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 *
LEIBOWITZ REUBEN S
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AV Homes, Inc. [AVHI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O JEN PARTNERS, LLC, 551 MADISON AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/24/2012
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
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
Common Stock, $1.00 par value               895 D  
Common Stock, $1.00 par value               1,050,572 I JEN I, L.P. and JEN RESIDENTIAL LP (1)

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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
Restricted Stock Units (2) 07/24/2012   A   3,534.9568   07/23/2013(3) 07/23/2013(3) Common Stock, $1.00 par value 3,534.9568 $ 0 (4) 3,534.9568 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LEIBOWITZ REUBEN S
C/O JEN PARTNERS, LLC
551 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Patricia K. Fletcher, attorney-in-fact for Reuben S. Leibowitz   07/26/2012
**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) The Reporting Person is the sole managing member of JEN Partners, L.L.C., which is the general partner of both JEN I, L.P., which directly holds 630,343 shares of Issuer's common stock, and JEN Residential L.P., which directly holds 420,229 shares of Issuer's common stock. By virtue of the Reporting Person's position as sole managing member of JEN Partners, L.L.C., the Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,050,572 shares of Issuer's common stock. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except of his pecuniary interest thereon.
(2) The units convert to Common Stock of the issuer on a 1-for-1 basis.
(3) The units granted to the Reporting Person vest in full on the earlier of July 23, 2013 or the day immediately preceding the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders, provided that the Reporting Person is a member of the Issuer's board of directors on such date.
(4) The zero (0) in this column is a "dummy" amount, solely for the purpose of permitting the use of a descriptive footnote stating that the price is not applicable.

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