Michael Rotondo, 30-year-old New York man being evicted by his parents, explains why he has no job

Matthew Diebel | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption Parents successfully sue to get their 30-year-old son to move out A couple from Camillus, New York, took drastic measures to get their 30-year-old son to move out on his own – but he wouldn’t be leaving the coop without making things difficult

Michael Rotondo, the 30-year-old man ordered by a judge to leave his parents’ home in upstate New York, has tried to explain why he has no job.

In an interview with Business Insider, Rotondo, of Camillus, a town about 10 miles west of Syracuse, said that he was concentrating on parenthood.

"I've been a father for the past few years," he told the website. "That's what I've been doing. I really haven't been pursuing a career."

He added that he had been "working here and there, doing things, but mostly being a father."

That is despite the fact that he has lost visitation rights to meet with the child.

Since then, he told Business Insider, his parents "have been trying to coerce me away" and had stopped feeding him. He said the notice to vacate that led to Tuesday’s court case was "a retaliatory action" for losing his visitation rights.

"I was an excellent father," Rotondo claimed, saying he had taken his child fishing and skiing. "I was a great father, and [the child] needed me in their life.

"That's why I'm not the CEO of a big company," he added. "That's why I'm living with my parents still."

More: Kids removed from squalid California home; parents charged

More: U.S. jobless claims drop to near 45-year low

More: How anxiety can make you better at your job

More: 7 annoying co-workers you’ll have at your job

In a 30-minute-long back and forth conversation Tuesday, Rotondo told State Supreme Court Justice Donald Greenwood that he needs six more months at his parents’ house. Greenwood called the request "outrageous" and encouraged the work-shy defendant to address his parents directly in the courtroom — which he refused to do, Syracuse.com reported.

On Wednesday, Rotondo seemed resigned to moving out. "I don't want to live there anymore," he told CNN.

However, he said he needs several months to get out of the house.

"I don't have the means to do that tomorrow," he said.

The judge’s decision came after Mark and Christina Rotondo sent their son several letters asking him to move out, get a job and take his broken-down Volkswagen with him. In a letter dated February 18, they offered him $1,100 in cash to help him find a place to stay.

And some advice: "There are jobs available even for those with a poor work history like you. Get one."