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B-215410 1 (1984-11-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlzw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLEM INEFIAL OKCISION OP THE UNITED ETATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054U FILE: B-215410 DATE: November 1h, 198h MATTER OF: Robert J. Holscher - Real Estate Expenses - Incidental Services - DIGEST: Weatherization Inspection Employee of Veterans Administration transferred from Portland, Oregon, to Buffalo, New York, claims real estate expenses of $2,000 for weatherizing his residence prior to sale as required by lender consistent with state law. The claim is denied. While the cost of a weatherization inspection required by state law is reimbursable under para- graph 2-6.2f of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), expenses claimed for weatherization itself are operating and maintenance costs specifically disallowed by FTR paragraph 2-6.2d. A Veterans Administration (VA) employee is claiming costs totaling $2,000 for compliance work which involved weatherizing his home prior to sale. While the cost of an inspection of the weatherization standards required by the lender consistent with state law may be reimbursed, expenses of repairs and modifications such as weatherization are operating and maintenance costs which are not reimbursable. Mr. Robert J. Holscher, a VA employee, was transferred from Portland, Oregon, to Buffalo, New York, in May 1983. The agency has denied Mr. Holscher's claim for $2,000 for the weatherization of his home in Oregon which he sold incident to his official transfer. The State of Oregon has adopted weatherization standards for homes constructed before July 1, 1974. While processing an application for a VA loan on a home, the Director of State Veterans Affairs requires an inspec- tion for the purpose of determining whether the home meets the weatherization standards. A loan may be denied if, upon inspection, it fails to meet the standards or it 0305W

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