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B-270296 1 (1995-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptacfx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Andrea Brown-Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expense Claim File: B-270296 Date: December 21, 1995 DIGEST Upon a permanent change of station, an employee and family initially occupied temporary quarters for 1 month and then moved into a duplex house rented pursuant to a 1-year lease. Their household goods were moved in several weeks later. Although the employee apparently had a verbal agreement with the landlord's agent that, notwithstanding terms of the 1-year lease, employee could cancel lease at any time, it is unlikely that such an unwritten agreement contrary to the terms of the written lease would be enforceable. Based on these and other facts, the agency's determination that the employee's occupation of the house was not temporary is affirmed, and the denial of the employee's claim for additional subsistence expenses is sustained. DECISION Ms. Andrea B. Brown appeals our Claims Group settlement, Z-2869667, July 13, 1995, which disallowed her claim for reimbursement of temporary quarters subsistence expenses (TQSE) incident to a permanent change of station. For the reasons set out below, the Claims Group settlement is affirmed. BACKGROUND Ms. Andrea Brown, a civilian employee of the Department of the Navy, was transferred from the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC), Charleston, South Carolina, to FISC Norfolk Detachment, King's Bay, Georgia, in October 1994. Ms. Brown was authorized TQSE for 60 days. She and her family occupied temporary quarters in St. Mary's, Georgia, in October 1994. Her claim for TQSE for October 30 through November 30, 1994, was allowed. 9181221