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B-187490 1 (1976-11-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsue0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL 340 DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES FILE: B-18749G DATE: N'/ . MATTER OF: Commander DIGEST: Service member serving overseas as member without dependents who is assigned Govern- ment quarters which he occupies for approximately 8 nonths and then leases civilian quarters while still retaining quarters is not entitled to station housing allowances during such period in accord4ance with para. U43Oi-3b(l) and (3), 1 JTR (changeo224 and 229). Sinto at time he requested such allowances he certified that he was not occupying Government quarters, which fact he should have known was erroneous, it cannot be held that he was without fault in matter so as to waive erroneous payment of housing allowances. This action is in response to a letter on behalf of Commander - USN, , constituting an appeal of the action taken by tha Claims Division of this Office dated July 19, 1976, which denied his request for waiver of the claim of the United States against him in the gross amount of $5p748,95 arising from erroneous payments of housing and cost-of- living allowances incident to his service in the United States Navy, The files available to this Office show that the member reported to Hawaii on October 21, 1971, as a.member without accompanying dependents, and obtained quarters at the Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Bachelor Officer Quarters (*OQ). On June 26, 1972, the member signed a lease for an apartment in Honolulu which he occupLed at least through Xay 28, 1975. On July L, 1972, the member executed a certificate. for cost-of- living and housing allowances for member only, in which he certified that he was not presently occupying Government quarters. Us also certified that he would inform his commanding officer when Government quarters were occupied. This certificate appears directly above the member's signature. djb ... .. : .. . :: , • ..:- .... . :...

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