments by mail.

Payments for Land Sale Contracts and Regional Authorizations can be made three ways. Your payment must include your ADL or LAS file number.

Land Sale Contracts written after January 1, 2003 with a monthly payment schedule will not receive courtesy billing notices. Land Sale Contracts with quarterly or annual payment schedules will be sent courtesy billing notices about 30 days before payment is due.

Failure to receive a courtesy notice does not release you from the responsibility to make a timely payment.

Please refer to the Land Lease & Contract Information Fact Sheet PDF available on the DMLW Factsheets page.

Please refer to the DMLW COVID Update page .

Change of Address Form (Land Sales and Contract Initiation) PDF

Mail or email a copy of the Change of Address Form to:

Contact Initiation and Revenue Recovery
550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 640
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
E-mail: dmlw.contracts@alaska.gov

All change of address notifications must be received in writing and signed by the authorization holder.

If we do not have your current mailing address, our notices and correspondences will not likely reach you. It is the contract holder's responsibility to contact our office to update your address of record.

Recorded Documents associated with your File Number are available through the DNR Land Adminstration System. You will need your File Number (ADL or LAS) to complete your records search. Some Recorded Documents you may see are the Alaska State Land Survey, Homeowner's Association Covenants, Contract for the Sale of Real Property as well as any Assignments and Amendments.

The DNR issues patents approximately 3-6 months after the date of pay-off. Additional details on payoff amounts and the conveyance process are included in the Land Sale Contracts section.