Marilyn Monroe‘s Los Angeles-area home will not be listed for sale … despite the residence being designated a Historic-Cultural Monument, which runs counter to the current owners’ plans to demolish the property.
Sources close to the owners told TMZ… Brinah Milstein It is Roy Bank has no plans to sell the Brentwood home — where the Hollywood legend died of a barbiturate overdose in August 1962.
Instead, we’re told the couple will continue to fight this week’s unanimous Los Angeles City Council vote to designate Marilyn’s former home as a landmark with cultural significance — a label that protects it from being demolished.
We’re told Brinah and Roy feel violated by the decision and don’t want to be forced to sell… especially since the property was supposed to be an expansion to the family home, which is right next door.
Additionally, we’re told the home — which the couple purchased for $8.35 million last year — is in a state of complete disrepair, which is why they no longer live there.
Our sources say there are major problems with the roof causing leaks inside the house, but Brinah and Roy have no plans to fix any of that right now… as the new designation makes it too complicated to do anything around the house.
Basically, if they can’t demolish the house, the property is useless to them — which is why they’re pursuing a lawsuit fighting the historic designation.
We’re told the couple has faced threats because of the lawsuit, and they constantly have to explain to fans that the house is not a public place… and probably never will be.
The Marilyn Remembered Fan Club certainly feels differently, as a spokesperson told TMZ…the club fully supports the designation because Marilyn’s impact on the film industry is worth celebrating.
Their bottom line is… protecting the house is protecting Marilyn’s legacy, so they’re not going to back down — but neither are the house’s owners.