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B-185188 1 (1975-12-30)

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Il                                  THE  COMPTROLLER GENERAL
  *  *m ;DCISION           OF THE UNITED STATES
                                    WASHINGTON. D. C. 20548



        FILE:                             DATE:    DEC 3 0 1975

        MVATTE A-U'l;8q

                        W4al.ter C. Caskey-Raimburserient for real
        DIGEST:         estate expemses-Time Limitation

                        Employee who transferred fro.~ Osceola#
                        wiiccorisin to rLoscmnsuntt Mininesota, is
                        not eutitled to rcimbursement for
                        expenses incurred in connection with
                        purchas e of ho-ae at his nrw duty station
                        sine final settl~nent did wot occur
                        withira the time lim-itation prescribed
                        by 01-L1 Circulnr A-C --ection 4.1ev
                        reviscd Auclust 17, 1.971, the travel
                        reauiation in effct at the t-lina of
                        the tranSler, nor wthin Lhe tizac
                        limitationi prescribed by paregrap'h
                        2-6,leo the:Zt   101-7# Kay 1973,
                        the travel reguaton in efalect at
                        ttie    of,  Uact.


               Thli Is a consideration of an appeal by Mr. Walter C. Caskey
          fro-a a _-ttle~rwnt oil our ca .otaio1c   Claims LV:..i10n (TCD)
          Cated' Jt Xy 31,V 1975 (St1vi~tCrii~t         ~.Z-2570304). That
             atle2itsallow:cd  1V1r. Cashey's claimi for reimburscment of
          real C's tat_ e !eriscs inc-urred in corz-ection vith the purchase of
          a rmew rc~1dccce u,)o trans.,:fer of his oica1dity station as an
          Ev~ploIyt.e OZ the  4o~ vlation A ziistration (T.U.).

               The record irc Icates that Travel Order No. 'HC2-4-  was
          lezued enz 5',- tvjbcr 1ip; 1971, iuAhorze,5 a pe2r.T.nent1 change of
          dut~y station f rom: GUo-,isconsin  to 1,osazxountq INJmnnesotat
          V_:d t   11 ir. C&, key v?..s to rcport at his nwduty station on that
          date.  Claimant vas  im_:1.bursz& the allovable real estate e~a'enses
          incurrcul La-r connection with the 3ale of his homea at his old
          official dut~y station in Osceola. The closing an that residence
          took place on October 3, 1972. 1Pursuant to a desire to build a
          residence at-his ne~w official duty station in Rosermounte claimant,
          on August 3, 1973, entered into a purchase apremt  on ahouse to
          be constructed. After completion of constructions the mortgage
          closing was accomplished on December 21, 1973.

               Claimant allegges that the delay in purchasing his uev
          residenw~e in liosamount wris partfr'1.1y c -uscd by t-ho fact that
          he had'buen sttoned  in Cisecola for only six months. and,
          therefore, his homne in Osceola was still under construction at


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