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B-190981 1 (1978-04-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfvj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~t sR~ I3CISION . i a--c /g:w IN COMPTROLLIER GENERAL P TH13 UNITRD STATUU ASHINOTON. 0.C. 20540 8-190981 DATE: April 6, 1978 MATTER I DIGEST: Judson W. Hand -- Claim for Real rstate Expenses Employee, who was transferred from Washington, D.C., to Albany, Georgia, claims expenses incurred in sale of family residenco located in Alabama. Employee may not be reimbursed since under Federal Travel Requlations resi- dence must be the one from which employee commutes regularly to and from work. Further- more, Government is not bound by unauthorized or incorrect statements of its agents or employees. This action is in respunse to a request for an decision from 0. J. Toland, a Disbursing Officer at Marine Corps Logistics Support Base, Atlantic, U.S. Corps, reference A430:OJT:srt 4650, concerning thec of Mr. Judson W. Hand, Sr., an employee of the U.S. Corps, for reimbursement of real estate expenses in pursuant to a change of official duty station. The r for an advance decision including the voucher claim reimbursement was forwarded to this Office by the Pe Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee and w PDTATAC Control No. 77-38. advance the Marine claim Marine curred request ing er as Diem. assigned Mr. Hand states in a letter datad November 7, 1977, that he accepted a position with the' Naval Personnel Program Support Activity.in Washington, D.C., and that since he was advised this activity would be moving to New Orleans, Louisiana, he decided not to move his family from their residence in Wetumpka, Alabama, to Washington. When he learned that the Naval activity would not be moving to New Orleans, Mr. Hand states he obtained a position with the Marine Corps Logistics Support Base. Atlantic, in Albany, Georgia, and was transferred effective April 29, 1976. Mr. Hand states further that he was advised by the Matine Corps Civilian Personnel Office in Albany, Georgia, that he would be entitled to teimbursement for real estate expenses incutred in thr sale of his resi- dence in Wetumpka, Alabama, where his Family resided. However, the agency questions whether Mr. Hand may be reimbursed for the sale of a dwelling Which was not his actual residence at the time of his transfer. '11. U L I . - ~I- 46 2 FILE: I £ I k I OF:

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