{"id":1689,"date":"2026-03-21T01:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1689"},"modified":"2026-03-21T01:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:37:26","slug":"la-responds-to-lawsuit-trying-to-demolish-marilyn-monroe-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1689","title":{"rendered":"LA responds to lawsuit trying to demolish Marilyn Monroe house"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F03%2Fcrop-38849061.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The city of Los Angeles is pushing to dismiss a lawsuit in federal court from the owners of the Los Angeles home where Marilyn Monroe died, calling their legal action baseless and \u201cpremature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brinah Milstein and Roy Bank purchased the Brentwood property for just over $8 million in 2023. Soon after, they applied for \u2014 and received \u2014 city approval to demolish the home and begin new construction, according to a lawsuit obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n<p>However, the homeowners said the city swooped in to designate the home a \u201cHistorical-Cultural Monument\u201d in 2024 after the permits were already approved. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The city of Los Angeles is pushing to dismiss a lawsuit in federal court from the owners of the Los Angeles home where Marilyn Monroe died. <span class=\"credit\">Rafael Fontoura for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So they sued the city, claiming the historical designation \u201crendered the property useless\u201d and stopped their ability to capitalize on the $8 million they spent to buy it.<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys for the city, in a court document filed Thursday, disputed that narrative.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The homeowners should have already known that the property would become a Historical-Cultural Monument and they were told that tourists would be visiting the property before they made the purchase, the city said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the explicit notice that the Property was a known destination for tourists and a candidate for future landmark status, Plaintiffs proceeded with the $8.35 million purchase,\u201d the filing read.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>City attorneys also claimed that the designation is not technically final and therefore, there is no basis for the lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p>There are still avenues for the homeowners to challenge the designation, they said, such as filing for a new demolition permit under the Historical-Cultural Monument designation. The homeowners never pursued that option, the city alleged.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The homeowners should have already known that the property would become a Historical-Cultural Monument. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The owners claimed that the Historical-Cultural Monument designation caused a host of problems for them, such as increased tourists and trespassers. City attorneys said that argument makes no sense and that the homeowners can still enforce against trespassers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City\u2019s designation does not encourage, let alone mandate, that Plaintiffs provide members of the public with access to the Property. The City\u2019s action in no way appropriated a right to invade the property,\u201d attorneys wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Neither did the designation force Milstein and Bank to waste their investment, the city argued, because the property can still be used as a home. The owners are to blame for the property being \u201cunrentable,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe alleged lack of economic utility is a function of Plaintiffs\u2019 own choice not to maintain the improvements, rather than a restriction imposed by the City,\u201d the case filing said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The owners are to blame for the property being \u201cunrentable,\u201d it said. <span class=\"credit\">Rafael Fontoura for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The home a tourist attraction\u00a0ever since Monroe\u2019s\u00a0naked body was wheeled out of the home on a gurney in August of 1962. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Spanish-style bungalow with a pool, situated on a dead end street in the heart of\u00a0a multi-million-dollar neighborhood, has been a tourist attraction\u00a0ever since Monroe\u2019s\u00a0naked body was wheeled out of the home on a gurney in August of 1962.<\/p>\n<p>The owners want to to force the city to let them demolish the house. 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