What is Modell Law? How the OH state law could stop the …
The Browns have until Jan. 9 to respond and comply or the city will "take appropriate legal action," according to the letter. Here's what to know about Modell Law and what it means for those...
What is the Art Modell Law Ohio? - Fox 8 Cleveland WJW
Oct 25, 2024 · But what is the Art Modell Law? The law, written by former Mayor Dennis Kucinich, is meant to keep owners of professional sports teams from easily moving out of tax-supported …
Art Modell law is ripe for legal challenges, but could help Cleveland ...
Apr 14, 2024 · Art Modell -- the locally despised former Browns owner, who uprooted the team and moved it to Baltimore in 1996 – is memorialized in an Ohio law that aptly bears his name.
Cleveland threatens to use 'Modell Law' to keep Browns from …
Dec 31, 2024 · Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb sent a letter to owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, saying the city intends to invoke the “Modell Law” to prevent them from leaving the Browns’ current lakefront stadium. The lease expires in 2028.
Section 9.67 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws
Jun 20, 1996 · Section 9.67 | Restrictions on owner of professional sports team that uses a tax-supported facility.
What Is the Modell’s Law? Explaining the Legislation Used by …
Dec 31, 2024 · The Ohio General Assembly passed the Modell Law in 1996 when former Browns owner Art Modell made a controversial decision to move the Browns to Baltimore. It was right …
The Art Modell Law: The Paper Tiger That Won’t Stop the Browns …
Oct 24, 2024 · With members of Cleveland’s City Council and Dennis Kucinich talking about it, we thought it a good time to take a look at Ohio’s “Art Modell Law” and see if it can stop the Cleveland Browns from moving to Brook Park, Ohio–just a few minutes outside of …
Can 'Art Modell law' keep the Browns in Cleveland?
Oct 17, 2024 · CLEVELAND (WJW) — The FOX 8 I-Team revealed Thursday that the Cleveland Browns will move out of the current stadium on the lakefront and build a dome in Brook Park. …
Could Ohio's 'Art Modell' law keep the Browns in Cleveland?
May 14, 2024 · The "Art Modell" law, named for the former Browns owner who moved the team to Baltimore in 1996, requires Ohio owners whose teams play in taxpayer-funded stadiums to get permission from their home city or give six-month notice with a chance for the city or an investor “in the area” to offer to buy the team.
Browns file lawsuit calling for Modell Law to be unconstitutional ...
Oct 24, 2024 · The federal lawsuit asks that the Modell Law be declared either unconstitutional or not applicable to the Browns' plans to relocate their stadium to Brook Park.