Low-Flow Toilets Must Wait
Greater Albuquerque
REALTORS® can stop worrying about having to monitor toilets, at least for the time being.
The Albuquerque city council unanimously approved a moratorium on the plumbing fixture retrofit on sale ordinance (O-06-41) during the March 1, 2010 meeting. The resolution, proposed by Councilor Trudy Jones, (R-10-48) is retroactive to January 6, 2010 when the original legislation went into effect. According to Councilor Jones’ office, the moratorium will extend until, “the city council acts to amend the ordinance or January 2011, whichever comes first.” The councilor’s office says it will include GAAR leadership in the revision process. The resolution is now awaiting the Mayor’s signature. The ordinance is clear to say, “No purchaser of real property shall be found to have violated the Plumbing Fixture Retrofit on Sale Ordinance for failure to comply with the ordinance during the pendency of this resolution.”