Original post 21 July 2020
Photos 29 June
Perfectly nice if not outstanding Victorian house in #FitzroyStreetStKilda, but the interesting thing is it was abandoned in the 80s/early 90s, the owner sitting on it hoping for some #demolitionbyneglect, but before it got to that point the then #StKildaCouncil passed a local law about deliberate dilapidation, and voila it was fixed up.
The subsequent #CityOfPortPhillip however did not continue with it after 1994…or maybe they did, there is a section on #dilapidation in the 2013 local laws, not about heritage per se, but they can require an owner to fix and repair any building unoccupied building deemed dilapidated or unsightly.
Storey of Melbourne 