Income taxes	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes	Note 10 - Income taxes: There was no ordinary taxable income for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017 for FREIT to distribute to its shareholders. As described in Notes 2 and 3 to FREIT’s consolidated financial statements, FREIT completed a like-kind exchange with respect to the sale of the Maywood, New Jersey property, which was sold on June 12, 2017 resulting in a capital gain of approximately $15.4 million. The tax basis of Station Place in Red Bank, New Jersey, which was the replacement property in the like-kind exchange, was approximately $18.9 million lower than the acquisition cost of approximately $19.6 million recorded for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, no provision for federal or state income taxes related to such gain was recorded in FREIT’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017. FREIT distributed 100% of its ordinary taxable income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 to its shareholders as dividends. FREIT also distributed 100% of the capital gain in Fiscal 2016 from the sale of the property in Rochelle Park, New Jersey (See Note 2 to FREIT’s consolidated financial statements) to its shareholders as dividends. Accordingly, no provision for federal or state income taxes related to such ordinary taxable income or gain was recorded in FREIT’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016. As of October 31, 2018, FREIT had no material uncertain income tax positions. The tax years subsequent to and including the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which FREIT is subject.

Income taxes

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

Note 10 - Income taxes:

There was no ordinary taxable income for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017 for FREIT to distribute to its shareholders. As described in Notes 2 and 3 to FREIT’s consolidated financial statements, FREIT completed a like-kind exchange with respect to the sale of the Maywood, New Jersey property, which was sold on June 12, 2017 resulting in a capital gain of approximately $15.4 million. The tax basis of Station Place in Red Bank, New Jersey, which was the replacement property in the like-kind exchange, was approximately $18.9 million lower than the acquisition cost of approximately $19.6 million recorded for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, no provision for federal or state income taxes related to such gain was recorded in FREIT’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017.

FREIT distributed 100% of its ordinary taxable income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 to its shareholders as dividends. FREIT also distributed 100% of the capital gain in Fiscal 2016 from the sale of the property in Rochelle Park, New Jersey (See Note 2 to FREIT’s consolidated financial statements) to its shareholders as dividends. Accordingly, no provision for federal or state income taxes related to such ordinary taxable income or gain was recorded in FREIT’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016.

As of October 31, 2018, FREIT had no material uncertain income tax positions. The tax years subsequent to and including the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which FREIT is subject.