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B-224906 1 (1986-11-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmnv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -I,' The Comptroller General of the United States 9 Wahington, D.C. 20548 TDecision Matterof- Michael W. Rolf File: B-224906 Date: November 17, 1986 DIGEST Under paragraph 2-6.le of the Federal Travel Regulations, a transferred employee has 3 years (including a 1-year exten- sion) from the date of reporting at his new duty station in which to incur real estate transaction expenses in order to qualify for reimbursement of real estate purchase or sale expenses. Where closing on purchase of new residence was delayed pending outcome of lawsuit seeking rescission of purchase contract, employee exceeded 3-year period and may not be reimbursed since neither his agency nor the Comptrol- ler General may waive the 3-year period provided for by this regulation. DECISION A transferred employee who is eligible for real estate purchase expenses under 5 U.S.C. § 5724a is entitled to reimbursement only if the settlement date for the purchase of his new residence occurs within 3 years of the date on which he reported to his new duty station. In this case we are asked whether extenuating circumstances that delayed settle- ment warrant reimbursement for real estate expenses incurred by an employee more than 3 years after his transfer.1/ The employee may not be reimbursed since there is no authority to waive the time limitation established by regulation. BACKGROUND Michael W. Rolf, an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was transferred from Phoenix, Arizona, to Toledo, Ohio. He reported for duty in Toledo on August 17, 1982. On August 16, 1982, Mr. Rolf signed a land contract for the purchase of a residence in Perrysburg, Ohio. As I/ The matter was submitted for an advance decision by William E. Burrows, Jr., an authorized certifying officer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. i-+.'I-\ - 13 16,31!';_

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