some parents dream of the day they come home to an empty nest that couldnt be more true for mark and christina rotondo who recently took their 30yearold unemployed son to court to have him evicted from their twostory home in camillus new york just outside syracuse michael rotondo had been living there rentfree for eight years which may seem like a nightmare to many american parents on may 22 a new york state supreme court judge ruled in the parents favor ordering their son to pack his belongings and move out within three days michael rotondo who recently lost custody and visitation rights of his young son had argued he needed six months to vacate but the judge disagreed more 30yearold ordered to vacate parents home claims they harassed him the home of mark and christina rotondo is seen in this undated google m show more google maps the court battle garnered media attention from across the nation sparking a longstanding debate over how old is too old to be living under your parents roof nearly 55 percent of young adults aged 18 to 24 still live at home in the united states according to the us census bureau that percentage takes a nosedive for michael rotondos age group the latest data shows just 16 percent of american adults aged 25 to 34 still live at home but when you look at the statistics in other countries michael rotondo is in better company in many cultures around the globe living at home is more common and socially acceptable europe since 2008 europe has seen an overall drop across the continent in the number of adults still living at home but the opposite is true for italy where the percentage has increased from 2014 to 2016 abc news clark bentson in rome reports more than 65 percent of italians aged 18 to 34 live at home with their parents and nearly three quarters of them are men according to the latest data from eurostat the statistical arm of the european commission italy has even coined a term for these men mammoni or mamas boys a view of st peters basilica vatican city in rome is seen at sunset in this undated stock photo stock photogetty images the strong bond between parent and child keeps many italian men from moving out of their parents home the lack of wellpaying jobs expensive living costs and the fact that italians often finish their university degrees at a later age are other factors middle east and north africa young adults still living with their parents can be found across the arab world where familial bonds are highly valued in egypt its customary for young adults to live with their parents until marriage abc news randa ali in cairo reports alia 26 of cario said theres a dynamic in egyptian homes where you are still seen as a kid even if you are approaching 30 young adults choose to live at home because its