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B-177632 1 (1973-05-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadpo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: t A %ZW*i4b 4 COMPTROLLER GENERlAL OP THE UNII10b STATES wAsF iUrou. D.c. zosli B-177632 Nay 18, 1973 frs. flary M, Ryiquist Authorized Certifying Officer Bureau of Land ifonagement United States Department of the Interior Denver Federal Center, Luilding 50 Denver, Colorado 80225 Pear firs, Rydquiat; Thin refers to your letter of December 5, 1972 (reference 1376 (11-832)),. requesting an advaince decision an tp thc. legality. of cert$- fying for payment certain itezms previously disallowed and now'reclaimed om a voucher presented for pyrment by Mr. Albert Romno, The items in question are expenditures incurred by 1HIr. Romeo incident to the purchase of a house at his new official duty station at the time he transferred from Yuma, Arizona, to Baker, Oregon, effective June 14, 1972, They are described by lir. Romeo in a memoranfium supporting his claim as follows: C* *A when I .purchasied-a home at my .new official station in Baker I found I had to pay the Real Estate commniion of 0900.00, as required by local custom, Attacled to my original claim was a letter dated August 4, J94 verifying this paymeut by Me. * The necond. item dinallowod was a $100.50 mortgage prepayment charge paid by me,. This amount van paid at the time of closing and twas required to secure the m'rtgage, S-nce thls was an additional expenne incurred as a atrect result of my purchase, I feel it in definitely roimburanabln, Availability of desireable houoing in %aker is almost noen-e;istent and a purchaser is at the mercy of the seller Ad tinancial, intitution, The $12.50 Tax Service roe i a charge by the bank for payment of taxes. I van required to deposit into escrow an auount ($230,00) to be applied to future taxes. The bvtnk then pays the taxes and charges a fee for this required oervice. Thin is done to asoure that the taxes will not become delinquent. Since it is a required service and resultant fee I feel I am entitled to reitnburoement for the added e.panse. 0 ,Id

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