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B-204644 1 (1982-06-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkje0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE;13B-204644 MATTER DIGEST; THE CoOMPTRD!-LL R GEINWRAL OP THQ UNIED STATES WASH I NGTONj o0,C . ROE 4 B DATE' rune 8, 1982 OF; Robert T# Greene--Real est te expenses An employee claims $180 represeltinlg the cost of termite extermination, I which was a precondition to issuance of the termite-free certificate re-I quired by purchnser in contract for sale of employee's residence at old duty station, Claim may not be al- lowed under paragraph 2-6,2d of the Federal Travel Regulations since the cost of extermination is an item as- sociated with house maintenance and, therefore, is not reimbursable, Miss V. Go Leist, an authorized certifying officer of the Internal Revenua Servic.e, requests a decision on the reclaim voucher of Mr. Robert T, Greene for certain real estate expenses incurred in connection with the sale of a residence in Metairie, Louisiana, incident to a permanent change of station, Specifically, Mr. Greene requests reim.- bursement in the amount of 180 for the cost of obtaining a termite-free certificate required by the contract of sale. We hold that the reclaimed amount may not be reimr- bursed since it represents costs of termite extermination and such costs are maintenance expenses which are not reim- bursable under the applicable regulations.a Mr. Greene argues that the extermination expenses involved in his claim are not related to house maintenance since there was no ascertainable infestation at the time that the wor) was performed. Instead, the expenses were incurred incident to the extermination company's policy not to issue a termite certificate until the subject property is treated for infestation. Allowances for expenses incurred in connection with residence transactions incident to a permanent change of station are authorized £y 5 U.s.c. § 5724a (1976) and by the Federal Travel Regulations (FPMR 101-7, May 1973) (FTR). Chapter 2, Part 6, of the FTR sets forth the con- ditions and requirements under which expenies are allowable with respect to the purchase or sale of a residence. W //9 6d v

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