| **RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**                     | 9 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| **Related Party Transactions [Abstract]**          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block] | NOTE C - RELATED  PARTY TRANSACTIONS The  Partnership has entered into several transactions with various  affiliates of the general partner of the Partnership, including  Boston Capital Holdings LP, Boston Capital Partners, Inc. and  Boston Capital Asset Management Limited Partnership.   Accounts  payable - affiliates at December 31, 2013 and 2012 represents  accrued general and administrative expenses, accrued partnership  management fees, and advances from an affiliate of the general  partner of the Partnership, which are payable to Boston Capital  Holdings LP and Boston Capital Asset Management Limited  Partnership.   An annual  partnership management fee based on .375 percent of the aggregate  cost of all apartment complexes owned by the Operating Partnerships  has been accrued to Boston Capital Asset Management Limited  Partnership. Since reporting fees collected by the series were  added to reserves and not paid to Boston Capital Asset Management  Limited Partnership, the amounts accrued are not net of reporting  fees received. The  partnership management fees accrued for the three months ended  December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:    2013  2012Series  1$        -$        -Series  2--Series  33,1807,465Series  4--Series  5--Series  6        -        - $    3,180$    7,465  The partnership management fees paid for the three months  ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:    2013  2012Series  1  $       -  $       -Series  2--Series  3  311,638-Series  4--Series  5--Series  6         -         -   $ 311,638  $       -    The  partnership management fees paid for the nine months ended December  31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:      2013  2012Series  1  $       -  $       -Series  2--Series  3  311,638-Series  4--Series  5--Series  6         -         -   $ 311,638  $       - |

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The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.
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