Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Singelyn David P.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Homes 4 Rent [AMH]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT, 30601 WEST AGOURA ROAD, SUITE 200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2018
(Street)

AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Shares 12/31/2018   C   33,327 A $ 19.9 424,734 I See Footnote (1)
Class A Common Shares               2,000 I By Family Trust (2)
Class A Common Shares               100 D  
Class A Common Shares               100 I By Spouse
Class A Common Shares               44,236 I IRA
Class A Common Shares               6,010,506 I See Footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class A Units of Operating Partnership (4) 12/31/2018   C     33,327   (4)   (4) Class A Common Shares 33,327 $ 0 2,640,000 (5) I See Footnote (1)
Class A Units of Operating Partnership (4)               (4)   (4) Class A Common Shares 48,119,891   48,119,891 (6) I See Footnote (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Singelyn David P.
C/O AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT
30601 WEST AGOURA ROAD, SUITE 200
AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301
  X   X   Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 David Singelyn   01/02/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1) By LLC formed for the benefit of the reporting person and his family and of which the reporting person is manager.
(2) Securities previously held by AH LLC. Reporting person was the sole manager of AH LLC and had voting and investment control over the securities held by AH LLC. Reporting person disclaimed beneficial ownership of the securities held by AH LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) Securities held by HF. Reporting person is the sole manager of HF and has voting and investment control over the securities held by HF. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by HF.
(4) The Class A Units are redeemable for cash or convertible into Class A Common Shares on a one -for-one basis; beginning one year after the date of issuance (subject to certain limitations set forth in the operating partnership agreement). Class A Units do not have expiration dates.
(5) Includes 430,970 Class D units automatically converted on a one-for-one basis on September 30, 2016.
(6) Includes 7,757,463 Class D units automatically converted on a one-for-one basis on September 30, 2016.

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