---
kind: "section"
citation: "41 C.F.R. § 301-11.9"
title: "41"
number: "301-11.9"
heading: "Allowable expenses for long-term lodging."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/41/301-11.9"
---

# §301-11.9. Allowable expenses for long-term lodging.


When renting lodging on a long-term basis (e.g., weekly, monthly), the following expenses may be considered part of the lodging cost:

- (a) **Rental cost for a furnished dwelling.** If renting an unfurnished dwelling, the rental cost of the dwelling and necessary furniture and appliances (such as stove, refrigerator, chairs, tables, bed, sofa, television, or vacuum cleaner);
- (b) Costs of connecting, disconnecting, and using utilities;
- (c) Reasonable maid fees and cleaning charges;
- (d) Monthly telephone use fee (excluding installation and long-distance calls);
- (e) Monthly internet/wifi use fee (excluding installation); and
- (f) **Other costs typically included in a hotel/motel room price in the area.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5702; 5 U.S.C. 5703; 5 U.S.C. 5707; 5 U.S.C. 5707a.

### Source

Source: FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted.