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B-191792 1 (1978-09-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgkz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I - 'A -----7 4. HEC. TU CuMPYnOLLEU GEguNAL. mCIBION . OP euTHE UNITED S-TATES D3OIUNWASHINGTON, 63.C, R0E4U FILER: 5-191792 MATTER OF: DIGEST: DATE: bqptdber 25, 19M Philibert A. 1Oiet- Transfer, real estate expenses, atcorney fees Employee, woj ,purchased residence in ashington, D.C., area 'incidieht to transfe*.Q.and*.Ancurred legal fees of both lending insri*Stibn's (mortga- see's) attorney and his own attaney for perform- ance o afgealervices to connectin with tranasction, may he reimbursed for both legal -ees Y.provided they are cuseomarily paid and are within the customary range of charges in locality of residence. *1 Li -- if S)t .dj p.. 9W - -i 1' * -J Li'! - S (U.'' I I '1 Wi I~4 I' I' Ii Thistin iw in response to a 1etter dated April '5, 1978, with enclosures, f.on Mr,Jnes E. Lewis, Chief,Finace Division, Federal Highway Administraflon, WbaI tig aouber andreq .iso advikdecistion.concerxing rinbursement ,-f ir. Phili irt A. Ouellet for acertuin attomay'sLiees incurred incident tothe purchase of a;jresidences-n Reston, V`rginia., resulting from a permanent change of station. A ftobor belt n'tified on Augu'st 23g197, of his ipendig transfr fr. Albany, New York, to Wfshiiton, D.C.,ef$,9dive October 9, 1977,, Mr. Duellet purchasIa'home in the'vicinity of hie's rofkicial statib , Inconnecton with this' htase, he s&.ef a- statement o September 26, 1977, to tile effectthat the Agreeaeit ofSale provided that the seller had ariaiged for a law fiia ofhe seller's cboite to perform thlegal funti'ns akid to hold sett¾ b0miit., The agreement further p'ro- ide& that'4f he wated his d, atto'daney, he was at libtrty to secure: the m'ame and pay for the services provided by him. t( ~ 4 4 Mr. Outllet sbmitied a cairnforj$275 represetating the costs'of 1ajal services that oheobtained in order to have e'quil representation in.maters ateidaxft with the real-estate ptchaase raisiaction. He had previously' ben reimbursed $375 for all attorney'sq facs paid to `&he law firm chosen by the IL w ch included settleient or closing fee, abstract or titi search, title examin'ation, title insurante binder, docu-- ment prepaiption, and ndtary fee. Mr 00 U1et's claW for his personal attorney's fee was inttially detied on gruunds that legal fees of an advisory nature are not reivbursable. Upon reclaim, he was advised that a claim I I K. . I. I f I' I ii I r 9 I f I

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