Parents Say Enough, And Seek Forcible Eviction of Freeloading 30-Year-Old Son Who Refuses to Leave House

Ed Morrissey digests at Hot Air a couple of articles.

Sounds like the parents might have read Jordan Peterson, and it sounds like the son very much needs to read Jordan Peterson himself.

FoxNews reports on the drama of #OccupyYourParentsHomeFor8Years:

The eviction drama began on Feb. 2 when the parents left their first note, saying Michael had two weeks to vacate his room at the family's Camillus home, CNYCentral reported.

"Michael, After a decision with your Mother, we have decided you must leave this house immediately. You have 14 days to vacate. You will not be allowed to return. We will take whatever actions are necessary to enforce this decision," the note read.

Michael appeared to take the threat lightly. The Rotondos tried again with another strongly-worded note dated Feb. 13 saying: "Michael Joseph Rotondo, you are hereby evicted…[from the home] effectively immediately."

"Any action you take that can be construed as threatening or harassing...us or prevents or obstructs our ability to use the house or property…as we see fit will result in your immediate removal from the premises," the mother wrote.

Michael had 30 days to vacate, as recommended by the couple’s lawyer. The mother warned "legal enforcement procedure will be instituted immediately" if he wasn’t out of the house by March 15, the full note released by Syracuse.com stated.

The couple decided to add an incentive and penned a third note five days later saying they were graciously giving him $1,100 to help him find a place to stay. They also offered some advice such as organizing his personal items, selling valuables for money and finding a job.

As the March 15 deadline approached, it seemed like Michael wasn’t budging. The couple wrote another note on March 5 claiming there had been no indication their son would leave.

The note adds, "Be aware that we will take any appropriate actions necessary to make sure you leave the house as demanded."

Yet, the deadline passed and Michael was still living at his parents’ home. In the last note before the court filing, the Rotondos addressed an issue with Michael’s car that was reportedly still sitting in the parents' driveway.

The couple initially went to the town’s court in April to evict their son, but was told they could only remove a family member from their home through ejectment proceeding.

Michael Rotondo's defense is that his parents don't do his laundry for him and that he doesn't eat their food, so... that means he gets to live there, because he's not (he claims) being a "bother" to them.

Their insistence that he depart seems to indicate he is a bother.

Also, it's their house. They don't need any reason to tell someone, including their no-account son, that they would prefer to live their silver years alone.

Also, Michael Rotondo recently lost custody of his son. Weird, huh? The parents were probably willing to put up with this freeloader for the sake of the child, but now that Rotondo no longer is the guardian of that child, they've decided to finally push him out into the world.

And boy, is he clinging like mad to the nest. He vows he'll appeal the court's decision.

If this isn't a metaphor for the Years Before The Fire, I don't know what is.

posted by Ace of Spades at 07:18 PM

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