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B-197098 1 (1980-04-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadifg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: C J, C FILE: B-197098 THE COMPTROLLER GENSRAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 DATE: April 24, 1980 MATTER OF: John G. Evans--Owner's Title Insurance Policy Transferred employee who purchased residence at new official station seeks reimbursement of $671.16 for the cost of owner's title and mortgagee's title insurance, the mortgagee's title policy being required by the lender. Employee was charged $641.16 for the owner's title policy and $30 for the mortgagee's title policy. Employee may be reimbursed $339 since mortgagee's title policy is allowable under the Federal Travel Regulations (FPMR 101-7) para. 2-6. 2d and such policy would have cost $339 if purchased separately. Claim for remaining $332.16, allocable to cost of owner's title insurance is disallowed. This action is in response to a request from Edwin J. Fost, Chief, Accounting Section, Office of the Controller, Drug Enforce- ment Administration (DEA), Department of Justice, for an advance decision whether John G. Evans, a DEA employee, can be reimbursed $332.16, allocabe1easthe cost of an owner's title insurance policy procured by Mr. Evans in conjunction with his purchase of a residence in Plano, Texas, incident to his trans- fer to Dallas, Texas from Washington, D. C. The record shows that Mr. Evans was required by the lender to purchase mortgagee's title insurance. There is no indication that an owner's title policy was similarly required for the completion of Mr. Evans' purchase of his new residence. Mr. Evans incurred costs in the total amount of $671.16 for title insurance. The amount includes a charge of $641.16 for an owner's title policy and a charge of $30 for a mortgagee's (lender's) policy. A letter dated November 9, 1979, from the title company which issued both policies, indicates that if the lender's policy had not been purchased in conjunction with the owner's policy, the cost of the lender's policy alone would have been $339. In response to Mr. Evans' claim, DEA proposes to allow $339, as the amount fairly allocable to the mortgagee title policy but not allow the amount allocable to the owner's title policy. -Mr. Evans requested that this proposed disposition be submitted to our Office for decision. For the reasons which follow, we concur with DEA's pro- posed settlement. rl DIGEST: 13 5 `/5 - // / - '

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