California Law Requires Water Conservation Fixture Disclosure
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Older California homes should get more water efficient in 2012 and beyond. A new law, effective January 1, 2012, revises the California real estate Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS) to include a checkbox for the seller to disclose whether the property has water-conserving plumbing fixtures.
By January 1, 2017, a single-family home built on or before January 1, 1994, must generally be equipped with water-conserving plumbing fixtures. Water-conserving plumbing fixtures include low-flush toilets, shower heads and faucets.