Income taxes	3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes	Note 10 – Income taxes: FREIT intends to distribute 100% of its ordinary taxable income to its shareholders as dividends for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019. Accordingly, no provision for federal or state income taxes related to such ordinary taxable income was recorded in FREIT’s condensed consolidated financial statements. There was no ordinary taxable income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018 for FREIT to distribute to its shareholders. As described in Note 5 to FREIT’s condensed consolidated financial statements, FREIT completed a like-kind exchange with respect to the sale of the Hammel Gardens property in 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 condensed consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. As of January 31, 2019, FREIT had no material uncertain income tax positions. The tax years subsequent to and including the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which FREIT is subject.

Income taxes

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Note 10 – Income taxes:

FREIT intends to distribute 100% of its ordinary taxable income to its shareholders as dividends for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019. Accordingly, no provision for federal or state income taxes related to such ordinary taxable income was recorded in FREIT’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

There was no ordinary taxable income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018 for FREIT to distribute to its shareholders. As described in Note 5 to FREIT’s condensed consolidated financial statements, FREIT completed a like-kind exchange with respect to the sale of the Hammel Gardens property in 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 condensed consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.

As of January 31, 2019, FREIT had no material uncertain income tax positions. The tax years subsequent to and including the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which FREIT is subject.