EX-23.1 2 d498759dex231.htm EXHIBIT 23.1

Exhibit 23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our report dated March 13, 2013, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 of Independence Realty Trust, Inc., which are contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and Prospectus and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts.”

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 13, 2013