Milstein and Bank lose federal property claim over Marilyn Monroe home

12 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 10

The judge rejected the owners' challenge to Los Angeles's 2024 historic-monument designation for Monroe's Brentwood house, bought for $8.35m in 2023, while allowing an amended complaint.
A parallel state-court bid to overturn the preservation order has made little progress, as the couple seeks compensation for a property they say cannot be demolished, sold easily or rented safely.
The ruling leaves unresolved the deteriorating condition of the long-vacant home, which preservationists fear is suffering neglect, while the city says enforcement powers exist but no funding to buy it.

With its owners refusing upkeep, can Marilyn Monroe's final home be saved from demolition by neglect?

Is Marilyn Monroe's last home a priceless landmark or a private property made worthless by celebrity nostalgia?