41 CFR § 302-11.301 - Determination of reasonableness for claimed expenses.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s302-11.301"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 302-11.301 - Determination of reasonableness for claimed expenses."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "302-11.301"
section_name: "Determination of reasonableness for claimed expenses."
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: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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# 302-11.301 Determination of reasonableness for claimed expenses.
To determine if expenses are reasonable, employees should, in coordination with their agency, contact the local real estate association, or, if not available, at least three different realtors in the locality in which the expenses will be incurred and request:
(a) The current schedule of closing costs which applies to the area in which the employee is buying or selling;
(b) Information concerning local custom and practices with respect to charging of closing costs which relate to either the sale or purchase and whether such costs are customarily paid by the seller or purchaser; and
(c) Information on the local terminology used to describe the costs specified in paragraph (b) of this section.