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B-246296 1 (1992-03-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadoak0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Wa&Ilnso, DC, 20548 Decision Matter of: Robert D, Weller File: B-246296 Date: March 30, 1992 DIGEST A transferred employee may not be reimbursed for the buyer's closing costs he paid in the sale of his residence in the absence of evidence that such costs were customarily required to be paid by the seller in the locality at that time, Further, travel regulations establish the policy that the government is not responsible for real estate losses or other problems associated with market conditions. Thus, amount claimed by employee-seller for otherwise disallowable closing costs that were paid as an inducement to the purchaser in a buyer's marker is not reimbursable. DECISION The issue in this case is whether a transferred employee may be reimbursed for the buyer's closing costs he paid in the sale of his residence.' We hold that he may not be reimbursed in these circumstances. Mr. Robert D. Weller, an employee of the Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C., transferred to a new duty station in December 1990, with a reporting date of March 1991, incident to which he sold his residence located in Vienna, Virginia. Mr. Weller states that when the terms of his sales contract were written, it was determined that the seller (Mr. Weller) would pay for certain items enumerated in an addendum to the Settlement Statement, Specifically, Mr. Weller requests reimbursement of a release fee to the clerk of the court, an express payoff fee, title search, attorney's charge for document preparation, certifications, buydown fee, document review fee, real estate tax service fee, credit report, appraisal fee, lender's title insurance, recording fee, recording 'This decision is requested by Ms. Sandra S. Williams, Authorized Certifying Officer, National Finance Center, United States Department of Agriculture.

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