Front Brake Seized?

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I went to move my bike the other day(street cleaning) and it was hard to push the bike. The next day, I went to move the bike back, and it wouldn't budge. I must have checked if the bike was in neutral a hundred times to make sure, but after some trial and error, I found out it was the Front brake had a very firm grasp on the disc.

Needles to say, the front brake was firmly gripped onto my front wheel and would not let go. I checked the fluids(fine) and ended up detaching the brake from the bike and very very slowly being able to get my bike to a spot where I can work on it. Sadly, the front brake appears to be seized, and I can't even slide it off of the disc. I feel a bit lost on this one and where to go. I am thinking I will need to figure out a way to get it off the bike, take it apart and rebuild it. How hard is it to rebuild a brake, and what do I need tool wise?

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