The Los Angeles couple who bought the house where Marilyn Monroe died have been dealt yet another setback in their quest to tear it down and build a new house.
Roy Bank and Brinah Milstein hadtheir lawsuitagainst the city of Los Angeles thrown out by a federal court judge in the Central District of California Wednesday, dealing the couple a major setback in their quest to begin new construction on the property.
The couple sued in January after the city designated the home that Marilyn Monroe owned for six months a “Historical-Cultural Monument” and prevented them from tearing down the property.
They alleged that the city had engaged in an “unconstitutional taking” of their property.
Theypurchased the homefor over $8 million in 2023 and had already obtained permits to tear it down and begin new construction when the city did an abrupt about-face, according to their lawsuit.
Los Angeles gave the infamous 1929 Spanish Bungalow monument status in 2024 after Bank and Milstein claimed that they spent $30,000 obtaining the proper permits.
The couple alleged that the move was done “without any public purpose or just compensation”
“Not a trace of Ms. Monroe’s short tenure at the house remains at the property or in the house — and the house has been substantially altered by successive owners over more than sixty years,” their complaint stated.
The single-family Brentwood home, located on the end of a dead-end street in a multi-million dollar neighborhood, has now become a tourist attraction.
The couple claimed that they had to hire private security after burglars broke into the home looking for Monroe memorabilia.
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