Actor Mickey Rourke was evicted from his Los Angeles rental home after withholding $59,000 in rent, citing unresolved maintenance issues.

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke (Image: Getty)

A Los Angeles court ordered Mickey Rourke to vacate a rental property this month after he withheld nearly $60,000 in rent, claiming the landlord failed to maintain basic living conditions.

The judgment came after months of disputes over the Los Angeles Spanish-style bungalow’s deteriorating state.

Rourke, 73, contested the eviction by pointing to what he described as a cascade of unresolved maintenance failures.

 

“There were serious problems that repeatedly went unaddressed despite my efforts to have them fixed,” Rourke said in a statement Wednesday.

He identified “ongoing rodent issues” requiring multiple service calls and persistent plumbing failures as primary concerns. “The bathroom and plumbing frequently did not work,” he said, adding that “basic maintenance was never properly handled.”

Mickey Rourke

Rourke (Image: Getty)

The judgment was filed by default on Monday, suggesting Rourke either missed a court deadline or failed to appear.

The order granted landlord Eric T. Goldie possession of the property only, no damages were sought beyond the unpaid rent.

By January, Rourke had begun removing his belongings. Neighbors witnessed him carrying a dog and personal items as a U-Haul appeared in the driveway.

Friends later hauled out boxes in black trash bags.

The actor relocated to a West Hollywood hotel, charging $550 nightly.

Complicating matters, a fundraiser emerged in Rourke’s name aimed at raising $100,000 to keep him housed.

The Iron Man 2 star responded with fury in an Instagram video, rejecting what he characterized as unwanted charity.

“I didn’t ask for f–king charity,” he said, his frustration evident.

“I’d rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger. My life is very simple, I wouldn’t go to outside sources like that.”

Rourke acknowledged the severity of his rent withholding decision but defended it as justified.

“Withholding rent was not a decision I made lightly. I simply could not continue paying for a house that was in such poor condition after so many attempts to have these issues corrected,” he stated.

Yet his financial situation appeared less dire than the hotel stay suggested.

His manager, Kimberly Hines, told TMZ that Rourke has been selective about work, seeking only roles paying $200,000 or more daily.