INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Components of income (loss) before income taxes, after adjusting the income (loss) for non-controlling interests
United States	$ (3,039,000)	$ (2,449,000)
Canada	(9,606,000)	78,000
Total	(12,645,000)	(2,371,000)
Current (benefit) provision :
United States - Federal	(31,000)	(429,000)
United States - State	(52,000)	7,000
Canadian	(4,000)	(560,000)
Total current	(87,000)	(982,000)
Deferred benefit:
United States - State	(24,000)	(44,000)
Canadian	(120,000)	425,000
Total deferred	(144,000)	381,000
Total	(231,000)	(601,000)
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, reversal of sequestration, tax credit carryforwards, alternative minimum tax	31,000
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, reclassification of non-current income tax receivable to current	$ 230,000
Reconciliation between the reported income tax provision (benefit) and the amount computed by multiplying the earnings (loss) attributable to the entity by the U.S. federal tax rate
U.S. federal tax rate	21.00%
Tax benefit computed by applying statutory rate	$ (2,655,000)	(498,000)
Impact of TCJA limitation on post-TCJA net operating loss carryforwards	260,000	0
Impact of TCJA tax rate change on net deferred tax assets	0	5,817,000
Increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance	3,003,000	(6,044,000)
Impact of TCJA on alternative minimum tax credit carryovers	(31,000)	(429,000)
Additional effect of the foreign tax provision on the total tax provision	(736,000)	592,000
U.S. state tax provision, net of federal benefit	(76,000)	(36,000)
Other	4,000	(3,000)
Total	(231,000)	(601,000)
Deferred income tax assets:
Foreign tax credit carryover under U.S. tax law	2,421,000	2,455,000
U.S. federal net operating loss carryover	8,366,000	7,208,000
U.S. state unitary net operating loss carryovers	873,000	639,000
Canadian net operating loss carryover	850,000	314,000
Tax basis of investment in land in excess of book basis under U.S. tax law	296,000	296,000
Property and equipment accumulated book depreciation and depletion in excess of tax under Canadian tax law	308,000	0
Property and equipment accumulated book depreciation and depletion in excess of tax under U.S. tax law	945,000	1,183,000
Liabilities accrued for books but not for tax under U.S. tax law	2,250,000	1,901,000
Liabilities accrued for books but not for tax under Canadian tax law	1,641,000	2,097,000
Other	294,000	277,000
Total gross deferred income tax assets	18,244,000	16,370,000
Less Valuation allowance	(17,687,000)	(14,039,000)
Net deferred income tax assets	557,000	2,331,000
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property and equipment accumulated tax depreciation and depletion in excess of book under Canadian tax law	0	(1,828,000)
Book basis of investment in land development partnerships in excess of tax basis under U.S. tax law	(557,000)	(627,000)
Book basis of investment in land development partnerships in excess of tax basis under U.S. state non-unitary tax law	(168,000)	(191,000)
Total deferred income tax liabilities	(725,000)	(2,646,000)
Deferred tax liability, net	(168,000)	(315,000)
Net deferred income tax liability included in Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Deferred income tax assets	0	0
Deferred income tax liabilities	(168,000)	(315,000)
Valuation allowance, other disclosures
Increase in valuation allowance	3,648,000
Increase in valuation allowance, foreign	2,113,000
Increase in valuation allowance, domestic	902,000
Increase in valuation allowance recognized as income tax expense	3,225,000
Increase in valuation allowance charged to accumulated other comprehensive loss	423,000
Tax carryovers
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	0	$ 0
Federal
Tax carryovers
Tax credit carryovers	2,421,000
Operating loss carryovers	41,078,000
State and Local Jurisdiction
Tax carryovers
Operating loss carryovers	13,644,000
Foreign
Tax carryovers
Operating loss carryovers	$ 3,485,000