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30-Year-Old Leaves The Nest — After Parents Win Court-Ordered Eviction

Michael Rotondo drew international attention when he lost a legal battle his parents waged to pry him out of their house in Camillus, N.Y. On Friday, he drove away with a farewell honk of the horn.
The Rotondos' house in Camillus, N.Y., where Michael Rotondo, 30, was evicted at the request of his parents.

It's a milestone so common, it's become a Hollywood trope: The son packs his things, carries all those vestiges of his former life across the threshold of the front door and, with the unwavering encouragement of his parents, finally leaves their house to face the wider world.

It's a little less common for that son to be 30 years old — and still less common for his

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