Two Brentwood homeowners are suing the city of L.A. and Mayor Karen Bass for the right to demolish the Spanish Colonial-style home where Marilyn Monroe died in 1962. A Brentwood couple is suing the city of Los Angeles and Mayor Karen Bass, claiming their constitutional rights were violated when city officials blocked them from demolishing the home where Marilyn Monroe died in 1962. They own the property next door and hoped to tear down Monroe’s place to expand their estate. L.A. City Council unanimously voted to designate it as a historic cultural monument a few months later, officially saving it from destruction. An aerial view of the house in Brentwood where Marilyn Monroe died is seen on July 26, 2002.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 03, 2026 22:27 UTC