Can I deduct hotel expenses for a new job out of town

[harri246]

I moved 3 hours away from my house.  The first month of my job, I was staying in a hotel while I searched for an apartment to stay in, can I deduct this?  My employer would not pay and I did not use any hotel points, etc.

[jerry2000]

No, you can not. Personal living expenses are not deductible.
You can find what is and is not deductible as moving expenses in IRS Pub. 521, at this link:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p521.pdf