What Constitutes "Temporary Quarters"

An Authorized Certifying Officer of the Department of Labor questioned the propriety of payment of a claim for reimbursement for temporary quarters subsistence expenses incident to a transfer. The transferred employee arranged in advance to rent his former residence after the date of closing on the sale because temporary quarters, although available, were expensive and not convenient. The claim for expenses for the period of continued occupancy of the former residence may not be certified for payment since the residence at the old duty station was not vacated within the meaning of F.T.R. para. 2-5.2c.