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B-192593 1 (1979-01-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgvd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL? DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES VWASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-192593 DATE: January 16, 1979 MATTER OF: Manuel L. Goodwin - Reimbursement of Relocation Expenses DIGEST: 1. Employee transferred to New York, New York, purchased condominium apartment-in New Jersey on November 20, 1975. He claimed $100 for attory fees and $325 for mortgage processing and closing fees, but was unable to obtain itemization of either amount. This portion of his claim is denied since decision in Matter of George W. Lay, 56 Comp. Gen. 561, is for prospective application only and may not be applied to settlements occuring prior to April 27, 1977. Under the rules applicable prior to Lay, itemization is required of both amounts and absent such itemization, these amounts may not be paid. 2. Employee transferred to New York, New York, purchased condominium apartment in New Jersey and submitted claim of $196 for title insur- ance. Agency was advised that $10 of this amount was attributable to mortgage insurance and $186 was attributable to.owner's insurance. Where a mortgage title policy and owner's title policy are purchased in a single transaction, the employee may be reimbursed for the cost of the mortgage insurance as if it had been purchased separately regardless of how the cost of the policies might actually have been apportioned. -161459., November 23, 1977. Therefore, employee may be reimbursed for the cost of a. separate mortgage: title po-licy. This action concerns a request for reconsideration of the claim of Mr. Manuel L. Goodwin, Jr., for real estate expenses incurred in connection with the purchase of a residence incident to a permanent duty transfer-to New York, New York, as an employee of the Department of theTreasury. Mr. Goodwin's claim was disallowed by our Claims Division by settlement dated June .1, 1977. 04 03 Mr. Goodwin was transferred from Washington, D.C., to New York, New York, and purchased a condominium apartment in New

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