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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)
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Management fee	$ 942,883	$ 908,425			$ 2,786,306	$ 2,561,266
Repairs and maintenance	4,560,052	4,587,034			12,025,580	10,927,118
Administrative expense	$ 837,644	$ 871,135			3,123,463	$ 2,160,314
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Brown Family \| Minimum
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Ownership interest (as a percent)	47.60%				47.60%
Brown Family \| Maximum
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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Brown Family \| Related party \| Minimum
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Brown Family \| Related party \| Maximum
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NERA 40%
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NERA 50%
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Linewt \| Related party
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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General Partner or Management Company \| Related party
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Repairs and maintenance					126,000
Administrative expense					253,000
Renting expenses					26,000
Expenses for construction, architectural services and supervision of capital projects					360,000
Hamilton Company/Management Company \| Related party
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Costs related to professional services			$ 93,750	$ 93,750
Costs related to professional services, annual basis			$ 125,000	$ 125,000
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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Hamilton Company/Management Company \| Construction, architectural services and supervision of capital projects \| Related party
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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Hamilton Company/Management Company \| Repairs and maintenance \| Related party
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Amount received for management fees					37,000
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Amount received for management fees					$ 16,000
Dexter Park \| Related party
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David Reier \| Related party
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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Hill Estates NERA LLC \| Related party
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