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OF:  Larry W.  Day - Real lEstate Expenses - Time
     Limitation

Employee,  incident to transfer of official sation
effective August 18. 1975, sold residence through
contract for deed on February 27, 1076, and was
reimbursed  for expenses incident to transaction.
His claim for additional expenses incurred incident
to legal title transfer upon purchaser's payment of
loan may be paid. Extension of time limit for set-
tlement is not required since contract for deed
date, which was within 1 year of employee's trans-
fer, is settlement date under FTR para. 2-0. le.
Additional expenses were made within a reasonable
amount of time since they were incurred within
2-year maximum   time limitation of ]TR para.
2-6. le. Howover, payment  for title search may
not be made if it duplicates expenses for title
Insurance. P-138300,  August 29, J977, amplified.


    This decision responds to a request dated October 17, 1977,
from JI. La:ry Jordan, an authorized certifying officer of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture. Air. Jordan asks whether reimnburse-
ment may  be made for certain c: penses incurred by Mr. Larry 11.
Day, an employee of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Servico,
in connection with the sale of his residence at his old official station
incident to his transfer from Williamston, Alichigan, to Fremont,
Michigan, effective August 18, 1975.

   On  February 27, 1973, Mr. Day signed a contract for the sale
of his residence at his old official station, with the purchase price
to be  ' * * paid in full within three (3) years froin the late hVreof.
He was reimbursed  for the $2, 71G. 50 real estate expenses he in-
curred in this transaction. His expenses were as follows:


Legal Fees for Land Contract
Closing Fee - 1/2
Titlc Insurance
Real Estate Commission
Total


$   15.00
    17. 50
    101. 00
 2, 583. 00
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