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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedThreeYears_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedThreeYears" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Lessor, Operating Lease, Payment to be Received, Year Three</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_Land_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_Land" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Land</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Land" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2022/elts/us-gaap-2022.xsd#us-gaap_Land"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DeferredCostsLeasingNet_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DeferredCostsLeasingNet" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred Costs, Leasing, Net</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireResidentialRealEstate_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireResidentialRealEstate" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Payments to Acquire Residential Real Estate</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_amh_NumberOfPropertiesAcquired_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_amh_NumberOfPropertiesAcquired" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Number Of Properties Acquired</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_amh_NumberOfPropertiesAcquired_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_amh_NumberOfPropertiesAcquired" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Number Of Properties Acquired</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2022/elts/us-gaap-2022.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceived_d23940c6-9e87-4491-a4fe-519b86d6a224_totalLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceived" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Total</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceived" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2022/elts/us-gaap-2022.xsd#us-gaap_LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceived"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_0b0aa661-dd42-412d-98f4-27d110d89d26_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_amh_AlaskaPermanentFundMember_84a62ff0-cac6-4baa-b90c-0ea21fec0a75_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_amh_AlaskaPermanentFundMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Alaska JV</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_amh_AlaskaPermanentFundMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_amh_AlaskaPermanentFundMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Alaska Permanent Fund [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_amh_AlaskaPermanentFundMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_amh_AlaskaPermanentFundMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Alaska Permanent Fund</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingAbstract_3a394394-9330-4dcf-ac3d-a3d64eba0098_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Effect of dilutive securities:</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis_9e972634-96f6-4fa1-bdc9-4b527f097777_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Units by Class [Axis]</link:label>
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