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                  THE  COMPTROLLEI GENERAL
3l   .OF THE UNITED STATES
                  WASHINGTON, D. C. 20540
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DECISI




FILE:  B-18E


DATE:   January 25, 1978


MATTER OF: Harold J. Geary - Pro Rata Reimbursement   of
              -Real Estate Expenses for Sale of House


DIG;EST:


In order to expedice sale, transferred
civilian employee sold property at old
duty station in two prrcels to two
separate buyers.  Claim for real estate
expenses of parcel containing house was
paid but expenses associated with parcel
not containing house were disallowed by
Navy.  Reclaim voucher for real estate
expenses of parcelwithout house may not
be paid since parc il of land other than
that upon which bouse is located does
not reasonably reinte to residence site
as required by para. 2-6.1f, FPMR 101-7
(May 1973) and 54 Comp. Gen. 597 (1975).


     This decision is in response to a request for an advance
decision dated March 7, 1977, from R. j. Browh, CWO 3, SC, USN, a
disbursing officer at the Naval Air Station, Department of the Navy,
Lakehurst, New Jersey, as to whether a reclaim voucher submitted by
M.  Harold J. Geary, an employee of the Naval Air Engineering
Center (NAEC), may be paid, The reclaim voucher is for reimburse-
ment of expenses incurred in the sale of land in connection with
the change of Mr. Geary's permanent duty station.

     The record shows that Mr. Geary was transferred from his
duty station at the NA' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the
NAEC in Lakehurst, New Jersey. He reported for duty at his new
duty station on September 29, 1974. At the time of his transfer,
Mr. Geary owned a house which was situated on six lots of land.
Mr. Geary bubdivided the property and sold it to two different
buyers.  According to the disbursing officer, the land was
subdivided in order to expedite sale of the property. The house
and two of the lots were sold at a price of $33,400 under a
contract of sale dated March 21, 1975. The remaining four lots
were sold to a different buyer for $10,000 under a contract of


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