The fight over where the Cleveland Browns will play its home games in the future landed in court on Tuesday, Adam Ferrise of Cleveland.com reports.

Cleveland city officials, as expected, filed a lawsuit against Browns over the team’s planned move to Brook Park after the 2028 season.

The city’s lawsuit seeks to enforce the so-called “Modell Law,” a state law that puts certain restrictions on professional sports teams that intend on leaving a city that supported it with taxpayer money.

“The Modell Law is clear: if you take taxpayer money to fund your stadium, you have obligations to the community that made that investment possible,” Cleveland Law Director Mark Griffin said in a statement.

Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer reached out to the Browns and the team’s attorneys for comment.

The Browns are looking to build a new, $2.4 billion domed stadium surrounded by an entertainment district.

The lawsuit was filed in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court after Mayor Justin Bibb gave Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam 10 days to start the process laid out by the law or face litigation. That time elapsed last week.

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