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Lodging
Lease of Apartment or House

Per Texas Government Code, Section 660.117, and 34 Texas Administrative Code Section 5.22(e), an apartment or house rental expense may be reimbursed if:

  • The purpose of the rental is the conservation of state funds.
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  • The agency reasonably anticipates that the employee will be using the apartment or house while conducting state business throughout the term of the lease.

Application fees and other mandatory costs associated with applying for rental of the apartment or house are reimbursable.

Calculating the Amount of Reimbursement

General Limitation

If a state employee leases an apartment or house, then the amount of the reimbursement is equal to the expense of leasing the apartment or house. The reimbursement may not exceed the daily lodging rate for that location multiplied by the sum of:

  • The number of days the apartment or house was used while conducting official state business.
  • The number of days the apartment or house was not used while conducting official state business.

The following formula is used to calculate the maximum reimbursement:

MR = DLR x (DUB + DNUB)

Maximum reimbursement is MR, daily lodging rate for that location is DLR and DUB is the number of days the apartment or house was used while conducting official state business. DNUB is the number of days the apartment or house was not used because of official state business.