B-223364: Oct 24, 1986

ALTHOUGH THE SECOND PARCEL NOT CONTAINING THE RESIDENCE WAS LARGE ENOUGH TO BE USED AS A SEPARATE BUILDING SITE. THE PRESUMPTION THAT THE SECOND PARCEL WAS IN EXCESS OF THAT REASONABLY RELATED TO THE RESIDENCE SITE WITHIN THE MEANING OF FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATION PARA. 2 6.1 IS SUCCESSFULLY REBUTTED BY THE FACTS OF THE CASE. WAS DONE ONLY TO ENSURE THE TOTAL INTEGRAL SALE OF SINGLE RESIDENTIAL PROP...

B-223364: Oct 24, 1986

A Navy employee claimed reimbursement for real estate expenses he incurred in the sale of his home incident to his relocation. The Navy held that the claimant's separate sale of a portion of his residential lot to the same buyer constituted a nonreimbursable collateral transaction, and denied him reimbursement for a portion of his brokerage fees. GAO held that, since the employee agreed to the sep...