B-271242: Sep 12, 1996

The Federal Aviation Administration requested a decision on whether it could reimburse an employee for certain real estate expenses incident to his transfer to new duty station. GAO held that the employee was not entitled to reimbursement for the real estate expenses, since the: (1) expenses were fees imposed by the local government on new housing construction and would not charge on purchases of...

B-271242: Sep 12, 1996

Real estate expenses resulting from the construction of a new residence are not reimbursable unless they are comparable to expenses allowable in connection with the purchase of an existing residence. The record indicates that the employee would not have paid comparable fees if he had purchased an existing residence. DECISION This is in response to a request from the Federal Aviation Administration...