The Bureau of Reclamation requested a decision concerning whether an employee was entitled to reimbursement for the full amount of lease termination expenses incident to his transfer. GAO held that the employee was only entitled to 50 percent of the lease termination expenses, since he shared the lease with a person who was not a member of his immediate family. Accordingly, the claim was denied...

The employee is entitled to reimbursement of only 50 percent of the lease termination expenses incurred incident to his transfer. Even though he may have paid all the expenses. Is entitled to only 50 percent of the lease termination expenses he incurred when he changed his permanent duty station. /1/ Mr. He incurred expenses of $788.05 for terminating his apartment lease which was in his name and...