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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   BENHAM DOUGLAS N 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/23/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol American Homes 4 Rent [AMH] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT, 30601 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) Class A Common Shares 16,707 D Â

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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
Class A Units (1)	  (1)	  (1)	Class A Common Shares	12,208	$ (2)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	03/23/2017(3)	03/23/2026	Class A Common Shares	10,000	$ 15.26	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BENHAM DOUGLAS N C/O AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT 30601 AGOURA ROAD, SUITE 200 AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Stephanie Heim, attorney-in-fact		03/24/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Class A Units of American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (AMH OP) the operating partnership of American Homes 4 Rent (the "Issuer"). Class A units are redeemable (subject to limitations set forth in AMH OP's partnership agreement. Class A Units do not expire.
(2)	The Class A units are redeemable at a redemption amount per unit based on the market value of the Company's Class A common shares at the time of redemption. The market value will be equal to the average of the closing trading price of the Class A common shares for the 10 trading days before the date of receipt of the redemption notice. The Company may elect in its sole discretion whether to redeem the Class A units in cash or Class A common shares equal to the number of Class A units offered for redemption.
(3)	Options become exercisable in four equal annual installments begining on the "Date Exerciseable" indicated.

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