41 CFR § 302-11.201 - Residence transaction expenses an agency will not pay.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s302-11.201"
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title: "41 CFR § 302-11.201 - Residence transaction expenses an agency will not pay."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "302-11.201"
section_name: "Residence transaction expenses an agency will not pay."
chapter_number: 302
chapter_name: "RELOCATION ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "RESIDENCE TRANSACTION ALLOWANCES"
part_number: "302-11"
part_name: "11—ALLOWANCES FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH RESIDENCE TRANSACTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 5738 and 20 U.S.C. 905(c)."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "302-11"
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# 302-11.201 Residence transaction expenses an agency will not pay.

Agencies will not pay:

(a) Any fees that have been inflated or are higher than normally imposed for similar services in the locality;

(b) Owner's title insurance policy, “record title” insurance policy, mortgage insurance or insurance against loss or damage of property and optional insurance paid for in connection with the purchase of a residence for the employee's protection;

(c) Interest on loans, points, and mortgage discounts;

(d) Property taxes;

(e) Operating or maintenance costs;

(f) Any fee, cost, charge, or expense determined to be part of the finance charge under the Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. 1601 *et seq.,* and Regulation Z issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR part 226), unless specifically authorized in § 302-11.200;

(g) Expenses paid by someone other than the employee or a member of their immediate family;

(h) Expenses that result from construction of a residence, except as provided in § 302-11.200(f)(10); and

(i) Losses incurred on the sale of the residence.