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Note 16 - Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
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.  Related Party Transactions:
 
Paul Lamb, the Chairman of the Board of Gyrodyne LLC was previously the Chairman of the Board of Directors of a not-for-profit corporation under New York law in which he did not earn any compensation or receive any other financial benefit. In late 2015, the Company entered into certain leasing relationships with an entity related to the not-for-profit company under New York Law with which the Chairman also did not have any financial relationship. The leasing terms comprise 1,905 square feet and an annual and total lease commitment of $20,955 and $62,865, respectively. The Company provided certain rent abatements and tenant incentives which the Company believes were at arm’s length market rates. The independent members of the Board of the Company approved the transaction. During April 2016, Paul Lamb resigned as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the aforementioned not-for-profit corporation, and therefore any post March 31, 2016 revenues, transactions, actions and or costs will not be disclosed under related party transactions.
 
Mr. Lamb is also a partner in Lamb & Barnosky, LLP which provided pro bono legal representation to the aforementioned not-for-profit corporation on the lease.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company received rental revenue of $5,715. After such time this was no longer a related party.
 
In April 2016, Mr. Lamb founded and became the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of another not-for-profit corporation under New York law in which he does not earn any compensation or receive any other financial benefit. In May 2016, the Company entered into certain leasing relationships with such entity. The leasing term of 30 months comprise 1,971 square feet and an annual and total lease commitment of $21,078 and $51,816, respectively excluding abatements. The Company believes the lease is at market value.
 
The independent members of the Board of the Company approved the transaction.