EX-23.1 8 d630033dex231.htm EX-23.1

EX-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 of Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (a Maryland Corporation) contained in this Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in this Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts.”

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

New York, New York

January 21, 2014