Answer:
Because his mother died
Explanation:
After the death of Max's mother, he has to live with his grandparents. His father, Kenny Kane, was accused of murdering his wife and Max's mother. Both his parents were not present with whom Max could spend his life with. Max had witnessed the murder of his own mother by his father. He was under trauma and he was horribly in fear after the incident. He would hide in the basement of his grandparents' house to escape from the reality.
