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DECISION


FILE: 8-191111


                                  D. Ueiskopf

         THE  COMPTROL.LER GENERAL
         OF   THI UNiTED fTATwa
5 /WASHINGTON, D.:=. 20S49e


Civ.Pers.


DATE:    March 31, 19T8


MATTER OF: Duane S. Hardesty - Real Estate Sales   Expenses


Employee of Defense Lo-istic. Agency (DLA)
who had left his residence in Casselberry,
Florida,to accept a DLA appointment at
Fort Devens, Massachusetts, wi:s trans-
feired from Fort Devens to New Orleans,
Louisiana.  He claims reimbursement for
real estate expenses of selling his
Casselberry residence incident to trans-
fer.  Employee is not entitled to reimburse-
ment because residence which was sold was
not at the old station ana he did not
regularly commute between Fort Devens and
such residence-


     This is In response to a request for advance decision, which
has  esnapproved  by the Department of Defense (DOD) Per Diem,
Trave) and Transportation Allowance Committee and V signed PDTATAC
Control No. 78-3, concerning whether DOD Defense Locistics Agency
tDLA) employee Duane S. Hardesty may be reimbursed for the sale
of a Casselberry. Florida, dwelling in connection with his trans-
fer from Fort Devens, Massachusettsto New Orleans, Louisiana.

     The record indicates that Mr. Hardesty lived at his residence
in Cassel.berry, Florida, until his appointment to a position with
DLA at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, effective August 9, 1976.
Believing that Fort Devens might be closed, he left his wife and
daughter in Florida whera they continued to reside at th
Casselberry residence. Mr. Hardesty would occaionally  visit
his family at Casselberry. By Travel Authorization dated March '7,
1977, Mr. Hardesty was transferred to New Orleans, Louisiana. The
travel authorization authorized reimbursement of real estate ex-
penses.  Intending to relocate his family to New Orleans,
Mr. Hardesty put the Casselberry residence uin for sale, and on
May 31, 1977, completed settlement. On June 6, 1977, having al-
ready reported to hizs nw duty station and relocated his family in


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