A Los Angeles couple who personal the property the place famed starlet Marilyn Monroe spent her ultimate days is suing town, alleging they’re being blocked from demolishing the home so town can flip it right into a historic landmark.
On Monday, Brinah Milstein and her husband Roy Financial institution, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court docket accusing town of “unlawful and unconstitutional conduct” after being advised that they might not demolish the Brentwood, California, dwelling as soon as owned by Monroe, as it’s within the technique of being declared a historic landmark.
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In response to the lawsuit, the house owners got a demolition allow shortly after buying the property in July 2023. The couple bought the property for an estimated $8.5 million and deliberate to knock down the house to broaden the residence subsequent door, which additionally they personal.
“All of those backroom machinations have been within the title of preserving a home which by no means meets any of the standards for a ‘Historic-Cultural Monument,'” the lawsuit reads. “For 60 years by way of 14 house owners and quite a few remodels and constructing permits issued by town, town has taken no motion concerning the now-alleged ‘historic’ or ‘cultural’ standing of the home.”
The Helena Drive property was the location of Monroe’s dying at age 36 in 1962. She had been dwelling within the dwelling for six months earlier than her dying.
“There’s not a single piece of the home that features any bodily proof that Ms. Monroe ever spent a day on the home, not a bit of furnishings, not a paint chip, not a carpet, nothing,” the lawsuit says.
In September 2023, the Los Angeles Metropolis Council halted the demolition and commenced the method of declaring the property a historic landmark, a lot to the thrill of historical past buffs and Monroe followers.
The appliance to make the property a landmark acquired approval earlier this 12 months from town council’s Cultural Heritage Fee and the Planning and Land Use Administration Committee.
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The lawsuit claims that town council has triggered “irreparable harm” to the couple, together with $30,000 in demolition-related bills and stripping them of their “vested rights as house owners of actual property.”
The ultimate determination on the property receiving the Historic Monument certification will occur by mid-June after the appliance goes earlier than the complete metropolis council.
