Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011 Director officer Employee	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2012 Palmer Terrace Realty Associates, LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 8.125% Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Debenture [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Michael P. Landy [Member]	Jan. 31, 2009 Michael P. Landy [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Michael P. Landy [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Michael P. Landy [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Michael P. Landy [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Maureen E. Vecere [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Maureen E. Vecere [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Maureen E. Vecere [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Eugene W. Landy [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Eugene W. Landy [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Eugene W. Landy [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Eugene W. Landy [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Eugene W. Landy [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Cynthia J. Morgenstern [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Daniel D. Cronheim [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Daniel D. Cronheim [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Daniel D. Cronheim [Member]	Feb. 01, 2012 Daniel D. Cronheim [Member]	Aug. 31, 2012 Robert Cronheim [Member]
Related Party Transactions (Textual)
Period of employment agreement							3 years	3 years					3 years
Annual base salary							$ 315,000	$ 190,575					$ 250,000	$ 149,000
Annual base salary due to fourth amendment										285,109				180,000			275,000
Amount for outstanding leadership achievement award per year																	300,000
Description of pension payment under fourth amendment																	Pension payments of $50,000 per year through 2020.
Total amount for outstanding leadership achievement award for 3 years																	900,000
Share-based compensation, options, grants in period, maximum	65,000	65,000	65,000															65,000	35,000
Annual severance payments received by chief executive officer for five years upon termination of his employment															100,000
Death benefit covered under Amended Employment Agreement															500,000
Majority ownership percentage owned by parent				51.00%
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners				49.00%
Increasing percentage of annual base salary under employment agreement							5.00%	5.00%		5.00%			5.00%	5.00%
Renew employment agreement contract term							1 year	1 year					1 year				1 year
Receive number of weeks for vacation							28 days						28 days				35 days
Accrued additional compensation expense related to the additional pension benefits																59,109
Description for change of control																	In the event of a change in control of the Company, Eugene W. Landy shall receive a lump sum payment of $2,500,000, provided that the sale price of the Company is at least $10 per share of common stock.
Lump sum payment received to change in control																	2,500,000
Minimum sale price of common stock																	$ 10
Director’s fees									27,250	25,000	20,400				27,250	25,000	20,500				27,250	25,000	20,500
Legal fees															0	17,500	17,500
Note receivable included in loans to officers, directors and key employees included under shareholders' equity																984,375
Notes receivable fixed interest rate																5.00%
Shares for collateralized of note																150,000
Interest income on note receivable															24,610	49,219
Valid period of disability insurance policy							90 days						90 days				3 years
Receive maximum benefits of salary (in percentage)							60.00%						60.00%
Expiration date from the date of merger							3 years						3 years
Employment agreement termination contract							1 year						1 year
Term of agreement							Mr. Landy shall be entitled to the greater of the salary due under the remaining term of the agreement or one year's compensation at the date of termination, paid monthly over the remaining term or life of the agreement						Ms. Vecere shall be entitled to the greater of the salary due under the remaining term of the agreement or one year's compensation at the date of termination, paid monthly over the remaining term or life of the agreement.
Compensation for cost sharing agreement with UMH (in percentage)							25.00%
Severance Expenses	965,083	275,000	0									832,000					500,000			275,000
Lease commissions received by David Cronheim Company																					15,950	15,400	22,773
Mortgage brokerage commissions received by David Cronheim Mortgage Corporation																					161,000	0	100,000
Property management fees received by CMS, division of David Cronheim Company	562,452	547,751	421,647
Annual management fee				15,804
Description of annual management fee																					The Company was subject to management contracts with CMS for a fixed annual fee of $380,000 per year plus the actual costs of subagents, up to a maximum of 1.5% of rents under management.
Maximum costs of subagents, under management																					1.50%
Increased management fees																								410,000
Real estate advisory fees per month for 12 months in recognition of services for last 40 years																									8,333
Number of directors of the Company who are also Directors and shareholders of UMH		6
UMH Series A 8.125% preferred stock purchased by the company					200,000
Purchase price of Series A 8.125% preferred stock					5,000,000
Dividend rate on series A preferred stock					8.125%
Repurchase of debentures held by UMH						$ 5,000,000
Interest rate						8.00%
Maturity date						Dec. 31, 2015
Number of officers with allocations of salaries and benefits		4
Number of employees with allocations of salaries and benefits		3