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B-194887 1 (1979-08-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhne0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-19488 MATTER OF: DIGEST: OLtLER 111> .THE COIVPTROLLER GENERAL . . 0F THE UNITED STATES VWASHINGTON. O.C. 20548 7 4DATE:August 17 1979 Ro ert E. Grant - Relocation expenses 1. Employee, incident to transfer of station incurred expenses for termite inspection upon purchase of a residence at a new duty station. Such expense is reimbursable as a required service customarily paid by the seller or buyer. 2. Employee, incident to transfer of station incurred expense for roof inspection upon purchase of residence at new station. Between the buyer and seller the roof inspec- tion was optional with the buyer and at his expense. Here, however, the roof inspection was required as a precondition for obtaining financing on the purchase. Thus the inspec- tion fee is reimbursable as a required service customarily paid by the purchaser as contem- plated by para. 2-6.2 of the Federal Travel Regulations. (FTR). 3. Employee, incident to transfer of station incurred a recertification charge upon purchase of residence at new station. Since the recertification charge was in the nature of a fee for searching title prior to closing on a conventional loan and was required as a condition for financing pur- poses it is reimbursable as a legal or re- lated expense customarily paid by the purchaser of a residence at the new duty station of an employee as contemplated by para. 2-6.2c of the FTR. The issue in this cage is whether an employee on a permanent change of station is entitled to reimbursement for termite and roof inspection fees and a fee for recertification as relocation expenses in connection with the purchase of his residence at the new duty station in the circumstances described. Termite and roof inspection 0

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