EX-23.1 4 a2219580zex-23_1.htm EX-23.1
QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this document

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

American Homes 4 Rent
Agoura Hills, CA

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-11 of our report dated March 26, 2014, relating to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of American Homes 4 Rent which appear in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Los Angeles, CA
April 28, 2014

QuickLinks

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm