"A Brentwood couple is suing the city of Los Angeles and Mayor Bass, claiming their constitutional rights were violated when city officials blocked them from demolishing the home where Marilyn Monroe died in 1962. In a 37-page complaint that accuses the city of collusion and bias, the lawsuit filed by homeowners Brinah Milstein and Roy Bank claims L.A. "deprived Plaintiffs of their intended demolition of the house and the use and enjoyment of their Property without any actual benefit to the public.""
"It's yet another chapter in a saga surrounding the fate of the famous property, which kicked off in 2023 when Milstein, a wealthy real estate heiress, and Bank, a reality TV producer with credits including "The Apprentice" and "Survivor," bought the home for $8.35 million. They own the property next door and hoped to tear down Monroe's place to expand their estate. The pair quickly obtained demolition permits from the Department of Building and Safety, but once their plans became public, an outcry erupted."
Homeowners Brinah Milstein and Roy Bank purchased Marilyn Monroe's 1920s Brentwood home in 2023 for $8.35 million and planned to demolish it to expand their adjacent estate. They obtained demolition permits but faced intense public opposition from historians, fans and local residents. The city designated the property a historic cultural monument in 2024, and officials blocked the demolition. The couple filed a 37-page lawsuit alleging collusion, bias and a violation of their constitutional rights, arguing the extensively renovated house no longer resembled Monroe's 1962 residence and had become a neighborhood nuisance with trespassers and tour buses.
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