My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: IL
Building (owned by a non-profit group on city land, but operated for public tours). Being forced to remove items & the non-profit function from premises. We have been told we may remove the building if we want or not. If we refuse to move - then what?
I am thinkging that:
a. The city could not Lock us out of our own building since they would have to break in to change the locks? Instead:
1. They would somehow file some sort of court paper of some sort if we don't vacate by the move out date?
2. The building is located on public property

b. If we "remove all of our items" - the city may say we had abandoned the property and take the building because it's been "abandoned"?
c. There has been acknowledgment by the government body that the building is ours.
d. There was no written lease only a letters acknowleding the non-profit activity/function and letter by the city that a hand shake was all that was needed.
e. This agreement is over 25 years old.