About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

B-195264 1 (1980-02-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhzq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 
ID  Wil 1


DECISION


FILE: B-195264

MATTER OF:


DIGEST:


V F'E


THE  COMPTROLLER GENERAL
OF   THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548


                  DATE:  February 12, 1980

Simon Mouer 4eal  Estate Expense


(1)   Employee of Corps of Engineers was granted extention
      of time to purchase residence in Winchester, Virginia,
      after notice of overseas transfer. Since employee
      has reemployment rights to Winchester and Winchester
      is employee's actual place of residence for purposes
      of overseas tour, granting of extention was proper.
      See cited decisions.


          (2)  Employee, who purchased two adjacent townhouses with
               intent to convert them into one unit, may be
               reimbursed only for cost of one townhouse. FTR
               para. 2-6.1 limits reimbursement to one dwelling.

     Mr. W.W. Bradley, Finance and Accounting Officer, Middle East
Division, Corps of Engineers, has requested an advance decision on
the voucher of Mr. Simon Mouer for reimbursement of real estate
expenses for the purchase of two townhouses in Stephens City,
Virginia.  The case has been assigned PDTATAC Control No. 79-19.

     The record shows that Mr. Mouer, an employee of the Corps
of Engineers, was issued travel orders on August 11, 1976, for a
permanent change of duty station from New Orleans, Louisiana, to
Rear .Echelon, USAED, Middle East, Winchester, Virginia. He
reported for duty in Winchester on August 16, 1976. On December 13,
1977, he was issued travel orders for a transfer t Saudi Arabia.
On December 14, 1977, Mr. Mouer requested an extelion of time to
purchase a house in connection with his transfer to Winchester.
In the request he stated that he would be returning to Winchester
after his tour of duty in Saudi Arabia. The extention was granted
on January 25, 1978.

     Mr. Mouer reported for duty in Saudi Arabia on February 7, 1978.
On August 1, 1978, he purchased two adjacent 2-bedroom townhouses in
Stephens City, Virginia, which he intends to convert into one
4-bedroom townhouse. On August 12, 1978, he submitted a voucher for
reimbursement of real estate fees in connection with his purchase in
the amount of $625.00.


///5.   5   6


ep

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

profiles profiles most