Deferred fee plan	6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2022
Deferred Compensation Arrangements [Abstract]
Deferred fee plan	Note 14 – Deferred fee plan: On September 4, 2014, the Board approved amendments, effective November 1, 2014, to the FREIT Deferred Fee Plan for its executive officers and directors, one of which provides for the issuance of share units payable in FREIT shares in respect of (i) deferred amounts of all director fees on a prospective basis; (ii) interest on director fees deferred prior to November 1, 2014 (payable at a floating rate, adjusted quarterly, based on the average 10-year Treasury Bond interest rate plus 150 basis points); and (iii) dividends payable in respect of share units allocated to participants in the Deferred Fee Plan as a result of deferrals described above. The number of share units credited to a participant’s account will be determined by the closing price of FREIT shares on the date as set forth in the Deferred Fee Plan. On November 4, 2021 (the “Adoption Date”), the Board approved the termination of the Deferred Fee Plan resulting in the termination of the deferral of fees on December 31, 2021 with any subsequent fees earned by a participant being paid in cash. Consistent with the termination of the Deferred Fee Plan, payment related to each participant’s cash account (in the form of a cash lump sum payment) and share unit account (in the form of the issuance of common stock) must be made to each participant no earlier than twelve (12) months and one day after, and no later than twenty-four (24) months, after the Adoption Date. Any interest earned on the participant’s cash account along with dividends (if any) earned on share units, will continue to accrue in share units on each participant’s account until final payment is made. For the six month periods ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, the aggregate amounts of deferred director fees together with related interest and dividends were approximately $100,500 and $230,600, respectively, which have been paid through the issuance of 4,080 and 13,233 vested FREIT share units, respectively, based on the closing price of FREIT shares on the dates as set forth in the Deferred Fee Plan. For the six-month periods ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, FREIT has charged as expense approximately $65,200 and $214,600, respectively, representing deferred director fees and interest, and the balance of approximately $35,300 and $16,000, respectively, representing dividends payable in respect of share units allocated to Plan participants, has been charged to equity. The Deferred Fee Plan, as amended, provides that cumulative fees together with accrued interest deferred as of November 1, 2014 would be paid in a lump sum or in annual installments over a period not to exceed 10 years, at the election of the participant. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, approximately $1,366,000 and $1,454,000, respectively, of fees has been deferred together with accrued interest of approximately $951,000 and $1,021,000, respectively.

Deferred fee plan

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Deferred Compensation Arrangements [Abstract]

Note 14 – Deferred fee plan:

On September 4, 2014, the Board approved amendments, effective November 1, 2014, to the FREIT Deferred Fee Plan for its executive officers and directors, one of which provides for the issuance of share units payable in FREIT shares in respect of (i) deferred amounts of all director fees on a prospective basis; (ii) interest on director fees deferred prior to November 1, 2014 (payable at a floating rate, adjusted quarterly, based on the average 10-year Treasury Bond interest rate plus 150 basis points); and (iii) dividends payable in respect of share units allocated to participants in the Deferred Fee Plan as a result of deferrals described above. The number of share units credited to a participant’s account will be determined by the closing price of FREIT shares on the date as set forth in the Deferred Fee Plan.

On November 4, 2021 (the “Adoption Date”), the Board approved the termination of the Deferred Fee Plan resulting in the termination of the deferral of fees on December 31, 2021 with any subsequent fees earned by a participant being paid in cash. Consistent with the termination of the Deferred Fee Plan, payment related to each participant’s cash account (in the form of a cash lump sum payment) and share unit account (in the form of the issuance of common stock) must be made to each participant no earlier than twelve (12) months and one day after, and no later than twenty-four (24) months, after the Adoption Date. Any interest earned on the participant’s cash account along with dividends (if any) earned on share units, will continue to accrue in share units on each participant’s account until final payment is made.

For the six month periods ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, the aggregate amounts of deferred director fees together with related interest and dividends were approximately $100,500 and $230,600, respectively, which have been paid through the issuance of 4,080 and 13,233 vested FREIT share units, respectively, based on the closing price of FREIT shares on the dates as set forth in the Deferred Fee Plan.

For the six-month periods ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, FREIT has charged as expense approximately $65,200 and $214,600, respectively, representing deferred director fees and interest, and the balance of approximately $35,300 and $16,000, respectively, representing dividends payable in respect of share units allocated to Plan participants, has been charged to equity.

The Deferred Fee Plan, as amended, provides that cumulative fees together with accrued interest deferred as of November 1, 2014 would be paid in a lump sum or in annual installments over a period not to exceed 10 years, at the election of the participant. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, approximately $1,366,000 and $1,454,000, respectively, of fees has been deferred together with accrued interest of approximately $951,000 and $1,021,000, respectively.