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B-228614 1 (1987-12-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmyn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0~.LER ~ The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof: Bernard Mowinski - Real Estate Expenses - Title Requirements File: B-228614 Date: December 30, 1987 DIGEST A transferred employee, who purchased a residence at his new duty station with his non-dependent brother, held title at settlement as a joint tenant and may be reimbursed only to the extent of his 50 percent interest in the residence. The fact that the deed referred to him as a married man did not serve to expand his right of ownership since the deed specifically listed him and his brother as joint tenants. DECISION Mr. Bernard Mowinski, an employee of the General Services Administration (GSA), has appealed our-Claims Group Settlement Z-2864661, March 9, 1987, which denied his claim for full reimbursement of real estate expenses associated with the purchase of a residence at his new duty station. The GSA reimbursed Mr. Mowinski for only one-half of his allowable expenses ($1,156.62) because he held title at settlement as a co-owner with his non-dependent brother. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the GSA and Claims Group determinations. BACKGROUND Mr. Mowinski transferred from Chicago, Illinois, to San Francisco, California, in March 1983. On October 12, 1983, Mr. Mowinski and his brother purchased a residence in Concord, California. The deed of purchase states that it was conveyed for a valuable consideration to Bernard Mowinski, a married man as his sole and separate property and Thomas J. Mowinski, an unmarried man as joint tenants. On November 7, 1983, Mr. Mowinski's brother executed a Quitclaim Deed relinquishing all of his rights, title and o~C:

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