JAY HOSPITALITYASSOCIATION

Jay, New York

Every Stay Helps Jay.

About 240 homes in Jay welcome guests. Here's what that means for our town.

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The Jay covered bridge, its weathered board siding and red roof spanning the AuSable River in the center of the hamlet

Why it matters

What every stay does for Jay

We hire local. A lot of local.

Every stay keeps people who live here working, and it takes a lot of them.

We help pay for schools and the ambulance.

Our homes pay into the school district without sending any kids there, and the lodging tax on every stay helps fund the ambulance.

We send our guests local.

Our members point every guest to Adirondack Mountain Coffee, New Vida, Lance's Pizza, the Ice Jam Inn and the rest of Jay. Guest money stays in town.

The view from a rock summit above Jay, looking across unbroken forest to ridgelines of Adirondack mountains fading into the distance

Our part

We want Jay to succeed, same as everyone who lives here.

So we're doing our part: making it work for our neighbors and helping Jay grow.

Owned by people who love Jay. Cared for by people who live here.

Some of us are here half the year. Some of us rent full time. All of us want Jay to work.

A calm bend of the AuSable River mirroring the trees on both banks, with ledge rock in the clear shallows in the foreground

The Good Neighbor Standard

Proposed

Same standard for every home.

A short list of voluntary commitments we think every home in Jay should make, rented or not. Our members sign it. We hope our neighbors will too.

And if the town adds rules on noise, trash, fire or parking, we'll support ones that apply to every home the same way.

A still pond in Jay reflecting an October sky, ringed by mixed pine and hardwood forest turning autumn colors

Every home in Jay

  1. 01

    Park off the road.

    No cars on the road or the shoulder, ours or our guests'.

  2. 02

    Keep it quiet at night.

    No loud music or outdoor gatherings late at night.

  3. 03

    Lock up the trash.

    Bear-resistant containers, never loose at the roadside.

  4. 04

    Keep fires contained.

    A pit or ring, attended the whole time, with water close by.

  5. 05

    Slow down.

    Drive slowly on our roads, and ask guests and visitors to do the same.

Rental homes, also

  1. 06

    Someone local.

    A named local contact who can get to the house and answers the phone at night.

  2. 07

    No events.

    No parties or gatherings beyond the registered guests.

  3. 08

    Registered and paid up.

    Registered with Essex County, lodging taxes paid, and AAPOA dues current for homes in the Acres.

  4. 09

    Answer every report.

    We respond to every concern. Problems that don't get fixed go to the town, whoever owns the house.

See a problem at a rental? Tell us.

It goes straight to the owner. Anything that doesn't get fixed goes to the town.

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About us

Owner-funded. Owner-run. One voice with the town.

Jay Hospitality Association is a nonprofit for people who own homes and businesses in Jay. We work with neighbors and the town to keep Jay a great place to live and to visit.

The Jay covered bridge seen across the mown green of the village common, with the river running past its stone abutment

Founding board

Announced soon.

Five seats, filled by people with homes and businesses in Jay.

Common questions

Are you part of the AAPOA?

No. We're a separate nonprofit for the whole Town of Jay. Member homes in the Acres still pay their AAPOA dues.

Who owns these homes?

All kinds of people. Some use their place part of the year, some rent full time, a few own more than one. Every member home signs the same standard.

Do you want rules?

We want the same rules for every home. If the town acts on noise, trash, fire or parking, it should apply to every property in Jay, rented or not.

Who can join?

Anyone with a business in Jay, and a rental counts. Dues are $25 a year per owner, not per property.

Be part of it.

The AuSable River running shallow over gravel through the Town of Jay on a clear summer day, with the High Peaks rising beyond the treeline

Live in Jay?

Make it your standard too.

The first five commitments work for any home in Jay. And if something's wrong at a rental, tell us. We'll make sure the owner hears about it.

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Own a rental or business in Jay?

Join us for $25 a year.

Per owner, not per property. Any business in Jay can join, and rentals count.

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