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 June 5, 2003    Commission File Number 1-3647
       (Date of earliest event reported)



                             J.W. Mays, Inc.
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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


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


    (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 718-624-7400


                                                 This Report Contains 4 Pages.
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Item 9. Information Being Provided under Item 12 (Earnings Releases or  Similar
Announcements)



J. W. Mays, Inc. issued a press release on June 5, 2003 reporting its financial
results for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2003.  The press  release
reported revenues  and net  income for  such three  and nine  month periods and
provided comparisons to their respective comparable periods.

A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99(i).

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                              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.
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                                                           (Registrant)



Dated:  June 11, 2003                               By: Alex Slobodin
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                                                    Alex Slobodin
                                                    Executive Vice President
                                                    Principal Financial Officer


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Press Release
                                                                  Exhibit 99(i)


                               J. W. MAYS, INC.
                             REPORTS ON OPERATIONS
          FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2003



J. W. Mays, Inc.  today reported its financial  results for the three  and nine
months ended April  30, 2003.

Revenues for the three months ended April 30, 2003 were $3,209,984 compared  to
revenues of $3,286,240, in the comparable 2002 three months, while revenues for
the current nine months were  $9,931,870 compared to revenues of  $9,630,917 in
the comparable 2002 nine months.

Net income for the three months ended April 30, 2003 was $146,021, or $.07  per
share, compared to net income of $336,639, or $.17 per share, in the comparable
2002 three months.

Net income for the nine months ended  April 30, 2003 was $813,629, or $.40  per
share,  compared  to  net  income  of  $1,069,640,  or  $.53  per share, in the
comparable 2002 nine months.


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Dated:   June 5, 2003

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