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 *   HF Investments 2010, LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/31/2016 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) _____ Director __X__ 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 6,010,506 D   Class B Common Shares 635,075 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 of Operating Partnership (1)	  (2)	  (2)	Class A Common Shares	40,362,428	$ (2)	D	Â
Series D Units of Operating Partnership (1)	  (3)	  (3)	Class A Units of Operating Partnership	7,757,463	$ (3)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HF Investments 2010, LLC C/O AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT 30601 AGOURA ROAD, SUITE 200 AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Stephanie Heim, attorney-in-fact		08/31/2016
**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)	The "Operating Partnership" means American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. the operating partnership of American Homes 4 Rent (the "Company").
(2)	The Class A units are redeemable begining one year after the date of issuance (subject to certain limitations set forth in the Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, as amended (the "Operating Partnership Agreement")). Class A units do not have expiration dates.
(3)	The reporting person holds 7,757,463 Series D units. The Series D units are automatically convertible into Class A units on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the terms of the Operating Partnership Agreement.

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