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B-197929 1 (1981-03-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjfu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: - #HE OMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITEOSTATES WASHINGTON. 0.d. 20548 LINITE FILE: B-19792 ?fAr1,grc,~DATE: Mz3r~h 25,1 1981 MATTER OF:Adele K. Kauth -Real Estate EpeneS Title-Dependency DIGEST: Since employee's mother was sole owner of home at old duty station and was not dependent on employee, the employee is not entitled to reimbursement of real estate expenses for sale of home incident to per- manent change of duty station. Although employee resided with mother, cared for her, and provided transportation be- cause of mother's medical condition, employee did not provide necessary financial support for the mother to be considered dependent parent within meaning of Federal Travel Regulations. May V. Smith, Authorized Certifying Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, asks whether real estate expenses for the sale of a home may be reimbursed to an employee, Ms. Adele K. Kauth, where title to the home was solely in the name of Ms. Kauth's mother. According to the record, Ms. Kauth resided with her mother at the old duty station. Because of a medical condition, severe arthritis, her mother could not live alone and needed Ms. Kauth with her to provide care. She could not drive a vehicle and depended on Ms. Kauth for transporta- tion. Consequently, the mother sold her home and moved with Ms. Kauth to the new duty station where they resided together. There is nothing in the record to indicate that the mother was in any way financially dependent on Ms. Kauth. An employee who owns no interest in a home may receive reimbursement of selling expenses upon transfer only if title to that home is solely in / Iq 70-3

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