Parents sue adult son for refusing to move out

The parents of a 30-year-old man are suing him because he has refused to move out of the house he shares with his parents.. 

Court documents say Michael Rotondo does not pay rent or help with chores, and has ignored his parents' offers of money to get him settled.

Despite doling out five eviction letters, Christina and Mark Rotondo say their son still refuses to move out.

Michael is arguing that legally, he was not given enough notice to leave.

Mr and Mrs Rotondo filed their case with the Onondaga County Supreme Court, near Syracuse, New York, on 7 May, after months of unsuccessfully urging their son to leave.

The would-be empty nesters' lawyer, Anthony Adorante, told Syracuse the couple did not know how else to get their adult son out of their house.

We have decided that you must leave this house immediately, reads the first letter, dated 2 February, according to court filings.

When Michael ignored the letter, his parents wrote up a proper eviction notice with the help of their lawyer.

You are hereby evicted, a 13 February notice signed by Mrs Rotondo reads.

A legal enforcement procedure will be instituted immediately if you do not leave by 15 March 2018.

According to WABC News , Michael has called his parents' lawsuit "retaliatory" and has asked the court to toss out the request.

The Rotondo family will take their case to Supreme Court later this month - some weeks ahead of Michael's 31st birthday.
 

BBC News