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B-187212 1 (1977-03-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadedj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -' ' ~- ~ ~ 1 *-A- DECISION iii ¼~ I. flrij~ I ~ .s-. 4t I THU COMPYROLLER 421ENERAL OF THE UNITEK ETATr WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20543 FILE; B-167212 DATe: Nrch T, 1 MATTEA OF: James C. Williams - Temporary Quarters - What Constitutes DIGEST: Employee continued to occupy residence at old duty station en rental basis, after he had sold it, because.he was advised that under such arrankeinent he could be reim- bursed for temporary quartv :. expenses. Reimbursement is not authorL. ed becauie there is no objective evidence of intention by employee to vacate permanent residence quarters. Incorrect advice by agency officials cannot form basis for reimburse- ment. This decision is in response to a request for (reconsideration of our Claims Division Settlement Certificate Z-2583319, issued May 10, 1976, which denied Mv. James C. Williams' claim for temporary quarters a.llowance Incurred incident to a transfer. Mr. Willams, an employee of the Federal Highway Administration was traqsferred from Sacramento, California. to Fort Worth. Texas, under the authorfty of Travel Order No., 06-00-176 dated Ocitober 7, 1974. Mr. Williams sold his residence in Sacramento, wIth settlement taking place on Noveinber 12, 1974. Ac ordihg to Mr. Williams' statements in the record, the buyers w6e to have occupancy at the close of escrow. However, settlnement could not take $lace intil the buyers were able to transfer funds from oitside the United States.to a California bank. Apparently at the same time Mr. Williams was notified that settle- ment was scheduled for November 12,,' 1974, he was also told that the buyers would not actuitlly take possession until the end of that month because of a dclay 'in shipping fheir household goods. The record does not disclose when the escrow period was completed, when Mr. Williams was ntified of the proposed settlemnt date, nor why settlement simply coiild not have been delayed until the end of November, when Mr. Williams was scheduled to be transferred, and when the buyers were to receive their household goods. At some time prior to settlement, Mr. Williams questioned officials of the Federal Highway Administration to ascertain whether or not he could be reimbursed for temporary quarters expenses if he rented his home from the buyers from the settlement date to the -1 I a, a, 00 0 0 0 ''4 L U

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