Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  HUGHES B WAYNE ET AL
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Homes 4 Rent [AMH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT, 30601 WEST AGOURA ROAD, SUITE 200		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HUGHES B WAYNE ET AL
C/O AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT
30601 WEST AGOURA ROAD, SUITE 200
AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Sara Vogt-Lowell, attorney-in-fact 07/31/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Remarks:
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

No securities are beneficially owned. Does not include any shares held by American Homes 4 Rent, LLC ("AH LLC"). HF Investments 2010, LLC, which is comprised of trusts established by Mr. Hughes for certain of his heirs, owns approximately 88.66% of AH LLC. AH LLC holds 3,735,783 Class A common shares of American Homes 4 Rent (the "Company"), 635,075 Class B common shares of the Company, and units issued by the Company's operating partnership, including 13,787,292 Class A units, 31,085,974 Series C units, 4,375,000 Series D units and 4,375,000 Series E units. Mr. Hughes disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities held by HF Investments 2010, LLC or AH LLC.

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