Bankruptcy judge indicates The Frazer School should own its Gainesville building

  • Both The Frazer School and NCCS must submit purchase and sale agreements by Oct. 21, or the court may impose a constructive trust to transfer the property title to the school.
  • A bankruptcy judge indicated that The Frazer School, an independent K-12 school, should own its campus building at 4700 SW 89th Blvd.
  • The Frazer School filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect loans and secure ownership of its Gainesville campus building.

At a hearing on Sept. 15, a federal bankruptcy judge indicated that The Frazer School, an independent K-12 school, should own its campus building at 4700 SW 89th Blvd. in Gainesville, rather than its former owner. School officials also say the judge continued a preliminary injunction and extended the closing deadline related to the building.

The Frazer School and Newberry Christian Community School (NCCS) Inc., a Florida nonprofit corporation, have been involved in a legal battle over ownership of the building.

In May, NCCS filed a complaint in the Eighth Judicial Circuit in Alachua County seeking to evict The Frazer School from the building over alleged unpaid rent and mortgage payments…

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