[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR17.44]



[Page 209-210]

 

                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 17_ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS--Table of Contents

 

  Subpart B_Claims Under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees 

                           Claims Act of 1964

 

Sec.  17.44  Restrictions on certain claims.



    Claims of the type described in this section are only allowable 

subject to the restrictions noted:

    (a) Money or currency. Claims may be allowed for loss of money or 

currency only when lost incident to fire, flood, hurricane, other 

natural disaster, or by theft from quarters (as limited by paragraph (a) 

of Sec.  17.45). In instances of theft from quarters, it must be 

conclusively shown that the quarters were locked at the time of the 

theft. Reimbursement for loss of money or currency is limited to an 

amount which is determined to have been reasonable for the claimant to 

have had in his possession at the time of the loss.

    (b) Government property. Claims may only be allowed for property 

owned by the United States for which the claimant is financially 

responsible to any agency of the Government other than HUD.



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    (c) Estimate fees. Claims may include fees paid to obtain estimates 

of repair only when it is clear that an estimate could not have been 

obtained without paying a fee. In that case, the fee may be allowed only 

in an amount determined to be reasonable in relation to the value of the 

property or the cost of the repairs.

    (d) Automobiles and other motor vehicles. Claims may only be allowed 

for damage to, or loss of, automobiles and other motor vehicles if:

    (1) Such motor vehicles were required to be used for official 

Government business (official Government business, as used here, does 

not include travel, or parking incident thereto, between quarters and 

office, or use of vehicles for the convenience of the owner. However, it 

does include travel, and parking incident thereto, between quarters and 

assigned place of duty specifically authorized by the employee's 

supervisor as being more advantageous to the Government); or

    (2) Shipment of such motor vehicles was being furnished or provided 

by the Government, subject to the provisions of Sec.  17.46.