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.
