Syracuse, NY -- State Supreme Court Justice Donald Greenwood tried everything he could today to convince a 30-year-old man to move out of his parents' Camillus house on his own. 
 
 But after half an hour of back-and-forth, primarily between the son, Michael Rotondo, and the judge, the judge had had enough: 
 
 Rotondo would have to move out, the judge ruled. He also ordered adult protective services to investigate, expressing concern about what was going on. 
 
 That order capped a surreal 30-minute court appearance in which Rotondo didn't deny that his parents had given him multiple orders to leave their 408 Weatheridge Drive home. But Rotondo wasn't going to leave without a legal battle. 
 
 Since the story was first reported on Syracuse.com, it's captured attention both nationally and internationally, with outlets such as the New York Post, Fox News and the BBC covering the case. The court fight made the Late Late Show with James Corden. A half-dozen camera crews covered today's court appearance. 
 
 Today, the parents' lawyer, Anthony Adorante, told the judge he was looking for a court order that could be enforceable by sheriff's deputies. 
 
 Greenwood listened quietly to Michael Rotondo's argument that he was entitled to six months more time. He gently corrected Rotondo by pointing to an appellate court decision ruling that family members don't get special treatment absent rare circumstances. And he praised Rotondo for his legal research. 
 
 But Rotondo wasn't having any of it. 
 
 Greenwood called the son's demand for six more months "outrageous." 
 
 Rotondo called the judge's eviction order "outrageous." 
 
 Greenwood tried to convince Rotondo to speak directly to his parents, Mark and Christina, while the judge waited. Rotondo refused, saying he'd made his legal arguments. 
 
 Greenwood credited Rotondo's legal research in finding a prior case that appeared to show that family members get six months before an eviction. Rotondo dismissed his work as a simple internet search that took only minutes. 
 
 Greenwood provided a copy of the appellate court decision that overrode the case that Rotondo cited. Rotondo maintained that what Greenwood was doing was wrong. 
 
 Nothing was too small to attract Rotondo's attention: a notice incorrectly listed the room for today's appearance. Rotondo demanded an adjournment due to the mix-up: the judge noted that he'd made it just fine. 
 
 As Rotondo's parents sat quietly in the court gallery, Rotondo appeared to crave the spotlight. At one point, the judge called Rotondo up to the bench. Rotondo noted that microphones placed by the media were on the lawyer's podium. He tried to take the podium up with him. 
 
 Afteward, Rotondo called out to the television camera crews to meet him outside the courtroom for an interview. 
 
 There, he again lambasted the judge's eviction order and vowed to appeal. 
 
 When asked if he considered spending as much time looking for a new place to live as fighting the eviction, Rotondo replied that he wasn't ready to leave home. 
 
 Asked how he interacted with his parents under the same roof, Rotondo said there were no incidents, but that he did not talk to his parents. When asked if he lived in the basement, Rotondo replied in a bedroom. 
 
 In court, Rotondo noted that his parents did not support him by providing food or doing his laundry. But he insisted that they were providing for him with housing, in arguing why he should be granted another six months to find a new place to live. 
 
 Exasperated, the judge at one point mentioned Airbnb in pointing out how easy it was to find a place to stay on short notice. 
 
 After court, Rotondo said he had a business to support himself. But when asked about his business, Rotondo replied: "My business is my business." 
 
 When all was said and done, the judge asked the parents' lawyer to come up with an eviction order that Greenwood would sign. No specified deadline was stated in court, but the lawyer mentioned that it would include reasonable time for Rotondo to vacate. 
 
 Rotondo said later that he believed he was entitled to another 30 days, which would be plenty of time for him to file an appeal, delaying the eviction. 
 
 After speaking to media, Rotondo left the courthouse to go back to his parents' house. ||||| A 30-year-old man was ordered to vacate his parents' Syracuse area home Tuesday after they sued him because he refused to leave.After the judge's ruling, son Michael Rotondo said, "This is outrageous" and said he would appeal the decision.Rotondo's parents said he wouldn't leave the house despite several notices. Rotondo claimed that, legally, he wasn't given enough notice to leave, maintaining that six months is a more reasonable timeframe.Parents Mark and Christina Rotondo said they began giving him notices as early as February 2, 2018. The parents said they also offered their son $1,100 to help him find a place of his own. Michael Rotondo said he did take the money, but it wasn't enough to live anywhere else.The judge asked adult protective services to check on the case as he's concerned about what's happening at the home.According to court filings, Rotondo doesn't contribute to the family's expenses and doesn't help out with the chores.His parents even say they've offered to help him get started on his own. Rotondo is calling his parent's effort "retaliatory."Rotondo, who runs a website business, moved back home eight years ago after losing a job.He said Tuesday that he plans to get some things from home and isn't sure where he will stay. ||||| Google Maps 
 
 Camillus, NY -- Two Camillus parents are going to Onondaga County Supreme Court to force their 30-year-old son out of the family residence. 
 
 "After a discussion with your Mother, we have decided that you must leave this house immediately," father Mark Rotondo wrote his son, in a letter filed with the court. 
 
 But son Michael isn't going anywhere without a fight. 
 
 The parents' lawyer, Anthony Adorante, said today that the couple is having trouble with their son and didn't know any other way to get him out. The couple declined comment for this story. 
 
 Michael has, so far, ignored their demand to leave, according to the court complaint. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

– Mark and Christina Rotondo wanted their 30-year-old son, Michael, to move out of their home in Camillus, NY. He wouldn't, and after a legal battle that made its way to New York's State Supreme Court, Justice Donald Greenwood sided with the parents Tuesday and told Michael he would have to leave. The story went viral after Syracuse.com first reported on it last week; its article features a series of letters the Rotondos gave their son, starting with one on Feb. 2 of this year giving him 14 days to move out. Letters given to him after that include everything from a formal eviction notice to money ($1,100 to help him find a new place), advice ("There are jobs available even for those with a poor work history like you. Get one."), and strongly-worded suggestions that he sell his things ("especially ... any weapons you may have") to raise funds. The Rotondos went to the town court in April after Michael stayed put, then found out only a state Supreme Court justice could remove a family member. During Tuesday's hearing, which Syracuse.com called "surreal," Michael Rotondo argued with the judge for 30 minutes, including insisting he was legally entitled to six months' notice before having to move out. The judge said that's not true, pointing to an appellate court decision ruling, and asked the parents' lawyer to come up with an eviction order that Greenwood could sign. He also asked adult protective services to investigate the case. Outside the courthouse, Michael Rotondo, who moved back home eight years ago after losing a job, told reporters he would appeal the decision. He said he doesn't speak to his parents but that he is not ready to move out. According to court filings cited by ABC 7, his parents say he does not contribute to household expenses or do chores.