Parents drags their 30 year old son to court because he refused to leave the house, even after they promised him money to start his own life.

Have you ever been kicked out of the house by your parents because they are tired of seeing you around them and they also want space to enjoy their marriage? Well if that’s not you, then you are lucky because this 30 year old man was dragged to court by his dad and mum because they feel it was time for him to move on with his life. They are done babysitting him and now he wants them to adultsit him. Maybe he got too comfortable during the babysitting period, now he wants something else.

The 30 year old man paid deaf ears to his parents when he was told to leave the house even when he was given a five months notice to quit the house and also some cash to start up something on his own so he can finds his feet in the outside world. But their 30 year old son got to comfortable in the house and didn’t want to leave his comfort zone.

His reluctancy to leave the house forced his parents to involve the court system in New York. The judge ruled in support of the parents and ordered their son, Michael Rotondo to leave the house and allow his parent enjoy their life in peace after he stayed with them for too long.
The son who wasn’t willing to give in easily contended that he is owed a six months notice.

The 30 year old told the court that;
“ I knew my time was up living with my parents but I think I deserve and I demand a reasonable amount of time to put myself together, and also considering the fact that I was not really prepared financially to stay own my own at the time of the notices,” he told the court.

The parent, Christina and Mark Rotondo of Camilus, took their son to court earlier this month and also filed the evidence of the five months notices they’ve given their son since the first week of February.

The first notice served to their son reads:

“After a lengthy discussion with your mother, we have both decided that you must vacate this house with immediate effect. I and your mother have given you two weeks to pack your things and leave the house. And don’t come back. We will by any means take whatever actions that we can to make sure you leave us.”

One week after this notice, Michael’s parents were advised to seek legal counsel, which they did and they serve their son another notice on the 13th of February, sparing him another 30 days of grace to evacuate the house or else they would enforce the full procedures of the law.

A week after that notice, the parents sent him another notice, this time with a little advice and also gifted their son $1,100 to help him rent a new apartment and get things going for him.

In the notice, the advice was that he:

1) Put the things you need for work and to manage an apartment. You must make sure you arrange the date and time through your dad, because he’ll be the one to set you up with the tenant.

2) put up for sale those things you have that have any significant value, (e.g stereo, games, and any other tools.). especially for those weapons you have. You need more money  and there will be no place for those stuff.

3) There are still available jobs for people like you with almost no work history. So start applying, you have to start looking after yourself on your own without inconveniencing us.

4) If you need assistance on finding a new apartment, your mother will help you through with that.

Even with these polite letters of evacuation, their son paid no attention to the notice that it was time to be a man of his own. According to his dad, they also reminded Michael that the deadline which was March 15, is fast approaching and that he had to leave before the deadline to avoid legal actions be taken against him.

“ as at now we have seen how relaxed and reluctant you’ve been to leave the house since we started sending you the notice. Just so you know, we will take all legal actions necessary to ensure you evacuate the house as demanded.”

The final notice which was served to Michael on the 30th of March stated that he move his broken down vehicle off the house and his parents also promised to help him shoulder the expenses of repairing the vehicle.

But in all their effort to make him leave, he still didn’t want to leave the house and the parents were left with no choice than to file for an ejectment proceeding to make sure he leaves the house.

Michael still been reluctant, asked the court to reject his parents proposals for him to evacuate the house.

Michael revealed that for eight years he “was never expected to support and contribute to the basic expenses in the house, and that he has never been expected to assist with the chores and upkeep of the house premises, and also stated that all these were included in the living agreement.”

But the judge ruled him out and said;

"I think the notice was well served and sufficient enough, giving the fact that it was served five months before the time of grace elapsed.”

Michael represented himself during the hearing on Tuesday and referred to the case of Kosa v. Legg: “that the law requires that a six month notice be served to the tenants or occupant before they are forced to quit the house.”

But the judge, Donald Greenwood, the current New York State Supreme court Judge, ruled him out.

The judge said;

“The eviction stands, the notice you were served are sufficient enough.”
After the court meeting, Michael told reporters that he plans to appeal the case and that he finds the judge ruling “biased.”

Michael went on as he expressed his utmost disappointment in the ruling;

“I feel that I deserve 30 days more because generally the law states that  you get 30 days more after you’re found guilty so you can evacuate the house,” he said. “So I’m still going to push further with that.”