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B-192420 1 (1979-08-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhoj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISI FILE: B-1 MATTER DIGEST: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL . .u OF THE UNITED STATES VA SH IN GTON D .C. 2 0 5 4 8 92420 DATE: August 27, 1979 OF: Jack T. Brawner-Real Estate Expensesewset New residence construction 1. Employee who elected to have new residence constructed at new duty station incident to transfer may not be reimbursed amounts claimed for blueprints and plot plans, certificate of elevation, and building permit and development fees since those items of expense are not comparable to expenses incurred in purchase of existing residence under FTR, para. 2-6.2d. 2. Excess trash removal fee of $10 charged for hauling away trash associated with employee's move to new residence is not reimbursable as a miscellaneous expense. Miscellaneous expenses of $61.50 dis- allowed as in excess of the maximum pre- scribed by FTR, para. 2-3.3b may not be reimbursed as legal expenses in the absence of employee's statement indicating the particular item(s) for which he claims reimbursement as other than miscellaneous expenses. The question presented is the propriety of reimbursement of certain real estate expenses when a transferred employee elects to have a residence constructed at his .new official station. In general, expenses peculiar to, and specifically related to the construction process are not allowable. The question was presented by Ms. Kathryn M. Toney, Author- ized Certifying Officer, Department of Commerce, National 00 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) concerning reim- bursement of previously disallowed real estate expenses claimed by Mr. Jack T. Brawner, a NOAA employee, incident to his change of station from Washington, D.C., to.St. Petersburg, Florida, in March 1977. Mr. Brawner elected to construct a new residence at Madeira Beach, Florida, incident to his transfer to St. Petersburg. He received reimbursement for his real estate expenses, but such

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