B-192420: Aug 27, 1979

EMPLOYEE WHO ELECTED TO HAVE NEW RESIDENCE CONSTRUCTED AT NEW DUTY STATION INCIDENT TO TRANSFER MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED AMOUNTS CLAIMED FOR BLUEPRINTS AND PLOT PLANS. BUILDING PERMIT AND DEVELOPMENT FEES SINCE THOSE ITEMS OF EXPENSE ARE NOT COMPARABLE TO EXPENSES INCURRED IN PURCHASE OF EXISTING RESIDENCE UNDER FTR. EXCESS TRASH REMOVAL FEE OF $10 CHARGED FOR HAULING AWAY TRASH ASSOCIATED WITH EMPLO...

B-192420: Aug 27, 1979

An employee requested reimbursement of real estate expenses incurred when he elected to have a new residence constructed at a duty station to which he had been transferred. The employee was reimbursed for his real estate expenses, but the agency limited the reimbursement to expenses comparable to those that are reimbursable in connection with the purchase of an existing residence, and excluded exp...