UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D. C. 20549

                                FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report(Date of earliest event reported)   October 7, 2011
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                               J.W. Mays, Inc.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           New York                1-3647               11-1059070
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(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)          File Number)       Identification No.)


          9 Bond Street,  Brooklyn,  New York          11201-5805
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        (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


     Registrant's telephone number, including area code  718-624-7400
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        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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                                                This Report Contains 3 Pages.
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors: Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers Mr. Lewis D. Siegel resigned his position as a director of our Company, effective as of October 7, 2011. There were no disagreements between Mr. Siegel and our Company regarding the operation, policies or practices of our Company. - 2-
SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. J. W. MAYS, INC. --------------------------- (Registrant) Dated: October 11, 2011 By: Mark Greenblatt -------------------- --------------------------- Mark Greenblatt Executive Vice President Principal Financial Officer - 3