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B-211243 1 (1983-08-25)

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FILE: B-211243


DATE:  August 25, 1983


MATTER  OF: Lucius Grant, Jr.


DIGES
    1.


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An  employee who uses his mobile home for
lodging  while on temporary duty may not
include  $600 rental payment allegedly
made  to himself in computing the lodgings
portion  of his per diem allowance even
though  he claims that the mobile home
is  held for rental purposes. If the
employee  submits documentation to
establish  that the property is held.
and  used as a rental unit and would
otherwise  have been rented out during
period  of his claim, allocable interest
and  taxes. incurred, if any, may be
included  in determining lodging costs.


         2. Absent evidence that the claimant
            terminated a television lease agree-
            ment with option to purchase at end of
            temporary duty.assignment he may not
            include cost of renting the television
            in the computation of the lodgings portion
            of his per diem allowance. Payments on
            personal property for the purpose.of
            eventual ownership are not within the
            purview of lodging costs recognized as
            reimbursable.

      Mr. Lucius Grant, Jr. requests reconsideration for our
.,Claims Group's February 28, 1983 denial of his claim for
additional per diem.  We find that his claim must be
disallowed on the basis of the record presented.

      Mr. Grant's permanent duty station is Robins Air Force
..Base, Georgia. He.reported for temporary duty at Charleston
Air  Force Base, South Carolina, on August 10, 1981. He ob-
tained  lodging in a local motel during the period August 10
through September 10, when he moved 'his mobile home from
land  he owns in Georgetown, South Carolina, to rented space
at  a North Charleston address. Mr. Grant occupied these
quarter until his temporary duty was completed on Decem-
ber  18, 1981. He was paid per diem at the rate of $33 a day
for  the period of his temporary duty assignment. The


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