Reimbursement for Costs of Location Survey, Plat, and Surveyor's Report

The Office of the Controller, Energy Research and Development Administration, requested a decision concerning reimbursement for an employee's expenses for a location survey, plat, and a surveyor's report incurred in connection with purchase of a home at a new duty station. Reimbursement was allowed because the surveyor's report is a customary expense in a real estate transaction, and reimbursement for costs of plat preparation and land location survey are allowable according to regulations.