Reimbursement of Widow for Expenses Incurred in Sale of Residence After Death of Employee

A decision was requested regarding the eligibility of the widow of a deceased Federal employee for reimbursement of expenses incurred in the sale of their former residence at the employee's old official station. Since the employee died 5 months after the effective date of his transfer and his widow sold their former residence more than 1 year after his transfer, the widow was entitled to reimbursement for the expenses incurred in the sale and was entitled to an extension of 1 year, not to exceed 2 years from the effective date of the employee's transfer, to settle the sale of the residence.