Never. It can not happen.
If you are under age 18, they have a duty to provide you housing*. Call the police and DYFS' emergency number 877-NJ-ABUSE (877-652-2873) That shit'll get handled right away.
If you are over 18, they cannot merely tell you to get out. You have established residence in the house, giving you the same standing as any other adult resident in the state. They have to evict you.
I repeat: they have to evict you.
If they ask you to leave, assert that you have established residence in their home and you can not be removed unless evicted.
Then call the police. If you can show the officers you've established residence in the house (drivers license, bills, mail, etc.) and your parents can not show them a warrant of removal, 100 times out of 100 the cops will tell them they don't have the right to kick you out.
They have to file a complaint in Landlord Tenant court*, you have to be served with the complaint, it has to go to trial.
The entire process will take no less than 38 days, from the date of initial filing to the issuance of a warrant of removal.
You'd also be entitled to at least two automatic stays of removal, adding another 25 days to the process.
Moreover, if they have set for you a monthly or weekly amount to pay for board, and you are not in arrears to them, they will NOT be able to evict you without other cause.
Your standing in this state as an adult living in your parents' house is no different than any other renter, boarder or other live-in tenant.
You fucking have rights.
I heard yet another story where this happened, where a 18-year-old was made homeless at the whim of a parent. Fortunately the father of one of her friends emailed me asking for advice, and I was anle to help.
I'll never understand what kind of scumbag, walking, talking hunk of shit parent can render their child homeless. It takes a level of depravity that I think is unforgivable.
Again: Your parents can't throw you out of the house. They can not.
*in New Jersey.
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