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B-236557 1 (1989-09-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnpj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CThe Commpoiler General at the United States Washngtes, D.C 2064 D~ecision Anne Dickinson - Real Estate Expenses - Qualifying Matter ob Residence File: B-236557 Date: September 27, 1989 DIGEST An employee, who was not occupying her house when she received official notice of a transfer, is entitled to real estate expenses for the sale of the house where arrangements she made evinced an intention to occupy the house but she was prevented from occupying it prior to her transfer notice by circumstances beyond her control. DECISION The issue in this case is whether Ms. Dickinson, who did not occupy the house she owned when officially notified of her transfer, is entitled to real estate expense reimbursement. For the reasons set forth hereafter, we conclude that the house did qualify as Ms. Dickinson's residence for purposes of real estate expense reimbursement. BACKGROUND Ms. Dickinson purchased the house in 1984 and occupied it, commuting between the house and her duty station, until April 1986, when damage resulting from a flood made the house uninhabitable. Upon being forced to vacate the house, Ms. Dickinson moved into government quarters which her agency, the Forest Service, rented to her. When repairs to her house were completed, in the Fall of 1986, Ms. Dickinson's oldest son moved back into the house. However, Ms. Dickinson chose to remain in the government quarters and rent the unoccupied portion of the house to college students. In the Fall of 1988, Ms. Dickinson decided to move back into the house due to the depressed rental market in the area. In December 1988, she asked her last remaining tenant to leave and he moved out in

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