POWER OF ATTORNEY



    The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of David P. Singelyn,
Sara Vogt-Lowell and David Goldberg as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, and grants each of them full power to act on behalf
of the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, for the purpose of completing and signing, on behalf of the
undersigned,

* any Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 required or permitted to be filed by the
undersigned pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"),

* any Form 144 required to be filed by the undersigned under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Rule 144 promulgated thereunder,
  and

* any and all other documents, including, without limitation, Form ID, necessary
  or desirable to facilitate the filing by the undersigned of Form 144 and forms
  under Section 16 of the Exchange Act,

with regard to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of
American Homes 4 Rent, including, without limitation, the power to complete and
sign any and all amendments to such forms and documents, if any, and to file
such forms and documents and amendments thereto with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission, and to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done in connection with such forms and documents and amendments
thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is American Homes 4 Rent assuming, any of the
  undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 or Form 144 with
respect to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities issued
by American Homes 4 Rent, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        The undersigned understands and acknowledges that the Securities and
Exchange Commission requires any electronic requests for a Form ID and/or
Passphrase be authenticated. The undersigned hereby confirms the authenticity of
  any such electronic request submitted for a Form ID and/or Passphrase, or any
update thereto, by any of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact on or after the date
hereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
  be executed as of February__, 2017.


Signature:
       Name:	      Stephanie Heim