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B-214701 1 (1984-06-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlsv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENENAL DECIUION. 6-P THE UNITEo ETATES WA8HINGTON. O.0. 20546 FILE: B-214701 DATE: June 4, 1984 MATTER OF: Robert D. Charlesworth DIGEST: An employee who has not sold his residence at his old duty station is not entitled to reimbursement for real estate expenses which may be incurred in the sale of that residence in connection with his permanent change of station since the settlement, if it does occur, will not occur within 3 years of the date on which the employee reported to the new duty station, notwith- standing that the employee's inability to sell was due to market conditions. The regulations providing for the 3-year maximum period (initial 2 years plus a 1-year extension) may not be waived or modified by the agency or the Comptroller General. A Government employee entitled to reimbursement under 5 U.S.C. S 5724a for expenses incurred in connection with residence transactions incident to a change in official duty stations is limiter by regulations to a settlement date in the sale of his residence within 3 years of the date on which he reported to his new duty station. In this case we are asked whether an employee, Mr. Robert D. Charlesworth, may be granted an additional 1-year extension of the time limit in excess of the 3-year entitlement because the employee has not been able to sell his residence due to the economic situation where his residence is located.1 We conclude that the provisions of the regulations governing the time limit may not be waived or modified by us or the agency concerned even though an employee's inability to sell his residence may be due to difficulties on the housing market caused by financial restraints or other factors. 1 Mr. M. Joseph Donnelly, the Deputy Assistant Regional Commissioner (Financial Management), U.S. Customs Service, Boston, Massachusetts, submitted this request for a decision.

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