THE 30-YEAR-OLD American man whose eviction from his parents’ suburban home drew global attention has finally left home, hours before a court-ordered deadline, with financial help from right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

Michael Rotondo honked and waved to reporters on Friday as he pulled out of the driveway of his parents’ split-level ranch in Camillus, New York, two and a half hours before the noon deadline set by a judge last week.

However, just before he left, Mr Rotondo called the police on his parents, because his father would not let him retrieve his eight-year-old son’s Lego from the basement.

His father, Mark, refused to allow the ousted tenant back inside to search for the toy bricks, insisting instead that he would fetch the items, according to the Post-Standard of Syracuse.

Mark offered to look for specific items and, if he found them, bring them out. The Lego was found after police arrived.

Michael said his parents had said goodbye “more or less” and got his rumbling station wagon running after some false starts, the Standard reports.

Rotondo had avoided TV crews staked out on the upstate New York road earlier on Friday morning by leaving from the back, but returned around 9.30am in the passenger seat of a pick-up truck. He loaded a cooler and garbage bags full of items into the truck then dealt with the station wagon.

Mark and Christina Rotondo brought the court case against their son after several eviction letters offering money and other help were ignored. They offered him $US1100 ($A1450) “so you can find a place to stay” and nudged him to get a job.

“There are jobs available even for those with a poor work history like you,” one letter they sent him reads. “Get one — you have to work!”

A May 22 court appearance drew international attention. Rotondo refused the judge’s request to work things out directly with his parents, who sat quietly nearby.

He failed to persuade the judge to grant him another six months with his parents. Rotondo planned to spend the next week at an Airbnb in Syracuse.

He credited Jones, who has asserted that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax, with providing a $US3000 ($A3964) cheque to cover rental and other costs. Later, he plans on moving in with a distant cousin, the newspaper reported. He recently appeared on Jones’ Infowars show.

Rotondo has said the eviction fight is connected with his efforts to get back visitation time with his eight-year-old son.

He lost custody and unsupervised visitation with the boy in 2017.