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B-224593 1 (1986-10-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmnh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oe The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof- Transferred Employees--Real Estate Expenses -- Title Requirements File: B-224593 Date: October 15, 1986 DIGEST A transferred Government employee attempted to purchase a house in connection with her permanent change-of-station move. Because the employee had recently been discharged in bankruptcy, however, title to the property was placed solely in the name of a friend in order to satisfy the requirements of a mortgage lender. The employee may not be reimbursed real estate expenses since title to the pcoperty purchased was nc.- in her hame solely., in her name and the name of an immediate family member jointly', or solely in the name of an immediate family member, as required by the applicable statute and regulations. The fact that the employee later married the friend in whose name title was vested, and the fact that the employee made financial contributions towards the purchase, are irrelevant for purposes of determining whether the employee has met the title requirements. DECISION This is in response to a request for an advance decision submitted by Josephine Montoya, Authorized Certifying Officer, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, as to the propriety of paying a voucher for costs incurred in the purchase of a house in connection with a permanent change of station. We conclude that the voucher may not be approved for payment. BACKGROUND This matter concerns an employee of the Department of the Interior who was transferred from Seattle, Washington, to Washington, D.C., and who reported to her new duty station on August 7, 1983. In connection with this permanent change-of- station transfer, the employee was authorized travel and Os 0C80

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